Getting back into things, need advice [Please close @mods]

[Lvl 100 Bidoof]

So basically here's an idea for a deck I had, please give advice. It's the first deck I've made so please be nice and basically I made it as cost effective as possible, so don't expect deoxys ex in it or anything.


15 Pokemon:
2 Snorlax | PS 101
2 Cubchoo | PS 40
2 Beartic | PS 41
3 Eevee | PF 90
3 Umbreon | PF 64
1 Thundurus EX | PF 110
2 Kyurem PF | PF 31

32 Trainer/Stadium:
3 N | NV 101
3 Bianca | BC 147
4 Colress Machine | PS 119
2 Hypnotoxic Laser | PS 123
1 Scramble Switch PS 129
3 Colress | PS 135
4 Float Stone | PF 99
4 Team Plasma Ball | PF 105
2 Ultra Ball | PF 122
2 Professor Juniper | PF 116
2 Shadow Triad | PF 102

15 Energy/Special Energy:
2 Water Energy | BW 107
1 Lightning Energy | BW 108
4 Double Colorless | ND 92
4 Blend Energy WLFM | DE 118
4 Plasma Energy | PF 106

A bit of the strategy, if you can't already tell, is to set up as many umbereon on your bench for support. Then you can allow the heavy hitters (snorlax, beartic, kyurem) to finish up the opposing team. With the health boost, all of them can take a hit from almost anything and survive. I think you all know what Thundurus does. Float stones are mandatory do to the massive retreat costs of beartic, snorlax and kyurem.

Constructive criticism is much appreciated.

 

[Emperor]

RE: Getting back into things, need advice

I would suggest that you drop the Beartic line completely and replace it with another Kyurem and a Keldeo EX. Keldeo EX was released in a tin, so don't worry about it being overly expensive. Reasoning behind the suggestion is mainly because a turn 1 Frost Spear followed by a turn 2 Blizzard Burn and constantly reseting it with Keldeo EX's Rush In and Float Stone is a lot more threatening than Beartic will ever be. Plus setting up Kyurem takes alot less resources and with it being a basic; it's much easier to set up. This would leave you wth 2 more spots which you can use for any Item or Supporter you wish.

A persons supporter line up is generally down to personal preference, however in my personal opinion, i think you would be better off going for something like this:

4 Professor Juniper
4 N
3 Colress
2 Skyla
1 Shadow Triad (Not neccessary, but i'll leave it in)

Bianca isn't neccessarily a bad supporter as it has the potential to yield alot of cards (4-5 cards ideally) with no cost. However it's far too situational and you'll often have to purposely play your hand down to a low enough amount so that Bianca actually draws you a nice amount of cards for it to not be a waste, in which case, wouldn't it just be better to play Juniper? Which yields you 7 cards at a managable cost. When you want to get out as many Umbreon as you can in a small amount of time, if not multiples in one turn you'd figure speed would be a top priority in this deck. Skyla seems like a mandatory card in this deck because it can grab any Trainer card, or more importantly: Colress Machine, Lasers and Plasma Ball.

Lastly, Vibank City Gym. If you're not going to include Deoxys EX (It should be coming out in a tin in September) then you should at least add that.

 

[Lvl 100 Bidoof]

RE: Getting back into things, need advice

I would suggest that you drop the Beartic line completely and replace it with another Kyurem and a Keldeo EX. Keldeo EX was released in a tin, so don't worry about it being overly expensive. Reasoning behind the suggestion is mainly because a turn 1 Frost Spear followed by a turn 2 Blizzard Burn and constantly reseting it with Keldeo EX's Rush In and Float Stone is a lot more threatening than Beartic will ever be. Plus setting up Kyurem takes alot less resources and with it being a basic; it's much easier to set up. This would leave you wth 2 more spots which you can use for any Item or Supporter you wish.

A persons supporter line up is generally down to personal preference, however in my personal opinion, i think you would be better off going for something like this:

4 Professor Juniper
4 N
3 Colress
2 Skyla
1 Shadow Triad (Not neccessary, but i'll leave it in)

Bianca isn't neccessarily a bad supporter as it has the potential to yield alot of cards (4-5 cards ideally) with no cost. However it's far too situational and you'll often have to purposely play your hand down to a low enough amount so that Bianca actually draws you a nice amount of cards for it to not be a waste, in which case, wouldn't it just be better to play Juniper? Which yields you 7 cards at a managable cost. When you want to get out as many Umbreon as you can in a small amount of time, if not multiples in one turn you'd figure speed would be a top priority in this deck. Skyla seems like a mandatory card in this deck because it can grab any Trainer card, or more importantly: Colress Machine, Lasers and Plasma Ball.

Lastly, Vibank City Gym. If you're not going to include Deoxys EX (It should be coming out in a tin in September) then you should at least add that.

Thanks for the advice, it helps a lot! One more queston, is Thundurus neccesary or are there other cards that would be more beneficial?