Alakazam Draw Deck Advice
Hi All!
I'm here asking for some tips on a deck I'm trying to make based on something I expanded from the last pre-release.
I'm trying to make Alakazam the main attraction here, but I had to compromise so that I could have a running deck. The M Absol , Grumpig and Banettes are planned to go. I feel like I've got a decent draw engine going but I'm having trouble being sustainable because of needing 2 turns to fully utilize Alakazam and Kadabra for their ability.
Finally, even though I'm planning on removing Absol, I'm considering keeping 2 energy types so I can take advantage of Crispin to power up M Kangaskhan quickly.
Decklist below, thoughts?
Pokémon: 17
2 Alakazam MEP 9
1 Fezandipiti ex SFA 92
1 Mega Absol ex MEG 161
1 Spoink MEG 62
2 Shuppet SVI 87 PH
1 Alakazam ex MEW 188
3 Abra MEG 54 PH
1 Banette JTG 60 PH
1 Mega Kangaskhan ex MEG 104
2 Kadabra MEG 55 PH
1 Banette ex SVI 88
1 Grumpig MEG 63
Trainer: 28
2 Boss's Orders RCL 189
1 Lana's Aid TWM 207
1 Buddy-Buddy Poffin TWM 223
1 Crispin SCR 164
1 Clive PAF 227
2 Lillie's Determination MEG 184
1 Nemona PAF 229
1 Billy & O'Nare JTG 142
1 Cheren WHT 81 PH
1 Energy Retrieval EVO 77 PH
2 Mesagoza SVI 178 PH
1 Nest Ball SVI 255
1 Rare Candy SVI 256
1 Miriam SVI 251
1 Iono PAF 237
4 Switch MEW 206
1 Emcee's Hype DRI 163
1 Night Stretcher SSP 251
1 Hilda WHT 171
2 Ultra Ball BRS 186
1 Brock's Scouting JTG 179
Energy: 15
4 Basic {D} Energy BUS 168
1 Legacy Energy TWM 167
10 Basic {P} Energy SVE 21 PH
Total Cards: 60
Comments
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I think you could (when you take out the Absol Grumpig and Banettes) add some great balls and Earthen Vessels.
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Hm, that's a thought. I could reduce the energy a little and put Earthen in its place. I'm always wary of top 7 cards like Great Ball because I have terrible luck, but I'll test it in Live and see how it goes. Thanks for those suggestions.
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Lucky Helmet
Every time the Pokémon it is attached to gets h1t you'll get two cards.
Brassius (spelling may be wrong) is also pretty good, allowing you to shuffle your deck into your hand and draw cards plus one to the value you had (which is the amount of cards you had when you hadn't used Brassius).
Instead of Legacy Energy the Enriching Energy is great, allowing you to draw three cards when you attach it to a Pokémon.
How are those?
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I love all of that. I had initially based this on my collection so I hadn't seen these cards, but I can test this with Live.
Any suggestions for Pokemon that pair well with the concept besides M Kangaskhan? If not then I'll just put 1 or 2 more in there, get another Alakazam and Kadabra in and just remove the others.
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Dundunsparce
Its ability is Run Away Draw
Draw three cards and then shuffle Dundunsparce and all cards attached to it into your hand.
Attach the Enrichment Energy then use Run Away Draw. That's six cards and both of those valuable drawing cards go back into your deck to be used again later.
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That's ingenious! I can't believe I forgot about Dudunsparce. I was thinking about it at the prerelease as being perfect. Alright I'll test all these changes today and report back.
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Seems to be working well, these changes are just what I needed. Just need to do some micro changes but I'm happy. Thanks! (I've tried to post the updated decklist but it's not letting me?)
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Alright I tested a few times it's working a lot better thanks! Outside of a few micro adjustments (not sure if Crispin and the other energy are needed anymore, for example), I'd say it's where I want it to be. Bless. Here's the list in case you're curious:
Pokémon: 17
3 Alakazam MEP 9
4 Abra TWM 80 PH
1 Fezandipiti ex SFA 92
2 Dudunsparce PRE 80
2 Dunsparce PAL 156
1 Alakazam ex MEW 188
1 Mega Kangaskhan ex MEG 104
3 Kadabra MEG 55 PH
Trainer: 30
2 Boss's Orders RCL 189
1 Lana's Aid TWM 207
1 Buddy-Buddy Poffin TWM 223
1 Crispin SCR 164
2 Lillie's Determination MEG 184
2 Nemona PAF 229
1 Billy & O'Nare JTG 142
1 Cheren WHT 81 PH
2 Mesagoza SVI 178 PH
1 Nest Ball SVI 255
2 Earthen Vessel SFA 96
1 Rare Candy SVI 256
1 Miriam SVI 251
3 Switch MEW 206
2 Great Ball CRZ 132 PH
1 Emcee's Hype DRI 163
2 Brassius OBF 187 PH
1 Night Stretcher SSP 251
1 Hilda WHT 171
2 Lucky Helmet TWM 158 PH
Energy: 13
1 Basic {L} Energy SVI 257
9 Basic {P} Energy SVE 21 PH
1 Basic {D} Energy SFA 98
1 Enriching Energy SSP 191
1 Basic {W} Energy GEN 77 PH
Total Cards: 60
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