Would Shadow Rider Calyrex V/VMAX Fit better in a Mono-Psychic Deck or Stay in My Psychic/Normal One

Natalie862

I currently have two decks that focus on Psychic in some way. One is a Normal/Psychic that focuses on setting up Dubwool and the other is a mono-Psychic deck that I am working on. I have a Shadow Rider Calyrex V and am looking to get its VMAX (I'm also planning on investing in Ice Rider Calyrex for my mono-Water deck). I am just wondering if Shadow Rider Calyrex would fit better in my mono-Psychic deck or stay in the Normal/Psychic deck.

For context, the idea for both goes as followed:

1. The Normal/Psychic deck is set up for Dubwool. On the Psychic end there's 2 Ralts, 2 Kirlia, a Gallade, and a Radiant Gardivoir.
2. The plan for the Psychic deck was to build it around Dragapult, with 2 of each evolutionary line. I also plan to include one Radiant Alakazam. It also has 2 Togepi, 2 Togetic, and a Togikiss. And I think I have a Drifloon/Drifblim in it too.
3. I have two Galarian Articuno, the full art from the Crown Zenith tin (SWSH282) and Galarian Articuno V (058/198), which I pulled from the Shadow Rider Calyrex Chilling Reign ETB. I don't have the decks in front of me at the moment, but I'm pretty sure I have it set up in the Normal/Psychic deck.

Now, if I were to keep Shadow Rider Calyrex V in the Normal/Psychic deck and add VMAX Shadow Rider Calyrex with it, I could go with V and VMAX Dragapult in the Psychic deck alternatively. Since the plan for the Psychic deck was to center around/set up Dragapult.

But what do you think? Which would be a better deck for V/Vmax Shadow Rider Calyrex?

OlderAngel11

Now, this situation changes depending on what game you're playing. If you're playing on TCG Live, you can just put the cards in both decks. If you're playing IRL, then I would suggest to put Shadow Rider in the mono-psychic deck, because it's ability only allows it to place psychic energies on other psychic types. If you have a bunch of colorless types, you might not have any good targets for the ability. Playing Shadow Rider in a moon-psychic deck simply makes it more consistent.

Natalie862

https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/comment/21505#Comment_21505

That makes sense. This would be for irl. Since I am still just starting, I'm trying to see what works and what might work really well. Thank you 😄

Natalie862

https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/comment/21505#Comment_21505

That makes sense. This would be for irl. Since I am still just starting, I'm trying to see what works and what might work really well. Thank you