whats your take on the 2 new decks in shop

[CrimsonLeon]

I got both today tried them out and i have to say there kind of errrr.

Wile the mewtwo deck seem to be around getting out incineroar for the +30 and Salandit for getting more cards out at the cost of 1 fire energy

wile this deck is great for getting u many cards fast  that would be a + but sadly a lot of the played decks also have  the one card that lest them discard and draw the same amount as u so this can very easly set up the other side for a easy win.

 

wile the other deck Zeraora  has  good attack all most every good attack  can only be used every other turn.

wile  and dodrio seem to have a good set up imo its the only truely good card in this deck with stunfisk in 2nd

All the pokemon in this deck have a 0-2 retreat cost for setting up stunfisk it seem to be what the deck pushes for rather thin zeraora.

Now wile zeraora can only shine if u have a lot of energy and magnezone out .

 

I think theres to much discard  all /some energy from your pokemons in both decks

 

So what did u guys think of the 2 new decks ?

[GR0]

The idea of the decks is to recycle energy to attach a bunch of them (Welder and recycling that with Mewtwo, and Magnezone). The obvious problem is that the decks are too lacking in ways to fetch the required energy for this (and 2x Welder without fetching just doesn't do the trick: plenty of games where you'll never see it in your hand). 2x Fisherman just doesn't do the job, and Darmanitan's first attack is too slow (and you can't even combo it with Mewtwo returning Welder because the deck gets shuffled, meaning you have to wait until next turn, and then only the turn AFTER that next turn can you finally attach the energy). The result is that Darmanitan, Turtonator and Zeraora just don't work, and the rest is pretty average.

Edited May 3, 2019 by GR0

[Chasista]

A step backwards. Worse than last ones.

 

A priori they don't look too good. I got it and taken a look but didn't play yet. Either way, a lot of mixed with FLi pokémon in the Lighting one. Psy/Fire looks better in this part having only a couple DRM cards in it which indeed, is pretty decent as it's a set not available to win/buy in game.

 

The trainers core is so sad tho that no one can be happy. All of the trainers from both decks but a couple Welder in "the good one" are from past sets. Theme decks lack of strategy/consistency/support enough to be good in general so if the goal of the Themes is not to give some cards from the set they belong AKA the new/last one, what is they raison d'être...?

 

Maybe talking too fast as I haven't tried yet how they work in play but I think the Fire era and the Water counters will continue some more months in the top tier of Theme playing.

[Otakutron]

Let us make this a bit easier; I'll share my own experiences with the decks once I've have more time to use them, but how about a reference for those who need it?

 

Battle Mind

****** Pokémon Trading Card Game Deck List ******

##Pokémon - 24

* 2 Meowth UNB 147
* 2 Turtonator DRM 50
* 3 Darumaka UNB 23
* 3 Litten UNB 27
* 3 Salandit UNB 30
* 2 Darmanitan UNB 24
* 2 Salazzle UNB 31
* 3 Torracat UNB 28
* 2 Incineroar UNB 29
* 2 Mewtwo UNB 75

##Trainer Cards - 16

* 2 Cynthia UPR 119
* 2 Fisherman CES 130
* 4 Hau CES 132
* 2 Lillie UPR 125
* 2 Looker UPR 126
* 2 Switch CES 147
* 2 Welder UNB 189

##Energy - 20

* 15 Fire Energy  11
* 5 Psychic Energy  14

Total Cards - 60

****** Deck List Generated by the Pokémon TCG Online www.pokemon.com/TCGO ******

 

 

Lightning Loop

****** Pokémon Trading Card Game Deck List ******

##Pokémon - 24

* 3 Doduo UNB 150
* 2 Meowth UNB 147
* 3 Rattata UNB 143
* 2 Dodrio UNB 151
* 2 Raticate UNB 144
* 3 Magnemite FLI 34
* 2 Stunfisk UNB 56
* 2 Zeraora UNB 60
* 3 Magneton FLI 35
* 2 Magnezone FLI 36

##Trainer Cards - 16

* 2 Cynthia UPR 119
* 2 Fisherman CES 130
* 4 Hau CES 132
* 2 Lillie UPR 125
* 4 Looker UPR 126
* 2 Switch CES 147

##Energy - 20

* 20 Lightning Energy  13

Total Cards - 60

****** Deck List Generated by the Pokémon TCG Online www.pokemon.com/TCGO ******

[Mod_Turtle]

@Otakutron Thank you for sharing the lists for the new decks!