KingChamp – Kingdra / Machamp Deck List and Analysis

A new season is just starting, and with it come new rules, new mechanics, new sets, new strategies and of course a new format to adapt, counter or break depending on your style.

The following deck will give you a very strong option to use at one of your Autumn Battle Roads, but be very aware that you should only choose this deck if you are predicting that most of the players that you should be aware of are using some sort of SP variant. With the lack of Unown G in the format to prevent Machamp from using it’s attack “Take Out”, they have very few responses when an early Machamp hits play and starts KOing stuff left and right.

Not only do they have to worry about building up a Toxicroak G PL (psychic one) but also have in mind a follow up plan for when that Toxicroak G dies, as it is much easier (ironically) to build up another Machamp than another Toxicroak G, given how very few resources SP decks spend on ‘recovery cards’ such as Aaron’s Collection or Palmer’s Contribution. Getting that crucial KO on Toxicroak G can be pretty easy with Kingdra and the availability of Crobat G and Expert Belt’s, which allows you to get way ahead in the game and makes it very difficult for SP decks to catch up.

Also from my experience, most decks expect a 2-1-2 line of Machamp in most decks, so this bulkier build has proven to be much more effective. One thing you will note in this and my coming articles, is that I usually favor consistency over techs, but that does not mean my builds are the only way to play a certain deck.

Now here is the deck list, and I will go into more detail on the specifics and matchups later on.