SP-this.
Machamp-that.
Blah blah blah…Let’s have a change of pace, shall we? Continuing this recent streak of focusing on neither of the aforementioned decks, I would like to shift to the now very well-known Gengar/Vileplume (“Vilegar”). However, in this article, we’re going to address Triumphant’s impact on Vilegar, and find out just what kind of new edges you can gain with this deck.
I will seek to address the following: the basic strategy behind a Vilegar deck alongside basic and alternate core lists; an analysis of matchups; other options and variations; and my opinion on the archetype as a whole. Whether you decide to play Vilegar, or just play against it, I hope that this article will give you new perspectives.
The Plume-damentals
As the deck’s name suggests, the core strategy of “Vilegar” is to use Vileplume UD in combination with Gengar SF. Most analysis typically cites the main “combo” as that between Gengar’s Poltergeist attack (30 damage times the number of Trainer/Supporter/Stadium cards in your opponent’s hand) and Vileplume’s Allergy Flower Poke-Body (each player can’t play any Trainer cards from his or her hand); however, that’s just a piece to the puzzle.
