Besides being a former United States National Champion, Worlds Finalist, and an overall Charming and Handsome guy, one of the things I have been known for in my time playing this game has been my tendancy to tech, or even ‘overtech’ my decklists. Some people have agreed with my methods and theories over the years, and others have taken issue with it for various reasons.
I figure that I’ll take a break from reviewing a new deck or archetype from the format and take some time to share with people the thoughts that go into my deck building processes, and try to point out some of the pros and cons behind it. I’ll start with a story, dating back to the 2006 format, where, from States onward, I used the LBS deck (Lugia ex, Blastoise ex, Steelix ex).
LBS versus the Rest of the Format
The deck was, by far, the most “powerful” deck in the format. Once it was set up and rolling, no other deck in the format could even come close to mimicking the things it could do. It had access to 200 damage attacks and the ability to hit anything on an opponent’s bench for 100 damage. It had near-limitless energy acceleration, and could explode out of anywhere. Pidgeot, from FireRed & LeafGreen, with its “Quick Search” Poke-Power allowed the deck to have access to a ton of versitility and still reliably get the right cards at the right time.
