Magnezone deck

Magnezone (Crimson) deck image
Magnezone (Crimson) deck

Contents

  1. Deck Features
  2. Deck List
  3. Tech Choices
  4. Key Card Analysis
  5. How to Play Magnezone Deck

Deck Features

  • A "No Pokémon ex" deck, consisting entirely of non-ex cards.
  • Utilize Oricorio as a wall to maintain early-game pressure while using Magnezone's high damage output to take down the opponent's main cards.
  • Use Magneton's Ability to gather two or more Energy cards before evolving into Magnezone and moving it to the Active Spot.
  • In addition to being a wall, Oricorio is deployed to the Active Spot when the opponent plays a Pokémon ex to nullify their attacks.
  • Since the deck lacks overall bulk, it is at a disadvantage against the opponent's high-damage decks.

Deck List

Energy
Lightning Energy
Magnemite ×2
Magneton ×2
Magnezone ×1
Magnezone ×1
Oricorio ×2
Professor’s_Research ×2
Pokémon Center Lady ×1
Cyrus ×2
Copycat ×2
Clemont ×1
Bravery Charm ×1
Poke Ball ×2
Red Card ×1

Tech Choices

Bravery Charm OUT
→
Lucky Ice Pop IN
By swapping Protective Poncho for Winning Ice, which serves as a potential healing option, you can prevent Magneton from being knocked out during its low-HP stage.
Pokémon Center Lady OUT
→
Lisia IN
Since Lisia can guaranteed-search for Magnemite, it prevents the risk of being unable to draw Magnemite when Item cards (like Poké Ball) are blocked by Chingling's ability.

Key Card Analysis

Magnezone
Magnezone
  • Deals 90 damage with an attack while forcing a coin toss.
  • Has high HP for a Lightning type, providing good durability on the field.
Magnezone
Magnezone
  • Main attacker.
  • Possesses a high damage output of 110 for 3 Energy.
Magneton
Magneton
  • An Energy accelerator that can attach one Lightning Energy to itself every turn via its Ability.
  • Should be evolved into Magnezone after attaching 2 or more Lightning Energy.
Oricorio
Oricorio
  • Wall and attacker.
  • Capable of completely shutting down the opponent if their Pokémon is an ex card.
Clemont
Clemont
  • Search card for the evolution line.
  • Accelerates the setup leading to the main attackers.
  • A one-copy inclusion as it loses its purpose in the late game.

How to Play Magnezone Deck

  1. Deploy Oricorio to the Active Spot to effectively nullify attacks from the opponent's Pokémon ex.
  2. Evolve Magneton on the Bench and use its Ability to attach Lightning Energy from your deck.
  3. Once Magneton has 2 to 3 Lightning Energy attached, evolve it into Magnezone.
  4. Consistently deal 110 damage with Magnezone every turn to knock out opponents in 1 or 2 hits.
  5. If a new Pokémon ex appears, switch Oricorio back to the Active Spot to block their attacks once again.