CINCINNO.DEC
[Plus Exciting HeyTrainer-related News!]
By John ("HeyTrainer" )
Pokemon (22):
4 Mincinno BW
4 Cincinno BW
4 Porygon
2 Porygon2
4 Porygon-Z
3 Cleffa HS
1 Tyrogue HS
Trainers/Supporters (27):
7 Combination of Sage's Training/Cheerleader's Cheer/Emcee's Chatter/Professor Juniper
4 Pokemon Collector
4 Pokemon Communication
4 Rare Candy
3 Pluspower
3 Pokemon Reversal
1 Energy Exchanger
1 Revive
Energy (11):
4 Double Colorless
3 Rescue
2 Rainbow
2 Lightning
Baasically, your strategy here is to attack with Cincinnos whilst simultaneously loading up Porygon-Zs on the bench, recycling your Pokemon Reversals and Pluspowers indefinitely. That way, you'll have a constantly reliable way to get high-HP Magnezones, Reshirams, etc within KO range. Occasionally flips may turn agaisnt you, but this ought to give you the ability to crank out many Pluspowers a turn.
The energy may look a little unusual; however, Energy Exchanger does a nice job of holding it all together. DCE's have obvious applicability to both Cincinno and Porygon, while Rescue helps recycle Cincinnos from certain death. As for Rainbow, its purpose here is simply to correct Suspicious Beam Beta's negative consequences, while Lightning is just a way to counter Scizor Prime decks. Heck, you could even potentially run Pachirisu, Shaymin, Super Scoop Ups, and a higher Lightning count!
So there's another take on Cincinno – hopefully this helps move the card into truly competitive territory.
…Anyways, BIG news!
Alex F. (Butlerforhire) and I are working on preliminary plans to write up a "History of Pokemon TCG" series for after Nationals. I'm not sure how frequent it will be, but it ought to be a fun series for everyone. We'll be starting at Base Set, and then ending with the pre-nats competitive season. This is bound to be an amazing read for everyone who plays, collects, or just has a relative in the game, so stay tuned!
(Since this is epic news, and since the Entralink theme is epic, what could have possibly been a better picture choice than this?!)