Hello and welcome to another episode of Searching Standard, where each and every week I look for new, innovative decks for you to play in Standard. This week, I'm looking at a deck that was recently featured on the YouTube channel of LittleDarkFury. It features Cetitan ex DRI 65, which boasts a similar attack to Primal Groudon-EX PRC 86. Let's get started by taking a look at the deck list.
Cetitan ex
LittleDarkFury
Pokemon
1 Arctibax PAL
2 Baxcalibur PAL
1 Bruxish SSP
2 Cetitan ex DRI
3 Cetoddle DRI
1 Frigibax PAF
2 Frigibax PAL
2 Klefki SVI
1 Revavroom PAF
1 Varoom SFA
Trainers
2 Artazon PAF
4 Arven SVI
2 Boss’s Orders PAL
1 Buddy-Buddy Poffin TEF
1 Earthen Vessel PAR
2 Heavy Baton TEF
2 Iono PAF
2 Morty's Conviction TEF
1 Nest Ball PAF
1 Precious Trolley SSP
1 Professor's Research PRE
2 Rare Candy PAF
2 Super Rod PAL
3 Superior Energy Retrieval PAL
1 Switch SVI
1 Technical Machine: Evolution PAR
2 Town Store OBF
3 Ultra Ball PAF
Energy
9 Basic Water Energy
2 Jet Energy PAL
The main attacker in this deck is Cetitan ex DRI 65. With its Crushing Press attack, you'll be able to deal 280 damage as long as there is a Stadium in play. Cetitan ex DRI 65's Snow Camouflage Ability prevents it from being 'gusted' into your Active Spot while you have it on your Bench. Keep it on your Bench while you power it up, then move it into your Active Spot to bring the pain.
Since Cetitan ex DRI 65's Crushing Press attack requires 4 Energy to use, you'll need a way to power it up quickly. That's where Baxcalibur PAL 60 comes into play. By using Baxcalibur PAL 60's Super Cold Ability, you can attach as much Water Energy as you'd like during your turn. Plus, since it's important to be able to use this Ability as early as possible, you should consider using Rare Candy PAF 89 to evolve from Frigibax into Baxcalibur PAL 60.
Both Bruxish SSP 49 and Klefki SVI 96 are included in this deck as a way for you to stall if you need a little time powering up your Cetitan ex DRI 65. Bruxish SSP 49's Counterattack Ability can prevent your opponent from attacking, plus its Big Bite attack can prevent their Active Pokemon from retreating. Klefki SVI 96 has the Mischievous Lock Ability which negates the Abilities of all Basic Pokemon (except for the Mischievous Lock Ability) while Klefki SVI 96 is in your Active Spot.
By using Revavroom PAF 65's Rumbling Engine Ability, you'll be able to draw extra cards each turn that you're able to discard an Energy card from your hand.
By attaching Heavy Baton TEF 151 to Cetitan ex DRI 65, you'll be able to reuse 3 Basic Water Energy if Cetitan ex DRI 65 gets Knocked Out by damage from an attack while in the Active Spot. This can help you keep a fully powered up Cetitan ex DRI 65 in play. Since Cetoddle DRI 64 has 100 HP, it can be difficult to search for, so this deck's ACE SPEC, Precious Trolley SSP 185, can be used to help you find the Basic Pokemon you need. The Evolution attack provided by Technical Machine: Evolution PAR 178 helps you evolve your team quickly and efficiently.
This batch of Trainer cards all help you find the Basic Pokemon you need. Artazon PAF 76 is also a Stadium, which is important to have in play for the extra damage it provides.
There's also 3 copies of Ultra Ball PAF 91 that you can use to search your deck for any Pokemon you need. This is a great way of finding Stage 1 and Stage 2 Pokemon.
You've already seen a bunch of great Items and Pokemon Tools that you can get when you play Arven SVI 166. Simply put, Arven SVI 166 is a great Supporter to help you find whatever you need from your deck. You can also find Pokemon Tool cards while Town Store OBF 196 is in play. It's also a Stadium, which helps Cetitan ex DRI 65 deal extra damage.
Drawing extra cards is always important, so this deck has multiple ways to do just that. Professor's Research PRE 123 always resets your hand with 7 new cards. Morty's Conviction TEF 155 lets you draw a card for each of your opponent's Benched Pokemon. Iono PAF 80 resets both players hands to the number of Prize cards that player has remaining. This can be helpful in slowing down your opponent's momentum.
To make the most of your attacks, choose whichever of your opponents you'd like to attack by moving them to the Active Spot with Boss’s Orders PAL 172. Playing Switch SVI 194 can offer you some mobility, especially since Cetitan ex DRI 65 has a Retreat Cost of 4.
To make sure you have Energy in hand to attach with Baxcalibur PAL 60's Super Cold Ability, you can use Earthen Vessel PAR 163 to find a couple. Super Rod PAL 188 can be played to return either Pokemon or Basic Energy to your deck. You won't want to return all of the Energy in your discard pile to your deck, though, otherwise you'd have none to return to your hand when you play Superior Energy Retrieval PAL 189.
Wrapping Up
While it's important to have a Stadium in play in order to deal the maximum amount of damage when you attack with Cetitan ex DRI 65, you're likely to be able to find one to play in the event that your opponent isn't playing any. Powering up Cetitan ex DRI 65's Crushing Press attack should be a breeze with the help of Baxcalibur PAL 60's Super Cold Ability giving you a quick start over your opponent.
What do you think of this deck? Do you have any suggestions for improvements? Let me know by leaving a comment below. And be sure to join me here again next week as I continue my search for innovative decks in the Pokemon TCG. I'll see you then!
- Mike Likes
