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 Gliscor ME2 50, a Pokemon that can Poison your opponent's Active Pokemon and make them unable to Retreat. Let's get started by taking a look at the deck list.
Gliscor Lock Spread
LittleDarkFury
Pokemon
1 Bloodmoon Ursaluna ex 141
1 Budew 4
3 Froslass 53
3 Gligar 91
3 Gliscor 50
3 Munkidori 95
3 Snorunt 37
1 Ting-Lu 110
Trainers
1 Artazon 76
3 Arven 166
1 Big Air Balloon 155
3 Buddy-Buddy Poffin 101
4 Counter Catcher 160
1 Earthen Vessel 163
1 Fighting Gong 116
1 Hilda 84
3 Iono 185
4 Lillie's Determination 119
2 Nest Ball 181
2 Night Stretcher 61
2 Perilous Jungle 156
1 Pokégear 3.0 84
1 Secret Box 163
1 Super Rod 188
1 Technical Machine: Devolution 177
1 Ultra Ball 91
Energy
3 Basic Darkness Energy
3 Basic Fighting Energy
3 Luminous Energy 191
By attacking with Gliscor ME2 50's Poison Ring attack, you'll deal 50 damage to your opponent's Pokemon, lock them in place until your next turn, and Poison them. That's a lot for an attack only requiring a single Fighting Energy. Even though 50 damage isn't a huge amount of damage to deal, your opponent's team might already have some damage counters on them due to a couple of other members from your squad.
This deck spreads damage to your opponent's team with the help of both Froslass TWM 53 and Munkidori TWM 95. Froslass TWM 53 has the Freezing Shroud Ability which puts 1 damage counter on each Pokemon in play (except Froslass) that has an Ability during Pokemon Checkup. This includes your own Munkidori TWM 95, but if you attach a Darkness Energy to it, you can move that damage away by using its Adrena-Brain Ability.
Ting-Lu TWM 110's Ground Crasher attack is another great way to spread damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokemon. You might be able to deal enough damage to Knock Out multiple Benched Pokemon, even if you have to discard your own Stadium again and again. Budew PRE 4 is a great attacker in the early game, while Bloodmoon Ursaluna ex TWM 141 is great in the late game. Both of these Pokemon have attacks that can potentially be used for 0 Energy, making them great threats.
Since Gliscor ME2 50 will Poison your opponent's Active Pokemon when it attacks, it can't hurt to have a copy of Perilous Jungle TEF 156 in play. this will add an additional 2 damage counters to any non-Dark Type Pokemon that is Poisoned during Pokemon Checkup. By using Counter Catcher PAR 160, you can choose which Pokemon you're attacking, giving you quite an advantage. Secret Box TWM 163 is the ACE SPEC for this deck, allowing you to search for nearly anything you might need.
This next batch of Trainer cards also allow you to search for what you need, if what you need is a Basic Pokemon. Artazon PAF 76, Buddy-Buddy Poffin PRE 101, and Nest Ball SVI 181 all help you find the Pokemon you need, but each has its own restriction for what it can find and where that Pokemon will go, so be sure to use the correct one for whatever you need to find.
Fighting Gong ME1 116 can also help you find a Basic Fighting Type Pokemon, but it can also be used to find a Fighting Energy card. Ultra Ball PAF 91 is the ultimate Pokemon search tool, allowing you to find any Pokemon you might need from within your deck. Hilda WHT 84 also offers you the ability to find an Evolution Pokemon, plus an Energy card. Note that the Energy isn't required to be a Basic Energy card.
For further searching power, you have Arven SVI 166. Arven SVI 166 can help you find any Item and Pokemon Tool you might need. There's only a couple of Pokemon Tools in this deck, though. Big Air Balloon MEW 155 offers an easier way to Retreat, while Technical Machine: Devolution PAR 177 can be used to Knock Out multiple Pokemon at once if they already have damage counters on them.
If you need to find some Energy, there's a copy of Earthen Vessel PAR 163 to help. Sometimes it takes drawing extra cards to find what it is you need. Lillie's Determination ME1 119 and Iono PAL 185 can both help with this, but Iono PAL 185 offers the added benefit of resetting your opponent's hand, slowing down their momentum in the process.
For finding the Supporter you need, there's a copy of Pokégear 3.0 BLK 84 included in this deck. It's not a guarantee that you'll find what you need, but it will certainly help improve your odds. The last pair of Trainer cards all help you recur resources. Night Stretcher SFA 61 and Super Rod PAL 188 allow you to reuse Basic Energy or Pokemon. Their main differences are the number of cards you can get from your discard pile and whether those cards go directly into your hand or are shuffled back into your deck.
Wrapping Up
While this deck might not hit the hardest, it proves that a thousand papercuts can bring down the mightiest opponent. If you like the thought of Knocking Out multiple Pokemon at once, you should give this deck a try.
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
