Need advice for my Darkness Howl deck

[Kaele Kajin]

I've been playing this deck for a couple months and it's really good, but I need some tips to make it even better. I'am Open to any suggestions.


Strategy:


The strategy is to get 1 or 2 Mightyenas out on t1/t2, and then Use Skuntank G's poison Structure to poison Mightyena. Attack with Desperate Attack to donk 80 damage on the defending Pokemon. If pulled into a late game attack with Toxicroak G to finish off the opponent.


Decklist:


Pokemon=20

4-4 Mightyena PL Line (main attacker and counter for Dusknoir, Gengar, Giratina, and other Darkness weak pokemon)

3 Toxicroak G (counter for Machamp and Secondary attacker)

3 Skuntank G (poisoner)

4 Crobat G (adds more damage to Mightyeba's Desperate Attack or for knocking out a pokemon that retreated and was close to getting KO-ed)

2 Unown G


Stadiums=8

2 Broken Time-Space

2 Moonlight Stadium

2 Pokemon Contest Hall

2 Lake Boundary

Trainers=13

3 TGI-Energy Gain

4 TGI-Poke Turn

2 Night Maintenance (for getting Poochyena and Mightyena out of the discard pile)

4 Pokedex


Supporters=16

2 Cynthia's Feelings

2 Professor Oak's Visit

4 Cyrus's Conspiracy

4 Bebe's search

4 Roseanne's Research


energy=3

3 Psychic Energy

 

[Politoed666]

I recommend you take out the Turtwig GL. Rampardos isn't played that much, and it's not an especially effective Kingdra counter. Against any other matchup, it might as well be a dead draw. Lucario is also a bad card to put in the deck. Using up a deck slot that could go to a card to speed up the deck isn't a good idea.

Here's the general problem: The deck runs too many techs, or "counters." Focus on Mightyena and get rid of extraneous stuff. Here's a Pokémon line I suggest:

4x Poochyena (doesn't matter which.)
4x Mightyena PT
2x Honchkrow G
4x Crobat G
2x Skuntank G
2x Uxie LA (VERY IMPORTANT.)

Make sure to run at least 2x Moonlight Stadium and 2x Broken Time-Space. Don't run Energy Gain, since it doesn't work on Mightyena. Keep the Poké Turns so you can scoop up Crobats. Add in another SP Radar. Run 4x Bebe's and 4x Roseanne's. Get rid of the Cynthia's. Get rid of the SP Energy and Grass Energy. Add in another Special Dark and more Basic Darks.

I've seen people run Mightyena before, and it's an effective deck. However, it's based entirely on speed and using Desperate Attack as soon as possible. Hence, you don't run techs since they slow down the deck. Ideally, you want to get out an active Mightyena, a benched Skuntank, and a stadium in play by T1 or T2 at the latest, so you can use Desperate Attack for plenty of fast damage. Crobat G piles it on. If you need a full list, LMK. Did this help?

 

[Kaele Kajin]

Thanks for the reply Politoed666 and yes that did help, also what about Machamp he will crush this deck. I really want to keep Toxicroak G to counter machamp just in case I go up against him. I disagree about Turtwig GL not being an effective Kingdra counter. I played against a Kingdra deck with this deck and My opponent couldn't KO my Turtwig GL, because I kept doing 60 and healing 60. He Eventually lost all of his Kingdras and lost against my Turtwig GL.

 

[Politoed666]

Thanks for the reply Politoed666 and yes that did help, also what about Machamp he will crush this deck. I really want to keep Toxicroak G to counter machamp just in case I go up against him. I disagree about Turtwig GL not being an effective Kingdra counter. I played against a Kingdra deck with this deck and My opponent couldn't KO my Turtwig GL, because I kept doing 60 and healing 60. He Eventually lost all of his Kingdras and lost against my Turtwig GL.

Alright, I understand your reasoning for keeping Toxicroak G in the deck. It fits in alright with the rest of the deck, so it shouldn't be a problem. I'd only run one or at most two of him, though.

As for Turtwig, I understand it's a good counter against Kingdra, but I feel that it weighs down the deck more than it benefits it in all other matchups. What happens if you start with him against another deck? Like I said, with Mightyena, the focus should be on speed. A Turtwig start would slow down the deck to the point where it would be unable to bounce back. I mean, it's your choice, but I suggest taking it out.

 

[Kaele Kajin]

Yes I would like a full list Politoed666.