Friday, February 10, 2012
Update
Just a quick post to tell you guys that I have not stopped, I am working on my new article, it will be up soon. I just need to complete the matchups. It was a little over 800 words at the last count, and its not even halfway done! :D Anyway, stay tuned- it should be up by next weekend.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
No limits is expanding!
In order to make my blog more useful for more players, I have decided to branch out from just making dp-on articles. I will also try to make more articles in general, as I now have more free time. Thanks for your support!
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Porygon-Z
Hello No Limits followers!
Today I will be talking about one of the most underrated cards in the diamond and pearl sets- porygon-Z. Although it has been rotated a long time ago, I will be discussing some ways you can create a few fun and effective unlimited lists for it. I will be reviewing a few specific porygon-Z cards, and the first I will discuss is dp promo 35.
Promo 35
Pokemon: 18
4 Porygon (hgss22) (promo)
3 Porygon2 (TM 49)
3 Porygon-Z (DP35) (promo)
1 Porygon-Z lv. X (MD100)
3 Baltoy (GE60)
3 Claydol (GE15)
1 Dialga G
1 Dialga G lv. X
Trainers: 26
4 Technical machine TS-1
4 Technical machine TS-2
4 Junk arm
3 Rare candy
2 Broken time-space
2 Pokemon catcher
3 Pokemon collector
2 Bebe’s search
2 Expert belt
Energy: 10
4 Double Colorless energy
3 Rescue energy
1 Metal energy (basic)
2 Call energy
Total: 56
As you can see, this is a 56 card list. This leaves some room for techs. Now let’s go through a breakdown of the strategy.
Card Breakdown
The basic strategy is to set up a Porygon-Z with multiple technical machines on it. With 8 technical machines and an expert belt, Porygon-Z can do 220 damage. This can ohko anything. Although getting 8 technical machines seems like a lot, it is manageable with decode. Claydol is the obvious draw power, and it can get the cards from decode into your hand. You may be wondering about Dialga G. The reason it’s in this deck is because it can shut down pokebodies, more specifically vileplume. Trainer lock kills this deck, so Dialga G shuts trainer lock down. It’s relatively easy to get out via learning. Evolutor and Devolutor serve more of a purpose than just powering up overload. They can help set up your pokemon and devolve key cards in your opponent’s strategy. The double colorless energies should be obvious, as you can power up overload with one energy. The rescue can help get back lost pokemon, and the call can help set up. The metal energy can allow you to deafen with Dialga G, and it is easily searched with decode. The reason for the promo porygon is because you can use its attack to search for a porygon2, use porygon2’s poke power to search for broken time-space, then communication or bebe’s search for a porygon-Z if you do not have one already. Suddenly, you have a T2 porygon-Z and you can easily set up from there. One thing I should add is that only have enough technical machines on porygon-Z for the ko. Be cautious of surprise revenge kills. Although this deck has ways to recover the TM’s (junk arm), it’s easier if they stay in play.
Other Options
Although Claydol is the obvious choice for drawpower, Magnezone prime can work as well. It is a stage 2, but with decode and Evolutor, it is relatively simple to get a Magnezone up quickly. One thing that Magnezone has that Claydol doesn’t is attacking power. You can Lost burn multiple energies to take the last prize or two. You would need to add a lightning energy and possibly more energies in total. Another option is Porygon-Z G. When you play it down on your bench, you can recover up to two pokemon tools. You can get back some technical machines, or even an expert belt.
Conclusion
This deck is a fun deck that sets up quickly and can hit for extremely high amounts of damage for low energy. Porygon-Z lv. X offers so many options with decode, and I encourage you to try this deck out. Next, I will be talking about Porygon-Z from Great Encounters.
Great Encounters 8
Pokemon: 25
4 Porygon (HGSS promo)
3 Porygon2 (TR or HGSS promo)
3 Porygon-Z (GE)
1 Porygon-Z lv. X (MD)
2 Victini (NV)
3 Oddish (UD)
1 Gloom (UD)
2 Vileplume (UD)
2 Cleffa (HGSS)
3 Baltoy (GE)
3 Claydol (GE)
Trainers: 21
3 Rare candy
2 Twins
3 Sage’s training
1 Broken time-space
2 Bebe’s search
3 Pokemon collector
2 Pokemon communication
3 Professor Oak’s new theory
2 Burned Tower
Energy: (Will vary)
4 Double Colorless energy
Total: 50
This number may seem low, but it leaves some room for techs. The main reason there is so much space is because of Porygon-Z’s poke-power, Conversion. You may discard an energy from your hand to change Porygon’s type to the type of that energy. This allows for lots of versatility to hit for weakness. You can adjust the amount and type of energy depending on the decks in your area. For example, if Reshiphlosion is big, you will want to have multiple water energy in your deck.
Card Breakdown
In case you haven’t figured if out already, the basic strategy of this deck is to set up a porygon-Z and discard energy cards from your hand to match the type of your opponent’s weakness. The porygon-Z lv. X allows you to search those energy cards out, and you can draw them using claydol. Victini allows you to better manipulate the outcome of your coin flips. With just 2 heads, you can ohko almost anything with weakness. Vileplume is to disrupt your opponent as well as protect your bench sitting techs. Cleffa is an ideal starter due to its hand refresh options. Double colorless energy allows you to power up tri-attack with one energy. The search trainers are pretty self explanatory. Once this deck gets set up, it’s pretty hard to take down due to trainer lock and the deck’s versatility.
Other options
The first alternate tech that came to mind was Bronzong sf. It allows you to search for two energies during your turn. It would take the place of claydol as a way to get energies. If you include it, porygon-Z lv. X isn’t as crucial, but still helpful. Another option to consider is Bellosom ud. It can offer some healing power. Keep in mind that if you add Bellosom, another gloom is a good idea. The last option I will mention is taking out Vileplume altogether. It would allow more space and the option to use trainers.
Conclusion
This is a completely different approach to Porygon-Z. Rather than focusing on technical machines, it focuses on energies. The hardest part about this deck is building the actual deck. It requires careful thinking on what your metagame is and what energies you should play. All in all, it is a very versatile deck and I encourage you to try this list and the other one out.
Well, I hope you enjoyed this article. It is my first one, so please don’t hate too much. Feel free to leave advice on how I should write my future ones and let me know how you liked this article. Expect my next one to be about another underplayed card, Gallade 4.
Signing off,
Joe
Today I will be talking about one of the most underrated cards in the diamond and pearl sets- porygon-Z. Although it has been rotated a long time ago, I will be discussing some ways you can create a few fun and effective unlimited lists for it. I will be reviewing a few specific porygon-Z cards, and the first I will discuss is dp promo 35.
Promo 35
Pokemon: 18
4 Porygon (hgss22) (promo)
3 Porygon2 (TM 49)
3 Porygon-Z (DP35) (promo)
1 Porygon-Z lv. X (MD100)
3 Baltoy (GE60)
3 Claydol (GE15)
1 Dialga G
1 Dialga G lv. X
Trainers: 26
4 Technical machine TS-1
4 Technical machine TS-2
4 Junk arm
3 Rare candy
2 Broken time-space
2 Pokemon catcher
3 Pokemon collector
2 Bebe’s search
2 Expert belt
Energy: 10
4 Double Colorless energy
3 Rescue energy
1 Metal energy (basic)
2 Call energy
Total: 56
As you can see, this is a 56 card list. This leaves some room for techs. Now let’s go through a breakdown of the strategy.
Card Breakdown
The basic strategy is to set up a Porygon-Z with multiple technical machines on it. With 8 technical machines and an expert belt, Porygon-Z can do 220 damage. This can ohko anything. Although getting 8 technical machines seems like a lot, it is manageable with decode. Claydol is the obvious draw power, and it can get the cards from decode into your hand. You may be wondering about Dialga G. The reason it’s in this deck is because it can shut down pokebodies, more specifically vileplume. Trainer lock kills this deck, so Dialga G shuts trainer lock down. It’s relatively easy to get out via learning. Evolutor and Devolutor serve more of a purpose than just powering up overload. They can help set up your pokemon and devolve key cards in your opponent’s strategy. The double colorless energies should be obvious, as you can power up overload with one energy. The rescue can help get back lost pokemon, and the call can help set up. The metal energy can allow you to deafen with Dialga G, and it is easily searched with decode. The reason for the promo porygon is because you can use its attack to search for a porygon2, use porygon2’s poke power to search for broken time-space, then communication or bebe’s search for a porygon-Z if you do not have one already. Suddenly, you have a T2 porygon-Z and you can easily set up from there. One thing I should add is that only have enough technical machines on porygon-Z for the ko. Be cautious of surprise revenge kills. Although this deck has ways to recover the TM’s (junk arm), it’s easier if they stay in play.
Other Options
Although Claydol is the obvious choice for drawpower, Magnezone prime can work as well. It is a stage 2, but with decode and Evolutor, it is relatively simple to get a Magnezone up quickly. One thing that Magnezone has that Claydol doesn’t is attacking power. You can Lost burn multiple energies to take the last prize or two. You would need to add a lightning energy and possibly more energies in total. Another option is Porygon-Z G. When you play it down on your bench, you can recover up to two pokemon tools. You can get back some technical machines, or even an expert belt.
Conclusion
This deck is a fun deck that sets up quickly and can hit for extremely high amounts of damage for low energy. Porygon-Z lv. X offers so many options with decode, and I encourage you to try this deck out. Next, I will be talking about Porygon-Z from Great Encounters.
Great Encounters 8
Pokemon: 25
4 Porygon (HGSS promo)
3 Porygon2 (TR or HGSS promo)
3 Porygon-Z (GE)
1 Porygon-Z lv. X (MD)
2 Victini (NV)
3 Oddish (UD)
1 Gloom (UD)
2 Vileplume (UD)
2 Cleffa (HGSS)
3 Baltoy (GE)
3 Claydol (GE)
Trainers: 21
3 Rare candy
2 Twins
3 Sage’s training
1 Broken time-space
2 Bebe’s search
3 Pokemon collector
2 Pokemon communication
3 Professor Oak’s new theory
2 Burned Tower
Energy: (Will vary)
4 Double Colorless energy
Total: 50
This number may seem low, but it leaves some room for techs. The main reason there is so much space is because of Porygon-Z’s poke-power, Conversion. You may discard an energy from your hand to change Porygon’s type to the type of that energy. This allows for lots of versatility to hit for weakness. You can adjust the amount and type of energy depending on the decks in your area. For example, if Reshiphlosion is big, you will want to have multiple water energy in your deck.
Card Breakdown
In case you haven’t figured if out already, the basic strategy of this deck is to set up a porygon-Z and discard energy cards from your hand to match the type of your opponent’s weakness. The porygon-Z lv. X allows you to search those energy cards out, and you can draw them using claydol. Victini allows you to better manipulate the outcome of your coin flips. With just 2 heads, you can ohko almost anything with weakness. Vileplume is to disrupt your opponent as well as protect your bench sitting techs. Cleffa is an ideal starter due to its hand refresh options. Double colorless energy allows you to power up tri-attack with one energy. The search trainers are pretty self explanatory. Once this deck gets set up, it’s pretty hard to take down due to trainer lock and the deck’s versatility.
Other options
The first alternate tech that came to mind was Bronzong sf. It allows you to search for two energies during your turn. It would take the place of claydol as a way to get energies. If you include it, porygon-Z lv. X isn’t as crucial, but still helpful. Another option to consider is Bellosom ud. It can offer some healing power. Keep in mind that if you add Bellosom, another gloom is a good idea. The last option I will mention is taking out Vileplume altogether. It would allow more space and the option to use trainers.
Conclusion
This is a completely different approach to Porygon-Z. Rather than focusing on technical machines, it focuses on energies. The hardest part about this deck is building the actual deck. It requires careful thinking on what your metagame is and what energies you should play. All in all, it is a very versatile deck and I encourage you to try this list and the other one out.
Well, I hope you enjoyed this article. It is my first one, so please don’t hate too much. Feel free to leave advice on how I should write my future ones and let me know how you liked this article. Expect my next one to be about another underplayed card, Gallade 4.
Signing off,
Joe
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Welcome to No Limits!
Hello Pokemon community! This is No Limits, a pokemon site dedicated to competitive pokemon tcg playing. This blog will focus mostly on unlimited, hence the title. Most articles will be in a dp-on format, unless otherwise stated. Enjoy!
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