Version 1 – Pre Rotation Decidueye/Inteleon I expect that Decidueye will be an incredibly strong deck in the post-rotation format, though its popularity will probably fluctuate as it’s done before. Furthermore, Decidueye retains many of its favorable matchups post rotation, including all of the VMAX-based decks. Although some useful cards such as Rosa and Tag Call will rotate, so will several threats like Mewtwo (as a way to reuse Phoebe), Arceus and Dialga and Palkia-GX, Volcanion, Blacephalon, Spiritomb, and more. With the rotation coming up next month, I also want to discuss Decidueye in the post-rotation format. In this article, I’ll be going over both the Inteleon and the Tag Call versions of Decidueye, with my current lists for both. After all, most matchups come down to simply setting up Decidueye, so as long as your list can do that, you’re good to go. The Tag Call version of Decidueye, though a bit older, also works very well in the current format. Inteleon takes up a lot of space in the deck, and it also opens up potential targets on your Bench, which is counterintuitive to Decidueye’s main strategy in matchups like ADP. This version definitely works well, but it’s not the only way to play the deck. The most popular version of Decidueye right now is the Inteleon version. Therefore, Phoebe is largely a non-issue in the current meta. It’s a hassle to reuse, and most decks aren’t capable of reusing it, so they don’t include the card at all. As most online events are open-list, as a Decidueye player you’ll get to know how many Phoebe your opponent has access to. Once again, Decidueye lists are built to set up and attack with multiple Decidueye. However, most lists aren’t playing Phoebe, and even if they are, that one card alone doesn’t win the matchup. Inteleon’s prevalence in the format simply creates a dynamic that Decidueye players must be aware of while playing and constructing their lists.Īnother thing to consider is that cards like Drizzile and Inteleon can give those VMAX decks easy and consistent access to Phoebe, which is a card that works very well against Decidueye. Inteleon is still a subpar attacker, and Decidueye decks are built to attack with multiple Decidueye. However, it doesn’t mean that decks with Inteleon automatically beat Decidueye. This means that decks running Inteleon have a natural way to attack into Decidueye. Although Inteleon is used for consistency in decks such as Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX and Ice Rider Calyrex VMAX, it can double as a single-Prize attacker if needed. This is an annoyance for Decidueye, but I wouldn’t go so far as to call it a problem. One unique thing about the current format is that several decks, including Decidueye itself, are packing Inteleon lines for consistency. This is because of the reactive nature of the card: it only works when the format is dominated by decks with two- and three-Prize Pokemon - and when those decks aren’t packing counters to it. That gives us the opportunity to talk about Decidueye, a notoriously strong anti-meta card that’s been in and out of the spotlight since its release. By now, it seems as though the Chilling Reign format has begun to stabilize, and we now have a somewhat well-defined meta to look at. Hello everyone! This is Grant Manley back with you all today.
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