Celestial Roar

Pokémon [10]

2 — Hoopa EX — Ancient Origins (36/98)
4 — Rayquaza EX — Dragons Exalted (85/124)

4 — Audino — Boundaries Crossed (126/149)

Trainers [22]

1 — Computer Search — Boundaries Crossed (137/149)
3 — VS Seeker — Roaring Skies (110/108)
4 — Pokédex — Black & White (98/114)
4 — Energy Recycler — Ancient Origins (72/98)

2 — Pokémon Center Lady — Flashfire (105/106)
2 — Pokémon Fan Club — Flashfire (106/106)
2 — Professor Juniper — Plasma Freeze (116/116)
2 — Skyla — Boundaries Crossed (134/149)
2 — Skyla — Boundaries Crossed (149/149)

Energy [28]

14 — Fire Energy
14 — Electric Energy

MAIN STRATEGY

Hoopa EX & Rayquaza EX: Our lovers—these two about to have a stormy make-out session here. Rayquaza EX is the centerpiece of this deck. And among the contents of the game, it's one the most powerful Pokémon EX cards of all time! Given this potential, my goal was to find the rhythm that unlock the ultimate power of Rayquaza EX (the rhythm of love)—which appeared to lie within the power of [Celestial Roar]; the catalyst which powers the immense potential of [Dragon Burst].

Since both attacks are very energy demanding, the first aspect of this potential had to involve incorporating an elevated measure of energy. Simply put, there could be no other way of seeing any great potential from [Celestial Roar] without shaping the deck's energy structure suite it. Originally starting at 32—the number of energy in this deck has been dialed down to 28 here—in order to sharpen the deck structure and actually increase its proficiency in more technical situations.

Somewhat of a less is more principal, it still enables us to follow through with the main strategy of the deck. Which involves always playing second—and attacking [Celestial Roar] to gather energy so that we can attack with [Dragon Burst] next turn for a one-hit KO against virtually anything.

The entire deck structure has been built to suite this operation (including Hoopa EX) whom has all kinds of passionate fire bottle up inside to put behind this kiss. Hoopa's ability is really amazing for this deck, because it enables us to filter out every existing copy of Rayquaza EX and get them out of our way for [Celestial Roar]. This in turn increases the potency of available energy for that attack. Really, really important here—and well worth the space that Hoopa EX might be taking up.

To some lesser potential, Hoopa can make a great wall to stall for time while you power up for another [Dragon Burst]. Once Rayquaza's momentum gets going—it gets really hard to stop! So if all you need for that is a little time—that's not asking much of Hoopa EX. Hoopa is here to deliver the goods—whatever that might be. Your greatest heart's desire—just let it be known and it can be yours.

Audino: Our neighbors. They're not nosey. Let's just call them curious. Audino here is high volume to support our lead Pokémon against troublesome Special Conditions and odd ends of damage. Both can be momentum breaking factors against a deck that thrives on keeping a passionate momentum. {Busybody} helps keep the fire alive. It's an exciting way to take the edge off wondering what to do next. [Hip Bump] can also be used to much success in the event you have to stall for time, and creates a possible ticket out of tight situations against cards like {Safeguard} Suicune & Sigilyph. Those cards are generally a weakness for this deck—where something is a lot better than nothing.

It's a bit of a stall to power up Audino for [Hip Bump] here, but in the end can pay off big time when it comes to buying us several more turns to power up Rayquaza EX for a one-hit KO [Dragon Burst]. For this reason, it can be good technique to place your first Audino on the bench, and start attaching energy to it right away—so that you can have [Hip Bump] there to back you up in a tense situation.

Computer Search: Our entertainment system—this provides the slow jams we need to make it a special night. It also has a visualizer—but we're just going to keep that off (it would spoil the mood). Computer Search gets us in tune with whatever we might need—whenever we might need it. For a deck like this (which runs so strictly on time and resources)—Computer Search is miracle worker.

Most prominently, you'll want to use Computer Search early in the game to get you a copy of Pokémon Fan Club. While secondly, you'll probably want to use it as extra access to Pokédex—a very important card in this deck for tuning the power of [Celestial Roar] in our favor. Anything else you might need more importantly (such as a late game Vs Seeker—to return the power of your Supporters to your hand) should be a special case that you know you need more when you need it. Just keep in mind that the options mentioned here are among Computer Search's greatest potential.

Pokédex, Energy Recycler, & VS Seeker: Our ambient lights in the home—and the remote we use to control them and set the mood. Next we have our sparkling drinks—and a toast to good health (because our drinks are non-alcoholic). These three cards stabilize the deck structure so that Hoopa and Rayquaza can get intimate without any interruptions.

Pokédex is probably the most prominent of the three. It's our enabler for [Celestial Roar]—which can be used to get the maximum benefit of three whole energy with its effect. We can then place the next card we want to draw in the forth spot, thus increasing our access to the spare resources we have here.

Energy Recycler is the mid-to-late game card we use to recharge the potency of our deck's contents and increase the blind power of [Celestial Roar] when we don't have Pokédex to use. It's like an extension in ways, that works really well—given how at five cards at a time—Energy Recycler is going to increase the consistency of our deck's energy base by up to 12% each time. This is good for a number of things, which includes setting more space between our non-energy cards, to lessen the chance that they get shuffled to the top and then discarded from the effects of [Celestial Roar].

VS Seeker is the universal extension to the power of our Supporters. To suite the energy demands, the contents of the deck have been concentrated as strongly as possible. When it comes to Supporters, this technique involves sparer numbers, which provides a touch of each and their unique power. Alongside this, the addition of VS Seeker provides us with a greater extension on the unique power of each Supporter, whose potential would be otherwise unavailable to us in any higher volume.

Some of our Supporters here in particular serve an immensely important role here (such as Skyla). Where despite already being present in high volume—the ability to further extend upon Skyla's retrieval power is sure to help dramatically stabilize the flow of the cards here. The contents of this deck are very scattered, and can get worse over time. Where Skyla is our primary instant solution to fulfill whatever our needs might be. And with that, VS Seeker becomes an instant solution that grants us additional on-demand copies of Skyla when we afford to wait for one.

Other Supporters in this deck have a much greater potential available to them, yet due to the concentrated numbers see that potential hindered. We simply don't have the space to present them in any higher volume than they're already present, because the deck structure is so compact. Pokémon Center Lady is a great example of this—whose healing power is essential to any deck that revolves around the staying power of a single Pokémon. Getting damage off Rayquaza EX is generally going to be a make or break aspect of the game against more aggressive decks, where only two copies of Pokémon Center Lady can be insignificant to keep pace with the game. However, VS Seeker give us a strong extension on Pokémon Center Lady—which can enable us to keep our momentum with Rayquaza EX nearly unstoppable.

It was pretty much a definite must-have for this deck for so many reasons. Especially given how VS Seeker works so intuitively as a check and balance against the blind consequences of [Celestial Roar], when its effect discards one of our important Supporters from the top of our deck. Being an extension to discard pile is also perfect compliment to the deck structure itself, which was probably the greatest bit of potential when considering VS Seeker as the best selection for this deck. Toast to greatness—because that's what the golden essence of this card provides. Purity and greatness.

Skyla & Professor Juniper: When we turn the lights down low to set the mood—then stretch over to make the first move. Skyla has already been covered pretty extensively for the little that it does here. There's not much more to it. Skyla is primarily our extension to Pokédex—which is one of the most important cards in this deck. Skyla acts as four on-demand copies of Pokédex, which is generally what you're going to be looking for with her.

Pokédex not only enables us to get 100% our of [Celestial Roar], it generally doubles as direct access to another Supporter or Item card setting at the top of the deck (which we place in the fourth slot to draw it next turn). This doubles up Skyla's card advantage potential, hyper-accelerating the flow the cards. And that's primarily why this is the move you're going to want to make with Skyla most of the time. If you happen to need anything else more prominently, that will take precedence by default. Yet for best results, try to keep Skyla's focus on Pokédex as much as possible. It's the game-winning move.

Two copies of Professor Juniper act as an emergency boost if-and-when we might desperately need it. Without Professor Juniper, this deck can get caught up in being out of cards—with no way of drawing any either. This can be a critical drawback when all that's separating you from a one-hit KO with [Dragon Burst] is a single energy—yet there's no possible way of getting to that energy. And that's what Professor Juniper covers here—while cards like Energy Recycler and VS Seeker cover the potential liability of Professor Juniper discarding any of our precious resources in the process. It's definitely another must-have for the contrast it provides here (a depth that's sure to always take us straight to the action).

Pokémon Center Lady & Pokémon Fan Club: Because one thing leads to another—so now we spend our romantic evenings doing more responsible activities. Pokémon Fan Club is a really important utility for this deck, yet is offset by two copies of Hoopa EX (which help lessen the dependency on Pokémon Fan Club)—since Hoopa EX (alongside a copy of Audino) is exactly the card you're going to be looking for with Pokémon Fan Club. The two work very intuitively with one another, where in a single play, you can filter out nearly every Pokémon from this deck.

Extra copies of Pokémon Fan Club can then be used to grab additional copies of Audino. Which we can use to rebound against Special Conditions and odd ends of damage—also thinning the deck by two more cards and increasing the power of Pokédex and [Celestial Roar] even further. At only three cards, the range on that effect is rather limited—while the consistency of non-energy cards can actually be a little problematic for us at times here (even with the elevated energy base). So the potential that this combo holds to increase the concentration of energy in our deck by nearly 20% (in a single go) definitely makes a huge difference!

This combo brings the two really close together for some hot action. And so long as the results of it doesn't tear us apart—the action should be well worth it.