Asian Tiger Mom

 

Pokémon [16]

 

1 — Mew EX — Legendary Treasures (RC24/RC25)

1 — Mewtwo EX — BREAKthrough (158/162)

1 — Gengar EX — Phantom Forces (114/119)

1 — Chandelure EX — Legendary Treasures (77/113)

 

1 — Meloetta — Legendary Treasures (54/99)

 

4 — Ralts — Plasma Storm (59/135)
3 — Kirlia — Plasma Storm (60/135)

3 — Gardevoir — Legendary Treasures (RC10/RC25)

Trainers [27]

 

3 — Level Ball — Next Destinies (89/99)

4 — Random Receiver — Plasma Storm (138/135)

 

2 — Professor Juniper — Plasma Freeze (116/116)
4 — N — Dark Explorers (96/108)
4 — Cheren — Boundaries Crossed (148/149)

 

4 — Dimensional Valley — Phantom Forces (107/119)

 

1 — Rock Guard — Plasma Freeze (108/116)

2 — Muscle Band — XY Base Set (121/146)
3 — Giant Cape — Dragons Exalted (114/124)

 

Energy [17]

 

4 — Mystery Energy — Phantom Forces (112/119)

2 — Double Colorless Energy

11 — Psychic Energy

 

MAIN STRATEGY

 

Mewtwo, Mew, Gengar & Chandelure EX: Mom, daughter, big sister, and grandma. All of the girls are here—and all in grand form. These cards are majorly intended for style alone, so there isn't too much in specific about their tactics here. Take them as they come, and let the ladies work their magic for you. Mew EX is probably going to be the best out of them all, since [Versatile] combos with Gardevoir and [Eternal Radiance], and that's a huge benefit given Mew's considerably low HP. Chandelure EX is probably going to be your next best thing. Grandma naturally boasts some immense tactical power, and Dimension Valley is going to put that into your hands a turn earlier—making it something like Christmas I guess. Grandma always comes through big on Christmas—and she really loves to give you your gifts early.

Saving the best for last—next we have Mom. Mom may look mean—but that's just because being a single mom is so hard. She's actually way cooler than grandma, but you might actually never get to see this side of her if you're too focused on the way she handles her authority. You might not understand. Being a single parent is a huge burden. Without the support of daddy to help her through the conflicts—that tends to leave mommy feeling like she has to be a force to be reckoned with—if she wants to command any respect.

As is the power of Mewtwo EX itself. [Scatter Shot] can stack up to thumping amounts of damage. And this—especially alongside the power of [Damage Change]—which works in perfect harmony with the centeral theme of this deck. Unless your opponent can turn over a one-hit KO, they may not be able to knock out anything at all. That's traumatizing enough to make your opponent may scream, "I hate you mom...you're ruining my life!"

Gengar unfortunately takes last place here. Which ironically—is pretty typical for a mean big sister. [Night Attack] can be used for free with Dimension Valley, but this itself can be rather narrow and insignificant attack. An annoyance at best, much when big sister steals your clothes.

Gengar's only real move in this deck is something like [Dark Corridor] and Gardevoir (who has the power of [Eternal Radiance] at her fingertips). So basically, attacking, and then hiding behind mom.

Yeah—that's big sister for you. Gengar doesn't have much potential other than that, since there really isn't really anyone else to hide behind in this deck. Only Sigilyph maybe (her skinny boyfriend?). When facing Pokémon EX, she can basically just attack with [Dark Corridor], slam the door in someone's face, jump in the car together and drive away. Once Sigilyph goes active, Pokémon EX are going to be helpless. But that's about the most of Gengar's potential here, so try to ask big sister for anything unless you desperately need it.

Gardevoir: Mom at her best. Shining, compassionate, and beautiful—the model of the greatness. Mom is still strict though—and Asian Tiger Mom is just plain fierce. The primary tactic of this deck involves getting Gardevoir out there to give your opponent the third degree. [Confuse Ray] is Gardevoir's lead attack—use it to cut your opponent down to size, and make them nervous about talking back. [Eternal Radiance] is your ultimate attack—it can make knocking out Gardevoir totally impossible. Dimension Valley doesn't help it out any either, so save your energy if you need to. You definitely don't want to try getting by on [Confuse Ray] alone, leaving it all to the flip of a coin is just foolish. So just get two energy on Gardevoir, have her put on the Giant Cape, and then superwoman your way to victory with [Eternal Radiance].

Meloetta, Sigilyph & Dimension Valley: "Out past curfew again—you're grounded until next Year of the Rabbit...if you're lucky." Sigilyph is when mom slaps you and grounds you as soon as you walk through the door because you were out past curfew again. That's the danger of an Asian Tiger Mom for you—the possibility of getting grounded for so long—you start hallucinating.

Cheren, N, Professor Juniper & Random Receiver: "Bye bye, have fun! Don't be out too late—or you'll both be seeing stars when you get back as well!" Mom might be strict—but she's not heartless. She even lets you have a boyfriend. And N has proven himself to be a rather gentlemen as well. Mom likes him a lot, because he's the MVP Supporter in this deck. You see—there are a short number of basic Pokémon in this deck, and that can amount to a few opening hands where you have to shuffle and redraw due to not having any basic Pokémon in your hand. In turn, this can amount to a bunch of extra cards for your opponent. However, N can instantly level the playing field for you, by forcing your opponent to shuffle all of their extra cards back into their deck, and then re-draw a standard hand of six only cards. Definitely a bad ass boyfriend, so take advantage of that potential, and don't let a good thing get away.

From there on out, your lead Supporter is going to be Cheren—so stay by her side, and make her feel loved. Once you start collecting prizes, N's power is going to begin fading dramatically, and it can even begin to put you at a disadvantage. In addition to that, you don't want to use N if your opponent is low on cards either, because that can also give your opponent any advantage they might need to turn the tables on you. So try to hold onto Cheren when you're in public, and call her up to tell her you love her if you need to—that's sure to brighten her day and yours.

Random Receiver is a must-have for any Asian Mom deck. In addition to that, it's gold (and in high volume) to express the sheer importance of remembering to check-in with mom. You can use these to link yourself between the short ends of your Supporter cards, as well as create alternative options for yourself in the event you're in need of a Supporter with a different style of advantage. Shauna in particular can get us into some tight situations with the medium range of her draw, where the pulling the phone out in that situation will always save the day for us. With reduced numbers of support for energies, Pokémon, and evolution chain support jumping—Random Receiver helps to keep everyone connected on the same level—just like a happy family should be!

Rock Guard: Mom's possessiveness—she guards her children like a rock. Cram school, criticism, bed time by 9:30—and finish all your homework as soon as you get home. You're grounded almost all the time too, I guess that's why you're still a virgin. Which means that Rock Guard could probably represent your chastity belt, lol. But I guess it could also represent mom's cooking as well, lol. But let's just giggle about that to ourselves—so that mom doesn't get upset. It might be a bad time for jokes.