Pokeballing: Zekeels

Since i am a avid card buyer i have been able to input alot of card codes into the Pokemon tcg online simulator and build a very similar Zekeels build to what i have now in real life and upon my 5 matches i have won with it a few things have come to mind.

Now some may ask what makes Zekeels such a amazing deck this format. The answer to this is simple, a well built Zekeels deck has a perfect game. What this means is that the deck has a different Pokemon to handle the opponent early, mid and late game.

Early Game
Thundurus takes centre stage for this deck in the early stages of a match. Charge is a great first turn attack as it starts your acceleration right off the bat without set up. Disaster Volt is amazing early turn especially if you go first as you will be scoring quick knockouts and disrupting your opponents strategy right away. Disaster Volt also allows you to fuel your Dynamotors. Something i am trying online due to lack of Zekrom EX is Tornadus. Tornadus is a great way to rotate energy around as with a Double Colorless Energy and repeated attachments of lightning you can also begin powering up bench Pokemon with Hurricane while still scoring knockouts.

Mid Game
This is when you really wanna take advantage of your Zekroms and Eviolite. Zekroms raw power is most times unmatched in almost any match up except the Terrakion match (which destroys you) and the mirror (which can match you for power). Partnered up with Catcher, Zekrom is an amazing way to destroy your opponents set up Pokemon. Mid game is also where your revenge killers will play a huge role in this deck. with Zekrom dealing massive damage to everything, Pokemon that may be able to knock Zekrom out will also likely be in HP range for either Bouffalant or Terrakion to score cheap effective knockouts when you need them most (remember Terrakion hits the Mirror match very hard).

Late Game
This is where in most cases Zekrom EX and Mewtwo EX will take you home. Zekrom EX deals a destructive 150 damage for two energy discard, this is great for attacking other ex Pokemon, especially Mewtwo. Against Mewtwo this discard could be what saves you from being knocked out on your opponents turn as it will prevent Mewtwo from having the amount of energy needed to score a knockout with X-Ball. Mewtwo is of course your counter to opponents Mewtwo, just be careful how you play it or it may be knocked out just as fast.

Zekeels is just a really solid deck right now in the meta, and may be the best deck in the current format. With strong attackers for each point in the game and perhaps the strongest form of energy acceleration right now in Eelektrik's Dynamotor its easy to see why this deck has dominated both Provincials/States and Regionals this past year and its in a good position to stay in the top spot leading up to Nationals.