I just want to say that I appreciate you recording ads for each of your videos instead of recycling the same one. Didn't know you also had codes for sale; might have to check your site out. Glad to see you thriving, man.
@@sandygast9766 Well I should've been more specific. I meant that we finally have a video on a Darkrai Vstar deck. The only other one uploaded on this channel was the tabletop one before the official release of Astral Radiance. It's just nice to see this video up because I use a Darkrai Vstar deck
Its awesome how both moltres are support pokemon and attackers at the same time. And the deck has a perfect attacker for all phases of the game. Moltres V to start, darkrai to hit hard mid game, and if that's not enough - baby moltres to clean up.
would love to see an analysis/possible upgraded version of this for the silver tempest format and see how it holds up against the current top tier decks. this is my favorite deck. keep up the awesome content man.
I've always felt like darkrai was completely underutilized in the meta. Easily tier 1 deck. It matches so well against mew vmax, palkia intel, arcintel, and so on.
It doesn't match "so well" against Palkia tho. It's definitely a bad mu, but you can still win if you draw the sauce and your opponent has a rough start (as shown in the video).
Started this video to watch some Darkrai content since it’s in the title and thumbnail. 10 minutes and 3 matches in.. didn’t use Darkrai not even once lmao
56:30 should've gotten air balloon and scoop up net to scoop up the ninja then ultra ball for moltres and training court + malevolent charge for two energy on board instead of just one from dark patch. 😝
Yeah I love this deck, when those $20 Darkrai v star boxes were on sale I had a few to make this deck and I swear one turn you feel like you have soo many options and power lmfao. My decks a little different but you rarely ever get a stuck hand
I was thinking about running this list as is, with a few modifications. For one, I was going to swap out 1x crobat for 1x luminion. I'd love for advice on checks and balances.
@@Andi_Frost_XPR0PR18 Lumineon is good. I think it is personal preference. I prefer 2 Crobat because I want to make sure I explode turn 1 & 2. If one is prized or you start with it in the active.. this can definitely hurt. You don't need pumkaboo. You need to play 3 "pokestop" to help find your pieces to counter "path to peak". Training court is okay, but not near as good because it does not help you dig in the early turns to get set up. The biggest problem this deck has is not finding a Darkrai VStar on turn 2 sometimes, but if you play a list more focused on consistency this is not an issue.
That late game Star abyss, for dark patch and air balloon play I legit started clapping at how good it was! Awesome! Great sequencing, love to watch! And never punished 🤦♂️ Gg's Andrew!
There’s a magnezone that allows you to put as many metal energies from your hand to your Pokémon and I feel like that would combo well with Pokémon go ambipom
I actually play this deck IRL and my friends hate it lol however I dont use two of the 1 prize galarian moltres (mostly because I cant seem to find them anywhere) and usually when I do I dont have dark energy in my hand to put on it. My trainers are a little bit different though and really I need to get a training court in there so I can get the energy out of the discard faster
Also I forgot I had to sub in a canceling collogn because I played someone with a miltank deck and if they dealt with the 1 prize moltres and didnt take any prize cards I had absolutely NO way of touching it.
You should try adding 1 Klara into the deck. Usually in the endgame I use it while discarding one of my baby Galarian Moltres at the start as a safety measure. Comes in clutch once in a while
I usually run two Moltres 1 prizes for exactly the miltank reason. Once they take out a v there's enough ability damage to quickly setup a Moltres 3 energy in one turn. Which is insane
40:30 Why not quick ball for another Moltres V instead of Zigzagoon? Could have increased bench energy count attaching from discards(dealing 30 more damage), also potential for more energy for upcoming terms
I usually lose to Palkia / Intel decks when I play Dakrai. Tough match up because of Starmie V. Palkia punishes the deck for benching lots of Pokémon AND punishes the deck for building up energies for Darkrai Vstar. It’s a lose-lose situation for sure, especially if the opponent gets down two Palkia V on their first turn so that they evolve on their second turn and play Melony.
The 2 crobats is interesting. When I ran darkrai I did 1 of crobat and lumineon. I really like the lumineon because you can pull out a research and dump unplayable hands.
I play this deck too and also use lumineon but considering the only supporters this deck plays are boss and research I feel like the second crobat might be better just in case you have to put one in the active at the beginning of the game and depending on the deck and meta a card like crobat is generally better than a card like lumineon.
Have you played Darkrai vstar with weezing and if so do you like that way or do you prefer darkrai played with just galarian moltres? Great video as always tricky gym. Another idea is maybe playing darkrai with celebrations mew for like a turbo style build.
His thinking process is simply amazing 👏. Everytime I don't see a way, he just carves right through and gets a knock out 💪 Thank you for your hardwork 😃
I like playing Darkrai vstar with incineroar GX in expanded. It's not great, but it's just fun to load up on energies from the deck and find a KO out of nowhere.
I use Incineroar in my favorite expanded deck as well. Win about 50% of matches. Not great, but fun. I use Hoopa GX to get things set up, Weavile GX to distribute Incineroars energies, and attack with Geeninja Zoroark tag team. It has same attack, Dark Pulse, as Darkrai Vstar. So satisfying to get everything set up, and even more satisfying to end a game with Incineroar. Expecially against a 3 prize psychic. I love doing over 1000 damage.
Heyo 👋Tricky! I made a grass deck is there a way you could possibly look at it and maybe even play it? It’s currently standard and the main starring Pokémon are Shaymin V-Star and Groton with the ability sun-Drenched shell and Radiant Venusaur, and if not play it maybe give suggestions for it?
It also has Torterra as one of the other main attacker besides Shaymin V-star which you can get alll these cards out with battle vip pass and grottoes abitie
Sir I love your channel and videos but could you please give us the number of Pokemon you play with(i.e. how many Moltres Galareon) and the names of the other cards/ number of these cards in description or if that's too much just give a quick visual click and read call on what your playing along with the numbers, please?
Collection? For this specific deck or any other decks? Or are you talking about completing an actual set? (i.e Fusion Strike, Evolving Skies, and Brilliant Stars)
@@lilycorne9503 I'm not sure if my other reply was deleted, but definitely buy the missing cards individually (Online is the best way to do so). Maybe trade with people at your local card shop. Buying booster packs/boxes is not an optimal way to get a few missing cards
honest question: I've only really played TCG online, and I've always wondered... is there a huge difference(s) between playing the game online and in person? I'm mostly referring to the vibe, pace of play, ability to see the discard pile and easily see what the opposing pokemon's moves do etc. I never really play and card games in person so I've always wondered.
@@robbnoble1509 Mine, either. Just noticed that Digi got a revival/reboot, and OP outright GOT a new TCG, afaik. *Hell, even NARUTO has so some kickass Japanese cards for I forget what.
I see this becoming a Meta threat. Look how quick the deck just explodes. Turn 1 three energy on the Moltress, then pivot to Darkrai, which is like a Boltund on Steroids! I'm going to have to build this deck. I'm just worried about how it'll play against Ursifu Vmax.
@@JetfireQuasar just remember that Crobat is weak to fighting. Just know when to play the Crobat correctly instead of being greedy and possibly losing 2 prizes the turn after
why did you have to play this? Lol.. I was enjoying destroying everything and not playing mirror matches .. now everyone is going to play it on the ladder. definitely a sleeper pick for worlds though
It'd be nice to have a timestamp where the actual gameplay starts for us seasoned players who don't wanna hear what Galarian Moltres V does for the 225th time.
Video 10 asking to use my custom deck. Can you use my custom deck? It's called, The Groundon Smash. It Includes: 4 Groundons (with the Magma Volcano Attack: Discard the top 5 cards of your deck. This attack does 80 damage for each energy card you discarded this way.), 2 Crushing Hammers, 4 Energy Retrievals, 4 Potions, 1 Bea, 4 Pokémon Center Lady's, 4 Bede's, 1 Cook, 1 Special Stone Energy (This Special energy reduces 20 damage after applying Weakness and Resistance), 35 Stone/Fighting Energy. I hope you enjoy, and have a SMASHING good time... hee hee.
I just want to say that I appreciate you recording ads for each of your videos instead of recycling the same one. Didn't know you also had codes for sale; might have to check your site out. Glad to see you thriving, man.
Yes for sure it's an unappreciated feature of this channel I always pay attention as good deals get announced in them
Agreed. Making a relevant joke once in a while makes me less likely to skip.
FINALLY, I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO FOR SOOOOO LONG!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!
Wdym this video was from this mornings stream lol
@@sandygast9766 Well I should've been more specific. I meant that we finally have a video on a Darkrai Vstar deck. The only other one uploaded on this channel was the tabletop one before the official release of Astral Radiance.
It's just nice to see this video up because I use a Darkrai Vstar deck
Its awesome how both moltres are support pokemon and attackers at the same time. And the deck has a perfect attacker for all phases of the game. Moltres V to start, darkrai to hit hard mid game, and if that's not enough - baby moltres to clean up.
good point
Finally! Thank you Tricky gym!
would love to see an analysis/possible upgraded version of this for the silver tempest format and see how it holds up against the current top tier decks. this is my favorite deck. keep up the awesome content man.
I agree!
This would be interesting, I agree.
I've always felt like darkrai was completely underutilized in the meta. Easily tier 1 deck. It matches so well against mew vmax, palkia intel, arcintel, and so on.
It doesn't match "so well" against Palkia tho. It's definitely a bad mu, but you can still win if you draw the sauce and your opponent has a rough start (as shown in the video).
Palkia is the toughest matchup. But yes Darkrai is Tier 1, and a sleeper for worlds
What about Urshifu VMAX
@@lucaguglielmo2142 Darkrai - Palkia match up is 50/50 it just depends on who knocks out who first.
RS Urshifu is my sleeper for worlds
Started this video to watch some Darkrai content since it’s in the title and thumbnail.
10 minutes and 3 matches in.. didn’t use Darkrai not even once lmao
Nice I have all these cards, been looking for a way to use darkrai !
56:30 should've gotten air balloon and scoop up net to scoop up the ninja then ultra ball for moltres and training court + malevolent charge for two energy on board instead of just one from dark patch. 😝
6:28 that cut lmaooo
I built the deck online as well and I have been stalled with the boss more times then I can count😅
My man deserves a medal for not commenting on the 420 damage
Yeah I love this deck, when those $20 Darkrai v star boxes were on sale I had a few to make this deck and I swear one turn you feel like you have soo many options and power lmfao. My decks a little different but you rarely ever get a stuck hand
Only a matter of time before this deck is noticed. Personally I also use Pumpkaboo to deal with Path
Sounds like a good include, path wrecks this deck engine
What would you sub out for pumpkaboo?
I was thinking about running this list as is, with a few modifications. For one, I was going to swap out 1x crobat for 1x luminion. I'd love for advice on checks and balances.
@@Andi_Frost_XPR0PR18 i don't think zig is that impactful especially if you are only playing 2 nets
@@Andi_Frost_XPR0PR18 Lumineon is good. I think it is personal preference. I prefer 2 Crobat because I want to make sure I explode turn 1 & 2. If one is prized or you start with it in the active.. this can definitely hurt. You don't need pumkaboo. You need to play 3 "pokestop" to help find your pieces to counter "path to peak". Training court is okay, but not near as good because it does not help you dig in the early turns to get set up. The biggest problem this deck has is not finding a Darkrai VStar on turn 2 sometimes, but if you play a list more focused on consistency this is not an issue.
Were it not for Palkia and Miltank existing (mostly Pakia) in our format, Darkrai would be Tier 1.
Sorry, the video peaked at 0:21 for me, lol.
That late game Star abyss, for dark patch and air balloon play I legit started clapping at how good it was! Awesome! Great sequencing, love to watch! And never punished 🤦♂️
Gg's Andrew!
I’ve been playing this deck since astral and it’s been doing me so well cause not only do people not expect it but it also just works in its speed
this is exactly what i expect when i see darkrai vstar
I love all your dirty deck tech beatdowns. Rad stuff dude
at 9:32 I was confused why he wasn't going for a turn 1 knockout and then I realized that Pokemon added that dumb can't attack if you go first rule.
Has to be a penalty for going first
There’s a magnezone that allows you to put as many metal energies from your hand to your Pokémon and I feel like that would combo well with Pokémon go ambipom
Why magnezone when cherrim exists? Stage 1, level ball searchable
@@leokiralla4449 oh yeah I forgot about that
I’ve been playing this setup since it was posted on the discord a few months ago. It obliterates decks.
I actually play this deck IRL and my friends hate it lol however I dont use two of the 1 prize galarian moltres (mostly because I cant seem to find them anywhere) and usually when I do I dont have dark energy in my hand to put on it. My trainers are a little bit different though and really I need to get a training court in there so I can get the energy out of the discard faster
Also I forgot I had to sub in a canceling collogn because I played someone with a miltank deck and if they dealt with the 1 prize moltres and didnt take any prize cards I had absolutely NO way of touching it.
You should try adding 1 Klara into the deck. Usually in the endgame I use it while discarding one of my baby Galarian Moltres at the start as a safety measure. Comes in clutch once in a while
I usually run two Moltres 1 prizes for exactly the miltank reason. Once they take out a v there's enough ability damage to quickly setup a Moltres 3 energy in one turn. Which is insane
If you win the coin flip do you want to go second or still go first?!?
Always enjoy your videos, Andrew! Thanks for the fun! :)
Absolute insanity 😳
his voice is so calm and relaxing
Do you like this deck better or your Giratina V that you did with JP cards?
The dark patch curse during the stream was extremely entertaining. Just waiting for Hisuian Goodra.
I subbed to your channel not so long ago and I find out what I wanna use next for this Pokémon card series-
absolute pure filth 👍
40:30 Why not quick ball for another Moltres V instead of Zigzagoon? Could have increased bench energy count attaching from discards(dealing 30 more damage), also potential for more energy for upcoming terms
You can only use that ability once per turn. Even if you have 2 benched the ability says “You cant Use
more than 1 Direflame Wings Abillty each turn”.
@@Wdevore816 thanks
I'm thinking of getting back into pokemon, what is a good deck that will still be viable after rotation
Needless to say, this video honestly makes me confused as to why Darkrai isn't Tier 1 in this format . . .
I usually lose to Palkia / Intel decks when I play Dakrai. Tough match up because of Starmie V. Palkia punishes the deck for benching lots of Pokémon AND punishes the deck for building up energies for Darkrai Vstar. It’s a lose-lose situation for sure, especially if the opponent gets down two Palkia V on their first turn so that they evolve on their second turn and play Melony.
That Crobat win was hilarious 🤣
The 2 crobats is interesting. When I ran darkrai I did 1 of crobat and lumineon. I really like the lumineon because you can pull out a research and dump unplayable hands.
That's what I use as well. Lumineon does come in clutch much more than using a second crobat
I play this deck too and also use lumineon but considering the only supporters this deck plays are boss and research I feel like the second crobat might be better just in case you have to put one in the active at the beginning of the game and depending on the deck and meta a card like crobat is generally better than a card like lumineon.
I played this deck last week and got destroyed by a luna/sun single prize deck. anything you would change up to counter this kind of deck?
Any replacements for Crobat V and Training Court after the rotation?
No point in thinking that far ahead. There will be at least 2 expansions before then. Who knows what the meta will be by that point.
@@mdccxxvii Makes sense!
wow this deck is stupidly op. Keep up the amazing content(also its kinda a budget deck!)
That galarian moltres v goes hard!!!
I’ve been running a dark deck with baby samuratt in this same style
With only one minor hiccup, I can vouch for the prompt service at Full Grip Games. I wish for you and your team’s continued success Andrew!
10:56 - Couldn't you have used a Dark Patch and attacked for the win? Or am I missing something?
First turn
Min 8:54, por que obtiene 2 cartas premio? Soy nuevo en pokemon tcg
obtienes 2 cartas premio cuando derribas los pokemon V
Could darkrai be improved with the new lost zone or silver tempest?
no piers?
I love dark pulse decks😂😂
Ah, the good ol' banana in the tailpipe.
Hey buddy when do you plan on switching over to PTCG Live again? I haven’t had many issues lately just curious not that it matters lol
420 dmg back to back turns was sick
still new to the ptcg, what makes this deck "turbo"?
Have you played Darkrai vstar with weezing and if so do you like that way or do you prefer darkrai played with just galarian moltres? Great video as always tricky gym. Another idea is maybe playing darkrai with celebrations mew for like a turbo style build.
His thinking process is simply amazing 👏. Everytime I don't see a way, he just carves right through and gets a knock out 💪 Thank you for your hardwork 😃
Why do the other Yugitubers keep putting this deck as a tier 3 deck.... This deck is phenomenal
Dude refresh your discord code pls I want to join your server
Can someone explain why you would use trekking shoes over acro bike? Or is acro not legal in expanded
You’re not running Pierce… dudes a pretty solid supporter. Or is my assessment wrong on him?
I prefer the weezing build double energy on weezing makes it so easy to do 300+ damage or you use the the other weezing to cancel abilities
this looks soo fun, im gonna get some Darkrai to try it out.
I like playing Darkrai vstar with incineroar GX in expanded. It's not great, but it's just fun to load up on energies from the deck and find a KO out of nowhere.
I use Incineroar in my favorite expanded deck as well. Win about 50% of matches. Not great, but fun. I use Hoopa GX to get things set up, Weavile GX to distribute Incineroars energies, and attack with Geeninja Zoroark tag team. It has same attack, Dark Pulse, as Darkrai Vstar. So satisfying to get everything set up, and even more satisfying to end a game with Incineroar. Expecially against a 3 prize psychic. I love doing over 1000 damage.
It’s the Darkman!!!!
This deck has a chance to win regionals imo
I've only been playing this deck my list is a little different but I like you build I am also play bib for draw and ninja but I really like your build
Still can't Beat my Stonjourner deck haha!
Sorry. Who is Charles?
Heyo 👋Tricky! I made a grass deck is there a way you could possibly look at it and maybe even play it? It’s currently standard and the main starring Pokémon are Shaymin V-Star and Groton with the ability sun-Drenched shell and Radiant Venusaur, and if not play it maybe give suggestions for it?
It also has Torterra as one of the other main attacker besides Shaymin V-star which you can get alll these cards out with battle vip pass and grottoes abitie
Sir I love your channel and videos but could you please give us the number of Pokemon you play with(i.e. how many Moltres Galareon) and the names of the other cards/ number of these cards in description or if that's too much just give a quick visual click and read call on what your playing along with the numbers, please?
The decklist is always in the description.
I want to start but how many boosters I have to buy to get a complete collection ?
Collection? For this specific deck or any other decks? Or are you talking about completing an actual set? (i.e Fusion Strike, Evolving Skies, and Brilliant Stars)
@@dankscarce Completing to do all the decks I want, may be I will do some exchanges to get the missing card of some decks
@@lilycorne9503 I'm not sure if my other reply was deleted, but definitely buy the missing cards individually (Online is the best way to do so). Maybe trade with people at your local card shop. Buying booster packs/boxes is not an optimal way to get a few missing cards
@@dankscarce I'm talking in the software not IRL...
eBay is ur best bet just buy a ton code cards and start trading\pulling cards
honest question: I've only really played TCG online, and I've always wondered... is there a huge difference(s) between playing the game online and in person? I'm mostly referring to the vibe, pace of play, ability to see the discard pile and easily see what the opposing pokemon's moves do etc. I never really play and card games in person so I've always wondered.
It takes more skill in terms of memorizing what's prized ir not irl
Funny greninja is part dark. Imagine they made a dark version of this
Ah, yes, a brilliant display of a well balanced game. At least the game doesn't end turn 1 like in Yugioh, I guess.
At least Digimon and One Piece are close to decent...?
@@TrianglePants You know, honestly I've never played them. I might check Digimon out. Loved it as a kid. One Piece was never my thing though.
@@robbnoble1509
Mine, either. Just noticed that Digi got a revival/reboot, and OP outright GOT a new TCG, afaik. *Hell, even NARUTO has so some kickass Japanese cards for I forget what.
isn't it Dark energy? not Darkness energy? i thought Darkness energy did an extra 10 damage to the active poke. plus its Dark type in the game...
It is indeed called Darkness Energy, for whatever reason
Top ten for sure
this is clearly just the married man diff
i wouldve said take out the baby moltres and put in koffing and Galarian Weezing ( energy factory) not the neutralizing gas one
I have Darkrai vstar
Tomorrow is my birthday, my wish is to see an updated eternatus vmax
Sick vid
420 damage!? Blaze it!
early this morning I ran against TCGOshare4 or 04 (?) kinda forget, I thought it was you but turns out you are number 20 not 4 😂
I see this becoming a Meta threat. Look how quick the deck just explodes. Turn 1 three energy on the Moltress, then pivot to Darkrai, which is like a Boltund on Steroids! I'm going to have to build this deck. I'm just worried about how it'll play against Ursifu Vmax.
Its grass weak so you'll be fine you both 2 shot each other and you give up less prizes
Hell yes…
@@JetfireQuasar just remember that Crobat is weak to fighting. Just know when to play the Crobat correctly instead of being greedy and possibly losing 2 prizes the turn after
@@dankscarce If he's ignoring Darkrai for crobats Darkrai will just one hit in return and Bears do NOT want that prize trade.
I’m worried about Irshifu lol
this is so funnn
Easily the most expensive deck in format
You can build this whole deck for less than the cost of a 2-2 Palkia line
why did you have to play this? Lol.. I was enjoying destroying everything and not playing mirror matches .. now everyone is going to play it on the ladder. definitely a sleeper pick for worlds though
NICE
Completely underrated deck, if more top players played it, it would be closer to tier 1.
Call this deck the pandemic, Cuz it's too sick, bruh!
It'd be nice to have a timestamp where the actual gameplay starts for us seasoned players who don't wanna hear what Galarian Moltres V does for the 225th time.
Just skip ahead. It’s not that hard.
@@Wdevore816 I know, I just wanted to express myself
@@fresh_vertices take it down a notch.
pentagon hexagon septagon yourarceoousisgon
hoopa DAA
I can’t wait for shady dealings to leave. Imagine being such tryhard that you need the shady dealings engine, and prob only play that iyour deck
You should teach your wife how to play ptcg
Video 10 asking to use my custom deck.
Can you use my custom deck? It's called, The Groundon Smash.
It Includes:
4 Groundons (with the Magma Volcano Attack: Discard the top 5 cards of your deck. This attack does 80 damage for each energy card you discarded this way.),
2 Crushing Hammers,
4 Energy Retrievals,
4 Potions,
1 Bea,
4 Pokémon Center Lady's,
4 Bede's,
1 Cook,
1 Special Stone Energy (This Special energy reduces 20 damage after applying Weakness and Resistance),
35 Stone/Fighting Energy.
I hope you enjoy, and have a SMASHING good time... hee hee.
First here
Deck bricks 60 percent of the time.
@@SWUDAD no court is correct. And I doubt it.
With two Crobats and Radiant Greninja?
@@SilverShadow02 high energy count can be a problem.