![]() ![]() Urshifu VMAX is a Fighting type, which is great for exploiting Weakness, though it does crash into Resistance a little often. Single Strike Urshifu VMAX is a Gigantamax Pokémon, but this term currently has no game mechanics or effects that reference it. They do still count as Pokémon V, though, so any support that excludes Pokémon V won’t work for it, while any counters that specify Pokémon V still apply. This makes them about as demanding as Stage 1 Pokémon, but they don’t actually count as Stage 1 Pokémon for the purposes of card effects. Pokémon VMAX are the evolved form of Pokémon V, and evolve only from Basic Pokémon V. As a Pokémon-VMAX, it counts as as Rule Box Pokémon, it gives up three Prizes when KO’d, can access VMAX support, and has to deal with anti-VMAX effects. Single Strike Urshifu VMAX being a VMAX covers familiar territory. You can get a general idea and list of the relevant cards here. ![]() They do not have Rule Boxes: they are worth however many Prizes when KO’d as their other game mechanics dictate, you put them into play the normal way, etc. What being a Single Strike Pokémon actually entails is access to a new family of cards and their support. Most Single Strike cards don’t have “Single Strike” in their names, but they all have the label. ![]() Technically, this does not make it a Single Strike Pokémon it is the “Single Strike” label in the upper-right corner of its card art (just below its HP and type). Single Strike Urshifu VMAX has a Battle Style in its name. Until or unless that happens, though, they’re just two Pokémon VMAX with the same Pokémon type, nothing more. It is possible some future card effect could reference both of them, or all cards with “Urshifu” in their name. Not unlike with the Galarian or Alolan forms of Pokémon that do not share the same lower Stage(s). Let us start by me pointing out that, from the game’s point of view, Single Strike Urshifu VMAX is a totally separate, unrelated entity from Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX. It has quite the mouthful of a name, one that calls for some explaining as it references two game mechanics. -2 Fighting energy: With Capture energy in the decklist, we won’t be needing as many of these.Single Strike Urshifu VMAX (SW – Battle Styles 086/163, 167/163, 168/163) is our 13th-Place Pick for the latest set.- 4 Stone Energy: As it happens with Oranguru, Stone energy is good but it just doesn't help the overall strategy.-1 Single Strike Stoll of Scorn: This is a good card that can take your opponent by surprise but running 1 is more than enough.-1 Bruno: Bruno is an all right supporter but you won’t be using it at its maximum potential often so it is better to swap it for something that provides more consistency.- 2 Stonjouner: As I explained before, Stonjouner is an ok attacker but we want powerful Pokémon that can KO things in just one blow and Stonjouner is not that Pokémon… It is not the best idea to invest resources powering it up and there are better options for one-prize attackers (keep reading to get there!).It takes bench space away and you honestly can’t make the most out of its ability. - 2 Oragunru: Oranguru from Sword and Shield is amazing so you should probably keep it in your album as it will be a great inclusion in other strategies but it won’t help that much in a Single Strike deck.The only thing here, remember that it counts for a colorless energy so it might make it slightly more difficult to attack with your Fighting-type attackers. It provides a ton of consistency to any deck and Single Strike is no exception. ![]() +4 Capture Energy: I just love this card.+1 Marnie: A reliable supporter you can always use to draw and to brick your opponent.If you don’t have this, you can always add a third switch. +1 Air Balloon: I really love this card as it provides basically free retreat during the entire game.+3 Great Ball: I know this is not the perfect item (can’t wait to have Ultra Ball back in the game!) but at least it will give you an additional searching option for early and mid game.+1 Crobat V: Like any other deck in the format, Single Strike will sometimes brick and Crobat is the perfect out of these situations.Umbreon has a fantastic attack that can be powered up in just one turn and its Darkness type makes it the perfect weapon against popular strategies that would otherwise destroy your poor Urshifu like Mew VMAX or Shadow Rider Calyrex VMAX. +2 Umbreon V: Umbreon is the reason why the Single Strike deck came from an OK contender in the meta to one of the most played ones in the format.+ 1 Houndoom: Houndoom is the engine behind this deck so the more we have, the easier we will be finding them.+1 Single Strike Urshifu V: We are going to be making Urshifu V the center of this deck and in order to ensure we can power it up quickly, we will be running one more copy. ![]()
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