[Request] Gallade and Gardevoir Deck

I was really surprised to see all Google and Yahoo Search redirects to my Blog concerning a Gallade Deck or a Gardevoir Deck. So, I came up to the idea of making a post all about it for convenience.

A deck that runs under Gallade or Gardevoir is frequently called G&G or PLOX. G&G is centered on Gallade, a heavy attacker which can potentially OK almost anyone in the Battlefield. It is effectively supported by Gardevoir and its Level X since they share the same evolution line. PLOX, on the other hand, is centered on Gardevoir, using its attack to Power Lock the opponent. Although some of these decks also run a certain amount of Gallade, they do rely on locking opponent's Poké-Powers knowing that almost all decks to date run with them.

Usually, G&G or PLOX is supported by 2-2 Claydol GE and 2~4 Pachirisu GE. Why? Of course, for consistency! Gardevoir can uniquely copy your opponent's used up Supporter Card every turn. This means additional speed in draw power or card search. Pachirisu can grab up to 3 Basic Pokémon to your bench on turn 1 for one energy of any kind. Now that's a starter! Plus, Pachirisu's 2nd attack acts as an anti-Tool Card and do additional damage. Bye bye Cessation Crystals! On the other hand, Claydol's fantastic Poké-Power lets you return 2 cards to the bottom of the deck and draw up to 6 cards. Now that's refreshing! It also adds speed to the deck and returns unnecessary cards to the deck for more room for more useful cards.

The Supporters, Trainers, Tool and Stadium Cards are the very basic seen on other card decks, besides, Gardevoir can copy opponent's Supporters, remember? The only difference is "Bebe's over Celio's" because Claydol can benefit Bebe's Search. Same goes with the energies.

Now for the highlight of this post my sample decklists!

Standard PLOX (HP-On)

Pokémon (20):

1x Gardevoir Lv. X
3x Gradevoir (SW)
2x Gallade
3x Kirlia (SW)
4x Ralts (SW)

2x Claydol (GE)
2x Baltoy (GE, preferably the PK one)

3x Pachirisu (GE)

Supporters/Trainers/Stadiums (24):

4x Bebe's Search
2x Roseanne's Research
2x Professor Oak's Visit
2x Steven's Advice
4x Team Galactic's Wager

4x Rare Candy
3x Warp Point/Quick Ball
2x Night Maintenance
1x Time-Space Distortion

Energies (16):

6x Psychic Energy
4x Fighting Energy
4x Double Rainbow Energy
2x Scramble Energy

Standard G&G (HP-On)

Pokémon (20):

3x Gallade
1x Gardevoir Lv. X
2x Gardevoir (SW)
3x Kirlia (SW)
4x Ralts (SW)

2x Claydol (GE)
2x Baltoy (GE)

3x Pachirisu (GE)

Supporters/Trainers/Stadiums (24):

4x Bebe's Search
3x Roseanne's Research
3x Professor Oak's Visit
2x Steven's Advice
2x Team Galactic's Wager

4x Rare Candy
3x Warp Point/Quick Ball
2x Night Maintenance
1x Time-Space Distortion

Energies (16):

6x Fighting Energy
4x Psychic Energy
4x Double Rainbow Energy
2x Scramble Energy

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Gallade and Gardevoir TCG Deck

UPDATE: Here's a link to an updated Gallade and Gardevoir Deck. Click Here

The Pokémon TCG Diamond and Pearl: Secret Wonders set offers new cards with awesome synergy and attacks to play with. And as a player, one will surely look for the best card the set should offer first, the Pokémon Lv. X. This set includes two Pokémon Lv. X, Gardevoir and Honchkrow. Being a Lv. X, we will take its evolution line as basis and from that I would pick Gardy than Honchy.

Gardevoir's evolution line is consist of 4: Ralts as the Basic, Kirlia as the Stage 1 and Gardevoir and Gallade as the Stage two. Gallade is the new addition in the Family and unlike his pre-evolved form he is not Psychic but Fighting. This is good news because Dark types will be popular when the next set arrives (because of Darkrai Lv. X from DP:GE).

I included 4 SW Ralts because its the one with the highest HP but you can use the DF-60 version for added attack (especially when Blissey is popular to your area), Kirlia SW to reuse Supporter Card for setup. I also added 2 versions of Gardevoir, the PK version for massive attack (anti-Blissey) and the SW version for supporting. Gallade is there for added offense and to help the Lv. X's attack.

Now, we need a decent secondary attacker with the finest sync with our primary attacker. The best choices are from the Psychic or Fighting types. Since Gardy Lv. X needs the opponent's Pokémon to have lowest HP, a high HP spreader may be paired to it. I choose Lucario for the job. It's ideal to run a 2-2 Lucario because Riolu has 60 HP and a potential starter K.O., the fact that most of the starters are mainly Colorless and weak to Fighting. Lucario can also attack while attacking with a decent amount. Having all of this Pokémon we need to setup fast and we need a starter Pokémon to fetch Supporters early. Stantler is there for this job.

The Trainers and Supporters must give additional setup and draw power to setup Gardevoir SW fast. Four Celio's Network or Bebe's Search is a must for Pokémon search. I also included Roseanne's Research or Holon Mentor for faster Basics, drawer like Prof. Oak's Visit and TG's Mars. I added TG's Wager to refresh the hand cards, in case you lose, then use Gardevoir's Telepass to use the opponent's drawers in his/her discard pile. Other Trainers are deck necessities like Night Maintenance and Warp Point. I added Rare Candy and Windstorms for faster setup and to get rid of nasty Cessation Crystals.

Energies are the basics with the mix of Multi and DRE.

Here's my own decklist:

Title: Gallade/Gardevoir Lv. X Deck
Author: Angelo de Villa

Pokémon (20):

1x Gardevoir Lv. X SW-131
1x Gardevoir PK-9
2x Gardevoir SW-7
2x Gallade SW-6
3x Kirlia SW-53
4x Ralts SW-102 or DF-60
2x Lucario DP-6
2x Riolu DP-61
3x Stantler SW-113

Trainers/Supporters (24):

4x Celio's Network or Bebe's Search
2x Roseanne's Research or Holon Mentor/Mr. Stone's Project
3x Team Galactic's Wager
2x Team Galactic's Mars
3x Professor Oak's Visit

3x Rare Candy
3x Night Maintenance
2x Windstorm
2x Warp Point

Energies (16):

6x Psychic Energy
4x Fighting Energy
4x Multi Energy
2x Double Rainbow Energy

Another version of this deck subtracts 1 Stantler to give way for 1 Lucario Lv. X.

Until next time!

Gardevoir Lv.X, Bring that Pokémon Down!

Special Thanks to PokéGym for the Images

The third Diamond and Pearl set, Secret Wonders, houses a lot of powerful Pokémon. One of these is Gardevoir Lv. X. Being a Level Up Pokémon we must also take into consideration its previous level and whole evolution line.

There are currently 4 Ralts in the format, 1 being a δ delta species, 2 of which are standard 50 HP Basics and 1 DP SW with 60 HP. I do prefer the DF-60 Ralts with Psychic Boom, for it can KO Blissey fast.

When talking about Kirlia, the best one is the new SW version that allows you to reuse your Supporter cards from your Discard Pile. This is really game breaking for some instance that your Supporters are all used up.

Now let's take a look on Gardevoir. Its PokéPower is genius! The ability to use your opponent own Supporter Card in his or her discard pile is superb! Its attavk, Psychic Lock is also good to restrict your opponent's PokéPowers.

Gardevoir Lv. X gives worry free switching with its PokéPower, Teleportation. Its attack, Bring Down, is awesome for bench attacking decks, just be sure to use it wisely or else you'll end up being KOed yourself.

This cards are really powerful. I have a weird feeling that we'll be seeing this lineup a lot this season.

Gallade and Gardevoir

Ralts, Kirlia, Gallade... Huh? Gallade?

Maybe every trainer by this time is thinking of the male version of Gardevoir, its Gallade. Being the 475th specie of the 4th Gen. Pokémon. Gallade can be obtain by using a Dawn Stone on a male Kirlia.

Gardevoir is a pure Psychic Pokémon. It is the replacement for both Hypno and Gengar evolution line for the 3rd Gen. Pokémon having both their specialties, the Hypnosis-Dream Eater Combo, and the powerful Psychic attack.

Unlike its counter-part, Gardevoir, Gallade is a Fighting and Psychic Pokémon. It is capable of learning moves like False Swipe and Close Combat.

Both of them will make their appearances on both Diamond and Pearl.

For more information about Gardevoir, Click Here.
For more information about Gallade, Click Here.
For more information about Gallade and Gardevoir in TCG, Click Here.