Dark Box Unified Minds Deck Analysis! (Pokemon TCG)

[@mikestead5051]

Do a quad keldeo deck like see one of them :)

[@gyrosean]

Past you read future me's (present now) mind! Literally went to your channel 30 minutes before this upload looking for this exact video!

[@jamashawalker1]

I really need to test out Hapu. It looks really good in these style of decks and I wonder if it'll be good in Malamar variants

[@matteobruno825]

The thing that i realy like about this deck is that against spa it can jump buzzwole's turn(4 prizes) and that the tag teams are so big and it's so difficult to ko specially for a psichic deck that is going to be common.

[@JustP3DS]

Its weird. I see a lot of build losing the zoro ninja. Is there a reason? ITs a solid attacker, and can hit really high numbers later on in the game, without resorting to GX attacks. Also, what is the opinion on adding in some sharpedo in the deck, to try accelerate more energy earlier?

[@SneakyWolfff]

Phillip de Sousa yeah I’d rather play two zoroninja , loose the mewtwo/mew tag team, and take out one dedenea GX cause you need to much bench space to have two.

[@AyuNico]

@@SneakyWolfff Mewtwo can't go out, you need it as an attacker against fighting match-ups to not deal with your weakness and also to OHKO opposing MewTwos.

[@SneakyWolfff]

Nico Noo naga hits all those for the same weakness though.... it’s just zoroninja sets up so quick that if you do it right you’ll OHKO ALMOST everything

[@AyuNico]

@@SneakyWolfff Naga is not a basic searchable by Cherish Ball.

[@SneakyWolfff]

Nico Noo true

[@aaac89life81]

What’s your opinion about adding Beast rings to the deck?

[@zinowardenier]

Have you tested with this or not? Cuz I saw you in Pokemon Deck Check their live streams and they have really struggled to get it rolling...

[@koolaidlemonade8711]

From my testing with it, it doesnt seem to be a very good deck

[@zinowardenier]

@@koolaidlemonade8711 yeah it looks sick on paper, but everyone I've seen it testing says it just can't set up fast and consistant enough -_-

[@OmniPoke]

It's such a strange deck because it has such incredible comeback potential with sabletar that you can be behind all game then attack twice and win!

[@franciscocruz6726]

@@OmniPoke but it wont compete against the likes of tag team gx that can heal... I am looking at you Piptoise GX.

[@aquapatcharchive]

@@franciscocruz6726 worlds format tho

[@giladmeshulam631]

I would put one sightseer instead of one of the hapu

[@danielc8130]

Thoughts on Electrode GX? Gives up 2 prizes but gets 5 energy in play from 1 ability (assuming you can get that in your discard pile). Also, is Guzzlord/Beast Ring not reliable way to accelerate energy, either?

[@Bluequaz]

If you can make space for the guzxlord beast ring that's interesting. I think the idea of this deck is to always work not hope to hit beast ring to win. Also having to find another stage one line just to give up 2 prizes sounds pretty scary to me personally but idk maybe a one of with ditto if you really want. Still scary

[@stefanquint8966]

You already got nag to beast ring to

[@Bluequaz]

@@stefanquint8966 very good point there lol

[@martinbender3509]

Tbh I dont like the idea of playing naganadel. I have been testing this deck with incineroar gx as a way to get out energy. It can seem a bit clunky but you secure getting 3 energies per turn.

[@Lox4013]

And it eats up much more space and is far less consistent.

[@AyuNico]

Incineroar is really inconsistent even with 4 Ultra Balls available lol... Now imagine without ball consistency.

[@Bluequaz]

"getting extra prizes = good" beast bringer broken confirmed?

[@Lox4013]

Not if it's too restrictive

[@Joseph981000]

I would add Greninja & Zoroark because his GX attack (Dark Union) can easily add 7 energies from the discard (including attack cost).

[@JPannafino]

False alarm, not a deck profile on Whimsicott. Sorry everyone, come back tomorrow. Just joking Joe, thanks for doing this.

[@halibutshorts3085]

I think sharpedo unb is really good, also onix for the pikarom matchup. Also, evil admonition wevile.

[@wolfe2348]

Do we have another option instead of nagas? I'm looking forward something that last a little more time in standard, and nagas are going to disappear next year

[@GuerrillaBlaster]

I really hope we get a spicy Omnipoke post rotation Quagnag list!

[@TubsOfBudder]

Mister omnipoke, I am in incredible Raichu fanatic! Is there any way you could brainstorm a few ideas on how to run Raichux2 GX? I've considered Dawn wings necrozma! I believe it'll be very powerful, especially in the mirror match. But I'm afraid my entire body of my deck is essentially Pikarom shell

[@OmniPoke]

Good news if you're a raichu fan because the new tag team is amazing! I think they most likely will just slot right into Pikarom but playing tag switch and 2 copies makes them very easy to spam

[@jamashawalker1]

Tested it out last night. Not a fan of Hapu. This deck is way too combo oriented to use Hapu. I found myself discarding more necessary pieces than energy. Also if I were to play this again I'd run a 3-3 line of weavile GX. It was alot harder to get out on paper than I thought and alot of people seem to have that same struggle playing this deck. Overall the potential is there but attacking by turn 4, giving up some prizes and clunking up the bench was not the business lol

[@wolfe2348]

Did you discover something new? I'm interested in this deck

[@drewfaustspeaks]

Against blowns couldn’t you use the Darkrai/Umbreon gx attack to skip Beast Ring?

[@OmniPoke]

That's usually the gameplan going into it (or KO a non gx into a sabletar KO) but sometimes you don't draw into all the gust at the right times and blowns puts you on a clock pretty consistently

[@faustobondt6231]

What about super scoop up?

[@guilhermecoelho9968]

These cards will be so busted in expanded with free retreat darkrai, max pot, max elixir, sky field and dark patch

[@boorail85]

Exactly. Dark is always amazing in expanded. Weavile gx and Max potion is going to be insane. Unless you battle a decent fighting deck and just get 1 shotted every turn

[@guilhermecoelho9968]

boorail85 You Could tech in Yveltal EX I feel for high damage potential and resistance to fighting ( and I’m thinking a mew & mewtwo Gx might also be good for those fighting decks)

[@SJ-TV]

Thank you for this!

[@anthonybeaulieu3124]

It’s meme box man!!😂

[@matheusdovalle6611]

I have a special list i made, could u test it and give your opinion? It's a destruction deck theme, haha

[@neo120590]

What does the "box" part in "Dark Box" mean?

[@UltanOfficial]

That there a multiple Dark Pokemon that the deck uses, some decks play 2 pokemon (e.g. Zoroark/Golisopod) that make the deck known by saying the name of the 2 Pokemon as a deck, a toolbox/box deck is when there are many different Pokemon (In this case, Weavile, Tyrantitar/Sableye, Umbreon/Darkrai, Naga) that saying all of the Pokémon just takes too long so they replace it with the word Toolbox/box and most of these cards are dark type so Joe is calling it Dark Box.

[@nealsteger5081]

He calls it dark box because there are many dark attackers

[@Bluequaz]

Also when you play a Pokemon like M2/mew usually you call it a box. It has multiple Pokemon to use for attacks as well as multiple support Pokemon for dark stuff

[@ProphecyPhrase]

It means Toolbox as you're playing many Dark Pokémon to be used for many different situations. Like a toolbox really.

[@maxdubs5360]

this deck seems incredible on paper we just need to find the magic consistant formula! maybe this deck another way and it uses no nagas? play zoroninja to set up 2 incineroars and its easier than ever by just using cherish ball then viridian or hapu and acro bike etc then once 1 is set up its an immediate 3 energy per turn that seems pretty good

[@anselmsim]

Max Dubs u miss out on darkrai and sabletar’s amazing gx attacks though

[@maxdubs5360]

@@anselmsim i know thats why i just gave it as an idea! Like i said dark has too many tools we donf know which ones are correct togsther lol

[@wolfe2348]

Did you discover something in this month?

[@maxdubs5360]

@@wolfe2348 nagas definitly the best option and now that they revealed red and blue tag team i think thats the best option! Play red and blue to evolve into weavile gx and accelerate 2 energy from deck thr key is that this is consistant! And obviously with those 2 energy in play you can move them around with weavlie plus ypur attach for turn on turn 1 or turn 2 means youve got at least 3 energy in play and can consistantly use black lance on turn 2

[@wolfe2348]

@@maxdubs5360 I see.. amazing. thanks bro (:!

[@Vulcanfaux]

Isnt sharpedo still in rotation? The one that once you evolve it you look at your top 6 cards and grab any dark energy you see? I imagine if you run atleast two it would help.

[@nickdevries6245]

First

[@ProphecyPhrase]

No one cares.