Charizard ex / Bibarel IRL Deck Profile - The Post Rotation BDIF?

[@RareCandyTCG]

*Which way do you think is the best way to play Charizard after rotation, with Pidgeot ex or Bibarel?*

[@IrvingLegend]

Bibarel for sure. Someone on Twitter broke down why, even though pidgeot seems like the best way to play since path isn't in rotation anymore, bibarel is actually better. Makes a lot of sense.

[@kevinbui1294]

do you have link? @@IrvingLegend

[@oppressed]

You should consider one copy of TM Evolution and Energy Search. Going second with Arven into these two cards puts you with a Bibarel and Charmeleon in play very consistently.

[@PJHavok0688]

I have Entei V for early game attacker and also Rotom V in case I can’t get TM Evo and can instant charge and also for forest seal stone. I play a 3 Arven, 3 Iono and also 2 Ciphermaniac’s Codebreaking. For my acespecs card I am using prime catcher. For poketools I’m using defiance band, vitality band and TM evo

[@nuggetoftruth865]

One copy of TM Evolution seems nice here doesn’t it? Without Rotom to end your turn 1 going second, using arven for poffin + tm evo seems great for setting up a charmeleon and bibarel to evolve on the next turn.

[@dnatal09]

This variant of zard ex is my better option for me.

[@cohenstuntz6994]

I have been playing bibarel zard witg tm evo in the standard format a lot rn and for rotation no evo seems better. I also like no pokemon v, thats definitely a take i like. Although i would consider Gouging fire ex and magma basin, basin is good for energy consistency and gouging fure is a good andwer to vulpix and possibly other things

[@nightlightoasis]

No codebreaker’s solution? It’s a really good card in the bib build.

[@RareCandyTCG]

I tested 1 copy for a while but tbh it never felt great. I think I used it once, but most times I found myself wishing it was a different supporter.

[@hectorontiveros7083]

Oh man i didn't know level ball got rotated? I like both Pidgeot and Bibarel is nice that you can search for whatever you want with Pidgeot depending on the situation but Bibarel lets you dig more into the deck

[@markblanchard7424]

Are you thinking of a potential mist energy inclusion? It protects against Moon and TM Devo

[@gabriellondon5882]

And Tina, gotta be safe from Tina

[@RareCandyTCG]

You definitely can play it but I think you'll need to fit in a V+seal stone or Cryptomaniac's Deciphering to be able to search it out

[@Waffleater636]

Can I have deck list

[@user-zx3uo8le9b]

What about Evolution incense

[@thelegendarybigfoot6760]

It's been rotated out. Unless you're playing expanded format