CMT (TCG): Difference between revisions

The deck aimed to open with [[Celebi (Triumphant 92)|Celebi Prime]].  Ideally, the CMT player would be able to attack as early as turn one or turn two with either {{TCG ID|Emerging Powers|Tornadus|89}} or {{TCG ID|Next Destinies|Mewtwo-EX|54}}.  This was possible through the Energy acceleration Celebi Prime's ''Forest Breath'' provided, combined with {{TCG|Double Colorless Energy}} to fulfill the Energy requirements for Tornadus's ''Hurricane'' or Mewtwo-EX's ''X-Ball''.  To get Celebi Prime out of the active position and begin attacking, the deck utilized either {{TCG|Switch}} or {{TCG|Skyarrow Bridge}} depending on availability.  In the event that the CMT player found him- or herself with a dead hand at some point, {{TCG ID|Undaunted|Smeargle|8}}'s ''Portrait'' {{TCG|Poké-Power}} often provided an out.  Like Celebi Prime, Smeargle worked well with Switch and Skyarrow Bridge, as the player could often avoid discarding to retreat after a ''Portrait''.

If an opposing deck managed to set up fully, CMT was often far enough ahead that it could win with its few remaining resources.  As with many decks, CMT could use {{TCG|N}} to drop both players' hands should the game become close near the end.  The deck played an unusually large number of Supporter cards as well as Smeargle, so it often had a better chance to draw an out than the opposition after a late game N.

[[File:DoubleColorlessEnergyHeartGoldSoulSilver103.jpg|thumb|left|{{TCG|Double Colorless Energy}}]]

* '''[[Celebi (Triumphant 92)|Celebi Prime]]''' - Celebi Prime provided the deck's main Energy acceleration via its ''Forest Breath'' {{TCG|Poké-Power}}.  If Celebi Prime was active, ''Forest Breath'' allowed for the attachment of one {{e|Grass}} Energy card from the player's hand to one of his or her Pokémon, in addition to the typical Energy attachment for the turn.  Because Celebi Prime had a retreat cost of {{e}}, it could retreat for free with {{TCG|Skyarrow Bridge}} in play.  By attaching one Energy card via ''Forest Breath'' and one Energy from the hand, and subsequently retreating or {{TCG|Switch}}ing Celebi Prime, CMT could deal as much as {{tt|80 damage|via Tornadus's Hurricane}} turn one.

* '''{{TCG ID|Emerging Powers|Tornadus|89}}''' - Variants of CMT existed without Tornadus (generally called '''CM'''), but many players opted to run Tornadus both for added power early in the game and as a counter to {{TCG|Quad Terrakion}} and [[Mew (Triumphant 97)|Mew Prime]]-based decks.  With one ''Forest Breath'' and a Double Colorless Energy, Tornadus was able to do 80 damage with ''Hurricane'', 20 damage more than ''X-Ball'' was capable of with three Energy attached.

* '''{{TCG|Junk Arm}}''' - Although Junk Arm's status as a critical card was not unique to CMT (most non-Trainer lock decks of the era played four), it was very important to the deck's success.  Many claimed that Junk Arm essentially allowed CMT to play eight {{TCG|Pokémon Catcher}}.  In practice, this was rare, since the player typically found him- or herself expending some Junk Arms to retrieve other useful {{TCG|Trainer card}}s from the discard.  Still, Junk Arm was versatile and powerful.

==Possible tech cards==

* '''{{TCG ID|Noble Victories|Terrakion|73}}''' - After the release of the {{TCG|Dark Explorers}} expansion in May 2012, CMT needed a way to deal with {{TCG ID|Dark Explorers|Darkrai-EX|63}}.  Darkrai-EX resisted {{TCG ID|Next Destinies|Mewtwo-EX|54}} and was capable of knocking out any Pokémon in the deck in two attacks.  Because its ''Night Spear'' attack also hit a benched Pokémon for 30 damage (in addition to the 90 it dealt to the Defending Pokémon), Darkrai-EX could knock out a benched [[Celebi (Triumphant 92)|Celebi Prime]] in two attacks.  Although the addition of Terrakion, along with {{TCG|Fighting Energy}} to power its attacks, somewhat decreased CMT's consistency, it greatly improved the deck's matchup against {{TCG|Darkrai/Terrakion}}, {{TCG|DMT}}, and other Darkrai-EX-based archetypes.

* '''{{TCG|Random Receiver}}''' - Random Receiver was used to increase consistency and make the deck less susceptible to a late-game {{TCG|N}}.  If the player had already used Random Receiver, it was searchable through {{TCG|Junk Arm}}, meaning an {{TCG|N}}'d player needed only to draw a Junk Arm ''or'' a Supporter as an out.

* '''{{TCG ID|Unleashed|Shaymin|8}}''' - Shaymin was a common inclusion in CMT.  When Shaymin was played from the hand, its ''Celebration Wind'' Poké-Power allowed the player to move Energy cards freely between his or her Pokémon.  This made it possible to conserve Energies by removing them from a damaged Pokémon, and to catch the opponent off-guard by powering up an attacker that could not normally be powered up in one turn.  Because Mewtwo-EX's ''X-Ball'' did damage partially based on the number of Energy attached to it, a player could also attack for a large amount of damage suddenly with Mewtwo-EX by ''Celebration Wind''ing a lot of Energy to it.

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