Mother Flygon (TCG): Difference between revisions

'''Mother Flygon''' has been a popular {{TCG|deck archetype}} in the [[Pokémon TCG]] through the second half of the '08-'09 and into the '09-'10 {{TCG|Pokémon Organized Play|Organized Play}} seasons, and will likely remain a large part of the metagame until  the {{TCG|Rising Rivals}} set {{TCG|Rotation|rotates}}, or until the deck simply stops winning.  Mother Flygon has placed highly in many tournaments, including the 2009 Pokémon TCG World Championships.  The deck's strategy centers around getting an active {{TCG ID|Rising Rivals|Flygon|5}} out with three energies attached, along with at least one {{TCG ID|Great Encounters|Claydol|15}} and one {{TCG ID|Rising Rivals|Nidoqueen|30}} on the bench.  The other bench spaces should be filled with '''continute here.'''

As is the case with most {{TCG|deck archetype}}s, the exact origin of the deck is unknown.  Soon after the {{TCG|Rising Rivals}} expansion was released, many players immediately recognized {{TCG ID|Rising Rivals|Flygon|5}}'s potential as an attacker and began attempting to combine it with a variety of supporting Pokémon, including {{TCG ID|Rising Rivals|Hippowdon LV.X|107}} and {{TCG|Secret Wonders}} {{TCG ID|Secret Wonders|Weavile|40}}.  However, the most successful combination was with... '''continue here as well'''

When the {{TCG|Rising Rivals}} expansion was released, though, players once again looked at Speedrill as a threat, and it has placed well in a number of tournaments since then.