CroByss (TCG): Difference between revisions

'''CroByss''' was a [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] {{TCG|deck archetype}} that saw success toward the end of the 2003-2004 season, after the release of {{TCG|EX Hidden Legends}} in June 2004. Its name is a blend of {{TCG ID|EX Hidden Legends|Crobat|3}} and {{TCG ID|EX Hidden Legends|Gorebyss|18}}, the deck's two main attackers. CroByss was one of several popular deck archetypes of the era to include Gorebyss, the others being {{TCG|MetaByss}}; {{TCG|Jumpluff/Gorebyss}}; and a number of decks focusing on {{TCG|Stage 1 Pokémon|Stage 1}} attackers. The deck took first place at the South Stadium Challenge in {{wp|Arlington, Texas}} in July, 2004, and had at least one Top 32 finish at the {{TCG|2004 World Championships}}. CroByss functions as a disruptive deck, using a combination of Crobat and Gorebyss' attacks to alternately damage and stall the opponent while restricting their hand size with {{TCG|Desert Shaman}}.

The synergy between {{TCG ID|EX Hidden Legends|Crobat|3}} and {{TCG ID|EX Hidden Legends|Gorebyss|18}} was admittedly limited, but they complimented each other in that they were non-{{TCG|Pokémon-ex|ex}} Pokémon that were capable of attacking for only one or two {{TCG|Energy card|Energy}}. Crobat's ''Flutter Trick'' attack combined well with the disruption caused by {{TCG|Desert Shaman}}. Desert Shaman could also make it difficult for an opponent to find the resources necessary to get a {{TCG|Poison|Poisoned}} Pokémon out of the active position, increasing the effectiveness of Crobat's second attack, ''Triple Poison''. Gorebyss provided another inexpensive attacker, and one that was particularly effective against {{TCG ID|EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua|Blaziken ex|89}}-based decks (widely considered to be the strongest attacker of the era).

* '''{{TCG ID|EX Hidden Legends|Crobat|3}}''' - Crobat was one of the deck's two primary attackers, capable of attacking for only one or two Energy.

* '''{{TCG ID|EX Sandstorm|Dunsparce|60}}''' - Dunsparce was the deck's ideal starter Pokémon. With its ''Strike and Run'' attack, Dunsparce could instantly give the player a strong setup; most decks of the time relied on Dunsparce early in the game.

* '''{{TCG|Desert Shaman}}''' - Desert Shaman provided a means for CroByss to downsize the opponent's hand, which was particularly effective in combination with either of Crobat's attacks. Because CroByss was a quick deck that often set up before its opponent, a Desert Shaman early in the game was typically much more disastrous for an opponent than for the Crobyss player.

* '''{{TCG ID|EX Hidden Legends|Igglybuff|37}}''' - Igglybuff served a similar purpose, but with the option of retrieving an {{TCG|Energy card}}. Given CroByss's reliance on a variety of different Energy types, this could prove useful.

* '''{{TCG ID|Skyridge|Ditto|51}}''' - Ditto served a number of purposes. Its ''Prismatic Body'' {{TCG|Poké-BODY}} allowed Water Energy and Grass Energy to count as Psychic Energy when applied to the damage output of Gorebyss's ''Mystic Water'' attack. Ditto also served as a powerful attacker in some matchups, hitting {{TCG ID|EX Dragon|Rayquaza ex|97}} (one of the most popular attackers of the era) for Weakness and being able to effectively copy the attack of opposing Gorebyss.