Like before for EUIC, I took the top 15 lists (in my own opinion) from the recent Madison Regional 2019 to show how cheap or expensive these decks were to get if someone was looking to build a new deck, how much Championship Points (CP) they earned and how much these decks will be affected by the upcoming 2019-2020 rotation. 6 of the best GX decks, 6 of the best non-GX decks and I even added 3 more fun rouge ideas at the end that people might want to give a try.
For CP earned, it comes from League Cups recorded in PokeStats and Day 2 for Madison Regional, Top 32 for Sao Paulo and Santa Clara Regional, Top 8 for Sydney Regional, Johannesburg SPE and Singapore SPE. Prices taken from Troll and Toad, with the lowest rarity in mind.
Prices are in USD.
At the end of this review, I'll do a comparison for all the decks based on their CP scored in Day 2, their total value and which decks is most affected by the upcoming August rotation.
GX DECKS
Reshiram & Charizard-GX
CP Earned in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 4,135
Placements in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 70
Wins in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 8
Top 4 finishes in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 27
Average Points per Placements: 59.07
Rotation Effect: 28.33%
Pikachu & Zekrom-GX
CP Earned in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 1,980
Placements in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 33
Wins in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 6
Top 4 finishes in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 15
Average Points per Placements: 60
Rotation Effect: 31.67%
Blacephalon-GX/Naganadel
CP Earned in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 549
Placements in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 10
Wins in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 1
Top 4 finishes in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 4
Average Points per Placements: 54.9
Rotation Effect: 20%
Zoroark-GX/Persian-GX
CP Earned in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 1,661
Placements in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 22
Wins in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 1
Top 4 finishes in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 8
Average Points per Placements: 75.5
Rotation Effect: 55%
Ultra Necrozma-GX/Malamar
CP Earned in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 517
Placements in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 9
Wins in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 0
Top 4 finishes in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 2
Average Points per Placements: 57.44
Rotation Effect: 18.33%
Lucario & Melmetal-GX/Stall
CP Earned in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 697
Placements in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 11
Wins in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 2
Top 4 finishes in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 3
Average Points per Placements: 63.36
Rotation Effect: 53.33%
NON-GX DECKS
Zapdos/Ultra Beasts
CP Earned in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 2,836
Placements in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 46
Wins in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 6
Top 4 finishes in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 25
Average Points per Placements: 61.65
Rotation Effect: 30%
Quagsire/Naganadel
CP Earned in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 530
Placements in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 10
Wins in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 0
Top 4 finishes in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 1
Average Points per Placements: 53
Rotation Effect: 35%
Blacephalon UNB
CP Earned in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 696
Placements in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 14
Wins in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 0
Top 4 finishes in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 4
Average Points per Placements: 49.71
Rotation Effect: 18.33%
Weezing
CP Earned in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 1,513
Placements in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 28
Wins in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 2
Top 4 finishes in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 9
Average Points per Placements: 54.03
Rotation Effect: 36.67%
Vikavolt UNB
CP Earned in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 185
Placements in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 4
Wins in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 1
Top 4 finishes in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 1
Average Points per Placements: 46.25
Rotation Effect: 26.67%
Granbull
CP Earned in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 317
Placements in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 6
Wins in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 1
Top 4 finishes in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 2
Average Points per Placements: 52.83
Rotation Effect: 36.67%
ROUGE CHOICES
Blissey
CP Earned in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 90
Placements in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 2
Wins in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 0
Top 4 finishes in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 1
Average Points per Placements: 45
Rotation Effect: 33.33%
Greninja & Zoroark-GX
CP Earned in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 155
Placements in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 2
Wins in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 0
Top 4 finishes in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 1
Average Points per Placements: 77.5
Rotation Effect: 25%
Nidoqueen/Meganium/Swampert
CP Earned in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 252
Placements in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 5
Wins in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 0
Top 4 finishes in first 3 weeks of SUM-UNB format: 3
Average Points per Placements: 84
Rotation Effect: 21.67%
Comparing all the data above for prices, CP earned, average CP earned and rotation effect:
- Reshiram & Charizard-GX - $256.66
- Zapdos/Ultra Beasts - $187.83
- Blissey - $183.34
- Pikachu & Zekrom-GX - $179.91
- Ultra Necrozma-GX/Malamar - $164.41
- Blacephalon UNB - $148.40
- Vikavolt UNB - $130.40
- Blacephalon-GX/Naganadel - $128.55
- Greninja & Zoroark-GX - $115.44
- Lucario & Melmetal-GX/Stall - $100.79
- Zoroark-GX/Persian-GX - $88.50
- Weezing - $85.58
- Quagsire/Naganadel - $71.45
- Nidoqueen/Meganium - $67.54
- Granbull - $59.90
Most CP earned after 3 weeks in SUM-UNB format:
- Reshiram & Charizard-GX - 4,135cp
- Zapdos/Ultra Beasts - 2,836cp
- Pikachu & Zekrom-GX - 1,980cp
- Zoroark-GX/Persian-GX - 1,661cp
- Weezing - 1,513cp
- Lucario & Melmetal-GX/Stall - 697cp
- Blacephalon UNB - 696cp
- Blacephalon-GX/Naganadel - 549cp
- Quagsire/Naganadel - 530cp
- Ultra Necrozma-GX/Malamar - 517cp
- Granbull - 317cp
- Nidoqueen/Meganium - 252cp
- Vikavolt UNB - 185cp
- Greninja & Zoroark-GX - 155cp
- Blissey - 90cp
Average CP earned:
- Nidoqueen/Meganium - 84cp/px
- Greninja & Zoroark-GX - 77.5cp/px
- Zoroark-GX/Persian-GX - 75.5cp/px
- Lucario & Melmetal-GX/Stall - 63.36cp/px
- Zapdos/Ultra Beasts - 61.65cp/px
- Pikachu & Zekrom-GX - 60cp/px
- Reshiram & Charizard-GX - 59.07cp/px
- Ultra Necrozma-GX/Malamar - 57.44cp/px
- Blacephalon-GX/Naganadel - 54.9cp/px
- Weezing - 54.03cp/px
- Quagsire/Naganadel - 53cp/px
- Granbull - 52.83cp/px
- Blacephalon UNB - 49.71cp/px
- Vikavolt UNB - 46.25cp/px
- Blissey - 45cp/px
Decks least/most affected by 2019-2020 rotation:
- Ultra Necrozma-GX/Malamar - 18.33%
- Blacephalon UNB - 18.33%
- Blacephalon-GX/Naganadel - 20%
- Nidoqueen/Meganium - 21.67%
- Greninja & Zoroark-GX - 25%
- Vikavolt UNB - 26.67%
- Reshiram & Charizard-GX - 28.33%
- Zapdos/Ultra Beasts - 30%
- Pikachu & Zekrom-GX - 31.67%
- Blissey - 33.33%
- Quagsire/Naganadel - 35%
- Weezing - 36.67%
- Granbull - 36.67%
- Lucario & Melmetal-GX/Stall - 53.33%
- Zoroark-GX/Persian-GX - 55%
As you can see, Reshiram & Charizard-GX has lived up to the hype so far by scoring the most CPs after 3 weeks of games and keeping it's tag as the BDIF but also the most expensive deck to build in the game and by a huge margin (a difference of almost $70). Weezing and ZoroPers are two of the cheaper decks around but have been two of the better decks in the current format so far. While they may have not seen much success as of yet, the likes of Nidoqueen, Vikavolt and Greninja & Zoroark might be better off than some decks come the 2020 rotation, a good sign for the "Tag Team Killers".
I hope this will help to decide your next decks for this current SUM-UNB format and possibly beyond that with the new rotation set to hit as soon as the next set (Unified Minds) is legal for play.
And just for fun, here's my list from the Singapore SPE that I got an 8th place finish with:
Rotation Effect: 35%
Fun Effect: 99.5%
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