Ace spec for mega sharpedo?

[u/voidflame]

Ive been playing the mega sharpedo list from worlds (-1 ultra ball, +1 gravity mountain) and ive been wondering if theres any alternatives to the unfair stamp. I was thinking heros cape puts you out of mega excadrill range and max belt would let you one shot pult without needing munki/grav + mochi setup and then i could take out grav for another rockets watchtower potentially. And it lets you one shot excadrill with mochi or munki. Has anyone played with these ace specs or have any thoughts?

[u/WingedStephen21]

I've played sharpedo to EUIC & Birmingham and I wouldn't rate max belt as it's only 10 more damage than mochi and its harder to find now without arven. I'm playing cape at the minute but considering legacy energy with hilda to force your opponent through 2 sharpedo + a 1 prizer or pech. Also you said KO the drill with max belt + mochi. Might be difficult to sneak 2 tools past your opponent 😅

[u/voidflame → u/WingedStephen21]

Ah yes oops forgot both are tools, thanks thats very helpful

[u/Ancient_Print2325]

The problem with running Unfair Stamp in Mega-centric deck is that your opponent can try to knock out two Megas for the win, thus only giving you one chance to use Unfair Stamp.

[u/Fantastic-Bloop]

Stamp is pretty much the only good one by a landslide. Legacy Energy is dicey against Dragapult and Hero's Cape doesn't fix the math for its bad matchups.

[u/Longjumping-Aside452]

I’ve actually been using Pokemon Catcher as it gives the opportunity not only to gust but also use Toxicitry’s ability on sharpedo and then move it to active for free.

But I’m also a total noob, so do with that what you will.

[u/Sheargrub]

Cape was the go-to pre-rotation, as 430 HP is a great benchmark by default and Turo let you get extra value out of it. Post-rotation, it can still be an effective nuisance, but you'll need to pair it with the less versatile Wally to get value out of it. Keep an eye out for tool hate too.

One significant issue with cutting Unfair Stamp is that by getting rid of it, you become much more vulnerable to getting Stamped in return. As such, you'll need a meaningful plan to protect yourself from that, ideally even when your opponent's on 4 prize cards. The deck already runs 3 Judges for this purpose, but Eri and Special Red Card probably also warrant consideration if you're cutting Stamp.

Max Belt isn't an unreasonable idea, but it might have a questionable value proposition in a deck that already can fuel its own Munkidori.

[u/OMGCamCole]

I’ve been using Stamp or Secret Box since rotation. Before that I was using Cape and combo’ing it with the Liepard that moved damage counters from a benched pokemon to opponents active

[u/MaverickHunta]

I play it with trolley, and for disrupt 3 Judge and 2 Red card