LuxChomp (TCG)

LuxChomp
Luxray GL LV.X and Garchomp C LV.X Types used Major cards Luxray GL LV.X, Garchomp C LV.X, Uxie, and Cyrus's Conspiracy Era 2009-Present

LuxChomp was regarded by many as the best deck n the format for most of the 2009-2010 season, and remains an immensely hyped and heavily played contender in the 2010-2011 season. The deck won more major sanctioned tournaments in 2009 and 2010 than any other archetype, encouraging more people to play it and causing Luxray GL LV.X's price to skyrocket on the secondary market. LuxChomp players took 1st place honors in two out of the three age divisions, those being Seniors and Masters, at the 2010 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships. The deck's strategy revolves around its ability to knock out the opponent's support Pokémon to disrupt their strategy while taking cheap prizes quickly.

Strategy

Cyrus's Conspiracy

Key Cards

• Luxray GL LV.X - Luxray GL LV.X's Bright Look Poké-Power brings up one of the opponent's benched Pokémon and switches it with the active. This is commonly used to bring up either an opponent's weak support Pokémon or an unevolved Basic for an easy prize. Luxray GL LV.X can also use its Flash Impact attack, which deals 60 damage for only .
• Garchomp C LV.X - The deck's other main attacker, Garchomp C LV.X's purpose is to snipe the opponent's bench with Dragon Rush. It serves essentially the same function as Luxray GL LV.X in some respects: knock out the opponent's support and take fast prizes, one way or another.
• Uxie - Uxie is the deck's main drawing support. It is searchable by Pokémon Collector, Bebe's Search, Pokémon Communication, and Luxury Ball, making it easy to get in hand. Uxie's Set Up Poké-Power allows the player to draw until they have seven cards in hand, which is exceptionally useful in a deck such as LuxChomp that often finds itself expending many resources early in the game, which results in a near-empty hand.
• Cyrus's Conspiracy - As described above, Cyrus's Conspiracy is the deck's most important searching Supporter card.
• Poké Turn - Since Luxray GL LV.X's Bright Look and Crobat G's Flash Bite can only be used when the card enters play from the owner's hand, and Garchomp C LV.X's Dragon Rush can only be used every other turn if Garchomp C LV.X remains active, Poké Turn is critical to the deck's ability to consistently take prizes.
• Power Spray - Power Spray is used to slow down the opponent's set up by denying them potentially important Poké-Powers such as, coincidentally, Uxie's Set Up, which is heavily used.
• Energy Gain - Being Pokémon SP, both Luxray GL LV.X and Garchomp C LV.X can benefit from the effects of Energy Gain. Luxray GL LV.X's Flash Impact cost becomes only with an Energy Gain attached, while Garchomp C LV.X's Dragon Rush costs just , which is payable through one Double Colorless Energy.
• Double Colorless Energy - Double Colorless Energy is crucial to the deck because, in combination with Energy Gain, it allows one to charge up Garchomp C LV.X's Dragon Rush attack in just one turn. Additionally, if the LuxChomp player is forced to attack with Uxie LV.X, Double Colorless Energy allows for the immediate powering of Zen Blade.

Typical decklist

The deck list appearing below is not official; it is meant to represent an average build of the archetype, not specifically constructed for any regional metagame. Being that this is merely an archetype, a player may wish to change any part of this deck when building his or her own version.

Quantity	Card	Type	Rarity
1×	Luxray GL LV.X
2×	Luxray GL
2×	Garchomp C LV.X
2×	Garchomp C
1×	Uxie LV.X
3×	Uxie
1×	Unown Q
2×	Crobat G
1×	Bronzong G
1×	Azelf
1×	Toxicroak G
4×	Cyrus's Conspiracy	Su
3×	Pokémon Collector	Su
2×	Bebe's Search	Su
1×	Palmer's Contribution	Su
1×	Professor Oak's New Theory	Su
4×	Poké Turn	T
4×	Power Spray	T
3×	Energy Gain	T
3×	SP Radar	T
2×	Pokémon Communication	T
1×	Luxury Ball	T
1×	Expert Belt	T
2×	Snowpoint Temple	St
4×	Lightning Energy	E	—
1×	Psychic Energy	E	—
4×	Double Colorless Energy	E
2×	SP Energy	E
1×	Warp Energy	E

Possible Tech Cards

Entei & Raikou LEGEND

The following cards are often used in LuxChomp in place of certain cards included in the above list.

• Entei & Raikou LEGEND
• Ambipom G
• Lucario GL
• Chatot
• Aaron's Collection
• Call Energy