Pokemon TCG: Lugia VSTAR Cinccino Deck Guide

Energy acceleration. In the Pokemon TCG, ensuring each Pokemon has enough Energy to be variable is essential. As a result, there are a variety of cards and strategies played to help make sure every turn is worthwhile when it comes to Energy attachments. This includes Lugia VSTAR and Archeops.

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Lugia VSTAR and its Ability present a unique way to easily bench Archeops. Archeops is a Stage 2 Pokemon capable of accelerating Special Energy every turn—an Ability not often seen. In this Lugia VSTAR Cinccino deck guide, learn how this beloved archetype is paired with Temporal Forces’ Cinccino. Plus, learn how to build the deck yourself!

Pokemon TCG: Lugia VSTAR Cinccino Deck List

Pokemon Cards

Lugia V SIV (x4)

Lugia VSTAR SIT (x3)

Archeops SIT (x4)

Snorlax LOR (x1)

Lumineon V BRS (x1)

Mincinno BRS (x4)

Cincinno TEF (x4)

Trainer Cards

Professor's Research (x3)

Iono (x2)

Boss's Orders (x3)

Serena (2)

Jacq (x2)

Ultra Ball (x4)

Capturing Aroma (x3)

Great Ball (x2)

Master Ball (x2)

Collapsed Stadium (x1)

Energy Cards

Double Turbo Energy (x4)

Gift Energy (x4)

Jet Energy (x4)

Mist Energy (x3)

Therapeutic Energy (x2)

Pokemon TCG: Lugia VSTAR Cinccino Deck Best Cards

There are many cards that can tailored to fit into the Lugia VSTAR deck. However, the Lugia VSTAR Cinccino deck variation is fairly simple, relying on the most common cards played in the standard deck alongside Cinccino. As a result, here are some of the best cards to play in the Lugia VSTAR Cinccino variation.

Lugia VSTAR

Lugia VSTAR is a key component of this deck, helping to increase the rate at which you are able to bench Archeops using its VSTAR Power.

Because Summoning Star is a VSTAR Power, you may only use it once per game. If you use any other VSTAR Power during the game, such as Forest Seal Stone, you will not be able to use this Ability.

As a Stage 2 Pokemon, to play Archeops on its own, you would need to bench its Basic form, evolve into Stage 1 the next turn, and then evolve into Archeops the next turn. Using a Rare Candy can help speed up this process slightly, but it will still be a multi-turn process involving several different Pokemon and Items.

With Lugia VSTAR, you can have a Bench with two Archeops in a single turn. This is because Lugia VSTAR’s Summoning Star Ability allows you to place up to two Colorless-Type Pokemon with no Rule Box from your discard pile onto the Bench, regardless of stage. As a result, you’ll be able to have as many as two Archeops on your Bench by your second turn.

Make sure that you have both Archeops in the discard pile before declaring this Ability, as you won’t have another way to bench them otherwise.

Lugia VSTAR can also serve as an attacker as necessary. Because its attack, Tempest Dive, can get rid of a Stadium in play, it can be extremely beneficial in counteracting threats like Temple of Sinnoh.

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Archeops

Like Lugia VSTAR, Archeops is an essential card in most of the Lugia VSTAR deck variants. Archeops is one of the best cards to play for Special Energy acceleration. Its Ability, Primal Turbo, allows you to search your deck for up to two Special Energies (same or different) and attach them to a single Pokemon.

You can only use Primal Turbo once per turn. However, if you play two Archeops on your Bench, you can use both Abilities once per turn for a total of four Special Energies attached this way.

Archeops thrives in decks played alongside Pokemon who scale in damage based on the numbers of Energies attached. This is why it is often seen with Pokemon such as Wydeer V and Ambipom. It is also suited to help support Pokemon with higher Energy costs, such as Snorlax.

Cinccino

Temporal Forces’ single-Prize Cinccino easily finds its place within the Lugia VSTAR archetype. Cinccino’s attack, Special Rolls, scales specifically based on how many Special Energies are attached to it. It does up to 70 damage per Special Energy attached at the cost of two Colorless Energies, making it a fast and powerful attacker, even early in the game.

Special Roll increases in damage based on the number of Special Energies attached, not Basic Energies. As a result, a Special Energy like Double Turbo Energy will only apply up to 70 damage, not 140.

Pokemon TCG: Lugia VSTAR Cinccino Deck Strategy

The strategy for the Lugia VSTAR Cinccino deck begins at the initial coin flip. As often as possible, you’ll want to make sure that you are going first. This helps to ensure that you have the best chances of having Archeops on your Bench during your second turn.

For the most ideal first turn, you’ll want to have at least Lugia V and Minccino on your Bench. With this initial setup, you’ll be able to evolve into both of your Stage 1 forms on your second turn. You should also try to at least have Archeops in hand, that way you can readily discard them by your second turn in order to use Summoning Star to bench them.

There are several different ways that you can discard Archeops in this deck. This includes through the use of Items, such as Ultra Ball, as well as Supporters. Both Serena and Professor’s Research will allow you to discard from your hand.

If you need a Supporter to help you discard on your second turn, you can use Lumineon V’s Ability. Just ensure that a Pokemon such as Spiritomb is not in play first, as this will block Lumineon V’s Ability.

Once you have Lugia VSTAR, Archeops, and Cinccino on your Bench, you’ll want to focus on targeting different Pokemon and securing Prize Cards. Using Archeop’s Primal Turbo, you can help Cinccino deal large amounts of damage quickly. With five Special Energies attached, you will be able to Knock Out most Pokemon.

Lugia VSTAR and Snorlax can also make helpful attackers if you don’t have a Cinccino available to attack with. You can also use cards such as Jet Energy to help you pivot if a different Pokemon, like Archeops, is gusted into the Active Spot.

Jet Energy will only trigger if you attach it from your hand. You can attach it using Archeops to count as a Special Energy, but if you need to use it to put a Pokemon in your Active Spot, you will have to manually attach it instead.

Pokemon TCG: Lugia VSTAR Cinccino Deck Common Threats

One of the biggest threats for the Lugia VSTAR Cinccino deck is the Miraidon ex deck. This is especially true if it is the variant playing Iron Hands ex.

Aside from Lugia VSTAR, many of the Pokemon in this deck have lower HPs. Because of this, Iron Hands ex can easily Knock Out many of your Pokemon with Amp You Very Much, allowing your opponent to take an extra Prize Card.

Lugia VSTAR and Archeops also have a Weakness to Electric-type Pokemon, causing them to take double the damage.

Because this deck focuses on the use of Cinccino instead of other typical Lugia VSTAR deck attackers, Temple of Sinnoh does not pose as large of a threat. However, this Stadium card can still prevent you from using Jet Energy as a pivot option. It can also make it more difficult to attack with Snorlax and Lugia VSTAR.

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