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Neet91

how to get expanded stables efficiently?

Question

so i want to get into expanded. how should i trade for them? i tried to get them all via a bulk trade to save some poke-coins (like 3-4 different playset of different trainers for 2-3 chilling rain packs) but they all failed. i did look up the prices so i believed my offer was not unfair.

i´m also trying to get some stable pokemons (vileplume line, ex/gx for mewtwo&mew tag, exeggute, clefairy, etc.) and prisom star cards.

for now i´m just looking to get the cards to play - i would upgrade rarities later on when i decided what deck i want to play.

i don´t mind droping some money for pack codes (cheap enough to enjoy opening packs xD), so any recommended sets for expanded?

i looked up some expanded deck list but if anyone could make a list of expanded stables (trainers/support pokemons) for reference - much appreciated xD.

Posted Jul 4, 2021, 7:08 AM UTC

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Haksi93•

Big bulk trades area a bad idea. your trade partner would need all of them to accept the trade which results in a low rate of success. Your best bet is to ask in the stickied trade post in this sub or in the various discord servers for the online tournaments, they have usually a trade channel.

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noboundaryconditions•

In expanded try get;

Computer search, which is going to be costly, let's you search for any card in your deck but is an item card, think opal but superior

VS seeker, allows you to recover supporter cards think eldegoss v but doesn't put a 2 prize supporter as a liability on your bench

Tapu lele gx, let's you put a supporter from your deck into your hand

Float stone, guarantees free retreat think air balloon but superior

Trainers mail, think stellar wish jirachi but item based

Max elixir, allows you to attach energy onto a benched Pokemon from the top 7(iirc) cards of your deck

N, each player redraws cards equal to prizes taken, similar to reset stamp but stamp is banned in expanded

Ultra ball, discards 2 cards and find any Pokemon in your deck

Even though you may have offered a fair trade for a few play sets of trainers the person on the other side of the trade may not have all the cards as non trade locked, maybe try something like 1 battestyles pack for a full playset of each trainer or sweeten the pot with additional chilling reign packs.

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XiaoJyun•

to add to that, max elixirs and especially ukltraballs can be acquired from older theme decks if you got the coins. I believe theres also N. also there are a few that have double dragon energy.

I would add battle compressor to your list for many decks, especially cheaper decks like mad party. 4x vs seeker and 4x battle compressor instantly catapulted my mad party deck from average to insane. There are many decks that want things in discard pile and iif your hand is crap you can get a supporter in the pile with compressor to use with VS seeker

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Neet91OP•

i offer chilling rain packs only. one offer was (4 battle compressor, 4 ultraball, 4 trainers mail for 3 chilling rain packs) still failed...

that´s why made this post.

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RedNinja025•

Well not everyone’s going to have all those up for trade, try posting them separately

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XiaoJyun•

ofcourse that failed. battle compressor trades were hard for me. before CRE was out I needed 2x bst and it wouldnt go through per compressor

your offer is kinda weak honestly also you can get ultra balls in theme decks

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swimmy171383•

Also you should automatically have 4 locked ultra balls

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iantanchingco•

Dude. Battle compressor alone is like 2 for 1 pack or something like that. Ultraballs, guzma and i believe trainers mail are in theme decks. So u can have that if u dont like trading for em

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