Anyone have thoughts/experience on teaming up Dragapult with Charizard?

I’ve been picking up pieces to build Dragapult/Dusknoir as it has a lot of crossover with my Charizard deck, and I just noticed several people brought a Drag/Charizard deck to the Birmingham regional. (Example: https://limitlesstcg.com/decks/list/15283)

Anyone have experience with it? Is it just using two separate win cons while sharing an ability to find energy? Or is Dragapult more of an alternative draw engine to Pidgeot while also having more offensive use?

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whit3blu3

Ítem lock seems to be meta in the new format, so you have to remove the rare candy high-dependency. Lance to 3 drakloak is a very efficient way to not be wasted by budew.

Zard is an excellent late game clearer, but the phantom bombs allow you to take the 6 prizes even in a single turn.

WaywardWes [OP]

Is Lance getting reprinted? It wasn’t on my shopping list since it seemed to be rotating.

whit3blu3

No, it isn't. New format = prismatic expansion, the two upcoming months before rotation.

After lance getting out, I would bet for draga thorns again, through TM EVO and many supporters... Or maybe budew is just a flash, ítem lock disappears within few weeks and rare candy decks are pretty playable.

WaywardWes [OP]

Oh yeah I forgot we have awhile until rotation.