This deck finished top 3 in a big tournament recently … can someone explain the strategy?

Results here

It’s cool to see a water deck performing well without Misty and largely no meta Pokemon. How does this deck work?

Seems like if you try to get Manaphy out front, with a Giratina wall as a backup plan. Low energy retreat to swap around while building Blastoise.

But if no Manaphy or Giratina, it seems like it would be hard to keep an exposed Squirtle alive with the limited trainer support.

What do you think?

Results here

It’s cool to see a water deck performing well without Misty and largely no meta Pokemon. How does this deck work?

Seems like if you try to get Manaphy out front, with a Giratina wall as a backup plan. Low energy retreat to swap around while building Blastoise.

But if no Manaphy or Giratina, it seems like it would be hard to keep an exposed Squirtle alive with the limited trainer support.

What do you think?