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I never really liked the Rain Dance decks in either of their forms
(straight Squirtles or with Gyarados/Dewgong support), but everyone
keeps touting Wigglytuff's Do the Wave as the next big combo so I
thought I might try it out.
What I like better about this archetype (is that the right word?) is
that since you need lots of pokemon for bench support you're almost
guarunteed to have a quality starting pokemon even if you don't get
the combo going quickly. Also you don't need to worry about Breeders
because Wiggly's only a stage one.
I haven't been to any constructed tournaments (just drafts) but I
play with my friends so I really have no feel for other decks are
that popular. Anyway, this is the deck I've made.

4 Scyther
4 Hitmonchan
4 Doduo
4 Jigglypuff
3 Wigglytuff
4 Oak
4 Bill
4 Plus Power
3 Gust of Wind
3 Computer Search
11 Fighting Energy
8 Grass Energy
4 Double Colorless

The idea is obviously to evolve Jiggly into Wiggly early in the game
and then fill the bench with the help of Oak.
However, unlike Blastoise if the combo doesn't seem attainable early
on the deck plays like a haymaker with Hitmos and Scythers.
Some problems I see...
While Scyther and Doduo have no retreat cost, Hitmonchan has 2
retreat which makes him vulnerable to gust of wind. I figured if
someone gusts him out he can just pound on their active because he's
so strong anyway although if their active resists fighting it could
be a problem. The two possible solutions to Hitmo's retreat are to
play with a different basic or to play with switches or scoop ups.
Which brings me to my next concern: Since there has to be so many
pokemon in the deck in order to efficiently fill up the bench there
is very little room for nonessential trainers (most important
example: Energy Removal.)
4 Bills are necessary to get the combo going.
4 Oaks may seem like a lot but just like with blastoise you're
gambling quick, hard damage against the threat of decking yourself.
3 Computer searches are great. I love this card. It can get you an
oak, a Wiggly, a timely Gust or Plus Power, and also (this happens a
lot in other decks) a double colorless energy on the second turn to
activate Do the Wave or Scyther's Slash (for 60.)
Gust of Winds are necessary for obvious reasons.
Plus Powers are needed to knock out other haymaker sized basics like
Electabuzz, Jynx, or Scyther.
That's pretty much all I have room for. Only 23 energy is kind of
scary and so is not playing with Energy removal.
Can you please give me some feedback about the deck and these
problems.

Thank you,

Afimander

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The deck is decent, but I would definately take out the Doduo and replace 
them with Farfetch'd.  Farfetch'd definately work much better than Doduo.
   And your fear about the 2 retreat cost on Hitmonchan, then throw the fear 
away.  Normally you stick an fighting energy on him, and you have 4 D.C. 
energy which basically are switches.  Trust me, D.C. almost always = switch.
   Besides that, this is a Speed Tuff deck.  It looks like how it's supposed 
to be built, and it definately has what it needs to work.


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