combo

main koga

Pokémon

  • Grimer x2
  • Koffing x2
  • Muk x2
  • Weezing x2

Trainers

  • Potion x2
  • Poké Ball x2
  • Rocky Helmet x2
  • Professor's Research x2
  • Koga x2
  • Leaf x2

The best thing you can do with this deck is that you can equip Weezing with a helmet in an active position and have Muk charging energy on the bench, with Weezing you poison and change to Muk to take advantage of its damage bonus for poisoned pokemon.

The support cards are Koga, Leaf, which will allow you to change position Pokémon, the best is Koga, since it returns it to your hand and allows you to summon it full life again.

Game 8's Darkrai ex and Magnezone Deck (Feb 2025)

Pokémon

  • Sizzlipede x2
  • Magneton x2
  • Magnezone x2
  • Darkrai ex x2
  • Druddigon x2

Trainers

  • Poké Ball x2
  • Pokémon Communication x1
  • Giant Cape x1
  • Leaf x2
  • Professor's Research x2
  • Sabrina x1
  • Cyrus x1

Darkrai ex and Magnezone has positive matchups against most top decks, including Palkia ex decks, and other Darkrai ex decks.

Druddigon is the best early-game stall Pokemon, which is perfect for Darkrai ex and Magnezone which are rewarding payoffs for the late-game. Druddigon's Rough Skin + an Energy attachment to Darkrai ex will result in 40 damage per turn, all while Magneton charges in the Bench with Volt Charge.

The deck uses Space-Time Smackdown Magnemite over Genetic Apex Magnemite because of its Attack's Colorless Attack Cost, which it can use for Darkness Energy.

Game 8's Weavile ex and Darkrai ex Deck

Pokémon

  • Sneasel x2
  • Weavile ex x2
  • Spiritomb x1
  • Darkrai ex x2

Trainers

  • Giovanni x1
  • Giant Cape x2
  • Cyrus x2
  • Dawn x2
  • X Speed x2
  • Poké Ball x2
  • Professor's Research x2

From Game 8

This Weavile ex variation has access to a devastating 90 damage play with Dawn.

Attach an Energy to a benched Darkrai ex, triggering Nightmare Aura dealing 20 to your opponent's Active Pokemon, then use Dawn to transfer it to your Active Weavile ex, and attack with Scratching Nails for 70. This deck can achieve this combo fairly easily.

Spiritomb, a tech card, can do 10 damage to all of your opponent's Pokemon, which gets your Cyrus online immediately.

Energy used: Darkness

mimic rush

Pokémon

  • Cranidos x2
  • Rampardos x2
  • Aerodactyl ex x2
  • Chatot x2
  • Old Amber x2
  • Skull Fossil x2

Trainers

  • Giant Cape x2
  • Rocky Helmet x2
  • Pokémon Communication x2
  • Cyrus x1
  • Sabrina x1

You're guaranteed to start with at least one chatot to use to find all the cards you need. Cycle through by using as many cards as possible per turn at your own discretion and use Mimic until you have found all the cards you need. 

Dialga Yanmega

Pokémon

  • Dialga ex x2
  • Yanma x1
  • Yanmega ex x1
  • Meltan x2
  • Melmetal x2
  • Pidgey x1
  • Pidgeotto x1
  • Pidgeot ex x1
  • Bronzor x1
  • Bronzong x1

Trainers

  • Potion x2
  • Professor's Research x2
  • Giant Cape x1
  • Rocky Helmet x2

Celebi/Serperior HEAL

Pokémon

  • Celebi ex x1
  • Snivy x1
  • Servine x1
  • Serperior x1
  • Shaymin x1
  • Erika x2
  • Caterpie x1
  • Metapod x1
  • Butterfree x1

Trainers

  • Potion x2
  • Poké Ball x2
  • Professor's Research x2
  • Giant Cape x2
  • Sabrina x2

Pure Evil

Pokémon

  • Drowzee x2
  • Hypno x2
  • Koffing x2
  • Weezing x2
  • Darkrai ex x2

Trainers

  • Rocky Helmet x2
  • Red Card x2
  • Koga x2
  • Poké Ball x2
  • Professor's Research x2

¡Only Dark Energy!

The strat is simple: 

  1. Get Hypno on the Bench and Weezing (with 1 dark energy) on the Active Spot.
  2. Use Hypno's ability and attack with Weezing.
  3. Let Darkrai EX accumulate energies on the Bench and/or give Weezing a Rocky Helmet for extra chip damage.
  4. Enjoy dealing 50-90 damage per turn plus having a 62.5%-75% chance to avoid damage on your turn, every turn (once set up).

 

Extra tips:

Magmortar

Pokémon

  • Magmar x2
  • Magmortar x2
  • Moltres ex x2

Trainers

  • Poké Ball x1
  • Pokémon Communication x2
  • X Speed x1
  • Giant Cape x2
  • Rocky Helmet x1
  • Professor's Research x2
  • Cyrus x1
  • Dawn x1
  • Sabrina x1
  • Leaf x2

Basic Empoleon

Pokémon

  • Piplup x2
  • Prinplup x2
  • Empoleon x2
  • Frost Rotom x1
  • Regice x1

Trainers

  • Pokémon Communication x2
  • Giant Cape x1
  • Rocky Helmet x1
  • Potion x1
  • Blue x2
  • Cyrus x1
  • Poké Ball x2
  • Professor's Research x2

Dialga STS full metal

Pokémon

  • Meltan x2
  • Melmetal x2
  • Dialga ex x2

Trainers

  • Professor's Research x2
  • Dawn x1
  • Leaf x1
  • Poké Ball x2
  • Potion x2
  • X Speed x2
  • Rocky Helmet x2
  • Giant Cape x2

Deck more reliable and less tied to counterpart luck with LickilickyEX. More defensive.

Dialga in front, 2 energy as soon as possible, Giant Cape to help tank the first 3/4 turns.
Give the energies to whoever is on the bench, possibly Meltan -> Melmetal.
Melmetal should be managed with RockyHelmet and keeping potions for him.
Blows of 120+RockyHelmet are enough to knock down just about anything.