high skill ceiling

(Title is because I went through a phase where all my decks were named and themed after the various crime syndicates in pokémon- I have since moved on but this deck, as it has evolved and changed, kept the name because I think it's funny)

This is honestly, probably, the weirdest deck I've made. The list, just from looking at it, looks like bulls**t. But ... have faith, okay? It's actually pretty good. It's also about as close as I'll come at this point to playing the "meta." Buckle up.

Okay, I admit it. This deck is mean. I decided to try and come up with the deck that would do the ABSOLUTE MOST to derail what your opponent is trying to do. And here it is. You might not win, but you will definitely annoy whoever you're facing. I take it out when my recent matches have put me in a not-so-nice mood.

Use Hypno to put them to sleep. Use Mawile and Fearow to remove their energy. Use Aerodactyl to f***ing send their whole ass pokémon back into the deck LOL

Slightly modified version of my original Flipadelphia deck, where I acknowledge 3 things:

1. Heliolisk is, on balance, only useful when into water decks and frequently gets no energy investment in favor of getting Moltres ready
2. More Hypnos is better!
3. Getting Moltres online faster is also better!

The concept is very simple: Seaking is basically Kangaskhan on steroids. 100 HP, 80 damage for one energy, gated behind a coinflip.

Moltres gives you EX kill potential down the line for a single fire energy investment 

Heliolisk gives you guaranteed damage with the potential to match Seaking without needing lightning energy

Hypno buys you time to set up the correct play

Sabrina gives you target flexibility, Pokédex for deck visibility when drawing, Giovanni if extra damage needed 

Deck Traits: You want to draw many cards, and pivot smartly (You're okay with making sacrifices and aim to win games 3-2) ... however, because of this the deck is INCREDIBLY consistent and can outplay any matchup.

Early Game: Start  with Sigilyph or Mew EX as a wall, and build up an Abra line on the bench.

An aggressive choice for countering and stalling out high-energy meta decks. Use Sabrina to force opponents to switch out their backline Pokémon, then secure KOs with Arbok by denying their retreat. The goal is to score points on enemy Pokémon as quickly as possible and disrupt their strategy.

Weezing is great for getting chip damage in with Gas Leak, especially on main Pokémon with high HP. It also works with Koga as a stall Pokémon, as it can take some hits before being returned to your hand and switched out for Arbok's damage attack.

Hard to use deck that have a very high winrate against decks that primarily use pokemons with 120/130 hp. Very versatile as you can build both a Moltres/Arcanine ex combo, as well as a Wigglytuff ex to disrupt your opponent with sleep. The exception is decks that can reliably oneshot your Arcanine EX, where you NEED to build your Wigglytuff first. So meta and deck knowledge is needed.

Strategy is to use Weezing to stall and poison until Alakazam is ready, then use Koga for a "free" retreat. Energy is Dark/Psychic, each Pokemon only needs a single coloured pip to function. Weezing is mostly there to act as a meatshield and poison, but I have found the fail rate of "you only get Dark energy" low enough to be worth the extra attacker. 

Like every other deck, a game where you can reasonably curve out Alakazam will be a good game. 

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Mythical Island Update

This deck requires a bit of skill to use, but it’s proven powerful against many EX decks. The main strategy centers on building up both Melmetal and Butterfree to maximize their abilities. Melmetal’s "Hard Coat" ability automatically reduces incoming damage by 20, while Butterfree’s "Healing Powder" restores 20 HP each turn to both your active and benched Pokémon. Together, they effectively reduce 40 damage per turn.