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Arcanine EX

Pokémon

  • Growlithe x2
  • Arcanine ex x2
  • Moltres ex x2
  • Mew ex x1

Trainers

  • Potion x2
  • X Speed x2
  • Poké Ball x2
  • Red Card x1
  • Professor's Research x2
  • Giovanni x1
  • Budding Expeditioner x1
  • Sabrina x1
  • Leaf x1

Brock Buster

Pokémon

  • Geodude x2
  • Onix x2
  • Graveler x2
  • Golem x1
  • Golem x1
  • Marshadow x2

Trainers

  • Potion x2
  • Poké Ball x2
  • Professor's Research x2
  • Giovanni x1
  • Brock x2
  • Sabrina x1

This Deck needs some versatile thinking, as you can use Brock with both Onix for a quick sweep on the 4th turn (starting second in a match) and surprise your opponent with a Golem fully set up and ready to roll, as well as baiting/ stalling your opponent with a Marshadow trap to tear down their best pokémon (I find it extremely good against Pikachu that gets one-shotted thanks to weakness).

Not Another Crime Deck

Pokémon

  • Wigglytuff ex x2
  • Lickitung x1
  • Kangaskhan x1
  • Tauros x1
  • Porygon x1
  • Aerodactyl x1
  • Old Amber x1
  • Druddigon x2
  • Jigglypuff x2

Trainers

  • Sabrina x2
  • X Speed x2
  • Poké Ball x2
  • Professor's Research x2

(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.

 

Team Rocket Blasts Off (Real)

Pokémon

  • Ekans x2
  • Arbok x2
  • Koffing x1
  • Koffing x1
  • Weezing x2
  • Meowth x2

Trainers

  • Koga x2
  • Sabrina x2
  • X Speed x2
  • Poké Ball x2
  • Professor's Research x2

Okay, I have NO CLUE what that other Team Rocket deck is on about. Muk??? Yeah right like Team Rocket EVER used Muk. Here's the REAL Team Rocket Blasts Off.

 

Very simple: Get Weezing up, use ability to poison enemy active pokémon. Use Koga to get Weezing out, put Arbok in, trap enemy pokémon. Repeat until win. If, for any reason, you are dead drawing and you have a Meowth, put it in as a card draw engine to get things moving, it's okay if it dies. This deck absolutely slaps Mewtwo/Mew/Gardevoir decks silly and is competitive with most other meta decks.

 

Flipadelphia

Pokémon

  • Moltres x2
  • Goldeen x2
  • Seaking x2
  • Helioptile x2
  • Heliolisk x2
  • Drowzee x1
  • Hypno x1

Trainers

  • Giovanni x1
  • Sabrina x2
  • Pokédex x1
  • Poké Ball x2
  • Professor's Research x2

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 

 

Blaine - Mythical Island Meta

Pokémon

  • Ponyta x2
  • Rapidash x1
  • Rapidash x1
  • Vulpix x2
  • Ninetales x2
  • Mew ex x1

Trainers

  • Blaine x2
  • Giovanni x2
  • Sabrina x1
  • Professor's Research x2
  • Poké Ball x2
  • X Speed x2

Very consistent and low-luck based deck. I hit 45 wins in the Emblem 2 event with this deck due to the huge amount of decks playing Celebi. This deck eats Celebi decks for breakfast.

 

Ideally Ponyta out front first, with one energy to start dealing damage asap. A second energy if beneficial to evolve to A1a Rapidash, or just do A1 Rapidash for speed while giving energy to Vulpix on bench. Mew is here as a counter to some meta mons and also as a tank in a pinch.

 

Ninetales + Blaine can one-hit KO any Celebi even if a Blue is played

Fighting

Pokémon

  • Hitmonlee x1
  • Mankey x2
  • Primeape x2
  • Marshadow x2

Trainers

  • Potion x2
  • X Speed x2
  • Poké Ball x2
  • Pokémon Flute x1
  • Professor's Research x2
  • Giovanni x2
  • Sabrina x2

When you encounter a Psychic Pokémon, you can consider giving up directly

Meta Exeggutor Dance

Pokémon

  • Exeggutor ex x2
  • Exeggcute x2
  • Caterpie x2
  • Metapod x2
  • Butterfree x2

Trainers

  • Erika x1
  • Sabrina x2
  • Potion x1
  • X Speed x2
  • Poké Ball x2
  • Professor's Research x2

Tried all variations of Exeggutor EX decks and this is most flexible & balanced one that carried me to 50 wins. 

Set up: Always try to open with Caterpie to protect the first Exeggcute and draw an extra Pokemon. If all goes to plan you'll able to swap an Exeggutor in by turn 2-3 to tank/trample the opponent's opener (Early Sabrina draw should help here - you don't really need it after the Exeggutors are set up). 

Poison King

Pokémon

  • Nidoran♂ x2
  • Nidorino x2
  • Nidoking x2
  • Koffing x2
  • Weezing x2

Trainers

  • Koga x2
  • Sabrina x2
  • Poké Ball x2
  • Red Card x2
  • Professor's Research x2

Both Koffing or Nidoran ♂ can be used to start. If Weezing is available early, evolve and use it to tank early hits while putting energy into Nidoran ♂. If starting with Nidoran ♂, evolve it and use it to tank while dealing damage. During this time, you should be able to build another Nidoking or Weezing for late game.

 

Use Koga to "heal" your Weezings to continue tanking hits. Red Card can slow down any deck that requires setups. (e.g. Mewtwo ex with Gardevoir setup) X Speed can be used instead of Red Card for free early swaps.

Team Rocket Blasting Off

Pokémon

  • Ekans x2
  • Arbok x2
  • Koffing x2
  • Weezing x2
  • Grimer x1
  • Muk x1

Trainers

  • Koga x2
  • Potion x2
  • X Speed x2
  • Poké Ball x2
  • Professor's Research x2

Can replace 1 Koga to 1 Sabrina
Poison in, keep them in with Arbok. 
Easy to play vs Mewtwo decks.

Winnable against Pika EX and Misty Articuno/Starmie decks.

Runs from Monkey decks o7