beginner friendly

Darkrai - Toxicroak STS

Pokémon

  • Croagunk x2
  • Toxicroak x2
  • Darkrai ex x2
  • Druddigon x2

Trainers

  • Professor's Research x2
  • Poke Ball x2
  • Potion x2
  • X Speed x2
  • Rocky Helmet x2
  • Giant Cape x2

Replacement deck for the Darkrai EX meta with Magnezone until you have all the cards.

Toxicroak is more luck-focused unfortunately but with a well put coin toss it can knock down anything in a couple of turns.

Deck with only dark energies.

Send Druddigon ahead to die with RockyHelmet and run GiantCape on Darkrai or Toxicroak as needed.

Toxicroak should be used as a finisher, prioritize loading Darkrai if possible.

Dialga STS full metal

Pokémon

  • Meltan x2
  • Melmetal x2
  • Dialga ex x2

Trainers

  • Professor's Research x2
  • Dawn x1
  • Leaf x1
  • Poke 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.

Dragonite - Druddigon DP Update

Pokémon

  • Dragonite x2
  • Dratini x2
  • Dragonair x2
  • Druddigon x2

Trainers

  • Professor's Research x2
  • Poke Ball x2
  • Potion x2
  • X Speed x2
  • Rocky Helmet x2
  • Pokemon Communication x1
  • Dawn x1

Plain and simple.
Druddigon in front with helmet to stall. 
Only water and lightning energies. 
A Dawn to make unexpected comebacks.
A Pokemon Communication to help that once in a while.

Very balanced deck that requires you to always believe in it. With Dragonite you could be down 0-2 and come back to 3-2 in 1 turn. It is much quicker to build up than it looks. 

Deck Darkrai / Weezing / Venipede

Pokémon

  • Koffing x2
  • Meowth x2
  • Venipede x2
  • Whirlipede x2
  • Scolipede x2
  • Darkrai ex x2

Trainers

  • Poke Ball x2
  • Professor's Research x2
  • Leaf x2
  • Koga x2

Arbok Greninja Cyrus

Pokémon

  • Froakie x2
  • Frogadier x2
  • Greninja x2
  • Ekans x2
  • Arbok x2
  • Farfetch'd x1

Trainers

  • Poke Ball x2
  • Giant Cape x1
  • Professor's Research x2
  • Sabrina x2
  • Cyrus x2

Double energy: Water + dark

  • damage backrow with Greninja
  • swap with Cyrus
  • stall with Arbok

 

Druddifetch'd

Pokémon

  • Druddigon x2
  • Farfetch'd x2

Trainers

  • Potion x2
  • X Speed x2
  • Poke Ball x2
  • Professor's Research x2
  • Sabrina x2
  • Giovanni x2
  • Hand Scope x2
  • Red Card x2

Fun Deck

Can also use Blue instead, which is good against decks with Articuno EX

Bird of the Feather

Pokémon

  • Pidgey x2
  • Pidgeotto x2
  • Pidgeot x1
  • Pidgeot ex x1
  • Eevee x2
  • Flareon x1

Trainers

  • Potion x2
  • Poke Ball x2
  • X Speed x1
  • Professor's Research x2
  • Giovanni x2
  • Sabrina x2

Eevee is for Turn 1/Turn 2 attacks, trying to knock out setups.

Flareon is for backup against Celebi and pesky Metal types.

Pidgeot is support and Pidgeot EX is the WinCon.

Muscles

Pokémon

  • Machop x2
  • Machoke x2
  • Machamp x2
  • Hitmonlee x1
  • Hitmonchan x1
  • Clobbopus x2
  • Grapploct x1

Trainers

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

Solid deck for any challenges involving no EX cards or for solo challenges with nothing higher rarity than 3 diamonds. Grapploct is a great disruptor to inflict heavy damage and make it harder for your opponent to get anything set up, while Machamp just hits hard. Hitmonchan can be replaced for a second Hitmonlee, but they work well for putting out damage while setting up your heavy hitters, especially with Hitmonlee focusing down the bench so anything they set up isn't as dangerous.

PSN

Pokémon

  • Bruxish x1
  • Grimer x2
  • Muk x2
  • Koffing x1
  • Weezing x2
  • Salandit x2
  • Koffing x1

Trainers

  • Koga x2
  • Sabrina x1
  • Blue x1
  • Leaf x1
  • Poke Ball x2
  • Professor's Research x2

The basic concept behind this deck is to take advantage of venoshock as much as you possibly can

 

Salandit from MI is an easy throw-in because it requires a single neutral energy for its Venoshock, essentially a free additional type into a Celebi heavy meta, as well as a one energy 50 damage attack (70 on grass, one shots poisoned Snivy/Servile) from a basic pokémon

 

F Pikachu

Pokémon

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

Trainers

  • Brock x2
  • Sabrina x2
  • Leaf x1
  • X Speed x1
  • Poke Ball x2
  • Professor's Research x2

(Title allowed? Skull emoji)

 

I hate the Pikachu Ex deck. Like, I really, REALLY hate it.

 

So this deck is just, middle finger to Pikachu Ex.

 

I don't think there is a lot to discuss here, one of my rare non-control decks. I put half and half of the Golem line from GA and MI just to give options while fighting. The deck beat a Celebi deck after I built it so surely it can't be terrible, right? And I didn't even have to use Marshadow to do it HAHA

 

(The guy ragequit lmao)