control

Poison Trap

Pokémon

  • Ekans x2
  • Koffing x2
  • Arbok x2
  • Weezing x2

Trainers

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

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.

Arcanine/Moltres/Wigglytuff EX control deck (Outdated, worked in A1/A1a only)

Pokémon

  • Growlithe x2
  • Arcanine ex x2
  • Moltres ex x1
  • Jigglypuff x2
  • Wigglytuff ex x2

Trainers

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

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.

Starmie EX

Pokémon

  • Staryu x2
  • Starmie ex x2
  • Articuno ex x2

Trainers

  • Misty x2
  • Giovanni x2
  • Sabrina x2
  • Potion x2
  • X Speed x2
  • Poké Ball x2
  • Professor's Research x2

It is a flexible deck with two possible starters:

Exeggutor Ex

Pokémon

  • Exeggutor ex x1
  • Exeggutor x1
  • Exeggcute x2
  • Caterpie x2
  • Metapod x2
  • Butterfree x2

Trainers

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

It's fun!

Try to get both Butterfrees rolling for maximum heal, while Exeggutor tanks. Swap so you can heal other Exeggutor in bank. And only get heads.

Kiloude City Shuffle

Pokémon

  • Bellsprout x2
  • Weepinbell x2
  • Victreebel x2
  • Pidgey x1
  • Pidgeotto x1
  • Pidgeot x1
  • Old Amber x2
  • Aerodactyl x2

Trainers

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

This deck is hilarious to play but incredibly frustrating for opponents, especially those with powerhouse decks that require heavy energy buildup.

Start with Bellsprout, aiming to evolve into Victreebel as your primary attacker. Build out Aerodactyl and a second Victreebel next, with Pidgeot as a backup option. Alternatively, starting with Aerodactyl can sometimes lead to a quick win if your opponent’s bench is empty.