Chee’s Uncertified Pokémon Deck Lists!

I have been playing the Pokémon card game for years. I think I started playing the card game casually in 2021, masked up in a Dunkin Donuts in the summer. (Because Covid was real and my family wasn’t taking it seriously.)

I started playing with a friend of mine, who was super cool and taught me how to play. It was a good excuse to get out of the house. The beginning of 2021 was rather rough for me… That was the year my (former) closest in-town friend STABBED ME IN THE FUCKING BACK (Figuratively, not literally though it may as well have been literally.)

I started playing Pokémon as a casual player, learning with decks from the XY era first, then slowly learning strategies with the Sword and Shield decks. Then, I was slowly introduced to the meta of Pokémon. I have played in a few local tournaments.

I have never played in anything bigger than the local tournaments that I go to.

So, in the interest of possibly getting some input on my lists, I wanted to share some of my favorite Pokémon decks. (Four today, maybe more will come.)

Meowscarada ex!

This deck is my most recent obsession, and not because the Meowscarada lines are just the most adorable kitties. This deck is a beast when it comes to spreading damage counters with it’s ability Bouquet Magic. The deck is more powerful when it is able to move damage counters from the bench to the active. And this decklist benefits a lot from the Pidgeot ex and Forest Seal Stone. I absolutely love playing this deck and worked really hard to get it to where it is now. This deck also has multiple rarities in it.

3x Sprigatito PAL¹
1x Floragato PAL
3x Meowscarada ex PAL
2x Pidgey MEW
2x Pidgeot ex OBF²
1x Radiant Alakazam SIT
1x Lumineon V SWSH Promo
1x Rotom V LOR
2x Rellor TEF
2x Rabsca TEF
3x Iono PAL
1x Roxanne ASR
4x Arven SV1
2x Boss’s Orders
4x Rare Candy
3x Buddy-Buddy Poffin
2x Switch
3x Ultra Ball
2x Super Rod PAL
2x Energy Retrieval SV1
2x Bug Catching Set TWM
1x Counter Catcher PAR
1x TM: Devolution PAR
1x Maximum Belt TEF
1x Forest Seal Stone SIT
3x Double Turbo Energy BST
7x Grass Energy

Zeraora VMAX/VSTAR!

This deck is something I made and fell in love with. It has seen quite a few changes lately, to keep up with the ever-changing format. But I am quite happy with what I have right now. This deck was done well in tournaments. Zeraora VMAX is very good against decks with abilities, with it’s two energy attack that does sixty damage for each of your opponent’s Pokémon that has an ability. And most of the big meta decks have multiple abilities. The VSTAR has it’s four energy attack that can do sixty damage four times. This deck is also super blinged out with pretty cards. Other cards that make the deck work are Miraidon ex and Iron Hands ex.

3x Zeraora V CRZ³
1x Zeraora VSTAR CRZ
2x Zeraora VMAX CRZ
3x Miraidon ex SV1
1x Iron Hands ex PAR
1x Mew ex MEW
1x Rotom V
1x Raikou V
2x Iono PAL
4x Arven SV1
2x Boss’s Order
1x Judge SV1
1x Roxanne ASR
4x Electric Generator SV1
4x Ultra Ball BRS
2x Pokégear 3.0 SV1
2x Super Rod PAL
2x Nest Ball SV1
1x Counter Catcher PAR
2x Switch
1x Heavy Baton TEF
1x TM: Turbo Energize PAR
1x TM: Devolution
1x Leafy Camo Poncho
1x Bravery Charm PAL
1x Town Store OBF
14x Lightning Energy

Chien-Pao ex!

This deck is one of the top decks in the format. It’s a fantastic deck that requires some time and learning to pilot, but it held a top spot in the format for good reason. The Super Cold ability on Baxcalibur, and Chien-Pao ex attacks for the amount of energy you discard from it. The deck has many ways to recycle energy so you can reattach it again. It’s fallen in the rankings a little thanks to decks like Dragapult ex and Raging Bolt ex.

3x Chien-Pao ex PAL
1x Iron Hands PAR
1x Radiant Greninja ASR
3x Frigibax PAL
2x Baxcalibur PAL
1x Manaphy BRS
2x Bidoof CRZ
2x Bibarel BRS
2x Iono PAL
4x Irida ASR
2x Ciphermaniac’s Codebreaking TEF
2x Boss’s Orders
1x Prime Catcher TEF
2x Super Rod PAL
4x Superior Energy Retrieval PAL
2x Buddy-Buddy Poffin TEF⁴
1x Hisuian Heavy Ball ASR
4x Nest Ball SV1
2x Ultra Ball
3x Rare Candy
2x Earthen Vessel PAR
2x Switch
2x PokéStop PGO
8x Water Energy
2x Lightning Energy

Lost Box⁵

While this deck list is not the best list, I find that I am able to navigate it pretty well and really enjoy playing it. However, each time you play it’s a gamble. The deck’s strategy is to build up your cards in the lost zone so you can use certain mechanics. Cramorant, Sableye, and Mirage Gate all have stipulations for use that involve you having a certain amount of cards in the lost zone. Unfortunately, any card you put there can’t be taken back out. So card counting and critical thinking are required to make sure you don’t accidently discard something you need.

4x Comfey LOR
1x Cramorant LOR
1x Sableye LOR ⁶
1x Radiant Greninja ASR
1x Manaphy BRS
1x Iron Bundle PAR
1x Spiritomb PAL⁷
1x Raikou V BRS
1x Hoopa ex PAR
1x Roaring Moon ex PAR
4x Colress’s Experiment LOR
1x Boss’s Orders
1x Roxanne ASR
1x Iono PAL
4x Switch
4x Switch Cart ASR
4x Mirage Gate LOR
4x Buddy-Buddy Poffin TEF
4x Nest Ball SV1
1x Hisuian Heavy Ball ASR
3x Super Rod PAL
1x Counter Catcher PAR
1x Lost Vacuum LOR
2x Artazon PAL
1x Forest Seal Stone SIT
4x Darkness Energy
3x Water Energy
2x Lightning Energy
2x Psychic Energy

This is just four of the many decks that I have. If you made it through this whole post, and actually understood it all, please let me know if you have any tips or criticisms. I want to keep improving and if anyone knows any way I can do this, let me know! 😀

Notes:

1. The 70 HP versions are better, however the 60 HP version works too. It’s just a bit more risky with Dragapult ex in the format. ↩︎
2. The Paldean Fates shiny version is cheaper and does the same thing. ↩︎
3. This is not the Rapid Strike version. (This is very important.) ↩︎
4. Three is also a good number for this one in my experience. ↩︎
5. I may add Iron Hands ex to this deck again. ↩︎
6. As these both (Cramorant and Sableye are secondary attackers, you can switch the list around to put more in the deck if you need to. However, you need to be wary to not put these in the lost zone if you can help it. ↩︎
7. This card isn’t as essential anymore, it’s just there incase someone with a heavy V deck plays you. Lugia V is still big in the format, but other than that, you probably will not see much use with this. I keep it in, as it’s a good card for the lost zone. ↩︎