Top 5 Decks to Play At League Cups and League Challenges

The main strategy of this deck relies heavily on the first turn of the game. The reason is that since Mew is a VMAX Pokemon, we need to get Mew V into play as early as possible in order to start attacking. The other reason is that Battle VIP Pass only works on the first turn of the game, so by finding 1-2 copies of this card, we can fully establish our board with Genesect and Mew. With each Genesect we can get into play, the more cards we can draw to effectively setup faster than our opponent. This deck is extremely fast-paced, so it’s vital that you play aggressively. Generally speaking, we play many copies of most cards in our deck, so it’s safe to discard the occasional copy of most cards. Using Double Turbo Energy on a Mew VMAX, we can copy Genesect V’s Techno Blast and start taking out Pokémon V and VSTAR. This deck is really a heavy hitter, so don’t be shy to slam down some Power Tablets and start taking KOs! Let's check the list:

This is the newest kid on the block - you can bet whenever Pokemon releases a Gardevoir-EX card that it’s going to be good. This titan just recently secured a 2nd place finish from Tord Reklev at the European International Championships right after being released, which is good enough of a reason for me to consider it a top deck. It can attach as many energy cards as it would like in a turn from the discard pile, which is probably one of the craziest energy acceleration abilities I’ve seen in a long time! Couple that with a ton of consistency cards like Kirlia, Mew, and a ton of search cards, and you have yourself a very strong deck. This deck is a powerhouse, and mostly just has a hard time against Lost Zone Box. Besides that, it can handle its own against anything. Let's check the list:

The main strategy behind this deck is highly dependent on what the opponent has in play - generally, we’ll be trying to soften up Pokemon Vs or EXs on the opponent’s side of the field in preparation to sweep them with our Radiant Charizard. Cramorant will be used in the early game in an effort to take some cheap Prize Cards, with the aim that Sableye can be used on the third turn of the game. It’s vital to our strategy that we select the correct cards off of Comfey’s Flower Selecting because otherwise, we may run into issues in the late game due to running out of resources. This deck is extremely fast but difficult to pilot. Let's check the list:

Lugia VSTAR is going to be the next big deck (again): it’s quick, efficient, and able to scale its damage numbers in order to hit big OHKOs without burning too many resources. Lugia also has a decent variety of attackers that can be played in this deck, ranging from Single Strike attackers, to Snorlax. Anything that you can think of, Archeops can power it up with the help of Special Energy. Temple of Sinnoh will be amongst one of the biggest problems for this deck, however, Pumpkaboo can aid in a pinch. Combined with the fact that we can play Serena in our decks, we’ll see an upswing in consistency as well as increase odds of gusting up key Pokemon. The biggest plus about playing Serena is the fact we can discard copies of Archeops from our hand and get them into the discard pile so that when we use Lugia’s VSTAR ability, we can bench two targets instead of just one. Let's chek the list:

The main strategy of this deck is much like the Pokémon Duraludon itself: to be a massive wall! Duraludon has a very unique Skyscraper ability that is reminiscent of Aegislash-EX; it essentially reads that your opponent’s Pokémon can’t damage Duraludon if they have a Special Energy Card attached. When you think about how many Special Energy Cards are in the current standard format, you can see why Duraludon is a very powerful VMAX Pokémon! To name a few Special Energy Cards: Fusion Strike Energy, Rapid Strike Energy, Single Strike Energy, Double Turbo Energy, and many more! The beauty of this ability is that it will only get stronger as more and more Special Energy Cards are printed. We power up our Skyscraper Pokemon with Acres VSTAR, which is an amazing partner because it can attack efficiently as well as provide us with a handy VSTAR power. Let's check the list: