New Decks

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With the arrival of Black Bolt and White Flare in July, we’ll have a handful of new decks joining the fray. As always, some decks are better than others—some are meme tier and some are merely playable, fun decks without much competitive promise. Lists below are very rough drafts and are intended as a starting place for testing, not as tournament-ready deck lists. Consider creating and using proxies to test cards you don’t already own prior to making any purchases.

Serperior ex
Emboar Box
Miraidon ex + Eelektrik
Gardevoir ex + Jellicent ex

Serperior ex

BASIC STRATEGY

Power up Serperior ex with Ignition Energy and either a manual attachment of a Grass Energy or by using an Energy Switch to pull an Energy off a Teal Mask Ogerpon ex. As advantageous, attack with either Serperior ex’s Grass Order, which does 150 damage and lets you search your deck for up to 3 cards and put them into your hand, or with Teal Mask Ogerpon ex’s Myriad Leaf Shower, which does 30 damage plus 30 more damage for each Energy attached to both Active Pokémon.

Visual Deck List

Example Deck List

Pokémon - 15

4 Snivy BLK 1
3 Serperior ex BLK 3
3 Teal Mask Ogerpon ex TWM 25
2 Servine BLK 2
1 Fezandipiti ex SFA 38
1 Lilligant JTG 7
1 Petilil BLK 6

Trainer Cards - 34

4 Arven OBF 186
3 Iono PAF 80
2 Boss's Orders PAL 172
2 Brock's Scouting JTG 146
4 Buddy-Buddy Poffin PRE 101
4 Ultra Ball PAF 91
3 Rare Candy PAF 89
2 Energy Switch SVI 173
2 Night Stretcher SFA 61
1 Counter Catcher PAR 160
1 Earthen Vessel PRE 106
1 Prime Catcher PRE 119
1 Super Rod PAL 188
2 Air Balloon BLK 79
2 Artazon PAF 76

Energy - 11

7 Basic Grass Energy SVE 1
4 Ignition Energy WHT 86

Testing Streams

Emboar Box

BASIC STRATEGY

Play down and evolve Tepig into Emboar to make use of Emboar’s Inferno Fandango Ability, which reads, “As often as you like during your turn, you may attach a [R] Energy card from your hand to 1 of your Pokémon.” Flood your board with Fire Energy, pulling Energy from your deck with Earthen Vessel and Superior Energy Retrieval, as necessary. Use the deck’s toolbox of attackers as needed, including Ho-Oh, with its Shining Blaze attack, Hearthflame Mask Ogerpon ex with its Wrathful Heart and Dynamic Blaze attacks, and Reshiram ex, with its Slash and Blaze Burst attacks.

Visual Deck List

EXAMPLE DECK LIST

Pokémon - 17

3 Tepig WHT 11
2 Emboar WHT 13
2 Gouging Fire ex TEF 38
2 Hearthflame Mask Ogerpon ex TWM 40
2 Revavroom SVI 142
2 Varoom SFA 43
1 Fezandipiti ex SFA 38
1 Ho-Oh SSP 19
1 Pignite WHT 12
1 Reshiram ex WHT 20

Trainer Cards - 34

4 Arven OBF 186
3 Iono PAF 80
1 Boss's Orders PAL 172
1 Hilda WHT 84
4 Nest Ball PAF 84
4 Ultra Ball PAF 91
3 Buddy-Buddy Poffin PRE 101
3 Rare Candy PAF 89
2 Earthen Vessel PRE 106
2 Superior Energy Retrieval PAL 189
1 Night Stretcher SFA 61
1 Prime Catcher PRE 119
1 Super Rod PAL 188
1 Switch SVI 194
1 Ancient Booster Energy Capsule TEF 140
1 Brave Bangle WHT 80
1 Area Zero Underdepths PRE 94

Energy - 9

8 Basic Fire Energy SVE 2
1 Jet Energy PAL 190

Testing Streams

Miraidon ex + Eeleketrik

BASIC STRATEGY

Set up with the assistance of Miraidon ex’s Tandem Unit Ability. Accelerate energy into play via Electric Generator, Eelektrik’s Dynamotor, and Magneton’s Overvolt Discharge. Attack using Miraidon ex’s Photon Blaster attack, which does 220 damage and prevents Miraidon ex from attacking next turn. Go after more vulnerable Pokémon with Iron Hands ex and its Amp You Very Much attack, which does 120 damage and lets you take an additional Prize Card when taking a knockout.

Visual Deck List

Example Deck List

Pokémon - 16

2 Eelektrik BLK 31
2 Iron Hands ex PRE 31
2 Miraidon ex SVI 81
2 Tynamo BLK 30
1 Fezandipiti ex SFA 38
1 Latias ex SSP 76
1 Magnemite SSP 58
1 Magneton SSP 59
1 Mew ex MEW 151
1 Squawkabilly ex PAF 75
1 Zekrom ex BLK 34
1 Zeraora DRI 78

Trainer Cards - 31

4 Arven OBF 186
4 Professor's Research BLK 85
2 Boss's Orders PAL 172
2 Iono PAF 80
4 Electric Generator PAF 79
4 Ultra Ball PAF 91
3 Nest Ball PAF 84
1 Night Stretcher SFA 61
1 Pokégear 3.0 BLK 84
1 Prime Catcher PRE 119
1 Super Rod PAL 188
1 Switch SVI 194
1 Air Balloon BLK 79
1 Bravery Charm PAL 173
1 Future Booster Energy Capsule TEF 149

Energy - 13

13 Basic Lightning Energy SVE 4

Testing Streams

Gardevoir ex + Jellicent ex

BASIC STRATEGY

Play down and evolve Ralts into Kirlia, or with Rare Candy, into Gardevoir ex. Play down and evolve Frillish into Jellicent ex, keeping it in the Active Spot to disrupt your opponent with its Oceanic Curse Ability, which reads, “As long as this Pokémon is in the Active Spot, your opponent can't play any Item cards or attach any Pokémon Tool cards from their hand.” Use Gardevoir ex Psychic Embrace Ability to attach Psychic Energy from your discard pile to your Pokémon to prepare them to attack. Use Lillie’s Clefairy ex, Scream Tail, Jellicent ex, and even Gardevoir ex itself to take knockouts as needed.

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Example Deck List

Source: Reiji Nishiguchi - 6th Place, 2025 Japan Championships

Pokémon - 19

3 Munkidori TWM 95
3 Ralts SVI 84
2 Frillish WHT 44
2 Gardevoir ex SVI 86
2 Jellicent ex WHT 45
2 Kirlia SVI 85
1 Cleffa OBF 80
1 Fezandipiti ex SFA 38
1 Klefki SVI 96
1 Lillie's Clefairy ex JTG 56
1 Scream Tail PAR 86

Trainer Cards - 31

4 Iono PAF 80
4 Professor's Research BLK 85
2 Arven OBF 186
4 Ultra Ball PAF 91
2 Counter Catcher PAR 160
2 Earthen Vessel PRE 106
2 Nest Ball PAF 84
2 Night Stretcher SFA 61
2 Rare Candy PAF 89
1 Secret Box TWM 163
1 Super Rod PAL 188
2 Technical Machine: Devolution PAR 177
1 Technical Machine: Evolution PAR 178
2 Artazon PAF 76

Energy - 10

7 Basic Psychic Energy SVE 5
3 Basic Darkness Energy SVE 7