New Decks from Shrouded Fable

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With the arrival of Shrouded Fable in August, 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.

United Wings

Illus. Tetsu Kayama

BASIC STRATEGY

Using every discarding resource in the deck, put all or most of your “United Wings” attackers in the discard pile. Then, attach Energy to Ditto to use its Sudden Transformation Ability to copy the United Wings attack from your discarded “United Wings” attackers. As necessary, use Night Stretcher to recover a specific United Wings attacker to hit for Weakness against your opponent’s Pokémon.

KEY CARDS

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

  • The ACE SPEC Legacy Energy instead of Surprise Box to deny your opponent a Prize card when one of your Pokémon is Knocked Out.

  • Thorton to remove Benched liabilities, like Squawkabilly ex or Fezandipiti ex, when needed.

  • Earthen Vessel to serve both as a means of discarding United Wings attackers and as an additional out to Basic Darkness Energy.

  • Pokégear 3.0 in lieu of Tatsugiri and Rescue Board, leaving fewer non-attacking Pokémon in play.

  • Trekking Shoes to dig through the deck with greater gusto, also providing another possibility for discarding United Wings Pokémon.

EXAMPLE DECK LIST

Pokémon - 22

  • 4 Dartrix SFA 4
  • 4 Flamigo PAL 170
  • 4 Murkrow PAL 131
  • 4 Wattrel PAL 80
  • 1 Ditto CRZ 107
  • 1 Fezandipiti ex SFA 38
  • 1 Manaphy BRS 41
  • 1 Rowlet SFA 3
  • 1 Squawkabilly ex PAL 169
  • 1 Tatsugiri TWM 131

Trainer Cards - 30

  • 4 Carmine TWM 145
  • 4 Professor's Research PAF 88
  • 2 Boss's Orders PAL 172
  • 4 Ultra Ball PAF 91
  • 3 Great Ball PAL 183
  • 2 Capturing Aroma SIT 153
  • 2 Nest Ball PAF 84
  • 2 Night Stretcher SFA 61
  • 1 Hisuian Heavy Ball ASR 146
  • 1 Secret Box TWM 163
  • 1 Super Rod PAL 188
  • 2 Rescue Board TEF 159
  • 1 Collapsed Stadium BRS 137
  • 1 PokéStop PGO 68

Energy - 8

  • 4 Basic Darkness Energy SVE 7
  • 4 Double Turbo Energy BRS 151

Testing Streams

Kingdra ex

Illus. toriyufu

BASIC STRATEGY

Working toward getting out a Kingdra ex out so that you can use its Royal Command attack to put up to 3 Water Pokémon from your discard pile onto your Bench—ideally Baxcalibur, Kyurem VMAX, and Feralitagtr, but an additional Kingdra ex when one or more of them isn’t a possibility. Attack with Kingdra ex’s Hydro Pump, which does 50 damage plus 50 more damage for each Water Energy attached to it, with Kyurem VMAX’s Max Frost attack, which does 120 damage plus 50 damage for each Water Energy card discarded from Kyurem VMAX, or with Feraligatr’s Giant Wave attack, which does 160 damage but can be boosted to 280 damage by making use of Feraligatr’s Torrential Heart Ability.

KEY CARDS

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

  • Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR ASR 40 for an additional means of rapidly attaching Water Energy to your Water Pokémon once per game with its Star Portal VSTAR Power, when needed.

EXAMPLE DECK LIST

Pokémon - 17

  • 4 Horsea SFA 10
  • 3 Kingdra ex SFA 12
  • 2 Baxcalibur PAL 60
  • 2 Bibarel BRS 121
  • 1 Bidoof BRS 120
  • 1 Bidoof CRZ 111
  • 1 Feraligatr TEF 41
  • 1 Kingdra LOR 37
  • 1 Kyurem VMAX LOR 49
  • 1 Radiant Greninja ASR 46

Trainer Cards - 34

  • 4 Irida ASR 147
  • 1 Ciphermaniac's Codebreaking TEF 145
  • 1 Professor's Research PAF 88
  • 4 Earthen Vessel PAR 163
  • 4 Ultra Ball PAF 91
  • 3 Buddy-Buddy Poffin TEF 144
  • 3 Nest Ball PAF 84
  • 3 Rare Candy PAF 89
  • 3 Superior Energy Retrieval PAL 189
  • 2 Super Rod PAL 188
  • 1 Canceling Cologne ASR 136
  • 1 Counter Catcher PAR 160
  • 1 Prime Catcher TEF 157
  • 1 Rescue Board TEF 159
  • 2 PokéStop PGO 68

Energy - 9

  • 9 Basic Water Energy SVE 3

Testing Streams

Kyurem VMAX

Illus. N-DESIGN Inc.

BASIC STRATEGY

Evolve Kyurem V into Kyurem VMAX and power it up with a combination of manual attachments, Kyurem V’s Sudden Freeze attack, Kyurem VMAX’s Snow World Ability, and Power Hourglass. Attack with Kyurem VMAX’s Max Frost attack, which does 120 damage plus 50 damage for each Water Energy card discarded from Kyurem VMAX. Setup the top card of your deck to your advantage with Ciphermaniac’s Codebreaking or with Night Academy.

KEY CARDS

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

  • Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex TWM 64 to give the deck a sniping option via its Torrential Pump attack, which does 100 damage to the Active Spot and 120 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon. In a pinch, its Sob attack can also be used to stall as it can trap 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon in the Active Spot by making it unable to retreat.

EXAMPLE DECK LIST

Pokémon - 13

  • 3 Kyurem V LOR 48
  • 3 Kyurem VMAX LOR 49
  • 2 Origin Forme Palkia V ASR 39
  • 2 Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR ASR 40
  • 1 Fezandipiti ex SFA 38
  • 1 Mew ex MEW 151
  • 1 Radiant Greninja ASR 46

Trainer Cards - 36

  • 4 Irida ASR 147
  • 2 Boss's Orders PAL 172
  • 2 Ciphermaniac's Codebreaking TEF 145
  • 1 Colress's Tenacity SFA 56
  • 1 Iono PAF 80
  • 4 Nest Ball PAF 84
  • 4 Ultra Ball PAF 91
  • 3 Earthen Vessel PAR 163
  • 2 Energy Retrieval SVI 171
  • 2 Super Rod PAL 188
  • 1 Canceling Cologne ASR 136
  • 1 Hisuian Heavy Ball ASR 146
  • 1 Night Stretcher SFA 61
  • 1 Prime Catcher TEF 157
  • 1 Switch SVI 194
  • 2 Power Hourglass SFA 63
  • 4 Night Academy SFA 60

Energy - 11

  • 11 Basic Water Energy SVE 3

Testing Streams

 

Revavroom ex

Illus. PLANETA Mochizuki

BASIC STRATEGY

Build up your board with Varoom and Beldum, evolving them into Revavroom ex and Metang, respectively. Power up your Pokémon’s attacks with Metang’s Metal Maker Ability, lets you attach any Metal Energy you find in the top 4 cards of your deck, then shuffle the remaining cards and place them on the bottom of your deck.

KEY CARDS

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

  • Placing Revavroom ex alongside the rest of the unplayable Pokémon from its evolution line in your collection binder.

EXAMPLE DECK LIST

Pokémon - 21

  • 4 Beldum TEF 113
  • 4 Metang TEF 114
  • 4 Varoom SFA 43
  • 3 Revavroom ex SFA 15
  • 2 Revavroom SVI 142
  • 1 Bloodmoon Ursaluna ex TWM 141
  • 1 Mew ex MEW 151
  • 1 Radiant Greninja ASR 46
  • 1 Zamazenta CRZ 97

Trainer Cards - 25

  • 4 Professor's Research PAF 88
  • 3 Iono PAF 80
  • 2 Boss's Orders PAL 172
  • 4 Buddy-Buddy Poffin TEF 144
  • 4 Super Rod PAL 188
  • 4 Ultra Ball PAF 91
  • 2 Nest Ball PAF 84
  • 1 Counter Catcher PAR 160
  • 1 Prime Catcher TEF 157

Energy - 14

  • 14 Basic Metal Energy SVE 8

Testing Streams

Charizard ex

Illus. 5ban Graphics

BASIC STRATEGY

Build your board up by getting a Pidgey or two into play alongside as many Charmander as you can, evolving your Charmander into Charizard ex from Obsidian Flames as quickly as possible with the help of Forest Seal Stone and Pidgeot ex’s Quick Search. Accelerate Fire Energy via Charizard ex’s Infernal Reign Ability. As needed, play down and evolve Duskull into Dusclops or Dusknoir to take advantage of their Cursed Blast Abilities, which let you know them out in exchange for letting you place 5 and 13 damage counters on 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon respectively, potentially taking KOs, but also helping to boost the damage of Charizard ex’s Burning Darkness attack.

KEY CARDS

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

  • A thin Bibarel line, in addition to Pidgeot ex.

EXAMPLE DECK LIST

Pokémon - 21

  • 3 Charizard ex PAF 54
  • 3 Charmander PAF 7
  • 2 Duskull SFA 18
  • 2 Pidgeot ex OBF 164
  • 2 Pidgey OBF 162
  • 1 Charmander SVP 47
  • 1 Charmeleon PAF 8
  • 1 Dusclops SFA 19
  • 1 Dusknoir SFA 20
  • 1 Fezandipiti ex SFA 38
  • 1 Lumineon V BRS 40
  • 1 Manaphy BRS 41

  • 1 Radiant Charizard CRZ 20

  • 1 Rotom V LOR 58

Trainer Cards - 32

  • 4 Arven OBF 186
  • 2 Boss's Orders PAL 172
  • 2 Iono PAF 80
  • 1 Professor Turo's Scenario PAR 171
  • 1 Roxanne ASR 150
  • 4 Buddy-Buddy Poffin TEF 144
  • 4 Rare Candy PAF 89
  • 4 Ultra Ball PAF 91
  • 2 Counter Catcher PAR 160
  • 2 Super Rod PAL 188
  • 1 Lost Vacuum CRZ 135
  • 1 Nest Ball PAF 84
  • 1 Unfair Stamp TWM 165
  • 1 Defiance Band SVI 169
  • 1 Forest Seal Stone SIT 156
  • 1 Collapsed Stadium BRS 137

Energy - 7

  • 6 Basic Fire Energy SVE 2
  • 1 Mist Energy TEF 161

Arbok ex

Illus. Eske Yoshinob

BASIC STRATEGY

Evolve Ekans into Arbok ex and Bidoof into Bibarel. Using Dark Patch, power up Arbok’s Menacing Fangs attack, which does 150 damage and forces your opponent to discard 2 cards from their hand.

KEY CARDS

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

  • Hand Trimmer as yet another means of disrupting your opponent’s hand.

EXAMPLE DECK LIST

Pokémon - 14

  • 4 Ekans MEW 23
  • 3 Arbok ex MEW 24
  • 2 Bibarel BRS 121
  • 2 Bidoof CRZ 111
  • 1 Pecharunt ex SFA 39
  • 1 Radiant Greninja ASR 46
  • 1 Rotom V CRZ 45

Trainer Cards - 37

  • 3 Arven OBF 186
  • 3 Iono PAF 80
  • 3 Janine's Secret Technique SFA 58
  • 2 Boss's Orders PAL 172
  • 1 Roxanne ASR 150
  • 4 Buddy-Buddy Poffin TEF 144
  • 4 Dark Patch ASR 139
  • 4 Ultra Ball PAF 91
  • 2 Nest Ball PAF 84
  • 1 Counter Catcher PAR 160
  • 1 Lost Vacuum CRZ 135
  • 1 Super Rod PAL 188
  • 1 Unfair Stamp TWM 165
  • 2 Handheld Fan TWM 150
  • 1 Binding Mochi SFA 54
  • 1 Forest Seal Stone SIT 156
  • 1 Rescue Board TEF 159
  • 1 Collapsed Stadium BRS 137
  • 1 Temple of Sinnoh ASR 155

Energy - 9

  • 9 Basic Darkness Energy SVE 7

Testing Streams

Okidogi ex

Illus. takuyoa

BASIC STRATEGY

Using the deck’s Energy acceleration options—Dark Patch and Janine’s Secret Technique—attach Energy to either Okidogi ex, when combatting multi-prize Pokémon, or Munkidori ex, when combatting single-prize Pokémon. Attack with their respective attacks, taking KOs on your opponent’s Pokémon. As needed use Pecharunt ex’s Controlling Chaos Ability to push 1 of your Darkness-typed Pokémon that isn’t Pecharunt ex into the Active Spot and do 40 additional damage with Binding Mochi when that Pokémon is Poisoned by the Ability’s effect.

KEY CARDS

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

  • Darkrai VSTAR ASR 99 for its Star Abyss VSTAR Power to recover 2 Item cards from your discard pile—like Dark Patch, Night Stretcher, or Lost Vacuum.

  • Mew ex MEW 151 as both a pivot and an additional draw option with its Restart Ability, which lets you draw until you have 3 cards in your hand.

  • Morpeko PAR 121 as both a pivot and as a single prize attacking option to take down your opponent’s lower-HP Pokémon and heavily-damaged Pokémon.

EXAMPLE DECK LIST

Pokémon - 10

  • 2 Munkidori ex SFA 37
  • 2 Okidogi ex SFA 36
  • 2 Pecharunt ex SFA 39
  • 1 Fezandipiti ex SFA 38
  • 1 Munkidori TWM 95
  • 1 Radiant Greninja ASR 46
  • 1 Squawkabilly ex PAF 75

Trainer Cards - 40

  • 3 Janine's Secret Technique SFA 58
  • 2 Boss's Orders PAL 172
  • 2 Iono PAF 80
  • 2 Professor's Research PAF 88
  • 4 Dark Patch ASR 139
  • 4 Nest Ball PAF 84
  • 4 Ultra Ball PAF 91
  • 3 Trekking Shoes CRZ 145
  • 2 Earthen Vessel PAR 163
  • 1 Hisuian Heavy Ball ASR 146
  • 1 Lost Vacuum CRZ 135
  • 1 Night Stretcher SFA 61
  • 1 Pal Pad SVI 182
  • 1 Secret Box TWM 163
  • 1 Super Rod PAL 188
  • 1 Switch Cart ASR 154
  • 3 Binding Mochi SFA 54
  • 1 Bravery Charm PAL 173
  • 2 PokéStop PGO 68
  • 1 Town Store OBF 196

Energy - 10

  • 10 Basic Darkness Energy SVE 7

Testing Streams