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New Archetypes from Lost Origin

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With the arrival of Lost Origin this September, we’ll have a handful of new deck archetypes joining the fray. As always, some deck archetypes 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.

Hisuian Electrode V

Illus. 5ban Graphics

BASIC STRATEGY

Using a combination of draw options, like Bibarel’s Industrious Incisors ability, and search options, like Peony, seek out cards that ensure Hisuian Electrode will be afflicted by two or more Special Conditions when attacking with its Tantrum Blast attack, which does 100 damage for each Special Condition on Hisuian Electrode V. Apply Special Conditions with Spicy Seasoned Curry and Parasect’s Lethargy Spores Ability, then use Windup Arm to ensure that Hisuian Electrode V can attack, even while affected by the Asleep Special Condition.

KEY CARDS

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

EXAMPLE DECK LIST

Pokémon - 17
4 Hisuian Electrode V LOR 172
3 Paras LOR 4
3 Parasect LOR 5
2 Bidoof BRS 120
2 Bibarel BRS 121
1 Crobat V DAA 104
1 Manaphy BRS 41
1 Oranguru SSH 148

Trainer Cards - 43
4 Peony CRE 150
3 Boss's Orders BRS 132
1 Marnie CPA 56
4 Pokégear 3.0 SSH 174
4 Quick Ball FST 237
4 Scoop Up Net RCL 165
4 Spicy Seasoned Curry ASR 151
4 Windup Arm LOR 170
3 Ultra Ball BRS 150
2 Battle VIP Pass FST 225
2 Evolution Incense SSH 163
2 Ordinary Rod SSH 171
1 Air Balloon SSH 156
1 Pal Pad SSH 172
1 Switch SSH 183
2 Gapejaw Bog ASR 142
1 Rose Tower DAA 169

Energy - 0

Trevenant

Illus. Yuya Oka

BASIC STRATEGY

Setup and chain Trevenant which has the Old Tree Barrier Ability, which prevents your opponent from taking any Prize cards if it is Knocked Out by one of their Pokémon V. Use Cherrim’s Spring Bloom Ability to power up Trevenant’s Giga Impact attack, which does 150 damage.

KEY CARDS

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

  • Turffield Stadium as a means of searching for your Evolution Grass-type Pokémon, Trevenant and Cherrim.

  • Energy Recycler or Energy Retrieval to guarantee the continued availability of energy to keep up powering up your chain of Trevenant.

  • Raihan as an out to specific cards in your deck, like Training Court or Cherrim, to make it easier to chain Trevenant.

  • Boss’s Orders to gust up specific Pokémon on your opponent’s Bench to take Prize cards on support Pokémon and on damaged Pokémon.

EXAMPLE DECK LIST

Pokémon - 17
4 Phantump LOR 16
4 Trevenant LOR 17
2 Bidoof BRS 120
2 Bibarel BRS 121
2 Cherubi BST 7
2 Cherrim BST 8
1 Manaphy BRS 41

Trainer Cards - 31
4 Klara CRE 145
4 Marnie CPA 56
3 Cynthia's Ambition BRS 138
4 Quick Ball FST 237
3 Ultra Ball BRS 150
3 Evolution Incense SSH 163
3 Level Ball BST 129
2 Air Balloon SSH 156
1 Choice Belt BRS 135
1 Hisuian Heavy Ball ASR 146
1 Ordinary Rod SSH 171
2 Training Court RCL 169

Energy - 12
9 Grass Energy SWSHEnergy 1
3 Capture Energy RCL 171

Swim Freely

Illus. Taira Akitsu

BASIC STRATEGY

Evolve Seel into Dewgong and use its Floe Return attack, which does 40 damage for each Water Energy attached to your Pokémon that you shuffle back into your deck. To power up Floe Return, flood your hand with Water Energy using Lady, Capacious Bucket, and Nessa, and then use Finneon’s Oceanic Accompaniment Ability, which lets you attach Water Energy from your hand as often as you like to one of your Pokémon with the Swim Freely attack.

KEY CARDS

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

EXAMPLE DECK LIST

Pokémon - 16
4 Seel LOR 33
4 Dewgong LOR 34
2 Finneon LOR 40
2 Bidoof BRS 120
2 Bibarel BRS 121
1 Radiant Greninja ASR 46
1 Manaphy BRS 41

Trainer Cards - 33
4 Irida ASR 147
2 Lady FLI 109
2 Nessa VIV 157
4 Capacious Bucket RCL 156
4 Ultra Ball BRS 150
3 Level Ball BST 129
3 Quick Ball FST 237
2 Air Balloon SSH 156
2 Battle VIP Pass FST 225
2 Hisuian Heavy Ball ASR 146
2 Ordinary Rod SSH 171
1 Pal Pad SSH 172
2 Training Court RCL 169

Energy - 11
11 Water Energy SWSHEnergy 3

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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 Frosmoth’s Ice Dance Ability. Attack with Kyurem VMAX’s Max Frost attack, which does 120 damage plus 50 damage for each Water Energy card discarded from Kyurem VMAX.

KEY CARDS

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

  • Galarian Zigzagoon SSH 117 to help hit 280 damage easier, when necessary.

  • Altaria EVS 106 to make use of its Tempting Tune Ability to put a Supporter on top of the deck, then trade that card with a Water Energy with Oranguru’s Primate Wisdom Ability, to then make use of Kyurem VMAX’s Snow World Ability.

EXAMPLE DECK LIST

Pokémon - 19
3 Kyurem V LOR 48
3 Kyurem VMAX LOR 49
2 Bidoof BRS 120
2 Bibarel BRS 121
2 Snom SHF 29
2 Frosmoth SSH 64
1 Eiscue EVS 47
1 Lumineon V BRS 40
1 Manaphy BRS 41
1 Oranguru SSH 148
1 Radiant Greninja ASR 46

Trainer Cards - 32
3 Irida ASR 147
3 Melony CRE 146
2 Boss's Orders BRS 132
2 Marnie CPA 56
1 Nessa VIV 157
1 Raihan EVS 152
4 Quick Ball FST 237
4 Ultra Ball BRS 150
2 Air Balloon SSH 156
2 Capacious Bucket RCL 156
2 Switch SSH 183
1 Battle VIP Pass FST 225
1 Choice Belt BRS 135
1 Hisuian Heavy Ball ASR 146
3 Training Court RCL 169

Energy - 9
9 Water Energy SWSHEnergy 3

ALTERNATE LISTS

Magnezone VSTAR

Illus. PLANETA Mochizuki

BASIC STRATEGY

Power up Magnezone VSTAR’s Magnet Grip attack, which does 180 damage and lets you search your deck for and 2 Item cards. Use its Electro Star VSTAR attack, which does 90 damage to 2 of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon, as either a finishing move against damaged Pokémon or as a means of picking off your opponent’s support Pokémon, like Drizzle.

KEY CARDS

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

EXAMPLE DECK LIST

Pokémon - 18
4 Drizzile SSH 56
4 Sobble CRE 41
2 Inteleon CRE 43
1 Inteleon SSH 58
3 Magnezone V LOR 56
3 Magnezone VSTAR LOR 57
1 Crobat V DAA 104

Trainer Cards - 31
3 Professor's Research BRS 147
2 Boss's Orders BRS 132
2 Marnie CPA 56
2 Raihan EVS 152
1 Avery CRE 130
4 Quick Ball FST 237
3 Evolution Incense SSH 163
3 Level Ball BST 129
2 Choice Belt BRS 135
2 Scoop Up Net RCL 165
2 Switch SSH 183
1 Air Balloon SSH 156
1 Energy Search SSH 161
3 Path to the Peak CRE 148

Energy - 11
4 Lightning Energy SWSHEnergy 4
4 Speed Lightning Energy RCL 173
3 Double Turbo Energy BRS 151

ALTERNATE LISTS

Hisuian Arcanine

Illus. Oswaldo KATO

BASIC STRATEGY

Play down Hisuian Growlithe and Zorua, preparing them to evolve into Hisuian Arcanine and Zoroark. Chain Hisuian Arcanine both by manually evolving Hisuian Growlithe and by using Zoroark’s Phantom Transformation Ability. Using various means of clearing out your hand, including Ultra Ball, Quick Ball, Galarian Meowth’s Evolution Roar Ability, and Grant’s secondary effect. Attack with Arcanine’s Omnidirectional Destruction attack, which does 10 damage, plus 150 more if your hand has no cards in it.

KEY CARDS

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

  • Hisuian Heavy Ball to fish out important prized Basic Pokémon, like Oranguru or Galarian Meowth.

  • Radiant Venusaur PGO 4 as an option to draw cards after clearing your hand to do damage with Hisuian Arcanine’s attack.

EXAMPLE DECK LIST

Pokémon - 24
4 Hisuian Growlithe ASR 70
4 Hisuian Arcanine LOR 84
4 Zorua EVS 102
4 Zoroark EVS 103
1 Altaria EVS 106
1 Bidoof BRS 120
2 Bibarel BRS 121
1 Galarian Meowth RCL 126
1 Manaphy BRS 41
1 Mightyena ASR 96
1 Oranguru SSH 148

Trainer Cards - 36
4 Peony CRE 150
2 Boss's Orders BRS 132
1 Grant ASR 144
4 Quick Ball FST 237
4 Trekking Shoes ASR 156
4 Ultra Ball BRS 150
3 Choice Belt BRS 135
3 Evolution Incense SSH 163
3 Level Ball BST 129
3 Pokémon Catcher SSH 175
2 Air Balloon SSH 156
1 Ordinary Rod SSH 171
2 Rose Tower DAA 169

Energy - 0

ALTERNATE LISTS

Spiritomb

Illus. sui

BASIC STRATEGY

Discard Spiritomb to ramp up the damage of its Soul Chain attack, which does 10 damage plus 60 more damage for each Spiritomb in your discard pile. Using a combination of Dark Patch and Raihan power up either Spiritomb itself or, with Raihan specifically, Ditto, whose Sudden Transformation ability can be used to copy Spiritomb’s attack from the discard pile, making it possible to get all four Spiritomb in the discard pile to maximize the attack’s damage.

KEY CARDS

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

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EXAMPLE DECK LIST

Pokémon - 14
4 Spiritomb LOR 117
3 Minccino BRS 124
3 Cinccino SSH 147
2 Ditto PGO 53
1 Radiant Greninja ASR 46
1 Manaphy BRS 41

Trainer Cards - 38
4 Raihan EVS 152
1 Boss's Orders BRS 132
4 Cross Switcher FST 230
4 Level Ball BST 129
4 Quick Ball FST 237
3 Rescue Carrier EVS 154
2 Battle VIP Pass FST 225
2 Choice Belt BRS 135
2 Dark Patch ASR 139
2 Energy Search SSH 161
2 Scoop Up Net RCL 165
1 Air Balloon SSH 156
1 Energy Retrieval SSH 160
1 Hisuian Heavy Ball ASR 146
1 Pal Pad SSH 172
4 PokéStop PGO 68

Energy - 8
8 Darkness Energy SWSHEnergy 7

Giratina VSTAR

Illus. 5ban Graphics

BASIC STRATEGY

Using the components of the Comfey engine, get first to seven and then later ten cards in the Lost Zone—use and, with the help of Scoop Up Net, reuse Comfey’s Flower Selecting Ability, with which you look at the top two cards of your deck and put one in your hand and the other into the Lost Zone. Use Mirage Gate to power up Giratina VSTAR’s attacks and take knockouts with its Lost Impact and Star Requiem attacks.

KEY CARDS

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

  • Pokégear 3.0 to help get to Colress’s Experiment more consistently

  • Battle VIP Pass to assist with getting critical Pokémon out turn 1, most especially Comfey

  • Sableye LOR 70 as a late game damage-spreader to clean up missed knockouts or to pick off vulnerable support Pokémon, like Sobble or Drizzile.

  • Leafeon VSTAR PR-SW 195 as an additional gusting and attacking option, together with Leafeon V EVS 7 to accelerate Grass Energy into play with its Greening Cells Ability.

EXAMPLE DECK LIST

Pokémon - 14
4 Comfey LOR 79
3 Giratina V LOR 130
3 Giratina VSTAR LOR 131
2 Crobat V DAA 104
1 Cramorant LOR 50
1 Radiant Greninja ASR 46

Trainer Cards - 33
4 Colress's Experiment LOR 155
2 Boss's Orders BRS 132
2 Gardenia's Vigor ASR 143
4 Mirage Gate LOR 163
4 Quick Ball FST 237
4 Scoop Up Net RCL 165
3 Ultra Ball BRS 150
2 Air Balloon SSH 156
2 Ordinary Rod SSH 171
2 Switch SSH 183
1 Choice Belt BRS 135
1 Lost Vacuum LOR 162
2 Training Court RCL 169

Energy - 13
8 Grass Energy SWSHEnergy 1
5 Psychic Energy SWSHEnergy 5

ALTERNATE LISTS

Hisuian Goodra VSTAR

Illus. 5ban Graphics

BASIC STRATEGY

Using the components of the Comfey engine, get first to seven and then later ten cards in the Lost Zone—use and, with the help of Scoop Up Net, reuse Comfey’s Flower Selecting Ability, with which you look at the top two cards of your deck and put one in your hand and the other into the Lost Zone. Use Mirage Gate to power up Hisuian Goodra VSTAR’s Iron Press attack, which does 200 damage and reduces the damage Hisuian Goodra VSTAR takes during your opponent’s next turn by 80.

KEY CARDS

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

  • Pokégear 3.0 to help get to Colress’s Experiment more consistently

  • Battle VIP Pass to assist with getting critical Pokémon out turn 1, most especially Comfey

  • Radiant Gardevoir LOR 69 and/or Fantina for additional damage reduction.

  • Cramorant LOR 50 as a single prize attacking option

  • Lost Vacuum as an additional means of dealing with pesky tools and Stadium cards, and to help get yourself to 7 cards in the Lost Zone more quickly

EXAMPLE DECK LIST

Pokémon - 14
4 Comfey LOR 79
3 Hisuian Goodra V LOR 135
3 Hisuian Goodra VSTAR LOR 136
2 Crobat V DAA 104
1 Starmie V ASR 30
1 Radiant Greninja ASR 46

Trainer Cards - 33
4 Colress's Experiment LOR 155
2 Boss's Orders BRS 132
2 Melony CRE 146
4 Mirage Gate LOR 163
4 Quick Ball FST 237
4 Scoop Up Net RCL 165
3 Ultra Ball BRS 150
2 Air Balloon SSH 156
2 Choice Belt BRS 135
2 Switch SSH 183
1 Ordinary Rod SSH 171
2 Training Court RCL 169
1 Lake Acuity LOR 160

Energy - 13
8 Water Energy SWSHEnergy 3
5 Metal Energy SWSHEnergy 8

ALTERNATE LISTS

Hisuian Zoroark VSTAR

Illus. aky CG Works

BASIC STRATEGY

Build up your bench, with Gapejaw Bog in play if possible (and/or with the help of Gengar’s Netherworld Gate Ability) and use Damage Pump to ensure that each of your Pokémon has at least a single damage counter on it. Take knock outs with Hisuian Zoroark VSTAR’s Shredding Curse attack, which does 50 damage for each of your Pokémon that has any damage counters on it.

KEY CARDS

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

  • Dunsparce FST 207 to help deal with Hisuian Zoroark VSTAR’s Weakness to Fighting type Pokémon.

EXAMPLE DECK LIST

Pokémon - 17
4 Hisuian Zoroark V LOR 146
3 Hisuian Zoroark VSTAR LOR 147
3 Gengar LOR 66
2 Bidoof BRS 120
2 Bibarel BRS 121
1 Crobat V DAA 104
1 Lumineon V BRS 40
1 Radiant Greninja ASR 46

Trainer Cards - 32
3 Boss's Orders BRS 132
3 Melony CRE 146
3 Professor's Research BRS 147
4 Damage Pump LOR 156
4 Quick Ball FST 237
3 Evolution Incense SSH 163
3 Ultra Ball BRS 150
2 Air Balloon SSH 156
2 Capacious Bucket RCL 156
2 Choice Belt BRS 135
3 Gapejaw Bog ASR 142

Energy - 11
8 Water Energy SWSHEnergy 3
3 Double Turbo Energy BRS 151

ALTERNATE LISTS