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*New Deck!*Aerodactyl/Mewtwo 
| Pokémon (14) | Trainers (30) | Energy (16) |
| 3x 3x 2x 2x 1x 3x | 4x 4x 4x 3x 3x 3x 2x 2x 2x 2x 1x | 12x 4x |
Computer Search helps you find Mysterious Fossil on the first turn while conveniently offering a way to discard Energy to fuel Mewtwo’s Energy Absorption. From there, you aim to devastate any Evolution-based deck with a Turn 2 Aerodactyl while Mewtwo unleashes its Psyburn attack. If Aerodactyl enters play only after your opponent was able to evolve their Pokémon, you can use Mew’s Devolution Beam to permanently return these Pokémon to their previous stage.
Tip: Keep a Double Colorless Energy in your hand so that you can easily retreat Aerodactyl if your opponent uses Gust of Wind to attempt to strand it in the Active spot.
Duck Drought 
| Pokémon (18) | Trainers (26) | Energy (16) |
| 4x 4x 2x 1x 2x 2x 1x 1x | 4x 4x 4x 4x 3x 3x 1x 1x 1x | 10x 4x 4x |
This is your typical Lickitung/Scyther deck, but with one additional way to remove Energy from your opponent’s board: Golduck’s Hyper Beam. So what makes Golduck a better Hyper Beam Pokémon than
Tip: Keep your opponent guessing by alternating between this deck and a hyperaggressive Psyduck deck, like Arcanine/Electrode. That way, when your opponent starts a game facing your Psyduck, they won’t know which deck they’re up against and are more likely to make a Turn 1 mistake with Professor Oak.
Exeggutor 
😃 Fun to Play
| Pokémon (14) | Trainers (30) | Energy (16) |
| 3x 3x 2x 2x 2x 1x 1x | 4x 4x 4x 3x 3x 3x 2x 2x 2x 1x 1x 1x | 12x 4x |
The goal of this deck is to tank Exeggutor with enough Energy to unleash massive Big Eggsplosion attacks. However, piling on Energy isn’t easy in a format dominated by Energy Removal & Super Energy Removal, so you’ll need to pull out a few tricks. First and foremost, you can protect Exeggutor’s Energy with Lass, but if that doesn’t work, Exeggutor’s Teleport allows you to bring Exeggutor to safety after its Energy has been stripped. From there, you can use Gastly’s Energy Conversion to bring Double Colorless Energies back into your hand, then rebuild.
Lickitung/Moltres 
🏆 Top Deck 🤹♂️ Difficult to Play
| Pokémon (18) | Trainers (24) | Energy (18) |
| 4x 3x 2x 2x 2x 2x 2x 1x | 4x 4x 4x 3x 3x 3x 1x 1x 1x | 12x 2x 4x |
This Lickitung variant proceeds like most Lickitung decks do: piling on Tongue Wrap damage while delivering a series of Energy Removal and Super Energy Removal cards, then shifting to higher-damage attacks to maintain pressure on the opponent. As the game winds down, you’ll need to find the perfect window to bring in Moltres and deliver a series of Wildfire attacks that bring your opponent’s deck to zero. While all of this is happening, Muk’s Toxic Gas deals with a variety of pesky Pokémon Powers that could give the opponent the upper hand, like Blastoise’s Rain Dance, Dodrio’s Retreat Aid and Ditto’s Transform.
Tip: Preserve Double Colorless Energy to retain an easy way for Muk to escape the Active position if your opponent targets it with Gust of Wind.
Revised on 10/27/2023: –1 Moltres, –2 Mr. Mime, –1 Professor Oak, –1 Super Energy Removal, –1 Item Finder –2 Pokémon Center, –1 Computer Search, –1 Gambler, –1 Full Heal, –1 Fire Energy, –1 Psychic Energy, +2 Magmar, +2 Scyther, +2 Grimer, +2 Muk, +1 PlusPower, +4 Double Colorless Energy
Magmar/Arcanine 
😃 Fun to Play
| Pokémon (15) | Trainers (27) | Energy (18) |
| 4x 2x 2x 2x 1x 1x 2x 1x | 4x 4x 4x 4x 2x 2x 2x 2x 1x 1x 1x | 14x 4x |
As you start applying pressure on your opponent with both of Magmar’s attacks, they will have to watch out for two different Arcanines. Your Base Set Arcanine is perfect for taking down 80 HP Pokémon (like
Tip: Use Magmar’s Smokescreen against
Magmarbuzz 
🌠 Iconic Deck
| Pokémon (12) | Trainers (29) | Energy (19) |
| 4x 3x 3x 2x | 4x 4x 4x 4x 4x 3x 2x 2x 2x 2x 1x 1x | 9x 6x 4x |
The biggest selling point of the Magmarbuzz deck is that it doesn’t get walled by Resistance like other Haymaker variants. (May God have mercy on anyone gutsy enough to bust out a
Magmar/Hitmonchan/Dodrio 
| Pokémon (14) | Trainers (29) | Energy (17) |
| 4x 3x 4x 3x | 4x 4x 4x 3x 4x 2x 2x 2x 2x 1x 1x | 9x 7x 1x |
You’ll want to get Dodrio (ideally, two) in play so that you can easily switch between Magmar and Hitmonchan, targeting the two most important Weaknesses in the Base–Fossil format: Fire & Fighting. With a low Pokémon count, though, you’ll find Pokémon Trader a bit too unreliable to get Dodrio into play. Instead, you’ll likely find yourself better suited to rely on the luck of the coin with Poké Ball.
Tip: Aim for your opponent’s face when flipping a coin for Poké Ball. Then, only if it lands Tails, aggressively insist they interfered with the coin and demand a reflip. For a bonus, accuse them of deliberately interfering.
Mewtwo/Electabuzz
🌠 Iconic Deck
| Pokémon (11) | Trainers (33) | Energy (16) |
| 4x 4x 2x 1x | 3x 3x 3x 3x 3x 3x 3x 2x 2x 2x 2x 2x 1x 1x | 9x 6x 1x |
Computer Search & Professor Oak allow you to discard Energy as early as the first turn of the game, fueling Mewtwo’s Energy Absorption. Between Mewtwo and Electabuzz, you have two Pokémon capable of dealing 40 damage on Turn 2. Though this Psychic/Lightning duo was popular in 1999, you’ll discover the deck did not age well in a format now full of Psychic-resistant Pokémon. Both Chansey and Lickitung are particularly difficult for this deck to deal with, and when you encounter them, you will generally only be able to win by deckout.
Scyther/Hitmonchan/Ditto 
| Pokémon (10) | Trainers (34) | Energy (16) |
| 4x 3x 2x 1x | 4x 4x 4x 4x 4x 3x 3x 3x 2x 2x 1x | 6x 6x 4x |
If you’ve played a traditional Hitmonchan/Electabuzz Haymaker deck in the Base–Fossil format, you might have noticed Electabuzz is often an underwhelming attacker. So this Haymaker variant chooses to cut Electabuzz entirely and instead adds Grass Energy for Scyther’s Swords Dance. With 4 Double Colorless Energy, you have a realistic chance of delivering a 60-damage Slash (70 with PlusPower) on the second turn. These Double Colorless Energies serve multiple purposes, too, helping turn Ditto into an effective attacker and also allowing you to retreat Hitmonchan when it encounters Fighting Resistance. Getting Hitmonchan out of the Active spot is something you’ll need to do often in this format, which is why the deck maxes out on Scoop Up and also plays 2 Switch.
Tip: Use Scoop Up to take your damaged Ditto out of danger in the Active spot, denying your opponent an easy KO from either retreating or playing Gust of Wind.
Wigglypeek 
🏆 Top Deck
| Pokémon (17) | Trainers (29) | Energy (14) |
| 4x 4x 4x 3x 1x 1x | 4x 4x 4x 4x 3x 3x 2x 2x 1x 1x 1x | 10x 4x |
This deck’s first turns (usually Smokescreen or Lullaby) might not appear too threatening to your opponent, but while you’re doing this, Mankey helps you prepare the perfect turn by identifying your best Prize cards. Once you’ve spotted them, you’ll rush your opponent with Professor Oak in order to fill your bench and deliver a KO with Wigglytuff’s Do the Wave! Just before that KO is delivered, though, you’ll want to play Lass to safeguard yourself from Energy Removal & Super Energy Removal. This would usually hit you just as hard as your opponent, but with knowledge of where your best Prize cards are, you can select the perfect Prize to keep the pressure on.
Tip: Once you have your opponent in a pickle, use Peek to keep an eye on the top card of their deck. If you spot a card that spells trouble for you (like Professor Oak), switch into Moltres and discard that card with Wildfire.
Wigglytuff/Mewtwo
| Pokémon (15) | Trainers (29) | Energy (16) |
| 4x 3x 2x 2x 2x 1x 1x | 4x 4x 3x 3x 3x 2x 2x 2x 2x 2x 1x 1x | 12x 4x |
Able to one-hit KO Hitmonchan, Mewtwo is a great Pokémon to cover Wigglytuff’s Fighting Weakness. But Mewtwo is just one perk of running Psychic-type Pokémon with Wigglytuff! You’ll also gain access to the useful Mr. Mime, as well as Gastly, whose Energy Conversion attack can recover Double Colorless Energy cards to rebuild Wigglytuff.
Tip: Use Energy Removal & Super Energy Removal to prevent attacks that would knock out your fragile Gastly following its Energy Conversion attack.
Revised on 10/27/2023: –1 Mewtwo, –1 Chansey, –1 Mew, +1 Mr. Mime, +2 Lass