Evolve Your Game

What’s up, PTCGO Store readers? It’s your boy Zach here, and I’m bringing you some awesome concepts from Evolving Skies! While there are many great concepts that are born from Evolving Skies, like Rayquaza VMAX (Evolving Skies), there are a handful of decks that have gained new tech cards from this set! The pokemon online decks that I’m going to share with you in this article are all previously established archetypes that get a little bit better from this set release! When reviewing an early launch of a new set, I think it's always advisable to review previous concepts that have shown success in the past because most decks are good for more than just a few months. That being said, if you’re missing any cards for the following Pokemon online decks, feel free to pick up some PTCGO codes here at PTCGO Store! There is a large assortment of code cards, including Evolving Skies PTCGO codes, and you can quickly complete your decks. Let’s look into these decks.

Shadow Rider Calyrex / Alcremie

暗影骑士 Calyrex VMAX

暗影骑士 Calyrex VMAX (Chilling Reign) has been one of the most dominant pokemon online decks in our Chilling Reign metagame, and I don’t see how it changes in our Evolving Skies format at all. Alcremie VMAX (Champions Path) is still great at OHKOing anything in sight, Underworld Door still attaches Energy, and 速攻熊掌武士 Vmax (Battle Styles) still has a Psychic-type Weakness. The big addition from Evolving Skies is Galarian Articuno (Evolving Skies) - it lets you attach up to two Psychic Energy with its Cruel Charge Ability. This works in a few ways that are great for the deck - you can get extra Energy in play for Max Geist, and you can do extra damage with Alcremie VMAX. You also get the bonus Psylaser attack that allows you to snipe one of your opponent’s Pokemon for 120 damage if necessary! I guess the point I’m trying to make is that attaching extra Energy is great when playing Shadow Rider Calyrex VMAX and Galarian Articuno is a great addition. Let’s check it out!

Shadow Rider Calyrex VMAX / Alcremie VMAX Deck


神奇宝贝 - 16

2 Dedenne-GX UNB 195
1 Alcremie V CPA 22
1 Galarian Articuno PR-SW 123
1 耿鬼与谜拟Q-GX TEU 165
2 玛莎多 UNB 81
1 Alcremie VMAX CPA 23
4 Shadow Rider Calyrex VMAX CRE 205

训练师卡 - 31

3 玛妮 pr-sw 121
4 雾晶 CRE 227
4 进化香 SSH 163
3 开关总和 160
4 教授的研究 SSH 201
4 快速球 SSH 216
2 迈向 CRE 巅峰之路 148
2 气球 SSH 213
2 普通杆 SSH 215

能源 - 13

13 心灵能量 CRE 232

卡牌总数 - 60

黑暗工具箱

狷维勒 Gx

Towards the end of the Chilling Reign metagame, Dark Toolbox decks started to see an increasing amount of success. They focus on Evolving Weavile-GX (Unified Minds) with Red & Blue (Cosmic Eclipse) to accelerate Energy into play quickly and move them around with Shadow Connection. Galarian Moltres V (Chilling Reign) is the reason why this deck became successful - you could get an extra Darkness Energy into play with Direflame Wings, but the deck got even better with Evolving Skies. The biggest issue with this deck would be missing an Energy attachment for your turn or not being able to use Direflame Wings, which would cause you to not do the full effect of Dark Moon GX on Umbreon & Darkrai-GX (Unified Minds). In this new set, we get Galarian Moltres (Evolving Skies) that can attach up two Darkness Energy with its Malevolent Charge Ability. That allows you to accelerate more Energy into play, hit harder with your Mewtwo & Mew-GX (Unified Minds) options, and give you another attacking option to utilize. It also works well with the new Sabrina & Brycen (Sun and Moon Promo) because you can grab a Galarian Moltres, a Sneasel (Chilling Reign), Dedenne-GX (Unbroken Bonds), and two Darkness Energy. The synergy is unreal here, so let’s check out this list!

Dark Toolbox Deck


神奇宝贝 - 21

1 类型:Null UNM 183
1Silvally-GX CEC 184
1 Crobat V PR-SW 110
1 伽勒尔火焰鸟 PR-SW 125
2 伽勒尔火焰鸟 V CRE 177
1 Greninja & Zoroark-GX UNB 201
1 超级黑貂眼 & 暴君龙-GX UNM 226
1 新墨西哥大学斯尼塞尔分校 131
2 月亮伊布 & 达克莱伊-GX PR-SM 241
2 魔兽-GX UNM 132
3 Dedenne-GX UNB 195
1 玛莎多 UNB 81
2 超梦与梦幻-GX PR-SM 191
2斯内塞尔 CRE 30

训练师卡 - 28

1 辛西娅和凯特琳 CEC 189
3 常青森林 TEU 156
2 Sabrina & Brycen PR-SM 246
1 马洛和拉娜 CEC 198
3 红色和蓝色 CEC 202
3 Boss's Orders RCL 189
4 神奇宝贝通信 TEU 152
4 标记呼叫 CEC 206
4 快速球 SSH 216
3 气球 SSH 213

能源 - 11

11 黑暗能量 SWSHEnergy 7

卡牌总数 - 60

速攻武士 / 英特尔龙

速攻熊掌武士 Vmax

速攻熊掌武士 Vmax (Battle Styles) has seen a lot of success, and I mean A LOT of success. It was able to win the Players Cup 3, Players Cup 4, and Players Cup Invitational. More recently, the Inteleon (Chilling Reign) version has been performing particularly well because it allows you to use Quick Shooting to target things down to OHKO with G Max Rapid Flow. Read that as spreading damage appropriately allows you to make awesome plays where you draw multiple Prize Cards. Drizzle (Sword and Shield) allows you to freely search your deck for Trainer cards, and that opens up your deck to new heights! You can grab a Supporter card to get out of dead hands, find ways to get out of the Active Spot, or even nab a Karate Belt (Unified Minds) to reduce your attack cost. The cool addition from Evolving Skies is Medicham V (Evolving Skies) and Raihan (Evolving Skies). Medicham V can set you up to take back-to-back turns with Yoga Loop, and Raihan is a situational Supporter that can accelerate Energy. Both of these cards allow you to evolve your game and make this deck much more strategic - let’s check out this deck!

Rapid Strike Urshifu / Inteleon Deck


神奇宝贝 - 22

1 梅迪查姆 V EVS 186
1 帕西米亚 PR-SW 115
3 速攻熊掌师 VMAX BST 170
1 Dedenne-GX UNB 195
1 寇巴利翁-GX TEU 106
4 索布尔 CRE 41
4 毛毛细雨 SHF 99
3 inteleon pr-sw 113
1 英特尔龙 SHF 100

训练师卡 - 31

3 玛妮 pr-sw 121
4 水平球 BST 181
2 进化香 SSH 163
2 新墨西哥大学空手道腰带 201
2 水之塔 BST 138
1 能量旋转器 UNB 170
1 开关总和 160
2 神奇宝贝通信 TEU 152
1 重置邮票 UNM 206
4 教授的研究 SSH 201
4 快速球 SSH 216
1 莱汉电动汽车 202
1 气球 SSH 213
1 普通杆 SSH 215

能源 - 7

4 快速打击能量 BST 182
3 对抗能源 CRE 233

卡牌总数 - 60

Keep Testing!

Evolving Skies has just come out, and I’m sure these above decks will either dominate the top tables of PTCGO events, like my Late Night Series Events or adapt to the new archetypes created from this set. I’m personally a huge fan of the above pokemon online decks, and they are some of my top picks for the Pokemon Online Global (POG) Championships. I’m going to continuously test decks in the Team Up to Evolving Skies to do my best in this format. That being said, you’ll want to do as much testing as possible to give yourself the best opportunity to see success! I wish you all the best of luck, and I’ll see y’all on PTCGO soon!

关于作者

Zach Lesage is a contributing writer for PTCGO Store. As a Toronto local, he has been playing the Pokemon Trading Card Game since 2005 and creates Pokemon content as his full time career. Under the moniker of theloneblown, he creates YouTube content, streams on Twitch, and provides hot takes on his Twitter. With multiple prestigious accomplishments in the game, such as the 2020 Players Cup 2 Champion and the 2020 Oceania International Championships Finalist, he has proven his success in the game. Outside of the game, he travels the world, enjoys the culture of designer streetwear, and is a professionally trained chef. You can catch him at most Pokemon events and follow him on Twitter @ZachLesagePTCG.