Written by Zach Lesage on 3/12/2023 at category Deck Lists
Almost Time for Scarlet and Violet

What’s happenin’ PTCGO Store readers? Are you ready to see some success on the Pokemon TCG Live March ladder? Well, after reading this article, you’ll have access to 5 of the best Pokemon TCG decks to choose from! If you’re new to Pokemon TCG and wanna invest in a solid deck, or if you’ve been playing for a while and wanna up your game, this article is definitely for you! I’ve gathered my personal top 5 decks from various major tournaments using data gathered by the Limitless website! In this article, I’ll share the strategy for each of the below decks, share the lists, and more! If you wanna build any of these decks on PTCG Live, you can pick up some Pokemon TCG Live codes right here at the PTCGO Store! Better yet, you can use code zlesage5 for a 5% discount and use those savings to pick up even more codes! With Scarlet and Violet releasing at the end of this month, all of these decks will be great choices to play before then. Let’s jump into this list!
5. Arceus VSTAR / Duraludon VMAX deck

Sometimes players like playing certain decks, and sometimes that leads to immense success! In this case, Grant Shen has played 阿尔宙斯 VSTAR [Brilliant Stars] / Duraludon VMAX [Evolving Skies] in a handful of Regionals, and has made Top Cut more often than not! They most recently made the Top 8 at Knoxville Regionals with the deck, and this deck is one of my personal favourites in this format. The goal is really simple! Use Arceus VSTAR to accelerate Energy to your Duraludon VMAX, and use Duraludon VMAX to stop your opponent from doing damage if they have Special Energy attached. Most of the decks in this article are composed of only Special Energy which makes Duraludon VMAX a significant threat in this metagame. On top of that, it goes through anything, and 220 damage can OHKO most Pokemon V. Pair that with Boss’s Orders [Rebel Clash] and we can easily tank a few hits while scoring Prize Cards. If you are looking for an effective deck that is relatively easy to play, try out Arceus VSTAR / Duraludon VMAX:
神奇宝贝 (11)
4 Arceus V BRS 122
2 阿尔宙斯 VSTAR BRS 123
2 杜拉鲁顿 V CPA 47
3 杜拉鲁顿 VMAX CRZ 104
训练师 (36)
4 Colress 的实验 LOR 155
4 老板的命令 BRS 132
3玛妮 CPA 56
1 莱汉 CRZ 140
1 一击式芥末 BST 134
4 超级球 CRZ 146
4 pokégear 3.0 ssh 174
3 快速球 FST 237
2 进化香 SSH 163
2 超级药水 CPA 54
1 Switch CRZ 144
1 逃生绳 BST 125
2 大阳伞 DAA 157
1 精选腰带 BRS 135
3 失落之城 LOR 161
能源 (13)
6 金属能量 8
4 双涡轮能量 BRS 151
3 战斗能量 6

4. Regigigas deck

Looking at Sean Caubergh’s Top 8 list from Bochum Regionals, we can see that this core list has remained successful throughout the entire Sword and Shield to Crown Zenith format. The goal of this deck is relatively simple! Get one of each Regi out, discard Special Energy, and power up your favourite attacker with Regigigas’ Ancient WisdomAbility. That means getting out a Regieleki [Evolving Skies], 雷吉奇卡斯, Regice, Registeel, Regirock, and Regidrago [Astral Radiance] in order to use Ancient Wisdom. With access to Capture Energy [Rebel Clash], Quick Ball [Fusion Strike], and Ultra Ball [Crown Zenith], it shouldn’t be too hard to get out at least the 6 Regis. Doing that and getting the right Energy in the Discard Pile is where this deck can be slightly difficult. You’ll have to discard Energy with Profressor’s Research [Sword and Shield], Trekking Shoes [Crown Zenith], and any other card that allows you to pitch them into your Discard Pile. One of my hot tips is to use Aurora Energy [Sword and Shield] to discard other Energy - it's often better than attaching a Capture Energy. There are layers of depth when it comes to this deck, but let's jump into the list:
神奇宝贝 (14)
3 雷吉奇卡斯 ASR 130
2 雷吉列基 EVS 60
1 Regieleki ASR 51
2 注册表 ASR 37
2 雷吉洛克 ASR 75
2 雷吉德拉戈 ASR 118
2Registeel ASR 108
训练师 (34)
4 教授研究 BRS 147
3玛妮 CPA 56
2 瑟琳娜·席特 164
1 老板的命令 BRS 132
4 快速球 FST 237
4 舀取净 RCL 165
3 普通杆 SSH 171
2 超级球 CRZ 146
2 Trekking Shoes CRZ 145
1 希苏安重球 ASR 146
3 精选腰带 BRS 135
1 坚韧斗篷 DAA 160
4 迈向 CRE 巅峰之路 148
能源 (12)
4 极光能源 SSH 186
2 双能 RCL 174
2 捕获能量 RCL 171
2 礼物能量 LOR 171
2 速度闪电能量 RCL 173

3. Lost Zone Box

While many top players have experimented with Kyogre [Celebrations], Zamazenta [Crown Zenith], and Dragonite V [Evolving Skies] in their Lost Zone Box lists, Nicholas Moffitt has decided to go a different route. Playing Lost Zone Box with Rayquaza [Vivid Voltage] has brought Nicholas much success, and, most recently, a Top 4 placement at Knoxville Regionals. The goal for a Lost Zone Box is going to be using your Lost Zone Box cards to your advantage. Your main counts of getting cards in the Lost Zone are 4 cards in the Lost Zone allows you to attack with Cramorant [Lost Origin], 7 cards in the Lost Zone allow you to play Mirage Gate [Lost Origin], and 10 cards in the Lost Zone allows you to attack with Sableye [Lost Origin]. In this deck, you’ll want to use Cramorant to KO Pokemon with a low amount of HP and to set up damage on those Pokemon to KO with Rayquaza later on. In the mid-to-late game, you’ll wanna use Mirage Gate to power up your Energy-heavy Pokemon, like Raikou [Vivid Voltage] and Rayquaza, to score some valuable Prize Cards. This deck is very technical, but let’s jump into the list!
神奇宝贝 (17)
4 舒适 LOR 79
2 鵙鳴 LOR 50
2 沙布利耶 LOR 70
2 Rayquaza VIV 138
2 雷光 VIV 50
2 玛纳霏 BRS 41
1 伽勒尔 Zigzagoon SSH 117
1 光辉甲贺忍蛙 ASR 46
1 猩猩 SSH 148
训练师 (32)
4 Colress 的实验 LOR 155
3 莱汉 CRZ 140
4 战斗 VIP 通行证 FST 225
4 舀取净 RCL 165
4 幻影之门 LOR 163
3 快速球 FST 237
2 逃生绳 BST 125
2 普通杆 SSH 171
2 切换购物车 ASR 154
1 能量回收器 BST 124
1 希苏安重球 ASR 146
1 气球 SSH 156
1 神奥神殿 ASR 155
能源 (11)
3 草能量 1
2 战斗能量 6
2 金属能量 8
2 心灵能量 5
2 闪电能量 4

2. Mew VMAX / Genesect V deck

喵喵VMAX / Genesect V [Fusion Strike] has seen plenty of success since it was released in Fusion Strike, and Owyn Kamerman recently placed Top 4 at the 2023 Oceania International Championships in Melbourne, Australia. This list featured an Aerodactyl VSTAR [Lost Origin] to help deal with powerful Abilities, like 洛奇亚VSTAR [Silver Tempest], but is otherwise a relatively normal 喵喵VMAX list. The goal of this deck is to draw cards with Genesect V, and that requires you to have quite a few Fusion Strike Pokemon in play! Once you are able to set up a Mew VMAX, you can start using Cross Fusion Strike to copy your Fusion Strike Pokemon in play, like Genesect V, to attack with only a Double Turbo Energy [Brilliant Stars]. There are also a few disruption-based cards, like Path to Peak [Chilling Reign], that can be used to slow down your opponent. If you do play a card like a Path to the Peak, make sure that you have an answer for yourself to get around it, like Lost City [Lost Origin], or else you’ll find Genesect V unable to draw cards. Let’s look at this list!
神奇宝贝 (14)
4 mew v crz 60
3 喵喵VMAX FST 114
4genesect v fst185
1 奥利科里奥 FST 42
1 化石翼龙 V LOR 92
1 化石翼龙 VSTAR LOR 93
训练师 (42)
3 Judge FST 235
2 老板的命令 BRS 132
1 罗克珊 ASR 150
1 cyllene asr 138
4 电源平板 FST 236
4 战斗 VIP 通行证 FST 225
4 快速球 FST 237
4 超级球 CRZ 146
4 cram-o-matic fst 229
2 罗托姆电话 CPA 64
2 真空 CRZ 丢失 135
2 逃生绳 BST 125
1 Switch CRZ 144
1 好友 Pad SSH 172
1 森林海豹石 SIT 156
1 精选腰带 BRS 135
1 大阳伞 DAA 157
2 失落之城 LOR 161
2 迈向 CRE 巅峰之路 148
能源 (4)
4 双涡轮能量 BRS 151

1. Lugia VSTAR / Archeops deck

It's very rare for a player to win two Regionals in one season, but Andrew Hedrick has effectively won back-to-back Regionals with 洛奇亚VSTAR / Archeops [Silver Tempest]! Beyond being a great player, Andrew also played a great deck! The strategy is to quickly discard Archeops so that you can use Summoning Star to summon these Pokemon back into play. Once you are able to accelerate some Special Energy with Archeops, you can power up Lugia VSTAR, and any of your other powerful attackers. This deck cycles through powerful single Prize Card Pokemon and abuses powerful attacks that cost quite a few Energy. One of those Pokemon, Yveltal [Shining Fates], allows you to OHKO your opponent's Active Pokemon - that's a massive attack! There are lots of Pokemon to choose from, but you’ll wanna try to find the ones that work best for each matchup! Let’s look at this list.
神奇宝贝 (20)
4 始祖鸟 SIT 147
3 洛奇亚 V SIT 138
3 洛奇亚 VSTAR SIT 139
2 lumineon 对比 brs 40
1 斯托特兰 V CRZ 116
1 雷光 VIV 50
1 伊韦尔塔尔 SHF 46
1 璀璨喷火龙 CRZ 20
1 邓斯帕斯 FST 207
1 玛纳霏 BRS 41
1 南瓜灯 EVS 76
1 猩猩 SSH 148
训练师 (24)
3 教授研究 BRS 147
3 老板的命令 BRS 132
2玛妮 CPA 56
1 瑟琳娜·席特 164
1 艾里达 ASR 147
4 超级球 CRZ 146
4 进化香 SSH 163
4 快速球 FST 237
1 真空 CRZ 丢失 135
1 精选腰带 BRS 135
能源 (16)
4 强力无色能量 DAA 176
4 极光能源 SSH 186
3 捕获能量 RCL 171
2 双涡轮能量 BRS 151
1V Guard 能量 SIT 169
1 热火能量 DAA 174
1 速度闪电能量 RCL 173

Next Stop: Rotation

I hope that you’ve enjoyed reading about these amazing decks, and maybe you’ll even get a chance to play around with them before our format rotates to “E” block on 四月 14 2023. If you wanna know what I’m talking about, we are going to be losing cards in our Standard format starting on 四月 14, 2023. Losing cards might seem like a bad thing, but it allows different cards to shine, and we will be getting our new Scarlet and Violet set very soon too! The cards that we are losing are effectively Sword and Shield to Shining Fates, which are mainly the cards that are “D” block regulation (which can be found in the bottom left-hand corner of cards). Everything “E” block and forward will be legal for play! If you wanna “future-proof” your decks as much as possible, I recommend trying out Mew VMAX / Genesect V and Lost Zone Box. The majority of those cards won’t rotate, and they are already seeing success in Japan (they’ve already had Rotation for a few months). As for me, I get to experience this new format first-hand at the upcoming 2023 European International Championships in London, United Kingdom! I can’t wait to share many awesome Pokemon decks, Pokemon news, and more! If you need to pick up any Pokemon TCG Live codes to build up your collection, pick up some codes right here at the PTCGO Store! And like I said above, you can use code zlesage5 to save 5% off of your order and support me as a writer. Thanks for reading!
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Zach Lesage 是 PTCGOStore.com 的特约撰稿人。作为多伦多本地人,他从 2005 开始玩 Pokemon 集换式卡牌游戏,并将 Pokemon 内容创作作为自己的全职工作。凭借在游戏中取得的多项显赫成就,例如 2020 玩家杯 2 冠军和 2020 大洋洲国际锦标赛决赛入围者,他已经证明了自己在游戏中的成功。在游戏之外,他周游世界,享受设计师街头服饰文化,并且是一名受过专业训练的厨师。您可以在大多数 Pokemon 活动中看到他,并在 Twitter 上关注他 @ZachLesagePTCG。