best decks of 2025 (that i made)
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#1 Dragapult ex
Dragapult ex has been a mainstay in the meta essentially since it came out way back in Twilight Masquerade. Today, however, it’s stronger than ever. What’s also nice to see is that the preferred way of playing this deck leans heavily into Dragapult ex’s base strategy. This list isn’t filled with a million bells and whistles to make it overcomplicated. Instead, it’s a simple combination of Phantom Dive, strategic damage manipulation, and late game closers to finish the game.
decklist
Pokémon: 18
4 Dreepy TWM 128
4 Drakloak TWM 129
3 Dragapult ex TWM 130
2 Budew PRE 4
1 Latias ex SSP 76
1 Bloodmoon Ursaluna ex TWM 141
1 Munkidori TWM 95
1 Hawlucha SVI 118
1 Fezandipiti ex SFA 38
Trainer: 34
4 Boss's Orders PAL 172
4 Professor's Research JTG 155
4 Iono PAL 185
4 Brock's Scouting JTG 146
2 Professor Turo's Scenario PAR 171
4 Buddy-Buddy Poffin TEF 144
4 Ultra Ball SVI 196
3 Counter Catcher PAR 160
2 Nest Ball SVI 181
1 Super Rod PAL 188
2 Jamming Tower TWM 153
Energy: 8
3 Luminous Energy PAL 191
2 Fire Energy SVE 10
2 Psychic Energy SVE 13
1 Neo Upper Energy TEF 162
#2 Gardevoir ex Gardevoir ex won’t die! Many assumed it wouldn’t work as a top tier deck after losing many key pieces post rotation. However, here it is still making waves at major events. While we may no longer have access to “Refinement,” Journey Together did bring a powerful new toolbox attacker to this deck in the form of Clefairy ex, helping with your matchup against Dragapult ex. And you’re going to need that help because otherwise Drgapult ex can hit pretty hard against his deck that relies on plenty of small HP Pokemon.
decklist:
Pokémon: 16
3 Ralts SVI 84
2 Kirlia SVI 85
2 Gardevoir ex SVI 86
3 Munkidori TWM 95
1 Scream Tail PAR 86
1 Drifloon SVI 89
1 Lillie's Clefairy ex JTG 56
1 Fezandipiti ex SFA 38
1 Budew PRE 4
1 Cleffa OBF 80
Trainer: 34
4 Professor's Research JTG 155
4 Iono PAL 185
2 Arven OBF 186
4 Night Stretcher SFA 61
4 Ultra Ball SVI 196
3 Rare Candy SVI 191
2 Earthen Vessel PAR 163
2 Counter Catcher PAR 160
2 Nest Ball SVI 181
1 Buddy-Buddy Poffin TEF 144
1 Secret Box TWM 163
3 Bravery Charm PAL 173
2 Artazon PAL 171
Energy: 10
7 Psychic Energy SVE 13
3 Darkness Energy SVE 15
#3 Tera Box (updated)
If you were wondering if Tera type Pokemon were going anywhere post rotation, rest assured: they won’t be. Gradually it’s becoming clear that Tera Box decks are becoming a deck type in their own right. While in the past we often called these decks centered on Area-Zero Underdepths Terapagos ex decks, more and more Terapagos ex plays a supporting role in this strategy, while a retinue of toolbox attackers remain on standby to hit for weakness and win games. This deck can field a pretty insane number of basic attackers that wouldn’t be possible without a stadium like Area-Zero Underdepths. Although missing from this list are the powerful Palkia and Radiant Greninja, you can still enable that double attack/double KO against lower HP Pokemon via Well-Spring Mask Ogerpon ex.
It’s highly likely we’ll be seeing this attacker show up in a lot more decks as we don’t have a catch-all attacker like Radiant Greninja to rely on anymore for these double attack style Pokemon. While this Ogerpon ex lacks the powerful Concealed Cards ability, you still have plenty of consistency and card search thanks to the Noctowl with Jewel Seeker to help you find what you need when you need it.
To ensure your attackers have adequate energy to get their attacks off, this deck leans hard into Crispin, Sparkling Crystal, and Energy Switch.
decklist
Pokémon: 22
3 Hoothoot SCR 114
1 Hoothoot PRE 77
4 Noctowl SCR 115
2 Teal Mask Ogerpon ex TWM 25
2 Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex TWM 64
2 Fan Rotom SCR 118
1 Pikachu ex SSP 57
1 Mew ex MEW 151
1 Lillie's Clefairy ex SV9 33
1 Latias ex SSP 76
1 Fezandipiti ex SFA 38
1 Ditto MEW 132
1 Terapagos ex SCR 128
1 Bloodmoon Ursaluna ex TWM 141
Trainer: 28
3 Crispin SCR 133
2 Professor's Research SVI 189
2 Boss's Orders PAL 172
1 Iono PAL 185
1 Professor Turo's Scenario PAR 171
4 Nest Ball SVI 181
4 Ultra Ball SVI 196
3 Energy Switch SVI 173
2 Night Stretcher SFA 61
1 Earthen Vessel PAR 163
1 Counter Catcher PAR 160
1 Sparkling Crystal SCR 142
3 Area Zero Underdepths SCR 131
Energy: 10
5 Grass Energy SVE 9
2 Psychic Energy SVE 13
1 Water Energy SVE 11
1 Metal Energy SVE 16
1 Lightning Energy SVE 12
It’s no Path to the Peak, but it will do.
Otherwise, Raging Bolt ex works pretty much the same as always, with its main differentiator being the fact that it can scale damage output based on the amount of energy you have in play. And with the powerful combo of Sada’s Vitality and Teal Mask Ogerpon ex, that damage ceiling is very high.
Decklist
Pokémon: 20
4 Teal Mask Ogerpon ex TWM 25
3 Hoothoot SCR 114
3 Noctowl SCR 115
3 Raging Bolt ex TEF 123
1 Fezandipiti ex SFA 38
1 Fan Rotom SCR 118
1 Cornerstone Mask Ogerpon ex TWM 112
1 Mew ex MEW 151
1 Squawkabilly ex PAL 169
1 Latias ex SSP 76
1 Slither Wing PAR 107
Trainer: 28
4 Professor Sada's Vitality PAR 170
2 Crispin SCR 133
1 Boss's Orders PAL 172
4 Nest Ball SVI 181
4 Ultra Ball SVI 196
4 Earthen Vessel PAR 163
1 Prime Catcher TEF 157
1 Night Stretcher SFA 61
1 Pal Pad SVI 182
1 Superior Energy Retrieval PAL 189
1 Energy Retrieval SVI 171
1 Super Rod PAL 188
2 Area Zero Underdepths SCR 131
1 Jamming Tower TWM 153
Energy: 12
6 Grass Energy SVE 9
3 Fighting Energy SVE 14
3 Lightning Energy SVE 12
Much of this deck’s efficacy, however, lies in N’s Zoroark itself. This Pokemon is has a powerful “Trade” ability that works very well in a post Radiant Greninja meta, partly filling the void left by Concealed Cards by essentially doing the same thing but by discarding any card from your hand instead of just energies.
Meanwhile, N’s PP Up is a powerful alternative to Dark Patch – a former staple now rotated out that lets you attach energy from your discard to your benched Pokemon.
Lastly, you might notice that this deck runs several attackers without providing the energy needed to get those attacks off. That’s because of Zoroark’s powerful Night Joker attack that lets you use any N’s Pokemon’s attack. Think of it as basically the same thing as what Mew VMAX’s Cross Fusion Strike attack did back in the day.
Given this deck’s combination of draw support and handy attackers, N’s Zoroark ex deck is a solid tier one deck in the current meta.
Decklist
Pokémon: 19
4 N's Zorua JTG 97
4 N's Zoroark ex JTG 98
3 N's Darumaka JTG 26
2 N's Darmanitan JTG 27
1 N's Reshiram JTG 116
1 Fezandipiti ex SFA 38
1 Bloodmoon Ursaluna ex TWM 141
1 Budew PRE 4
1 Cleffa OBF 80
1 Munkidori TWM 95
Trainer: 33
4 Professor's Research JTG 155
4 Iono PAL 185
2 Boss's Orders PAL 172
1 Professor Turo's Scenario PAR 171
3 Ultra Ball SVI 196
3 Nest Ball SVI 181
3 Buddy-Buddy Poffin TEF 144
3 N's PP Up JTG 153
2 Counter Catcher PAR 160
1 Prime Catcher TEF 157
1 Super Rod PAL 188
1 Night Stretcher SFA 61
2 Defiance Band SVI 169
1 Powerglass SFA 63
2 N's Castle JTG 152
Energy: 8
6 Darkness Energy SVE 15
2 Reversal Energy PAL 192
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