The biggest thing to note here is that theme decks have been discontinued. Within Pokemon TCG Online, I own every Sword & Shield era deck, as well as the Groudon and Lugia decks that I bought IRL. I own pre-made decks featuring Zacian, Groudon, Rillaboom, and Lugia. Every deck also comes with one holo card, though not the full-art holo cards that are all the rage these days. These theme decks use cards from that set and are usually designed around a particular Pokemon. During the launch of a new set, a handful of new decks will be released alongside. Theme decks have been a staple of the Pokemon Trading Card Game since its inception. At the very least, everything should be eligible for use in the Unlimited format.) That said, their eligibility across different competitive formats will vary. (NOTE: All pre-made decks come with online codes that allow you to directly import them for use in Pokemon Trading Card Game Online. What’s the difference between each one? Let’s run through the major formats to help you decide which to pick up! Odds are, when you go to the store, you will see pre-made decks in many different formats. They have everything you need to play right away without having to worry about the deck-building part, which can be overwhelming for new players. Here’s a tournament finale I played in which it came down to the last Prize card.One of the best ways to start playing the Pokemon Trading Card Game right away is to buy a pre-made deck. Using Soaring Storm against the Relentless Flame Theme Deckīoth decks are S-Tier and I’ve won and lost an equal number of matches when using one agains the other. Since Dragonite’s attack discards 3 Energies (non-optional), you will need these two and some more Energies if you want to keep going. Fisherman and Energy Recycle System help you regain Energies discarded by Dragonite. If Dragonite is your Active Pokemon, you will need either Fisherman or Energy Recycle System in your hand as soon as possible, which is why I avoid using it early game. You can also attach a Water Energy to Dratini for a free retreat. You might get Dratini and Chinchou as your starting cards, in which case you can simply use them to stall. Lanturn also discards Energies from itself when it attacks (to deal 140 damage), making it a perfect end-game attacker. Dragonite requires you to have extra Energy cards in your hand while Lanturn steals Energies from your Pokemon when they are knocked out. Setting up Dragonite and Lanturnĭragonite and Lanturn will ideally be your late-game Pokemon. You don’t always need to use the 120 damage attack when your 70 is dealing twice the damage against the opponent. One thing to keep in mind when attacking with Tornadus, is that a lot of meta cards are weak to Electric attacks. Sometimes it’ll also be Lanturn, which doesn’t have much to lose considering you’ll only be using it to claim one of your last Prize cards. The attack also requires you to deal 40 damage to one of your own Pokemon, which in most cases will be Alolan Grime or Pidgeotto. Thundurus is the one you generally want to lead with, due to his 120 attack which can take out most Pokemon that 70 (his first attack) can’t. Thundurus’ first and Toranadus’ second attacks provide extra damage when the other is on the bench. Thundurus and Tornadus are the ideal starting cards when using Soaring Storm. Early game fighters: Thundurus and Tornadus If you’re going to use Cynthia or Hau, doing that before using Pidgeotto’s ability allows you to have more opportunities to find the exact card you’re looking for. When drawing cards with Pidgeotto, make sure you use a drawing Trainer Card first. The only time I really use Pidgeot is to fetch something else using Pokemon Communication, or to get hit by Thundurus’ Raging Thunder without giving away a Prize card. Pidgeotto’s Air Mail ability allows you to draw an extra card every turn, and that isn’t worth losing. While you do have Pidgeot as a Stage 2 evolution, I recommend never getting there. The Pidgey line is quick and easy to set up. One of the best ones is using Dragonite’s ability to charge up Grimer, retreat, and switch to another Pokemon which is ready to attack. Grimer has a 0-Energy attack that allows you to draw two cards – a move that requires at least one Energy for any of the other meta decks.Īlolan Grimer might feel like a clunky one because of his 2-Energy retreat cost, but Soaring Storm gives you several opportunities to switch Pokemon. Your ideal game would start with Alolan Grimer as your first Pokemon. Soaring Storm has some crazy good utility cards that allow you to draw more cards, and even search for specific Pokemon. Total Cards – 60 Drawing cards and setting up your main fighters With a 170 damage attack, Dragonite can OHKO anything in the Theme format. The core of Soaring Storm is flying and dragon type Pokemon, with its hardest hitter being Dragonite.
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