PTCGO BUDGET DECK LISTS

PTCG/O Budget Deck Lists

Updated 12/17/19 - Added Aegislash and Honkcrow
Updated 29/12/19 - Removed Aegislash. Now I've got a decent job I'll be spending less time on PTCGO, thus someone else should update these lists from now own. Happy 2020!

General tips/commentary on budgetizing a list
1. Cynthia. With N and Sycamore no longer in the format, you'll want four of them. The Garchomp theme deck comes with two copies of it, and Erika works often as replacement.
2. Elm's Lecture and searching stadiums are generally the best way to replace the ability that Brigette gave you to rapidly fill your bench.
3. Run extra consistency. Most decks run only 6-9 draw/shuffle supporters since with Dedenne/Jirachi in the deck, every search usually leads to a supporter, but you can run up to 12 with 4 Erika/Lillie/Cynthia to help compensate.

These lists should be considered templates/skeletons or examples, individual card counts and extra additions will always come down to playtesting and personal preference (and also what you have available, poorfag).

Decks are left in importable format for the sake of convenience. To import a deck, just copy it to your clipboard, go to the TCGO deckbuilder, click new deck and press the import button at the bottom.

Keep in mind that budget in paper != budget online.

You can search this pastebin via the tags added to each list which indicate whether a list runs basics or evolutions, what types a list has and the general overall costs. Generally lists that include cards that cost more than a pack or so are [$$] and lists that have cards worth over 2 packs are [$$$], prices are constantly fluctuating so don't take that as a hard and fast rule. Decks with a [*] have recent event results. Yes, there are budget decks that are making cut at events/winning online fansite tournaments these days.
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Charizard [FIRE][EVOLUTION][$]

****** Pokémon Trading Card Game Deck List ******

##Pokémon - 18

* 4 Charmander TEU 11
* 2 Charmeleon TEU 13
* 4 Charizard TEU 14
* 1 Ditto {*} LOT 154
* 2 Salandit DRM 13
* 2 Salazzle UNB 31
* 1 Vulpix TEU 15
* 1 Ninetales TEU 16
* 1 Victini {*} DRM 7

##Trainer Cards - 30

* 1 Heat Factory {*} LOT 178
* 2 Professor Elm’s Lecture LOT 188
* 2 Energy Recycler GRI 123
* 4 Pokémon Communication TEU 152
* 3 Giant Hearth UNM 197
* 1 Brock's Grit EVO 107
* 4 Welder UNB 189
* 4 Cynthia UPR 119
* 1 Pokégear 3.0 UNB 233
* 4 Fire Crystal UNB 173
* 4 Rare Candy PRC 135

##Energy - 12

* 12 Fire Energy HS 116

Total Cards - 60

****** Deck List Generated by the Pokémon TCG Online www.pokemon.com/TCGO ******

Comments: A basic concept where you can get most parts from the Charizard theme deck and manage to OHKO many GXs with enough energies attached. Victini is a late attacker and the other pokemon help your consistency. Evolution decks are kinda screwed without ultra ball now, but it is somewhat doable with pokemon communication and how you draw the cards.
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Malamar [PSYCHIC][$]

##Pokémon - 16
* 1 Ditto {*} LOT 154
* 1 Espurr UNB 79
* 4 Inkay FLI 50
* 1 Mew UNB 76
* 1 Mimikyu GRI 58
* 4 Necrozma UNM 101
* 4 Malamar FLI 51

##Trainer Cards - 34
* 4 Spell Tag LOT 190
* 4 Mysterious Treasure FLI 113
* 3 Viridian Forest TEU 156
* 4 Pokémon Communication TEU 152
* 2 Switch PRC 163
* 1 Brock's Grit EVO 107
* 2 Reset Stamp UNM 206
* 4 Cynthia UPR 119
* 4 Custom Catcher LOT 171
* 4 Lillie UPR 125
* 2 Sightseer LOT 189

##Energy - 10
* 3 Recycle Energy UNM 212
* 7 Psychic Energy SMEnergy 5

Total Cards - 60

Comments: Malamar is one of the best supporter for cheap decks, you get enough copies from two Necrozma theme decks and it often shows in real tournaments. It can also be paired with lots of different atackers, even if Giratina is the most consistent one. Necrozma isn't bad though, as it OHKOs plenty of competitive pokemon by holding a special energy.
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HitmonBox [FIGHTING][BASIC][$]

Pokémon - 15
3 Hitmonchan TEU 74
2 Hitmonlee TEU 73
2 Hitmontop UNB 101
1 Buzzwole FLI 77
1 Diancie {*} FLI 74
2 Alolan Vulpix LOT 53
2 Alolan Ninetales TEU 111
1 Mew UNB 76
1 Tapu Lele UPR 94

Trainer Cards - 35
4 Pokémon Communication TEU 152
1 Switch PRC 163
2 Reset Stamp UNM 206
4 Custom Catcher LOT 171
1 Pokégear 3.0 UNB 182
2 Power Plant UNB 183
2 Counter Gain LOT 170
3 Martial Arts Dojo UNB 179
3 U-Turn Board UNM 211
4 Lillie UPR 125
4 Tate & Liza CES 148
4 Cynthia UPR 119
1 Brock's Grit EVO 107

Energy - 10
7 Fighting Energy SMEnergy 6
3 Unit Energy {F}{D}{Y} FLI 118

Comments: Against decks that do not run baby mew, Hitmonchan does quite a damage to pokémon that should be more agressive than this playstyle. Ironically bench prevention is not even the biggest counter to this deck, since MewMew has a fuckton HP and heals everyone with its GX attack.
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Aqua Boi [WATER][EVOLUTION][$]

Pokémon - 12
4 Magikarp TEU 29
4 Gyarados TEU 30
1 Ditto {*} LOT 154
1 Dunsparce CES 110
1 Kangaskhan TEU 128
1 Mew UNB 76

Trainer Cards - 16
2 Lure Ball CES 138
2 Pokégear 3.0 UNB 182
2 Lysandre Labs FLI 111
2 Poké Maniac UNM 204
4 Crasher Wake FLI 104
2 Professor Elm’s Lecture LOT 188
2 Brock's Grit TEU 135

Energy - 32
32 Water Energy 3

Total Cards - 60

Comments: Gyarados is a very straightfoward deck, you search your pokemon and hit lots of damage for one energy. Unfortunately it's not straightfoward by choice, since you need these much energies on the deck to work and it will autolose to tanks like GardeSylv. Still, gyarados has a solid 50% winrate due to the many fire decks currently around.
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Chandelure [FIRE][EVOLUTION][$$]

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##Pokémon - 23

* 4 Litwick UNM 28
* 4 Lampent UNM 29
* 4 Chandelure UNM 30
* 1 Charmeleon TEU 13
* 4 Charizard TEU 14
* 1 Magcargo CES 24
* 2 Ninetales TEU 16
* 1 Delphox FLI 17
* 1 Incineroar UNB 29
* 1 Talonflame UNM 32

##Trainer Cards - 28

* 4 Pokémon Communication TEU 152
* 4 Pokégear 3.0 UNB 182
* 4 Dusk Stone UNB 167
* 1 Fire Crystal UNB 231
* 1 Reset Stamp UNM 206
* 1 Power Plant UNB 183
* 3 Giant Hearth UNM 197
* 1 Heat Factory {*} LOT 178
* 3 Bill's Analysis TEU 133
* 4 Green’s Exploration UNB 175
* 2 Brock's Grit TEU 135

##Energy - 9

* 9 Fire Energy HS 116

Total Cards - 60

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Comments: Lamp daddy is a good attacker that lets you have evolutions not worth the normal setup and even apply special conditions in the current year! While this deck does more damage than Charizard for the energy ratio, you will have to trade packs for most pokemon or gamble pulls trying. You can fit other evos like Blaziken or Infernape in, but imo they are a waste of a slot.
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Granbull [FAIRY][EVOLUTION][$]

##Pokémon - 18
* 1 Ditto {*} LOT 154
* 4 Pidgey TEU 121
* 4 Pidgeotto TEU 123
* 4 Snubbull LOT 137
* 4 Granbull LOT 138
* 1 Mew UNB 76

##Trainer Cards - 35
* 4 Professor Elm’s Lecture LOT 188
* 2 Viridian Forest TEU 156
* 3 Pokémon Communication TEU 152
* 4 Red's Challenge UNB 184
* 2 Pal Pad UPR 132
* 2 Diantha FLI 105
* 4 Judge Whistle TEU 146
* 4 PokéNav CES 140
* 1 Wondrous Labyrinth {*} TEU 158
* 4 Electromagnetic Radar UNB 169
* 1 Brock's Grit TEU 135
* 4 Pokégear 3.0 UNB 182

##Energy - 7
* 7 Fairy Energy SMEnergy 9

Comments: This deck seemed dead with the loss of oranguru and a few items, but it is still consistent and just a meme because of tag teams' extensive HP/healing. Thanks to red's challenge and radar (that searches for nothing here) it's easy to trim your hand into no cards every turn and hit that sweet 160, then recycle resources with diantha when it is needed.
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Pidgeotto Stall [CONTROL][$$][*]

Pokemon - 18
4 Oranguru UPR 114
4 Pidgey TEU 121
4 Pidgeotto TEU 123
2 Girafarig LOT 94
2 Articuno-GX CES 31
1 Ditto Prism Star LOT 154
1 Mew UNB 76

Trainer - 38
4 Professor Elm's Lecture LOT 188
2 Cynthia UPR 119
2 Tate & Liza CES 148
2 Mars UPR 128
2 Lt. Surge's Strategy UNB 178
1 Brock's Grit EVO 74
4 Pokegear UNB 182
4 Acro Bike PRC 122
4 Crushing Hammer SUM 115
3 Custom Catcher LOT 171
2 Reset Stamp UNM 206
2 Chip-Chip Ice Axe UNB 165
2 Pokemon Communication BLW 99
2 Pal Pad FLF 92
2 Power Plant UNB 183

Energy - 4
3 Water Energy 3
1 Recycle Energy UNM 212

Comments: This is the most stupid idea to ever make into Worlds 2019, yet Isaiah Williams piloted it to top 8 (and other player made it to top 32) against many agressive GX lists; not even the Shedinja variant was this sucessful there. This deck works like the old Zoroark/Oranguru Control, but Pidgeotto draws less cards and can't even knockout a fly. The kicker is being able to manipulate the opponent's deck with ice axe and use Articuno-GX at the right spot, and of couse Zoroark no longer being legal on Standart.
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Nuzzle Party [LIGHTING][EVOLUTION][$]

##Pokémon - 21

* 1 Ditto {*} LOT 154
* 1 Blitzle LOT 81
* 4 Emolga TEU 46
* 4 Pachirisu UPR 49
* 4 Pikachu CEC 66
* 1 Tapu Koko {*} TEU 51
* 4 Raichu CEC 67
* 1 Zebstrika LOT 82
* 1 Mew UNB 76

##Trainer Cards - 27

* 4 Professor Elm's Lecture LOT 188
* 3 Pokémon Communication TEU 152
* 1 Brock's Grit EVO 107
* 2 Erika's Hospitality TEU 140
* 2 Rosa CEC 204
* 4 Cynthia UPR 119
* 1 Power Plant UNB 183
* 4 Pokégear 3.0 UNB 182
* 2 Great Catcher CEC 192
* 4 Electropower LOT 172

##Energy - 12

* 12 Lightning Energy SMEnergy 4

Total Cards - 60

Comments: The child of a similar strategy involving Raichu-GX that never took off by being a two-prize attacker and needing two energies to attack (besides the lots of BuzzRoc back then). It's easy to pump energies with pachirisu and play electropower against big threats. Emolga is also handy at filling the bench and searching for raichu.
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EXPANDED

A word of warning: Budget lists in Expanded tend to be at a larger disadvantage than in standard and tend to be slightly costlier. Computer Search is included because it was available as a ladder reward, lowering its long-term value online. IRL it is not a budget card, and some cards that are fairly inexpensive online (like Exeggute PLF) are not IRL.
Note with Marshadow SLG soon going to be banned, Oranguru will be the cheapest alternative/replacement.
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Night Lock [DARKNESS][BRAINDEAD][$$$]

****** Pokémon Trading Card Game Deck List ******

##Pokémon - 11

* 4 Murkrow UNB 108
* 3 Honchkrow-GX UNB 109
* 1 Shaymin-EX ROS 77
* 1 Hoopa SLG 55
* 1 Shuckle-GX LOT 17
* 1 Jirachi-EX PLB 60

##Trainer Cards - 36

* 1 Computer Search BCR 137
* 1 Battle Compressor Team Flare Gear PHF 92
* 3 Trainers' Mail ROS 92
* 2 Crushing Hammer SUM 115
* 4 Dusk Stone UNB 167
* 1 Hypnotoxic Laser PLS 123
* 2 Nest Ball SUM 123
* 1 Muscle Band XY 121
* 1 Field Blower GRI 125
* 1 Choice Band GRI 121
* 2 VS Seeker PHF 109
* 2 Enhanced Hammer GRI 124
* 3 Silent Lab PRC 140
* 1 Acerola BUS 142
* 1 Mars UPR 128
* 1 Professor Juniper PLF 116
* 1 Judge FLI 108
* 1 AZ PHF 117
* 1 Ninja Boy STS 103
* 1 Skyla BCR 149
* 2 Guzma BUS 143
* 3 Cynthia UPR 119

##Energy - 13

* 9 Darkness Energy SMEnergy 7
* 4 Double Colorless Energy SUM 136

Total Cards - 60

****** Deck List Generated by the Pokémon TCG Online www.pokemon.com/TCGO ******

Comments: This strategy realy shouldn't be so viable, yet it is on PTCGO with all other cheap DCE/DDE decks around. Honchkrow causes many decks to concede early and Hoopa and Shuckle try to cover whatever the bird can't. Competitively improved by being in a Zoroark-GX control deck, but you might hate the stalling even more.
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Raikou/Eels [LIGHTNING][FIGHTING][BASIC][$$]

##Pokémon - 15

* 1 Marshadow-GX BUS 137
* 4 Raikou BKT 55
* 4 Tynamo NVI 39
* 4 Eelektrik NVI 40
* 1 Jirachi-EX PLB 60
* 1 Oricorio GRI 56

##Trainer Cards - 35

* 3 Rough Seas PRC 137
* 2 Rescue Stretcher GRI 130
* 1 Computer Search BCR 137
* 3 Battle Compressor Team Flare Gear PHF 92
* 1 Cynthia UPR 119
* 3 Float Stone BKT 137
* 2 Field Blower GRI 125
* 2 Guzma BUS 143
* 2 Professor Sycamore STS 114
ma* 1 Lillie SUM 147
* 1 Colress PLS 135
* 2 Level Ball AOR 76
* 3 Choice Band GRI 121
* 1 Brigette BKT 161
* 4 Ultra Ball PLB 90
* 4 VS Seeker PHF 109

##Energy - 10

* 10 Lightning Energy Energy 4

Comments: Zapdos for poorfags. Similar to the ancient Rayquaza/Eelektrik deck except you use one prize attackers which allows you to win the prize trade while trading 2HKOs with some decks. Since you run level balls, Jirachi-EX is included here.
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Turbo Turtles [FIRE][BASIC][$$]

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##Pokémon - 11

* 3 Turtonator-GX GRI 18
* 4 Volcanion STS 25
* 4 Volcanion-EX STS 107

##Trainer Cards - 33

* 4 Professor Sycamore STS 114
* 1 Computer Search BCR 137
* 1 Acerola BUS 142
* 3 Scorched Earth FCO 110
* 2 Battle Compressor Team Flare Gear PHF 92
* 2 Colress PLS 135
* 4 Ultra Ball SUM 161
* 2 Float Stone PLF 99
* 4 VS Seeker ROS 110
* 1 Guzma BUS 143
* 2 Field Blower GRI 163
* 1 N NVI 101
* 3 Blacksmith FLF 88
* 3 Fighting Fury Belt BKP 99

##Energy - 16

* 16 Fire Energy GEN 76

Total Cards - 60

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Comments: Similar to standard Volcanion-EX but with a higher focus on Turtonator due to Blacksmith's ability to return fire energy from discard syngerizing with its Bright Flame attack, the fact that Turt has higher HP doesn't hurt either. Muscle Band is an option over FFB in this deck since it makes the Zoroark numbers work a little better at the price of leaving your pokemon vulnerable to a full sky field OHKO from Riotous Beating.
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Night March [LIGHTNING][PSYCHIC][FIGHTING][BASIC][$$$][*]

Pokemon - 18
4 Joltik PHF 26
4 Pumpkaboo PHF 44
4 Lampent PHF 42
1 Marshadow-GX BUS 80
2 Shaymin-EX ROS 77
1 Jirachi-EX PLB
2 Oranguru SUM 113

Trainer - 38
3 Professor Juniper PLB 84
1 Guzma BUS 115
1 Teammates PRC 141
1 N FCO 105
4 VS Seeker PHF 109
4 Ultra Ball SUM 135
4 Battle Compressor PHF 92
4 Trainers' Mail ROS 92
3 Order Pad UPR 131
2 Electropower LOT 172
1 Field Blower GRI 125
1 Special Charge STS 105
1 Rescue Stretcher GRI 130
1 Escape Rope BUS 114
1 Dowsing Machine PLS 128
2 Choice Band GRI 121
1 Float Stone BKT 137
1 Dimension Valley PHF 93
1 Parallel City BKT 145
1 Silent Lab PRC 140

Energy - 4
4 Double Colorless Energy SUM 136

Comments: I never thought I'd be making a budget list with Shaymin-EX, but the card isn't worth much these days. Night March is pretty straightforward, the deck has very useful weakness matchups these days with Marshadow being able to OHKO Zoroark and PikaRom somewhat easily. Watch out for Oricorio and Karen, this deck was cancerous enough to get 2 different hard counters (3 with trump card) in the past.
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Vespiquen/Flareon [FIRE][GRASS][EVOLUTION][$$$]

Pokemon - 27
4 Combee AOR 9
4 Vespiquen AOR 10
4 Eevee SUM 101
4 Flareon PLF 12
4 Unown AOR 30
3 Shaymin-EX ROS 77
1 Jirachi-EX PLB
1 Exeggcute PLF 4
1 Entei AOR 14
1 Giratina PR-XY XY184

Trainer - 26
3 Professor Juniper PLB 84
1 N FCO 105
1 Colress PLS 118
1 Guzma BUS 115
1 Lysandre AOR 78
1 Teammates PRC 141
1 Blacksmith FLF 88
4 VS Seeker PHF 109
4 Ultra Ball SUM 135
4 Battle Compressor PHF 92
1 Computer Search BCR 137
2 Choice Band GRI 121
1 Float Stone BKT 137
1 Parallel City BKT 145

Energy - 7
4 Double Colorless Energy SUM 136
3 Fire Energy 2

Comments: A similar style of list built around getting lots of pokemon in discard to power up Vespiquen and Flareon's attacks, both of which do more damage for each pokemon in discard. Blacksmith gives you a way to play with basic energy cards and ensures you're never out of attackers before you're out of prizes, since the deck is built with losing your active each turn in mind. Running such a high Shaymin count isn't strictly necessary if you want to economize a bit, most of them will be discard sitters but it's good to have more of them for consistency.
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Gyarados AT [WATER][EVOLUTION][$$$]

****** Pokémon Trading Card Game Deck List ******

##Pokémon - 12

* 1 Shaymin-EX ROS 77
* 4 Magikarp CIN 17
* 4 Gyarados AOR 21
* 1 Remoraid BKT 31
* 1 Octillery BKT 33
* 1 Ditto {*} LOT 154

##Trainer Cards - 44

* 4 Team Magma's Secret Base DCR 32
* 4 Dive Ball PRC 125
* 1 Teammates PRC 141
* 1 N FCO 105
* 4 Professor Sycamore BKP 107
* 1 Computer Search BCR 137
* 3 Order Pad UPR 131
* 4 VS Seeker PHF 109
* 1 Rotom Dex SUM 131
* 3 Lucky Helmet AOR 77
* 1 Float Stone BKT 137
* 3 Rescue Stretcher GRI 130
* 4 Trainers' Mail ROS 92
* 4 Ultra Ball FCO 113
* 2 Acro Bike PRC 122
* 2 Special Charge STS 105
* 1 Choice Band GRI 121
* 1 Guzma BUS 115

##Energy - 4

* 4 Double Colorless Energy SUM 136

Total Cards - 60

****** Deck List Generated by the Pokémon TCG Online www.pokemon.com/TCGO ******

Comments: An infamous ascended meme designed to fuck Gardevoir-EX's day up back when that was a dominant standard deck using a very unique lucky helmet draw engine combined with the Double ancient trait, which lets Gyarados equip two tools. A max damage Full Retaliation comfortably hits 210 which is ideal for the majority of the stage 1 GX being played right now, and the CIN Magikarp has built in protection against spread damage that hard countered this deck in the old days. Team Magma's Secret Base is the spendy card here, but you can't skimp on it.
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Ultra Chicken [DRAGON][BASIC]

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##Pokémon - 9

* 4 Ultra Necrozma CEC 164
* 3 Alolan Grimer SUM 57
* 2 Alolan Muk SUM 58

##Trainer Cards - 47

* 1 Great Catcher CEC 192
* 1 Computer Search BCR 137
* 1 Adventure Bag LOT 228
* 4 Mysterious Treasure FLI 113
* 2 Rescue Stretcher GRI 130
* 3 Trainers' Mail ROS 92
* 2 Hypnotoxic Laser PLS 123
* 2 Nest Ball SUM 123
* 1 Evosoda XY 116
* 2 Special Charge STS 105
* 3 Choice Band GRI 121
* 1 Field Blower GRI 125
* 3 Float Stone BKT 137
* 1 Energy Loto GRI 122
* 2 Acro Bike CES 123
* 3 VS Seeker PHF 109
* 3 Silent Lab PRC 140
* 1 Colress PLS 135
* 1 Guzma BUS 143
* 2 N NVI 101
* 2 Guzma & Hala CEC 193
* 3 Professor Juniper DEX 98
* 3 Cynthia UPR 119

##Energy - 4

* 4 Double Dragon Energy ROS 97

Total Cards - 60

Comments: Necrozma is a very cheap attacker once you can get its ability down and is able to shred a fair ammount of competiive decks with the right draws. You could use Garbodor instead of Muk for a minor drawback, though it should do better against stall.
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Thank You Daddy Darkrai (Turbo Dark) [DARK][BASIC][$$$]

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##Pokémon - 8

* 1 Darkrai-EX DEX 63
* 2 Darkrai-EX BKP 74
* 4 Darkrai-GX BUS 88
* 1 Hoopa SLG 55

##Trainer Cards - 38

* 4 Dark Patch DEX 93
* 3 Sky Field ROS 89
* 4 Battle Compressor Team Flare Gear PHF 92
* 4 Ultra Ball SUM 135
* 3 Hypnotoxic Laser PLS 123
* 4 Max Elixir BKP 102
* 3 Professor Sycamore BKP 107
* 2 Colress PLS 118
* 1 N PR-BLW BW100
* 4 VS Seeker PHF 109
* 2 Choice Band GRI 121
* 1 Guzma BUS 115
* 1 Computer Search BCR 137
* 2 Field Blower GRI 125

##Energy - 14

* 14 Darkness Energy  7

Total Cards - 60

****** Deck List Generated by the Pokémon TCG Online www.pokemon.com/TCGO ******

Comments: Turbo Darkrai has fallen off a fucking cliff, in 2017 it was winning every other event in standard and now here it is at meme tier in expanded. Being meme tier, the cards to play it are fortunately much cheaper. You have a ton of options for energy acceleration/recovery in this deck via dark patch, max elixir, darkrai-GX's ability, ect so when things go well you can have some very explosive turns. Hypnotoxics are good for dead end GX and also let you hit an odd damage number with Darkrai-BKT (your 'turbo' attacker) for the 190/210 hp cards, choice band also lets you do this. The amount of hate around due to the bullseye on Zoroark/PikaRom's back makes this list a little miserable to play at times unfortunately.
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Poisoned Eggs [GRASS][EVOLUTION][$$$]

****** Pokémon Trading Card Game Deck List ******

##Pokémon - 13

* 1 Mr. Mime BKT 97
* 1 Sudowoodo GRI 66
* 4 Exeggcute PLF 4
* 4 Alolan Exeggutor FLI 2
* 2 Oranguru SUM 113
* 1 Seviper BUS 50

##Trainer Cards - 36

* 4 Professor Sycamore XY 122
* 1 Cynthia UPR 119
* 1 N FCO 105
* 1 Colress PLS 118
* 1 Professor Kukui SUM 128
* 2 Guzma BUS 115
* 3 Virbank City Gym PLS 126
* 3 Choice Band GRI 121
* 4 Ultra Ball PLB 90
* 4 Battle Compressor Team Flare Gear PHF 92
* 4 VS Seeker PHF 109
* 4 Hypnotoxic Laser PLS 123
* 1 Energy Recycle System CES 128
* 1 Rescue Stretcher GRI 130
* 1 Dowsing Machine PLS 128
* 1 Float Stone PLF 99

##Energy - 11

* 6 Grass Energy HS 115
* 1 Darkness Energy BLW 111
* 1 Fairy Energy  9
* 1 Fighting Energy EVO 96
* 1 Fire Energy CL 89
* 1 Psychic Energy CL 92

Total Cards - 60

****** Deck List Generated by the Pokémon TCG Online www.pokemon.com/TCGO ******

Comments: This is the list used by Edan Lewis to get Top 16 in Portland, or would be if he didn't forget to bring 2 alolan exeggutes, playing with extra energies but still getting a good position. One of the few that still uses statuses to hit bigger numbers, as well.

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Counter Box [PSYCHIC][FIRE][GRASS][WATER][METAL][FIGHTING][BASIC][$]

Pokemon - 16
3 Mew FCO 29
2 Sudowoodo BKP 67
1 Shaymin SLG 7
1 Cobalion STS 74
1 White Kyurem LOT 63
1 Victini LOT 49
1 Giratina LOT 97
1 Articuno ROS 17
1 Oricorio GRI 56
1 Sableye DEX 62
1 Oranguru UPR 114
1 Oranguru SUM 113
1 Mr. Mime PLF 47

Trainer - 34
4 Professor Sycamore BKP 107
2 Teammates PRC 141
1 N FCO 105
1 Guzma BUS 115
1 Pokemon Ranger STS 104
4 Order Pad UPR 131
3 VS Seeker PHF 109
2 Nest Ball SUM 123
2 Rescue Stretcher GRI 130
2 Counter Catcher CIN 91
1 Field Blower GRI 125
1 Special Charge STS 105
1 Battle Compressor PHF 92
1 Switch SUM 132
1 Town Map BKT 150
1 Computer Search BCR 137
2 Choice Band GRI 121
1 Counter Gain LOT 170
2 Dimension Valley PHF 93
1 Silent Lab PRC 140

Energy - 10
4 Counter Energy CIN 100
4 Prism Energy NXD 93
2 Rainbow Energy SUM 137

Comments: An old idea involving big basics that Simon Trottier piloted his way to top8 in Toronto 2019. Mew copies your whole bench, Articuno is a late-game attacker, Sableye and Oranguru bring back energies and counter gain from the discard pile... Some cards in this list seem random but have an actual purpose against the meta.
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Rotom Box [PSYCHIC][FIRE][GRASS][WATER][BASIC][$]

****** Pokémon Trading Card Game Deck List ******

##Pokémon - 11

* 2 Fan Rotom UPR 110
* 2 Heat Rotom UPR 24
* 2 Mow Rotom UPR 14
* 3 Rotom FLI 40
* 2 Frost Rotom UPR 41

##Trainer Cards - 49

* 1 Computer Search BCR 137
* 4 Bursting Balloon BKP 97
* 2 Rescue Stretcher GRI 130
* 3 Trainers' Mail ROS 92
* 2 Choice Band GRI 121
* 2 Shrine of Punishment CES 143
* 1 Wondrous Labyrinth {*} TEU 158
* 4 Professor Sycamore BKP 107
* 3 Lucky Helmet AOR 77
* 4 Battle Compressor Team Flare Gear PHF 92
* 4 Cynthia UPR 119
* 3 Escape Board UPR 122
* 3 Field Blower GRI 125
* 3 Guzma BUS 115
* 3 Fighting Fury Belt BKP 99
* 3 Ultra Ball PLB 90
* 2 Muscle Band XY 121
* 2 VS Seeker PHF 109

##Energy - 0


Total Cards - 60

****** Deck List Generated by the Pokémon TCG Online www.pokemon.com/TCGO ******

Comments: The only advantage this has over nightmarch is not sharing some counters like oricorio and milling, because you're doing less damage than it on average. Still, it is a fun deck to pilot without needing a GX in the list. You can also cram the lighting rotom there for beating trainer challenges.
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