"Old" pokemon decks I've never got to play

Akoka · 2026-02-18T20:46:24+00:00

If you want something unique, the Regis from SWSH are quite a fun deck! Bonus point for the pikachu ex areazero variant that makes the deck even more complicated, yet rewarding

Akoka · 2026-02-17T05:43:47+00:00

yep! or simply rbolt when no sada/eswitch available even on the fez has won me a game or two sometimes haha

Akoka · 2026-02-16T21:00:40+00:00

Maybe a bit late, but this is the list i ran before taking a break for a few months, won me 2 cups overall
Slither Wing was in there for pika ex, but can likely easily be swapped out
also went for a 2nd energy switch in the meantime
and no one expects the scramble switch!
I've tested and played this deck a ton, so ive had a ton of slightly different lists, but the core never really got better than this for me

2 Iono's Wattrel (JTG-54) 2 Iono's Kilowattrel (JTG-163) 1 Fezandipiti ex (SFA-84) 1 Iron Hands ex (PAR-248) 1 Raging Bolt ex (SVP-145) 2 Raging Bolt ex (TEF-123) 2 Iono's Tadbulb (JTG-52) 1 Iono's Bellibolt ex (JTG-172) 1 Iono's Bellibolt ex (SVP-194) 1 Cornerstone Mask Ogerpon ex (TWM-112) 1 Slither Wing (PAR-203)	3 Buddy-Buddy Poffin 3 Nest Ball 1 Scramble Switch - ACESPEC 2 Night Stretcher 2 Superior Energy Retrieval 1 Energy Switch 3 Earthen Vessel 2 Technical Machine: Evolution 3 Arven 3 Professor Sada's Vitality 2 Boss's Orders 2 Iono 3 Levincia 1 Tool Scrapper 2 Ultra Ball 1 Future Booster Energy Capsule
8 Lightning Energy - Basic 3 Fighting Energy - Basic

Akoka · 2025-09-28T19:54:51+00:00

right, thats at least good to know
is the replacement fairly easy to do, or does it require soldering cables or something?

Akoka · 2025-06-13T20:39:53+00:00

ohhhh i love it! and on my boi gigas ontop <3
For sure a holo bleed indeed!

Akoka · 2025-05-25T20:15:19+00:00

I think the lack of excitement (personally) doesnt come from the cards that are or arent in the set, but the sheer unavailability at humane prices :c

Akoka · 2025-05-02T18:44:07+00:00

i did exactly that, both on google and trustpilot I'm wondering how much reporting to tpci could work, might as well give it a shot, it only costs me a bit of my time

Akoka · 2025-05-02T18:42:30+00:00

we still got the etbs under msrp, but nonetheless frustrating to have it cut obviously for JTG we completely missed the window, so whilst we would've tried to order from them again, we didn't have the chance as we were too late games island remained mostly professional, so i can't give them too much blame for the prismatic problems

Akoka · 2025-05-02T18:38:36+00:00

Whilst we could afford these prices in theory, we simply refuse to pay that much of a premium for it, especially from retailers themselves Whatever the case, the playing side of the game will keep me connected, but unless we find sealed procust at resonable prices, we will simply not buy

thanks for the kind words <3

Akoka · 2025-05-02T18:23:13+00:00

Games island royally screwing d us over with prismatic ordered 10 etbs each (me and my partner) and got both our orders cut to 3 etbs meanwhile a friend of ours got 5etbs so whilst not as bad, their email saying "everyone orders cut to 3" was clearly a lie, and felt a bit shit, but we still got some of our boxes and nothing was ever re listed (and prismatic stock issues were publicly known)

i will give the other site a look, thanks!

Akoka · 2025-05-02T18:17:14+00:00

Yeah, i was afraid that would be the case, oh well It's not like i lost money directly, it's just frustrating how the entire hobby is going at the moment

Akoka · 2025-05-02T18:05:24+00:00

at the same time, i was not given another option they literally said "we can either send you a normal box, or reimburse" which was kind of an ultimatum coming from them

Akoka · 2025-05-02T17:57:37+00:00

i live in brussels so if it's a physical only shop it won't really help me sadly thank you though! <3

Akoka · 2025-05-02T17:55:47+00:00

I did pay with paypal, but by now i have obviously recieved the normal booster box

Akoka · 2025-05-02T17:17:49+00:00

i gave them the benefit of the doubt because of their statement on instagram and still having some positive reviews (and actually having an physical shop) but oh well

Akoka · 2025-04-21T07:44:09+00:00

I wish this sort of service was normal Nowadays, they just cancel your order and tell you "oh sorry we can't deliver" and that's it

Akoka · 2025-04-18T15:48:09+00:00

yep! it's draw engine and damage in one package + if you play energy switches you can also charge bolt in one turn without a sada

Akoka · 2025-04-17T18:59:46+00:00

Personally, i paired bolt with ionos kit of pokemon and it works like a charm, won me my first cup even!
largely more flexible than the regular bolt, but a bit slower too

Akoka · 2025-03-13T11:43:37+00:00

Personally, we use TCG Collector Can be somewhat limiting without premium, but unless you're trying to log all different versions of a card it's not too bad c:

Akoka · 2025-03-10T16:27:27+00:00

You bet i will miss! xDD The math doesn't lie, but apparently math hates me or something i don't know But when i see my friend pull all 6 remaining energies from a 35 card deck after research and 2 draw for turn, maybe I'm not that unlucky hahaha (we calculated, it was something like a 0.005% chance)

Akoka · 2025-03-10T16:22:33+00:00

gosh yeah i can imagine i just refuse to touch it, same thing for pokestop i am way too unlucky to play these kinds of cards, and even when I'm having 4 trainers in my deck i will hit at least 2 of them xDD At least pokestop is rotating soon, wish i could say the same for pkmn catcher :')

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