Base–Team Rocket

The same Haymaker core from Base-Fossil, now with Rocket's Sneak Attack for additional disruption. Marshall's build ran 30 Trainers — more than half the deck — reflecting just how powerful the Trainer engine was before rotation removed these cards.

The deck to beat in Base-Rocket. Psyduck's Headache attack blocks Trainers on Turn 1, then Dark Vileplume's Hay Fever permanently locks them out. Snorlax's Thick Skinned body makes it immune to Pokémon Powers, providing a beefy attacker that doesn't care about the lock.

Combines Wigglytuff's Do the Wave with Rocket's Sneak Attack for Turn 1 hand disruption. Mewtwo covers Wigglytuff's Fighting weakness, and Muk's Toxic Gas shuts down opposing Pokémon Powers like Dark Vileplume's Hay Fever. The most aggressive anti-meta deck.

Clefable's Metronome copies the opponent's attacks for a single Colorless Energy, making it incredibly versatile and energy-efficient. Mewtwo provides consistent Psychic damage, and Muk shuts down Pokémon Powers. Adapts to any matchup by using the opponent's own attacks against them.

A fast aggro deck using Rocket's Sneak Attack to strip the opponent's hand, then pressuring with Mewtwo's Energy Absorption and Electabuzz's efficient attacks. Muk counters Dark Vileplume and other Power-reliant decks. Rainbow Energy provides type flexibility.

Uses Electrode's Buzzap Pokémon Power to sacrifice itself as any type of Energy, enabling attacks from multiple type-advantage Pokémon in a single deck. Rainbow Energy and Double Colorless provide further flexibility. Runs only 7 Energy cards since Electrode IS the energy engine.

An updated stall deck for the Team Rocket era. High-HP Basics wall while stripping energy with removal cards. Nightly Garbage Run recycles resources for the long game, and Potion Energy provides passive healing. Kangaskhan's Fetch draws cards without needing Trainer support.

The classic Blastoise Rain Dance updated for the Team Rocket era. Still powers up Water attackers by attaching multiple energy per turn via Rain Dance, but now benefits from Nightly Garbage Run to recycle knocked-out Pokémon and energy for late-game recovery.

A combo deck that sets up both Dark Vileplume (Trainer lock) and Alakazam (Damage Swap). Kangaskhan's Fetch draws cards without Trainers, then Comet Punch deals damage. Once both Stage 2s are in play, opponents can't play Trainers and can't accumulate damage on your attackers.

A no-evolution Haymaker variant using Magmar and Electabuzz to cover type matchups. Ditto copies opposing threats, and the deck's simplicity makes it resilient against Rocket's Sneak Attack since it needs zero setup. Nightly Garbage Run provides late-game resource recovery.