New Archetypes from Astral Radiance

BASIC STRATEGY

Evolve Combee into Vespiquen and use Drizzile and Inteleon’s Shady Dealings ability to search out your copies of Sweet Honey from your deck. Protect your hand with Milotic’s Dew Guard. Attack using Vespiquen’s Honey Rush attack which does 60 damage for each Sweet Honey your reveal from your hand.

KEY CARDS

• Vespiquen ASR 12

• Milotic EVS 38

• Sweet Honey

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

• Schoolgirl and Schoolboy as options for straight draw, making it easier to avoid interrupting your own hand by shuffling it into your deck or needing to discard cards.

EXAMPLE DECK LIST

Pokémon - 21
4 Combee ASR 11
4 Sobble CRE 41
4 Drizzile SSH 56
2 Inteleon SSH 58
4 Vespiquen ASR 12
1 Feebas EVS 37
1 Manaphy BRS 41
1 Milotic EVS 38

Trainer Cards - 34
3 Cynthia's Ambition BRS 138
3 Zinnia's Resolve EVS 164
2 Boss's Orders BRS 132
2 Klara CRE 145
1 Bruno BST 121
1 Peonia CRE 149
4 Evolution Incense SSH 163
4 Level Ball BST 129
4 Sweet Honey ASR 153
3 Scoop Up Net RCL 165
2 Choice Belt BRS 135
2 Quick Ball FST 237
1 Energy Search SSH 161
2 Training Court RCL 169

Energy - 5
5 Grass Energy SWSHEnergy 1

ALTERNATE LISTS

• Rare Candy’s version of this archetype

BASIC STRATEGY

Evolve Hisuian Lilligant V into Hisuian Lilligant VSTAR and use Drizzile and Inteleon’s Shady Dealings ability to search out critical cards, like Gardenia’s Vigor, from your deck. Attack using Hisuian Lilligant VSTAR’s Parallel Spin attack, which does 130 damage plus 100 more damage if you put an Energy attached to Hisuian Lilligant VSTAR into your hand. Use Inteleon’s Quick Shooting ability and Choice Belt to bring down Pokémon with higher HP or use Echoing Horn and Boss’s Orders to pick on vulnerable bench sitters. As needed, attack instead with Zarude V and its Jungle Rage attack, which does 120 damage plus 120 more if the opponent’s Active Pokémon is a Pokémon V.

KEY CARDS

• Hisuian Lilligant VSTAR ASR 18

• Inteleon CRE 43

• Gardenia’s Vigor

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

• Kricketune ASR 10 to boost the HP of all of the deck’s Grass-typed Pokémon by 40, making them harder to knock out.

• Manaphy BRS 41 to shield your vulnerable bench sitters, like Sobble.

Pokémon - 19
4 Hisuian Lilligant V ASR 17
3 Hisuian Lilligant VSTAR ASR 18
3 Sobble CRE 41
3 Drizzile SSH 56
2 Inteleon CRE 43
1 Inteleon SSH 58
1 Lumineon V BRS 40
1 Radiant Greninja ASR 46
1 Zarude V BRS 16

Trainer Cards - 31
4 Gardenia's Vigor ASR 143
3 Professor's Research BRS 147
2 Boss's Orders BRS 132
2 Irida ASR 147
4 Quick Ball FST 237
3 Evolution Incense SSH 163
3 Level Ball BST 129
2 Air Balloon SSH 156
2 Choice Belt BRS 135
2 Scoop Up Net RCL 165
1 Echoing Horn CRE 136
1 Fan of Waves BST 127
2 Training Court RCL 169

Energy - 10
10 Grass Energy SWSHEnergy 1

ALTERNATE LISTS

• NinecardTCG’s version of this archetype

• Celio’s Network’s version of this archetype

BASIC STRATEGY

Attach an Energy to Zarude V and begin softening your opponent’s Pokémon with its Leap to Leap attack, which does 30 damage plus 30 damage to one of your opponent’s nenched Pokémon. Use Drizzile and Inteleon’s Shady Dealings ability to search out critical cards, like Gardenia’s Vigor, from your deck. Take knockouts using Zarude V’s Jungle Rage attack, which does 120 damage plus 120 more damage if your opponent’s Active Pokémon is a Pokémon V (including VMAX, VSTAR, and V-UNION). Use Inteleon’s Quick Shooting ability and Choice Belt to bring down Pokémon with higher HP or use Boss’s Orders to pick on vulnerable bench sitters. Use Castform as a Level Ball-searchable pivot Pokémon to ensure that you’re able to attach to a Benched Zarude V using Gardenia’s Vitality.

KEY CARDS

• Zarude V BRS 16

• Inteleon CRE 43

• Gardenia’s Vigor

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

• Eldegoss V RCL 19 to recycle Boss’s Orders or Gardenia’s Vitality

• Kricketune ASR 10 and/or Cape of Toughness to make it more difficult to knockout Zarude V.

• Shaymin V BRS 13, and potentially Shaymin VSTAR BRS 14 as late-game attackers, with Shaymin VSTAR’s Star Bloom VSTAR Power as an option to heal 120 damage from each of your Benched Grass-type Pokémon.

• Hisuian Lilligant V ASR 17 with Hisuian Lilligant VSTAR ASR 18 to have the option to use Hisuian Lilligant VSTAR’s Star Perfume VSTAR Power, which allows you to search out 5 in any combination Grass Pokémon and Grass Energy.

• Manaphy BRS 41 to shield your vulnerable bench sitters, like Sobble.

Pokémon - 18
4 Sobble CRE 41
4 Drizzile SSH 56
2 Inteleon CRE 43
1 Inteleon SSH 58
4 Zarude V BRS 16
1 Castform CRE 121
1 Lumineon V BRS 40
1 Radiant Greninja ASR 46

Trainer Cards - 32
4 Gardenia's Vigor ASR 143
3 Professor's Research BRS 147
2 Boss's Orders BRS 132
2 Irida ASR 147
4 Quick Ball FST 237
3 Choice Belt BRS 135
3 Evolution Incense SSH 163
3 Level Ball BST 129
2 Air Balloon SSH 156
2 Scoop Up Net RCL 165
1 Energy Search SSH 161
1 Escape Rope BST 125
2 Training Court RCL 169

Energy - 10
10 Grass Energy SWSHEnergy 1

ALTERNATE LISTS

• Coming soon.

BASIC STRATEGY

While filling out your bench with Bidoof, Suicune V, Radiant Greninja, and Starmie V, evolve Origin Forme Palkia V into Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR and use either its VSTAR Power, Star Portal, or Melony to power up its Subspace Swell attack, which does 60 damage plus 20 more damage for each Benched Pokémon you and your opponent have in play. Take advantage both of Starmie V’s free retreat and its Energy Spiral attack, which does 50 damage for each Energy attached to all of your opponent’s Pokémon.

KEY CARDS

• Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR ASR 40

• Starmie V ASR 30

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

• Using the Shady Dealings engine in place of the Bibarel-Radiant Greninja Engine.

• Using alternate Stadium cards, like Path to the Peak and Collapsed Stadium, in place of Training Court.

ALTERNATE LISTS

• Rare Candy’s version of this archetype

• GoonSquadTCG’s version of this archetype

• Josh Hatter’s version of this archetype

BASIC STRATEGY

Spread damage using Dragapult VMAX’s Max Phantom attack and use Inteleon’s Quick Shooter ability and Horror Psychic Energy to help set up critical knock outs with Max Phantom. Use Drizzile’s Shady Dealings ability throughout the game to find critical Trainer cards. When opportune, use Hisuian Typhlosion VSTAR’s VSTAR Power, Mirage Star, which immediately knocks out your opponent’s Active Pokémon if it has exactly 4 damage counters on it.

KEY CARDS

• Dragapult VMAX RCL 93

• Hisuian Typhlosion VSTAR ASR 54

• Horror Psychic Energy RCL 172

• Drizzile SSH 56

• Inteleon CRE 43

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

• Roxanne to disrupt your opponent during the later stage of the game, putting your opponent on a back foot, especially when played in combination with Path to the Peak.

EXAMPLE DECK LIST

Pokémon - 21
4 Sobble CRE 41
4 Drizzile SSH 56
2 Inteleon CRE 43
1 Inteleon SSH 58
3 Dragapult V RCL 92
3 Dragapult VMAX RCL 93
2 Hisuian Typhlosion V ASR 53
2 Hisuian Typhlosion VSTAR ASR 54

Trainer Cards - 32
4 Marnie CPA 56
2 Boss's Orders BRS 132
2 Professor's Research BRS 147
1 Raihan EVS 152
4 Fog Crystal CRE 140
3 Evolution Incense SSH 163
3 Level Ball BST 129
3 Quick Ball FST 237
2 Choice Belt BRS 135
2 Fan of Waves BST 127
2 Scoop Up Net RCL 165
1 Escape Rope BST 125
3 Path to the Peak CRE 148

Energy - 7
4 Psychic Energy SWSHEnergy 5
3 Horror Psychic Energy RCL 172

ALTERNATE LISTS

• NinecardTCG’s version of this archetype

BASIC STRATEGY

Play down and evolve both Gossifleur into Eldegoss and Hisuian Decidueye V into Hisuian Decidueye VSTAR. Use Oranguru and Gutsy Pickaxe to get easy extra attachments on your Hisuian Decidueye VSTAR and use Double Turbo or additional Fighting Energy to power them up fully to make use of their Somersault Feather attack, which does 160 damage plus 30 more damage for each Energy card your discard from your hand—which you can put into your hand with Eldegoss’ Cotton Lift ability.

KEY CARDS

• Hisuian Decidueye VSTAR ASR 84

• Eldegoss EVS 16

• Oranguru SSH 148

• Gutsy Pickaxe

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

• Coming soon.

EXAMPLE DECK LIST

Pokémon - 17
4 Hisuian Decidueye V ASR 83
3 Hisuian Decidueye VSTAR ASR 84
3 Gossifleur SSH 20
2 Eldegoss EVS 16
1 Crobat V DAA 104
1 Galarian Zapdos EVS 82
1 Lumineon V BRS 40
1 Oranguru SSH 148
1 Radiant Greninja ASR 46

Trainer Cards - 30
4 Professor's Research BRS 147
3 Boss's Orders BRS 132
3 Marnie CPA 56
4 Gutsy Pickaxe ASR 145
4 Quick Ball FST 237
4 Ultra Ball BRS 150
2 Air Balloon SSH 156
1 Choice Belt BRS 135
1 Energy Retrieval SSH 160
1 Evolution Incense SSH 163
3 Training Court RCL 169

Energy - 13
10 Fighting Energy SWSHEnergy 6
3 Double Turbo Energy BRS 151

ALTERNATE LISTS

• NinecardTCG’s version of this archetype

BASIC STRATEGY

Evolve Scyther into Kleavor, and get a Glimwood Tangle out as soon as possible. Use Kleavor’s Forest Duty attack which requires you to flip two coins—if both are heads, your opponent’s Active Pokémon is knocked out. Alternatively, use Zoroark's Phantom Transformation to help recycle Kleavor and to switch into the deck’s other attackers, like Golisopod (for dealing with decks that run a lot of Pokémon V) or Mightyena (to hit hard against Pokémon VMAX, especially those who are weak to Darkness-type Pokémon).

KEY CARDS

• Kleavor ASR 86

• Zoroark EVS 103

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

• Yveltal CEL 19 as a counter to decks that are heavily dependent on Special Energy cards.

EXAMPLE DECK LIST

Pokémon - 23
4 Scyther ASR 5
3 Kleavor ASR 86
1 Kleavor ASR 85
4 Zoroark EVS 103
4 Zorua EVS 102
3 Bidoof BRS 120
2 Bibarel BRS 121
1 Golisopod DAA 18
1 Mightyena ASR 96

Trainer Cards - 29
3 Cynthia's Ambition BRS 138
3 Marnie CPA 56
2 Boss's Orders BRS 132
2 Bruno BST 121
1 Professor's Research BRS 147
4 Quick Ball FST 237
3 Evolution Incense SSH 163
3 Ultra Ball BRS 150
2 Air Balloon SSH 156
2 Blunder Policy BRS 131
4 Glimwood Tangle DAA 162

Energy - 8
4 Double Turbo Energy BRS 151
4 Twin Energy RCL 174

ALTERNATE LISTS

• Coming soon.

BASIC STRATEGY

Evolve Darkrai V into Darkrai VSTAR and use its Dark Pulse attack, which does 30 damage plus 30 more damage for each Darkness Energy attached to all of your Pokémon. To ramp up Darkrai VSTAR’s attack damage, use Galarian Moltres V’s Direflame Wings ability, which attaches a Darkness Energy from your discard pile to itself and Galarian Moltres’ Malevolent Charge ability, which allows you to attach two Darkness Energy from your hand to Galarian Moltres when you play it down, and use Dark Patch to rapidly attach Energy to your benched Darkness Pokémon.

KEY CARDS

• Darkrai VSTAR ASR 99

• Dark Patch ASR 139

• Galarian Moltres V CRE 97

• Galarian Moltres EVS 93

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

• Hoopa V PR-SW 176 as an alternate attacker capable of hitting Psychic-weak Pokémon for Weakness.

EXAMPLE DECK LIST

Pokémon - 17
4 Darkrai V ASR 98
3 Darkrai VSTAR ASR 99
3 Galarian Moltres EVS 93
2 Crobat V DAA 104
2 Galarian Moltres V CRE 97
2 Lumineon V BRS 40
1 Radiant Greninja ASR 46

Trainer Cards - 30
4 Professor's Research BRS 147
3 Boss's Orders BRS 132
2 Klara CRE 145
1 Roxanne ASR 150
4 Dark Patch ASR 139
4 Quick Ball FST 237
4 Ultra Ball BRS 150
2 Air Balloon SSH 156
2 Choice Belt BRS 135
1 Escape Rope BST 125
1 Exp. Share BST 126
2 Training Court RCL 169

Energy - 13
13 Darkness Energy SWSHEnergy 7

ALTERNATE LISTS

• Rare Candy’s version of this archetype

• GoonSquadTCG’s version of this archetype

BASIC STRATEGY

Prepare Hisuian Samurott V by evolving it into Hisuian Samurott VSTAR and using Dark Patch and manual attachments to power up its Merciless Blade attack, which does 110 damage plus 110 more damage if there are any damage counters on your opponent’s Active Pokémon. Get damage counters on your opponent’s Active Pokémon using either Galarian Zigzagoon’s Headbutt Tantrum ability or Hisuian Samurott VSTAR’s Moon-Cutting Star VSTAR Power, which as an ability, puts 4 damage counters on one of your opponent’s Pokémon. Boost your attack’s damage with Choice Belt.

KEY CARDS

• Hisuian Samurott VSTAR ASR 102

• Galarian Zigzagoon SSH 117

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

• Using the Inteleon line as a consistency engine, with the benefit of having Inteleon CRE 43 to put damage counters on your opponent’s Pokémon.

• Manaphy BRS 41 to shield your vulnerable bench sitters, like Bibarel.

ALTERNATE LISTS

• NinecardTCG’s version of this archetype

BASIC STRATEGY

Use Caterpie and Metapod’s Adaptive Evolution ability to rapidly evolve into Butterfree to take advantage of its Tricolor Scales ability, which leaves your opponent’s Active Pokémon Burned, Confused, and Poisoned. Using a combination of manual attachments and Dark Patch, power up Hisuian Sneasler V’s Dire Claw attack, which does 80 damage for each Special Condition affecting your opponent’s Active Pokémon. Use Scoop Up Net to re-use Butterfree’s ability as necessary.

KEY CARDS

• Hisuian Sneasler V ASR 94

• Butterfree FST 3

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

• Manaphy BRS 41 to shield your vulnerable bench sitters, like Butterfree.

EXAMPLE DECK LIST

Pokémon - 17
4 Hisuian Sneasler V ASR 94
3 Caterpie RCL 1
3 Metapod RCL 2
3 Butterfree FST 3
2 Galarian Moltres EVS 93
1 Crobat V DAA 104
1 Radiant Greninja ASR 46

Trainer Cards - 32
4 Professor's Research CEL 23
2 Boss's Orders RCL 154
2 Klara CRE 145
2 Marnie CPA 56
4 Dark Patch ASR 139
4 Quick Ball FST 237
4 Scoop Up Net RCL 165
3 Ultra Ball BRS 150
2 Choice Belt BRS 135
2 Evolution Incense SSH 163
3 Temple of Sinnoh ASR 155

Energy - 11
11 Darkness Energy SWSHEnergy 7

ALTERNATE LISTS

• Coming soon.

BASIC STRATEGY

Using Metal Saucer, Zacian’s Intrepid Sword ability, and manual attachments, get Zacian V’s Brave Blade attack powered up as quickly as possible and take knockouts with it. Meanwhile, prepare to take knockouts with Origin Forme Dialga VSTAR’s Metal Blast, which does 40 damage plus 40 more damage for each Metal Energy attached to Origin Forme Dialga VSTAR or its VSTAR Power, Chronos Star, which does 220 damage and allows you to immediately take a second turn after attacking.

KEY CARDS

• Origin Forme Dialga VSTAR ASR 114

• Zacian V SSH 138

• Bronzong BST 102

• Metal Saucer SSH 170

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

• Radiant Hawlucha ASR 81 to boost the damage of your Pokémon’s attacks against Pokémon VMAX.

ALTERNATE LISTS

• Rare Candy’s version of this archetype

BASIC STRATEGY

Get a pair of Zorua and as many Pawniard out as quickly as you can. Evolve a Zorua into Zoroark and use its Phantom Transformation ability to switch the Zoroark in play with a Bisharp in your discard pile. Play down your Pawniard with Gapejaw Bog in play, which puts two damage counters on them when you do. Attack using Bisharp's Revenge Slash attack, which does 30 damage plus 30 more damage for each damage counter on your Benched Pawniard.

KEY CARDS

• Bisharp ASR 116

• Zoroark EVS 103

• Gapejaw Bog

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

• Manaphy BRS 41 to shield your vulnerable bench sitters, like Zorua and Pawniard.

• Hisuian Heavy Ball to fish out any Pawniard from your Prize cards.

• Raihan to facilitate a faster response to 1 of your Pokémon being knocked out, while also making it easier to get out a replacement Gapejaw Bog.

EXAMPLE DECK LIST

Pokémon - 20
4 Pawniard SSH 133
4 Bisharp ASR 116
4 Zorua EVS 102
4 Zoroark EVS 103
2 Bidoof BRS 120
2 Bibarel BRS 121

Trainer Cards - 33
4 Professor's Research BRS 147
2 Boss's Orders BRS 132
2 Cynthia's Ambition BRS 138
2 Klara CRE 145
4 Level Ball BST 129
4 Quick Ball FST 237
3 Evolution Incense SSH 163
3 Rescue Carrier EVS 154
3 Ultra Ball BRS 150
2 Choice Belt BRS 135
4 Gapejaw Bog ASR 142

Energy - 7
7 Metal Energy SWSHEnergy 8

ALTERNATE LISTS

• Rare Candy’s version of this archetype

BASIC STRATEGY

Evolve Cherubi into Cherrim and Bidoof into Bibarel, using a manual attachment of a Fire Energy and Cherrim’s Spring Bloom ability to power up Regidrago’s Giant Fangs attack, which does 160 damage.

KEY CARDS

• Regidrago ASR 118

• Cherrim BST 8

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

• Radiant Hawlucha ASR 81 to boost the damage of your Pokémon’s attacks against Pokémon VMAX

• Exp. Share or Raihan to facilitate a faster response to 1 of your Pokémon being knocked out.

EXAMPLE DECK LIST

Pokémon - 17
4 Regidrago ASR 118
3 Bidoof BRS 120
3 Bibarel BRS 121
3 Cherubi BRS 12
2 Cherrim BST 8
1 Crobat V DAA 104
1 Tropius EVS 6

Trainer Cards - 32
3 Cynthia's Ambition BRS 138
3 Professor's Research BRS 147
2 Boss's Orders BRS 132
2 Klara CRE 145
2 Marnie CPA 56
4 Level Ball BST 129
4 Quick Ball FST 237
3 Choice Belt BRS 135
2 Air Balloon SSH 156
2 Ordinary Rod SSH 171
2 Ultra Ball BRS 150
3 Training Court RCL 169

Energy - 11
8 Grass Energy SWSHEnergy 1
3 Fire Energy SWSHEnergy 2

BASIC STRATEGY

Get 1 of each of the Regis into play via the deck’s large variety of searching options. Discard Energy cards as you do, then use Regigigas’ Ancient Wisdom Ability, which lets you attach 3 Energy from your Discard Pile to 1 of your Pokémon. Attack with the various Regis—use Regieleki’s Teraspark attack to spread damage onto your opponent’s side of play when they don’t have Manaphy out, use Regidrago’s Giant Fangs in combination with Choice Belt to pick off support Pokémon like Crobat V, and use Regigigas’ Gigaton Break in conjunction with Choice Belt and/or Powerful Colorless Energy to wipe out Pokémon VMAX.

KEY CARDS

• The six Regis (Regieleki EVS 60, Regice ASR 37, Regidrago ASR 118, Regigigas ASR 130, Regirock ASR 75, and Registeel ASR 108)

• Hisuian Heavy Ball

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

• Regidrago EVS as an alternate attacker than can hit fairly high numbers (240, 270 with a Choice Belt).

• Peonia as an additional means of retrieving prized Regis.

• Pal Pad as an option to recycler Supporter cards, like Boss’s Orders and Cynthia’s Ambition.

EXAMPLE DECK LIST

Pokémon - 13
3 Regieleki EVS 60
2 Regice ASR 37
2 Regidrago ASR 118
2 Regigigas ASR 130
2 Regirock ASR 75
2 Registeel ASR 108

Trainer Cards - 33
4 Professor's Research BRS 147
2 Boss's Orders BRS 132
2 Zinnia's Resolve EVS 164
1 Cynthia's Ambition BRS 138
4 Quick Ball FST 237
4 Scoop Up Net RCL 165
4 Trekking Shoes ASR 156
3 Ordinary Rod SSH 171
3 Ultra Ball BRS 150
2 Choice Belt BRS 135
1 Hisuian Heavy Ball ASR 146
2 Stormy Mountains EVS 161
1 Path to the Peak CRE 148

Energy - 14
4 Aurora Energy SSH 186
4 Speed Lightning Energy RCL 173
3 Capture Energy RCL 171
2 Twin Energy RCL 174
1 Powerful Colorless Energy DAA 176

ALTERNATE LISTS

• The Sableyes’ version of this archetype

• OmniPoke’s version of this archetype

• Rahul Reddy’s version of this archetype