This move combined with Machamp’s 150 HP can let Machamp sweep through an opponent’s entire deck. In addition, the Machamp Crush attack deals 80 damage for three energy and reduces damage done back to Machamp by 40. This powerful Stage 2 has the Fighting Fury ability, allowing your fighting Pokemon to dish out 20 more damage with each attack. This theme deck also employs one copy of Machamp.Once set up, it dishes out 80 damage and discards the top card of your opponent’s deck. This Stage 1 Pokemon has 120 HP and it’s Hammer Arm attack costs three energy. The featured card and namesake of this deck is Pangoro with the Hammer Arm attack.This deck also combines dark types with fighting types to dish out multiple crushing attacks.
These cards are fairly unique for theme decks of the time. These trainers regain a Pokemon from your discard and get rid of your dark Pokemons’ weakness respectively. This deck features the trainer cards Max Revive and Shadow Circle.That’s a 50/50 chance to completely shut down your opponent. If they flip tails, the attack does nothing. This attack costs one energy and deals 20 damage with the added bonus that your opponent must flip a coin the next time they attack. This Stage 1 Pokemon has 100 HP and its main attack is Mental Panic. This can be incredibly useful if you manage to set up before your opponent. This Stage 2 Pokemon has 140 HP and the Bother attack which, for three energy, does 50 damage and can prevent your opponent from playing supporters next turn. While you are waiting for Yveltal to become useful you have two main options for attackers.This is a great attack for later in the game to get some of your energy back into play. It also attaches an energy from your discard pile to one of your benched Pokemon. This attack only costs one energy and does 30 damage. This Basic Pokemon has 130 HP and the Oblivion Wing attack. The featured card of this deck is Yveltal.This deck features multiple powerful dark types and also some good fighting types. You get two of these in the deck, so make sure to use them wisely.Įmpoleon & Zoroark from Dark Explorers. The second one, Dark Rush, deals 20 damage for each damage on the Zoroark. The first one, Brutal Bash, deals 20 damage for each of your dark Pokemon you have in play. This stage 1 Pokemon has two powerful attacks. And, for the dark Pokemon in this deck, we’ve got Zoroark.Unfortunately, there’s only one of these in your deck, so it’s best to keep this on your bench until you need it. Its attack is also really good as it allows you to deal 10 damage for each Pokemon in play and only costs one energy. This is a great recurring ability that allows you to discard a card from your hand and draw two from your deck. This stage 2 Pokemon has 140 HP and the Diving Draw ability. This deck includes the powerful water type Empoleon.It’s rare for theme decks to play more than three of the same basic Pokemon, but this deck plays four Zorua. It also features an unusual count of the main basic Pokemon. This deck features dark and water type Pokemon. In addition, a deck must have at least three different dark type Pokemon to count as a dark theme deck.
This includes all the decks released between the Heartgold & Soulsilver and Vivid Voltage expansions. However, might I suggest one of the other articles linked at the bottom of this page if you’re looking for more intense competition.įor this list we will only be considering the theme decks that are available in the Pokemon TCG Online shop. Today we’ll be looking at which of the dark theme decks are best for all you dark type trainers out there. It’s true that very few of these decks are super competitive, but there are a lot of benefits to starting off with one. Many starter decks include at least one powerful Basic card, a good Stage 1 line, and a powerful but slow Stage 2 line. Theme decks are cheap and provide you with a solid basis for the rules. However, if you’re a younger trainer, you might not have great cards that work together or even a firm grasp on the rules.
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