Best Decks: Crimson Blaze (B1a) Meta Tier List

• Expansion: Crimson Blaze
• Updated: January 9, 2025

Tier	Deck
S Tier	🔵 Suicune ex Greninja
S Tier	⚫ Hydreigon Mega Absol ex
S Tier	🟣 Mega Altaria ex Greninja
S Tier	⚫ Greninja Mega Absol ex 🔼
A Tier	🟣 Mega Altaria ex Furfrou
A Tier	🟡 Magnezone Oricorio
A Tier	⚫ Magnezone Mega Absol ex
A Tier	🟣 Mega Altaria ex Indeedee ex
A Tier	🔴 Mega Blaziken ex 🆕
A Tier	🟣 Mega Altaria ex Giratina ex 🆕
A Tier	🟡 Jolteon ex Jolteon 🔼
A Tier	🟡 Greninja Oricorio 🆕
B Tier	🔴 Mega Charizard ex Entei ex
B Tier	🟤 Mega Lopunny ex Lucario
B Tier	🟢 Mega Venusaur ex 🆕
B Tier	🟢 Decidueye ex Decidueye
B Tier	🟣 Mega Altaria ex Silvally 🆕
B Tier	🟣 Mega Altaria ex Altaria

S Tier

Suicune ex Greninja

Using only Water energy, the deck revolves around A4a-020's draw ability to rapidly evolve A1-087 into A1-089, creating a powerful engine that draws cards while dealing consistent damage. A4a-020 can also attack when needed. Greninja ex is an option to switch your Pokemon in case you need it. Indeedee is use to keep your Active be healthy.

Hydreigon Mega Absol ex

Using only Dark energy, evolve Deino into Hydreigon to be your main damage dealer. It's Ability lets it charge energy on its own letting you attack every turn. Mega Absol can serve as a backup damage dealer while waiting for Hydreigon. Use Indeedee to heal the damage you take from Hydreigon's ability.

Mega Altaria ex Greninja

Using only Psychic energy, evolve Swablu into Mega Altaria ex as your main win condition. Evolving Froakie into Greninja as your backup damage dealer. Chingling and Furfrou as chip damage while waiting to evolve your other Pokemon.

Greninja Mega Absol ex

Using only Dark energy, you ideally start with Chingling to delay your opponent from using Items while you build energy for Darkrai or Mega Absol. Evolve Froakie into Greninja using Rare Candy to deal damage through its ability.

A Tier

Mega Altaria ex Furfrou

Using only Psychic energy, evolve Swablu into Mega Altaria ex as your main win condition. Evolving Froakie into Greninja as your backup damage dealer. Chingling and Furfrou as chip damage while waiting to evolve your other Pokemon.

Magnezone Oricorio

Using only Lightning energy, you stall with Oricorio while you build Magnezone. Evolve Magnemite into Magneton to gain energy from its ability then evolve to Magnezone as a finisher. You dump your hand fast to make use of Copycat finding your cards faster.

Magnezone Mega Absol ex

Using only Dark energy, evolve Magnemite into Magneton which can freely get Lightning energy and then evolve into Magnezone as your damage dealer later on. You manually put energy into either Darkrai or Mega Absol while waiting to for Magnezone to get online while Chingling as your delay while waiting for any attacker.

Mega Altaria ex Indeedee ex

Evolve Swablu into Mega Altaria and serve as your damage dealer. Fill in your bench to increase Mega Altaria's damage. Jirachi can be used to soften up your enemies or knockout Baby Pokemon. Chingling to delay your opponents from using their Items while waiting for Mega Altaria. Indeedee ex can serve as a healer and also a damage dealer in case a high energy attacks. Sableeye or non-ex Altaria as your Oricorio killer.

Mega Blaziken ex

Deal chip damage with Heatmor or Furfrou until you can get your evolution pieces. Evolve Torchic into Mega Blaziken to start taking knockouts.

Mega Altaria ex Giratina ex

Evolve Swablu into Mega Altaria for fast 130 damage. Charge Giratina from idle turns using its ability letting you have 130 damage if needed too. Indeedee can heal your active Pokemon especially Giratina since it takes damage after attacking.

Jolteon ex Jolteon

Evolve Eevee into Jolteon if you want burst damage or Jolteon ex to deal damage through its ability every time energy is put into your opponent.

Greninja Oricorio

Using only Lightning energy, hit early with Zeraora or stall with Oricorio while you evolve Froakie into Greninja to make use of its ability and hit 20 damage every turn.

B Tier

Mega Charizard ex Entei ex

Stall and draw with Entei until you can get your evolution pieces. Evolve Charmander into Charmander to make use of its ability to gain 1 Fire Energy into either your Entei letting it able to attack or through another Charizard you have on the board. Evolve Charmander into Mega Charizard and use its attack if you have sufficient energy. Flame Patch is needed to recover and rush energy if needed.

Mega Lopunny ex Lucario

Evolve Buneary to Mega Lopunny ex dealing 90 damage for each heads on coin flip and inflict Confused on enemy. Lucario can add additional damage and Hitmontop to weaken your enemies for easier knockouts.

Mega Venusaur ex

Evolve Bulbasaur into Mega Venusaur as fast as possible manually or through Quick-Grow extract. Ivysaur can let you gain energy for Mega Venusaurs's Critical Bloom later on which will be your main damage.

Decidueye ex Decidueye

Set up chip damage sources with A3-010 while evolving into Decidueye ex or A3a-005 through A3-144 or A3-011.

Mega Altaria ex Silvally

Using only Psychic energy, you can either evolve Swablu into Mega Altaria or Type: Null into Silvally depending on availability. Chingling can stall for the early turns while waiting for evolutions.

Mega Altaria ex Altaria

Using only Psychic energy, Evolve Swablu into Altaria or Mega Altaria depending on the damage needed. You can use Pichu or Mantyke to easily access non-ex Altaria.

Tier Explanation

To create this Meta Tier list, I used data from tournaments and my expertise and opinions of respected players. This tier list will hold meta-staple decks that you'll likely encounter in tournament play and will be updated as the meta changes up.

The decklists shared here have found success in tournament events but can be tweaked depending on meta shifts or players' preferences.