Table of Contents
- Expansion: Crimson Blaze
- Updated: December 20, 2025
| Tier | Deck |
|---|---|
| S Tier | ⚫ Hydreigon Mega Absol🔼 |
| S Tier | 🟡 Magnezone Oricorio 🔼 |
| S Tier | 🟤 Mega Lopunny ex Lucario 🆕 |
| S Tier | 🟡 Magnezone Heliolisk 🆕 |
| S Tier | 🟡 Jolteon ex Jolteon 🆕 |
| S Tier | 🔵 Suicune Greninja 🔽 |
| A Tier | ⚫ Greninja Mega Absol ex 🆕 |
| A Tier | ⚪ Mega Steelix Pichu 🆕 |
| A Tier | 🟢 Whimsiscott ex Arianos 🆕 |
| A Tier | 🟣 Mega Altaria ex Altaria 🆕 |
| B Tier | 🟢 Decidueye ex Decidueye 🔽 |
| B Tier | 🔴 Mega Charizard ex Entei ex 🆕 |
| B Tier | 🔴 Mega Blaziken ex Heatmor 🔽 |
S Tier
Hydreigon Mega Absol ex
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.
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.
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.
Magnezone Heliolisk
Evolve Helioptile into Heliolisk to deal 120 damage for 2 energy. 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. Use Clemon to find Magneton or Heliolisk.
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.
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.
A Tier
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.
Mega Steelix Pichu
Using only Steel energy, use Pichu to put Lightning energy on Oricorio or Onix. Evolve Onix into Mega Steelix to use Adamantine Rolling letting you hit for 120 while also receiving less damage. Brock can give energy into Onix accelerating its attack.
Whimsiscott ex Arianos
Evolve Cottonee into Whimsicott ex to use Grass Knot which deals damage depending on enemy's retreat cost which can be put higher by Ariados. You can evolve both easily through Quick Grow Expert making the deck highly consistent.
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.
B Tier
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 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 rush the energy needed or Charmeleon from another line.
Mega Blaziken ex Heatmor
Deal bench damage with Heatmore until you can get your evolution pieces. Evolve Torchic into Mega Blaziken to start taking knockouts.
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.
S Tier: The top performers and most represented decks in the meta. They have good matchups in the current meta and can adapt to different game scenarios. Expect to encounter these decks frequently in tournaments, with players strategizing specifically to counter them.
A Tier: Popular Meta decks that have solid matchup tables. Tier 2 decks can rival Tier 1 decks in performance, but may have weaknesses and less representation, holding them back from joining Tier 1.
B Tier: Comprising less popular decks or those experiencing a decline in performance, Tier 3 includes options that may still yield respectable results in tournaments. However, they often struggle against certain prevalent matchups. Additionally, this tier encompasses decks with limited data, making it challenging to accurately assess their placement in higher tiers.
C Tier: The less popular off-meta decks or have fallen out of the meta. They might still show up in tournament top cuts but are less likely to perform against the top meta decks.
