Aggro Decks Explained

Aggro Decks are decks that are powerful in the early stages of a game. These are decks that excel at early offense and are best on early turns. Read on to learn all about Aggro decks and how to use them!

What is an Aggro Deck?

An Offensive Deck That Excels Early in a Game

Aggro decks, which gets its name from the word aggressive are decks that are strong in the early stages of a game. These decks aim to win before the opponent is able to secure a board state using Pokemon with inexpensive attack costs and cards that ramp Energy to gain an early advantage.

Types of Decks

Two classifications of decks are either aggro or non-aggro. These are decks that are either strong early in a game or late into a game. If you favor either of these, consider building a deck that suits your playstyle.

Some non-aggro decks such as Arbok Lock or Wigglytuff ex are also called control decks. These are decks that control the board by manipulating the opponent's board with status or disruption.

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Aggro vs Non-Aggro

Sample Aggro Decks

Deck	Commentary
Pikachu ex Deck ▶︎Deck Guide	Tier: ・Fast and energy-efficient. ・Matches up favorably against Starmie and Articuno decks. ・Consistently hits for 90 with Pikachu ex's Circle Circuit.
Starmie ex ▶︎Deck Guide	Tier: ・ Starmie ex and Articuno ex can steamroll through unprepared opponents after a successful Misty. ・ Good damage output and energy-effiicient attack costs. ・ Reliable selection of Trainer cards.
Blaine Deck ▶︎Deck Guide	Tier: ・Very fast and efficient Stage 1 deck. ・Can boost damage with the Blaine Supporter card, buffing the damage of Magmar, Ninetales and Rapidash by 30.

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Sample Non-Aggro Decks

Deck	Commentary
Mewtwo ex ▶︎Deck Guide	Tier: ・ Mewtwo ex's Psychic Sphere can OHKO Staryu and other 50 HP Pokemon. ・ Can easily take 3 Points when Mewtwo ex is set up.
Charizard ex Deck ▶︎Deck Guide	Tier: ・Moltres ex can power up benched Pokemon with minimal effort. ・Charizard ex can take multiple points if successfully set up with multiple Energy.
Venusaur ex Deck ▶︎Deck Guide	Tier: ・ Difficult to KO Grass-type Pokemon. ・ Venusaur ex is incredibly tanky and can take games if not KOd before it evolves. ・ Erika Supporter card can keep all the Pokemon in the deck healthy.
Dragonite ▶︎Deck Guide	Tier: ・Can be built with Frosmoth and Misty or Weezing and Koga. ・Difficult to set up but can win games when successful.
Arbok Lock ▶︎Deck Guide	Tier: ・ Can be very disruptive with Pidgeot's Drive Off. ・ Matches up favorably against Mewtwo ex decks.
Wigglytuff ex Deck ▶︎Deck Guide	Tier: ・ Can win by a landslide if the opponent stays asleep for a few turns. ・ Victory or defeat heavily depends on the coin flip.

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Starmie ex Deck	Mewtwo ex Deck	Dragonite Deck
Articuno ex Deck	Arbok Lock Deck	Venusaur ex Deck
Blaine Deck	Pikachu ex Deck	Marowak ex Deck
Charizard ex Deck	Machamp ex Deck	Blastoise ex Deck
Frosmoth Deck	Exeggutor ex Deck	Centiskorch and Moltres ex Deck
Arcanine ex Deck	Gengar ex Deck	Gyarados Deck
Wigglytuff ex Deck	Melmetal Deck	Lt. Surge Deck
Alakazam and Jynx Deck	Eelektross and Zapdos ex Deck	Greninja Deck
Primeape Deck	Grapploct Deck	Cinccino and Weezing
Raichu and Pikachu ex Deck	Mewtwo ex and Weezing	Greninja and Weezing Deck
Venusaur ex and Weezing	Lapras ex Deck	Brock Deck
Dragonite and Weezing	Kabutops

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Venusaur ex Rental Deck	Charizard ex Rental Deck	Blastoise ex Rental Deck
Pikachu ex Rental Deck	Mewtwo ex Rental Deck	Machamp ex Rental Deck
Nidoking and Nidoqueen Rental Deck	Kanto Fossils Rental Deck	Koga Rental Deck
Brock Rental Deck	Blaine Rental Deck	Lt. Surge Rental Deck

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