CROSS FIST
Pokémon (16):
STRATEGY:
Start with Blaziken V and bench Remoraid in addition to two other attacker. Next turn evolve Blaziken V into Blaziken VMAX and attack with Max Blaze to accelerate to two benched Zeraora V. Evolve Remoraid into Octillery to use Rapid Strike Search to search for needed cards. Next turn bench Passimian and attach Telescopic Sight to Zeraora V. Attack with Cross Fist to hit the active for 100 damage and knock out a Pokémon V on the opponent's bench. Next turn switch into the second Zeraora V and continue to attack with Cross Fist. Echoing Horn ensures that Zeraora V will be able to hit a Pokémon V on the bench each turn.
SPOILER:
Blaziken Vmax
Pokemon VMAX (Rapid Strike) – Evolves from Blaziken V
HP: 320
[R] Clutch: 60
The defending Pokémon can’t retreat during your opponent’s next turn.
[C][C] Max Blaze: 130
Attach an energy card from your discard pile to up to 2 of your benched Rapid Strike Pokémon.
Retreat Cost: CC
Weakness: W
Blaziken V
Basic Fire Pokémon (Rapid Strike)
HP: 210
[C][C] High Jump Kick: 50
[R][R][C][C] Fire Spin: 210
Discard 2 energy from this Pokémon.
Retreat Cost: CC
Weakness: W
Zeraora V
Basic Lightning Pokémon (Rapid Strike)
HP: 210
[L][C][C] Cross Fist: 100
If any of your other Rapid Strike Pokémon used an attack during your last turn, this attack does 160 damage to 1 of your opponent’s benched Pokémon. Don’t apply weakness and resistance for benched Pokémon.
Retreat Cost: CC
Weakness: F
Passimian
Basic Fightning Pokémon (Rapid Strike)
HP: 110
Ability: Throwing Coach
All of your Rapid Strike Pokémon’s attacks do 30 more damage to your opponent’s benched Pokémon V and Pokémon GX. You can’t use more than 1 Throwing Coach ability at a time.
[F] Fling:
This attack does 20 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon. Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokemon.
Retreat Cost: C
Weakness: P
Echoing Horn
Trainer - Item (Rapid Strike)
Put a Basic Pokémon from your opponent’s discard pile onto their bench.
Pokémon (16):
- 3 Blaziken Vmax S5a (beatdown)
- 3 Blaziken V S5a (beatdown)
- 3 Zeraora V S6K (beatdown)
- 2 Passimian S5a (enable)
- 2 Remoraid S5R (evolve)
- 2 Octillery S5R (search)
- 1 Dedenne GX (draw)
- 2 Boss's Orders (control)
- 3 Korrina's Focus (draw)
- 3 Prof. Research (draw)
- 3 Marnie (draw)
- 3 Pokémon Communication (search)
- 3 Telescopic Sight (beatdown)
- 2 Echoing Horn (control)
- 3 Escape Rope (control)
- 4 Quick Ball (search)
- 3 Switch (retreat)
- 2 Viridian Forrest (search)
- 1 Tower of Water (retreat)
- 4 Rapid Strike Energy
- 6 Lightning Energy
- 2 Capture Energy
STRATEGY:
Start with Blaziken V and bench Remoraid in addition to two other attacker. Next turn evolve Blaziken V into Blaziken VMAX and attack with Max Blaze to accelerate to two benched Zeraora V. Evolve Remoraid into Octillery to use Rapid Strike Search to search for needed cards. Next turn bench Passimian and attach Telescopic Sight to Zeraora V. Attack with Cross Fist to hit the active for 100 damage and knock out a Pokémon V on the opponent's bench. Next turn switch into the second Zeraora V and continue to attack with Cross Fist. Echoing Horn ensures that Zeraora V will be able to hit a Pokémon V on the bench each turn.
SPOILER:
Blaziken Vmax
Pokemon VMAX (Rapid Strike) – Evolves from Blaziken V
HP: 320
[R] Clutch: 60
The defending Pokémon can’t retreat during your opponent’s next turn.
[C][C] Max Blaze: 130
Attach an energy card from your discard pile to up to 2 of your benched Rapid Strike Pokémon.
Retreat Cost: CC
Weakness: W
Blaziken V
Basic Fire Pokémon (Rapid Strike)
HP: 210
[C][C] High Jump Kick: 50
[R][R][C][C] Fire Spin: 210
Discard 2 energy from this Pokémon.
Retreat Cost: CC
Weakness: W
Zeraora V
Basic Lightning Pokémon (Rapid Strike)
HP: 210
[L][C][C] Cross Fist: 100
If any of your other Rapid Strike Pokémon used an attack during your last turn, this attack does 160 damage to 1 of your opponent’s benched Pokémon. Don’t apply weakness and resistance for benched Pokémon.
Retreat Cost: CC
Weakness: F
Passimian
Basic Fightning Pokémon (Rapid Strike)
HP: 110
Ability: Throwing Coach
All of your Rapid Strike Pokémon’s attacks do 30 more damage to your opponent’s benched Pokémon V and Pokémon GX. You can’t use more than 1 Throwing Coach ability at a time.
[F] Fling:
This attack does 20 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon. Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokemon.
Retreat Cost: C
Weakness: P
Echoing Horn
Trainer - Item (Rapid Strike)
Put a Basic Pokémon from your opponent’s discard pile onto their bench.