Neo

Dump Water energy into the discard pile, then unleash Feraligatr's Riptide, which deals damage for every Water energy recovered from the discard — a one-attack avalanche.

A tank deck built around Steelix's huge bulk and Metal energy damage reduction, with Chansey soaking early hits. Wins long, grinding games on survivability.

The deck so strong both stars were eventually banned from Modified. Sneasel's Beat Up flipped for absurd damage, while Slowking's Mind Games punished every Trainer the opponent played — from the bench.