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Learn the best way to use a Rotom Deck in the current Pokemon TCG meta and which cards work well in this archetype.
Rotom from Surging Sparks is a card focused on milling. Its first move, Crushing Pulse, is extremely powerful as it lets you look at the opponent’s hand and discard all the Item and Tool cards that you find. Combined with cards like Great Tusk, Iono, and Counter Catcher, it makes it a nice, slow-burning deck for skilled players to try out.
Pokemon TCG Best Rotom Deck Guide Overview
The plan is to use Rotom and Great Tusk to discard cards from the opponent’s deck in a mill-to-win strategy.
All Cards in Best Pokemon TCG Rotom Deck
- Great Tusk x4
- Rotom x4
- Tatsugiri x1
- Mimikyu x1
- Explorer’s Guidance x4
- Professor Sada’s Vitality x4
- Iono x4
- Counter Catcher x3
- Pokégear 3.0 x3
- Nest Ball x4
- Night Stretcher x2
- Roto-Stick x2
- Pal Pad x2
- Switch x2
- Earthen Vessel x2
- Super Rod x1
- Survival Brace x1
- Ancient Booster Energy Capsule x2
- Handheld Fan x2
- Artazon x3
- Basic Lightning Energy x6
- Jet Energy x3
How To Play This Best Rotom Deck in Pokemon TCG
Ideal Starting Hand
Getting Mimikyu in your opening hand is useful as it can be hard to remove. This will let you set up Great Tusk and Rotom so that they can start milling.
Best Rotom Deck in Pokemon TCG: Key Cards
Here’s the strategy for this deck:
- Rotom uses Crushing Pulse, which only costs one Basic Lightning Energy. This will let you discard any Item and Tool cards from the opponent’s hand.
- Great Tusk uses Land Collapse to discard a card from the top of the opponent’s deck. If you play an Ancient Supporter card like Explorer’s Guidance or Professor Sada’s Vitality, you can discard three more cards this way.
Best Rotom Deck in Pokemon TCG: Performance
Best Matchups
Decks that rely on Items like Rare Candy like Dragapult ex to succeed can struggle with Rotom’s Crushing Pulse.
Counters to Rotom Deck in Pokemon TCG
Gholdengo ex can quickly set up as Basic Energy in the opponent’s hand is one of the few things that this deck cannot directly discard.
Best Rotom Deck Guide in Pokemon TCG: Tips and Tricks
Something to consider while using this deck
- This deck relies heavily on being able to play at least one Ancient Supporter each turn so that Great Tusk can discard more cards. As such, this deck plays cards like Pokégear 3.0, Roto-Stick, and Pal Pad to get more Supporters.
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