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Overview

• Achievement set difficulty: 2/10
• Estimated time to complete: ~30-40 hours
• Number of play throughs necessary: 1
• Missable achievements: 10/76

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Introduction

Pokémon TCG2 was released on March 28, 2001, exclusively in Japan, and was the last Pokémon game released for the Game Boy Color. Approximately two months before the game was released in Japan, IGN called it by the English title "Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: Return of Team Rocket" and declared that an English release of the game was likely. However, this obviously never happened. Despite its growing popularity, it hasn't been officially localized outside of Japan and probably never will.

In 2010, Artemis251 began working on an English translation patch, despite not knowing know how to read or speak Japanese. They state on their website, "I figured that, since all attempts to translate the game have gone dead, I'd take a stab at it myself. Now, I'll admit that I really don't know Japanese, but I've done a 'best-effort' with the best online translators and context clue ad-libbing that I could." The translation wouldn't be finished and available for download until June 14th, 2012.

The game adds many new features not present in the original, such as new cards, the ability to play as a female character, a much more expansive in-game world, and contains nearly all of the cards from Base Set, Jungle, Fossil, and Team Rocket. It also features a more developed story in that, rather than just collecting cards and defeating the Grand Masters, the player must defeat a new villainous team, Team Great Rocket.

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Road Map

Some of the achievements are progression based and can't be missed, or done out of order, but many of them can be done at any time. The missable achievements are mostly events that open up and close when certain conditions are met and battles with your Rival that you can only attempt once.

This guide will have the missable achievements listed first, in the order they appear in the game, for convenience. This will put the missable achievements out of order from the achievement list on RA. The rest will be in the RA order otherwise.

I refer to the Legendary Zapdos Deck multiple times throughout the guide. The deck build and how to use it are written at the bottom. It's based on my own design preference but is easily adjusted to suit anyone's preferred play style.

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Achievements

Card Pop! with Imakuni? (m)

Card Pop! with Imakuni?

• Talk to people in the Water Club lounge and he'll start appearing. He'll only appear once, each time you load your save file, in a random Club lounge. Check each Club until you hear his music. He'll only Card Pop! with you before you complete the GR Coin.

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Ronald Defeated I (m)

Defeat Ronald after having defeated 2 GR members!

• This happens after collecting two pieces of the GR Coin. Ronald will stop you in the entrance room of whatever Club you're in as you try to leave. You only get one chance at the duel, and you must win, so save directly after obtaining the second coin piece. His deck is Water/Fighting.

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Bills, Bills, Bills (m)

Receive a Bill's Computer from Ronald at the Game Center!

• Visit the Game Center any time between arriving on GR Island and earning the GR Fighting Coin. Ronald will stop you in the entrance room and give it to you.

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Ronald Defeated II (m)

Defeat Ronald in the GR Grass Fortress!

• Ronald will stop you in the entrance room, after you've collected the GR Grass Coin, as you try to leave. You only get one chance, and you must win, so save directly after obtaining the coin. His deck is Grass/Colorless.

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Challenge Hall I (m)

Claim Mewtwo Lv30 from the first Challenge Hall Event!

• The event will begin after the GR Coin is assembled and will automatically end when the GR Thunder Coin is obtained. Save before you compete as you only get one chance. You can save in between matches as well.

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GR Challenge Hall I (m)

Claim Dark Persian Lv28 from the first GR Challenge Hall event!

• The event will begin after the GR Thunder Coin is obtained and will automatically end once both the GR Fire and GR Water coins are obtained. Save before you compete as you only get one chance. You can save in between matches as well.

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Ronald Defeated III (m)

Defeat Ronald in either the GR Fire Fortress or GR Water Fortress!

• The forts can be done in either order. Ronald will stop you in the entrance room after you've collected both coins. You only get one chance, and you must win, so save directly after obtaining both coins. His deck is mostly Colorless with a few Fighting and all three Eeveelutions.

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Challenge Hall II (m)

Claim Pikachu Lv13 from the second Challenge Hall event!

• The event will begin after the GR Fire Coin obtained and will automatically end when the GR Psychic Coin is obtained. Save before you compete as you only get one chance. You can save in between matches as well.

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GR Challenge Hall II (m)

Claim Bill's Computer from the second GR Challenge Hall event!

• The event will begin after the GR Fighting Coin is obtained and will automatically end when the GR Psychic Coin is obtained. Save before you compete as you only get one chance. You can save in between matches as well.

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Defeat Ronald IV (m)

Defeat Ronald in the GR Castle!

• Ronald will stop you directly after you've opened the door using the GR Psychic and GR Colorless coins. You only get one chance, and you must win, so save before opening the door. His deck is Psychic/Colorless.

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GR Coin

Assemble the complete GR Coin!

• Collect all four pieces of the GR Coin.

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Oddish Coin

Receive the Oddish Coin from Nikki!

• After defeating Brittney in the Grass Club lobby, she'll tell you that Nikki is at Ishihara's house. Speak to Nikki and she'll give you the coin.

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Charmander Coin

Receive the Charmander Coin from Ken!

• After defeating GR #3 in the Fire Club, he'll release the club members and Ken will give you the coin.

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Starmie Coin

Receive the Starmie Coin from Amy!

• After defeating GR #3 in the Water Club, he'll release the members and Amy will give you the coin.

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Pikachu Coin

Receive the Pikachu Coin from Isaac!

• After defeating Issac in the Electric Club, and GR #4 flees, he'll give you the coin.

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Alakazam Coin

Receive the Alakazam Coin from Murray!

• After defeating Murray in the Psychic Club, before dueling GR #4, he'll give you the coin.

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Kabuto Coin

Receive the Kabuto Coin from Gene!

• After defeating Gene in the Rock Club, he'll give you the coin.

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Golbat Coin

Receive the Golbat Coin from Parker!

• After defeating Parker in the GR Grass Fortress, he'll give you the coin.

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Magnemite Coin

Receive the Magnemite Coin from Catherine!

• After defeating Catherine in the GR Electric Fortress, she'll give you the coin.

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Magmar Coin

Receive the Magmar Coin from Bernard!

• After defeating Bernard in the GR Fire Fortress, he'll give you the coin.

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Psyduck Coin

Receive the Psyduck Coin from Brooke!

• After defeating Brooke in the GR Water Fortress, he'll give you the coin.

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Machamp Coin

Receive the Machamp Coin from Brutus!

• After defeating Brutus in the GR Fighting Fortress, he'll give you the coin.

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Mew Coin

Receive the Mew Coin from Claire!

• After defeating Claire in the GR Psychic Fortress, she'll give you the coin.

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Snorlax Coin

Receive the Snorlax Coin from Avery!

• After defeating all three members in the Colorless Altar, and talking to Avery, he'll give you the coin. If you defeated Avery first, talk to him after defeating the other two. You don't have to battle him a second time.

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Togepi Coin

Receive the Togepi Coin from Villicilli!

• After defeating Villicilli in the GR Castle, he'll give you the coin.

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Ponyta Coin

Receive the Ponyta Coin for winning the TCG Island Challenge Cup 10 times!

Horsea Coin

Receive the Horsea Coin for winning the GR Island Challenge Cup 10 times!

• These can't be obtained until after defeating Villicilli. Winning the cup 10 times in a row isn't necessary. You only need to win 10 times total.

• To get either Challenge Cup to begin, save your game in any location that's not the Challenge Halls, Mason's Lab, or Ishihara's house/villa. After you save, reset, and check the Challenge Halls. Similar to Imakuni?, the Challenge Cups have a chance to begin every time the save file is loaded. It isn't guaranteed each time, though. Keep resetting and loading until it starts. It's possible to have both cups begin at the same time.

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Jigglypuff Coin

Buy the Jigglypuff coin from the Game Center!

• The coin can be bought from the prize counter in the Game Center for 500 chips.

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Dugtrio Coin

Receive the Dugtrio Coin for winning 50 consecutive matches on Dr. Mason's Challenge Machine!

Gengar Coin

Receive the Gengar Coin for winning 50 consecutive matches on the GR Challenge Machine!

• After defeating Villicilli, the Challenge Machine becomes available in Dr. Mason's lab and the GR Challenge Machine in GR Island's Challenge Hall. The machine tracks your "consecutive wins" after each set of five opponents you defeat. Saving after each set is recommended and resetting from a save doesn't interrupt your winning streak.

• You can't stop a set until all five opponents are defeated. If you try, you're warned that your streak will end. A lady will approach you and hand you the coin upon the 50th consecutive match win.

• The opponents are chosen at random. You'll fight three club trainers, a club/fort leader, and a "main boss". Main bosses are: Ronald, Villicilli, Aaron (Mason's Lab tutorial trainer), and both of Villicilli's executives.

• The easiest way to defeat each set is with the Legendary Zapdos Deck.

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Dungeon Explorer

Open all chests in the GR Fighting Fortress!

• There's 6 chests in the Fortress that need to be opened and 1 of them only spawns after defeating Grace. There's many pitfalls that'll drop you into the basement and back to the beginning.

GR Fighting Fortress Map

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No GR Member Goes Unpunished

Defeat all 4 trainers in the GR Psychic Stronghold!

• Defeating the fourth trainer is optional for progression but necessary for the achievement. Claire doesn't count as a trainer for this achievement.

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Reinherit the Legend

Defeat the Grand Masters and claim the legendary Pokémon cards!

• After defeating Clair, and "rescuing" Rod, go back to the TCG Island Pokémon Dome and fight the Grand Masters. Defeat them all and you'll be granted the cards.

• If you're having trouble, you can use the Legendary Zapdos Deck

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Villicilli

Defeat Villicilli a second time and receive another GR's Mewtwo Lv35!

• You can challenge Villicilli after beating the game. You don't have to defeat his executives before challenging him again.

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Trading Cards: Jigglypuff

Trade with Girl at Rock Club to get a Jigglypuff Lv12!

Snorlax Lv20

Pack: Premier | Card Album: A50

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Trading Cards: Mewtwo

Trade with Senior at Fighting Club to get a Mewtwo Lv60!

Hitmonlee Lv23

Pack: Legends | Card Album: B38

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Trading Cards: Meowth

Trade with Punk at Fire Club to get a Meowth Lv14!

Flareon Lv28

Pack: Legends | Card Album: B15

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Trading Cards: Pikachu

Trade with Girl at Lightning Club to get a Pikachu Lv16!

Voltorb Lv10 (x4)

Pack: Lost Isle | Card Album: C32

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Trading Cards: Kangaskhan

Trade with Student at Psychic Club to get a Kangaskhan Lv38!

Alakazam Lv42

Pack: Lost Isle | Card Album: C40

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Trading Cards: Wigglytuff

Trade with Boy at Challenge Hall for the first time to get a Wigglytuff Lv36!

Graveler Lv29

Pack: Legends | Card Album: B35

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Trading Cards: Lapras

Trade with Boy at Challenge Hall for a second time to get a Lapras Lv31!

Omanyte Lv19

Pack: Lost Isle | Card Album: C27

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Trading Cards: Bill's Computer I

Trade with Boy at Challenge Hall for a third time to get a Bill's Computer!

Haunter Lv17

Pack: Assault | Card Album: D34

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Trading Cards: Venusaur

Trade with GR Member at GR Grass Fortress to get a Venusaur Lv67!

Dark Venusaur Lv37

Pack: Ambition | Card Album: H03

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Trading Cards: Pikachu Redux

Trade with GR Girl at GR Electric Fortress to get a Pikachu Lv16!

Dark Raichu Lv31

Pack: Ambition | Card Album: H19

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Trading Cards: Charizard

Trade with Mr. G at GR Fire Fortress to get a Charizard Lv76!

Dark Charizard Lv38

Pack: Rocket | Card Album: G08

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Trading Cards: Blastoise

Trade with Young Student at GR Water Fortress to get a Blastoise Lv52!

Dark Blastoise Lv28

Pack: Rocket | Card Album: G15

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Trading Cards: Mewtwo Redux

Trade with Lady at GR Psychic Stronghold to get a Mewtwo Lv60!

Dark Hypno Lv26

Pack: Ambition | Card Album: H28

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Ishihara I: Flying Pikachu

Trade with Ishihara for the first time to get a Flying Pikachu Lv12!

Clefairy Lv15

Pack: Legends | Card Album: B45

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Ishihara II: Togepi

Trade with Ishihara for a second time to get a Togepi Lv8!

Clefable Lv34

Pack: Lost Isle | Card Album: C48.

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Ishihara III: Marill

Trade with Ishihara for a third time to get a Marill Lv17!

Dragonite Lv45

Pack: Legends | Card Album: B52

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Ishihara IV: Surfing Pikachu

Trade with Ishihara for a fourth time to get a Surfing Pikachu Lv13!

Moltres Lv37

Pack: Ambition | Card Album: H14

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Ishihara V: Surfing Pikachu Redux

Trade with Ishihara for a fifth time to get an alternate Surfing Pikachu Lv13!

Articuno Lv34

Pack: Ambition | Card Album: H18

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Ishihara VI: Flying Pikachu Redux

Trade with Ishihara for a sixth time to get an alternate Flying Pikachu Lv12!

Zapdos Lv40

Pack: Flight | Card Album: F27

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Ishihara VII: Bill's Computer

Trade with Ishihara for a seventh time to get a Bill's Computer!

Dark Dragonite Lv33

Pack: Ambition | Card Album: H39

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Ishihara VIII: Pokémon CEO

Defeat Ishihara in a match at his villa!

• His deck is Water/Lightning/Colorless. Can only be done after completing all seven trades first.

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Imakuni? Black

Receive a Farfetch'd Lv20 from the TGC Island (Black) Imakuni? after defeating him 3 times!

Imakuni? Red

Receive a Slowpoke Lv9 from the GR Island (Red) Imakuni? after defeating him 3 times!

• Talk to people in the Water Club lobby to learn about Imakuni? Black. Afterwards, both Imakuni? will begin to appear in random Club/Fort lobbies on their respective islands. After winning, save and reload. They spawn once per file load. Both use Water/Psychic decks.

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The Elusive Mew

Get 10 Heads in the Coin Flip Combo Game, and claim Mew Lv8!

• It's uncertain if results are predetermined before each flip, like they are in duels, or if there's an actual strategy to it. Just keep playing until you win. It can take a few minutes or a few hours. Good luck!

Note: if anyone wants to dive into the game's memory to find out, let me know what you find, and I'll update this information.

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Phantom Card I

Purchase a Venusaur Lv64 from the Game Center!

Phantom Card II

Purchase a Mew Lv15 from the Game Center!

• Both can be bought from the prize counter in the Game Center for 2,000 chips each. The Coin Flip Game is the fastest way to earn chips.

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Draw Game

End any match in a draw!

• Easiest way is to challenge Brandon in the Lightning Club using a Golem/Diglett Deck.

Strategy Tips:

• Play Diglett as the active Pokémon. It has resistance to Electric but Geodude doesn't.

• Build up to a Golem with enough energy for Self Destruct. Don't waste turns/energy on Diglett.

• Use Scoop Up to return Diglett to your hand, leaving only Golem left in play.

• Work your opponent down to their last Pokémon using Avalanche and then Self Destruct.

• Computer Search, Pokémon Trader, Pokémon Breeder, and Pokéball make it much easier to get what you need quickly.

• This must be done while you have two or more prizes left to win. If the final Pokémon you knock out would allow you to draw your final prize, the match is counted as a win instead of a draw. If your opponent benches more than two Pokémon, reset and try again.

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Aaron I: Evolution Mastery

Complete Step 1 of Aaron's training regimen!

Aaron II: Status Mastery

Complete Step 2 of Aaron's training regimen!

Aaron III: Pokémon Powers Mastery

Complete Step 3 of Aaron's training regimen!

May as well be done before leaving Mason's Lab. You have to use the decks that he hands you for each match, anyway. You can't use your own custom decks.

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Card Dungeon Clear!

At the Game Center, defeat Pawn, Knight, Bishop, Rook, and Queen consecutively without losing or loading a save!

• The Legendary Zapdos Deck should burn through every one of them with minimal effort.

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Leave Axel Friendless

Defeat Axel by obtaining all prizes without ever KO-ing his active Pokémon! [No In-Battle Save]

Strategy Tips:

• Use a deck with only a couple of Hitmonlee Lv30 (Flight), so you can attack his bench directly. Stretch Kick costs 2 energy, deals 20 damage to a benched Pokemon of your choice, and ignores resistance.

• It's common for Axel to open up with Scyther. He'll attach a single energy, Swords Dance each turn, and then prioritize his bench. Scyther resists Fighting, so he thinks it's the best option to stall with until then. The AI isn't checking to see if your Pokémon can attack the bench directly. This gives you time to set up and do some damage.

• He'll try to fill his bench and set up Wigglytuff as soon as possible. With a full bench, he can 1-hit K.O Hitmonlee using "Do the Wave".

• Remove energy from Jiggly/Wiggly when you're able and Gust of Wind to keep them benched if necessary. He usually won't bring them back out until Wigglytuff is ready or he has no other options.

• Use Stretch Kick, attack his bench, and focus on knocking out Jiggly/Wiggly first. Go for whatever you want afterwards until you win.

• Computer Search and Itemfinder can be used to find energy removal cards, or return them to your hand, to keep him from setting up.

• Recycle Energy is great for feeding Super Energy Removal, and Super Potions, since it comes right back to your hand if you need them.

Note: If anyone has a more efficient deck build, let me know, and I'll update the guide.

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Chip Away at Magician

Defeat Magician by obtaining all prizes without ever dealing more than 20 damage in a single attack to a Pokémon! [No In-Battle Save]

Strategy Tips:

• He'll try to get Alakazam and Tentacool onto the bench as quickly as possible. Alakazam has "Damage Swap" to move damage around and Tentacool has "Cowardice" to return it to his hand. This lets him move damage to Tentacool, return it, play it, and repeat this until all damage has been removed from all of his Pokémon.

• He uses Mr. Mime's "Neutral Damage" to remove weakness/resistance as well. This lets him damage Colorless Pokémon and keep Psychic from doing more damage than he can remove.

• Having a Muk Lv34 (Lost Isle) your bench is great. It's only there for the Pokémon Power, "Toxic Gas", which blocks all other Pokémon Powers. The 20 damage per turn cap would make it very difficult to K.O. anything but, as long as "Toxic Gas" is in effect, he can't move damage around, return Tentacool, or remove your resistance to Psychic. It renders his strategy completely useless.

• Poison damage is done in between turns, and doesn't count towards the 20 damage cap, making Dark Persian's "Poison Claws" perfect for the job.

• Gambler's can be used to shuffle your hand back into your deck. It's a battle of attrition and his primary goal isn't to knock out your team; it's to out last you. When your hand gets to 20+, use Gambler to shuffle it back in so you don't overdraw. He uses 4 Nightly Garbage Run's to keep from overdrawing before you.

Note: If anyone has a more efficient strategy, let me know, and I'll update this information.

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Show Warren You Ain't 'Fraid

Defeat Warren by obtaining all prizes after playing at least 15 Trainer cards! [No In-Battle Save]

Strategy Tips:

• You can start defeating his Pokémon and collecting your prizes right away. As long as you play 15 trainers before drawing the final prize, you're good.

• I would recommend the Legendary Zapdos Deck because it utilizes so many trainer cards. It's easy to burn through 15 quickly.

Note: If anyone has a more efficient strategy, let me know, and I'll update this information.

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Reduce Pierrot's Deck to Ashes

Defeat Pierrot using Moltres' Wildfire to reduce his deck down to 0 cards! [No In-Battle Save]

Strategy Tips:

• Legendary Moltres Lv40 is good for drawing extra fire energy quickly. It's Pokemon Power: Firegiver will give you 1-4 energy when played from your hand. You can fight the Grand Masters to get multiple copies or use the Black Box to make your own. Using Scoop Up to return it to your hand to play again is also a solid plan.

• Computer Error can be great in the early game, as well. He'll usually choose to draw 5 cards and whittle his deck down quicker.

• You don't have to burn a lot of his deck down to win. You just need to make sure you use Wild Fire to remove the last card before he draws it.

• He has some draw items, like Bill and Computer Search, which should make the match move quickly. Keep his bench as empty as you can, heal as necessary, and wait him out. When the opportunity presents itself, use Wildfire, and call it a day.

Moltres Lv40 Black Box recipe:

• Ninetales Lv32(Premier)
• Dark Ninetales Lv28 (Ambition)
• Moltres Lv35(Legends)
• Empty
• Empty

Note: If anyone has a more efficient strategy, let me know, and I'll update this information.

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Defeat Toby with Poison Immunity

Defeat Toby by obtaining all prizes without your active Pokémon ever becoming poisoned! [No In-Battle Save]

Strategy Tips:

• Taking him out as quick as possible before he can get his Magmar or Weedle out is the goal. The Legendary Zapdos is good for this fight since it can get rolling pretty quickly.

• It's common for him to open up with Kangaskhan, like many other trainers, in order to use Fetch and set up his bench quickly. Kangaskhan can't poison so it's great if it's his active Pokemon. Keeping energy off of Kangaskhan so it can't retreat is a solid plan.

• His doesn't really prioritize much and doesn't have a wild strategy or anything. Generally, he tries to get a Magmar or Weedle out onto the field and defeat you using poison. He doesn't always do this but will try if the opportunity presents itself.

• Energy removal and Gust of Wind, to drag his Kangaskhan's onto the field, will help ensure that you won't get poisoned. He has a few Switch's in his deck but, with a little luck, you can keep one step ahead.

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Show Frank the Bird

Defeat Frank using Pidgeot's Hurricane while he has no benched Pokemon! [No In-Battle Save]

Strategy Tips:

• Use searching items, such as Computer Search and Pokeball, can help to find your evolution cards quickly. If you already have them in hand, Double Colorless Energy or Gust of Wind are solid choices.

• He has four Chansey and he'll prioritize them, if he can. He'll attach enough energy to Chansey and use Scrunch to stall while he powers up Zapdos on the bench. He can use Scoop Up to get Chansey off the field, if retreating isn't an option, so don't wait until the last moment to start removing energy from Zapdos.

• Gust of Wind is useful in order to drag Zapdos onto the field, and Hurricane izt back to his hand, if you don't have any energy removal cards available to you at the time.

• He uses energy removal cards but you should end up with plenty energy to keep Pidgeot at full power. Wing Attack his Pokémon until you can Hurricane for the win. With good RNG, you can get Pidgeot onto the field, and be ready to Hurricane, before he can start filling his bench.

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Stall Out Masquerade

Defeat Masquerade by deck out without ever picking up a prize card! [No In-Battle Save]

• Since the goal isn't to attack, Chansey makes for a great stall. 120HP and Scrunch makes it very hard to kill. His deck is mostly Colorless with a few water and two Mewtwo mixed in.

• Opening with a Kangaskhan isn't uncommon in order to use Fetch and build his bench. He usually won't bother attacking with it, like most trainers, until he has all that he needs to begin his onslaught. It's meant to be a Fetch tank so he can draw what he needs quicker.

• Computer Error is great in the early game, as he'll choose to draw five each time, if his deck is still mostly full. Four in your deck will easily put you 20 cards ahead of the curve. You can use Computer Error and Bill to draw everything you need to stay alive, such as healing items and energy removal, and use Gambler once your hand gets too large so you don't overdraw before he does.

• Pokecenter is good for removing all damage from Chansey at once. If you have Recycle Energy attached, they'll come right back to your hand, and you can easily keep stalling with Scrunch.

• Much like with dueling Magician, it's a battle of attrition, except Masquerade doesn't have any cards to refill his deck from the discard pile. Keep energy off his Pokemon, drag useless stuff off of his bench and into play, and wait him out.

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Blow Away Anna with a Bigger Eggsplosion

Defeat Anna after dealing at least 300 damage at once using Exeggutor's Big Eggsplosion! [No In-Battle Save]

• Her deck is mostly Psychic and it's another battle of attrition.

• Big Eggsplosion takes, at minimum, 15 energy cards to do the job. Since it's virtually impossible to get 15 heads in a row, you'll want to put as much onto Exeggutor as you can. I recommend 25+ for plenty of padding to account for bad flips. She doesn't use any energy removal so no worries there.

• You can use a Chansey to soak damage until you're ready but don't use it to knock out any of her Pokemon. You only get six chances, if her bench is full, before you win from drawing all your prizes.

• Since Chansey resists Psychic, healing items aren't really a priority. At most, she can only do 10 damage to it per turn if she has a Psychic on the field. Use Gust of Wind to drag one into the open, if she puts out Clefairy/Celfable, and Scrunch for a little extra protection.

• Build up energy until you feel comfortable, swap in Exeggutor, start blasting away, and hope for the best. With a little luck, you should get it on the first duel.

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Give Mary's Raindance a Chance

Defeat Mary after not playing any cards (except during setup) until your fifth turn! [No In-Battle Save]

Strategy Tips:

• The Legendary Zapdos Deck is good for this fight if you add a Chansey or two.

• Her deck only has Water Pokemon in it. She'll prioritize getting Blastoise onto the field to Raindance as quickly as possible. She has a lot of item drawing/searching cards to speed up the process and draw a lot of energy in preparation for it.

• Opening with a Chansey will help to soak damage until enough turns have passed. Chances are good that she'll have Blastoise on the bench and her Pokémon will be powered up by then.

• Use Chansey to soak damage, get Zapdos ready as soon as you're able, and blast away.

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Caught 'Em All!

Record all 443 cards into the album!

• Below is a list of each each pack/card in the game. It's organized the same way as the Card Album and you can Ctrl+F to quickly search for anything you need by album number. This way, you can easily find what you're looking for in each one. I've also linked a guide on where/how to obtain all promo cards.

• The Legendary Zapdos Deck is one of the quickest to farm with since Zapdos' attack is easy to set up, deals a lot of damage, and ignores resistance. This makes it extremely versatile in practically all situations.

• If you end up with a ton of chips, while grinding for "The Elusive Mew", purchase Present packs. They contain every card that's obtainable from all seven packs. It's a great way to get an early head start on fleshing out your collection, but has diminishing returns, making it less efficient over time. Spend extra chips on packs but don't bother farming more past that.

• If you did all the trading achievements, you'll have enough Bill's Computer's to get all five promo's without needing to purchase extras. It doesn't matter which card you feed it since each one will yield the same thing. Ex: if you have three different Machoke's, it doesn't matter which one you put in. You'll always get the same Machamp back.

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• Trainer: David
• Location: Science Club
• Packs: 2
• Note: Only trainer that gives two packs.

#	Card	Rarity		#	Card	Rarity		#	Card	Rarity
A01	Bulbasaur Lv12	C		A23	Kingler Lv27	U		A45	Raticate Lv41	U
A02	Ivysaur Lv26	U		A24	Staryu Lv15	C		A46	Meowth Lv17	C
A03	Weedle Lv12	C		A25	Starmie Lv28	U		A47	Chansey Lv55	R
A04	Kakuna Lv23	U		A26	Magikarp Lv8	U		A48	Eevee Lv12	C
A05	Beedrill Lv32	R		A27	Gyarados Lv41	R		A49	Porygon Lv12	U
A06	Nidoran♂ Lv20	C		A28	Pikachu Lv12	C		A50	Snorlax Lv20	R
A07	Nidorino Lv25	U		A29	Raichu Lv33	R		A51	Super Potion	U
A08	Venonat Lv15	C		A30	Electabuzz Lv30	R		A52	Energy Retrieval	U
A09	Venomoth Lv28	R		A31	Zapdos Lv64	R		A53	Energy Search	C
A10	Tangela Lv8	U		A32	Diglett Lv8	C		A54	Professor Oak	U
A11	Charmander Lv10	C		A33	Dugtrio Lv36	R		A55	Potion	C
A12	Charmeleon Lv32	U		A34	Machop Lv20	C		A56	Full Heal	U
A13	Charizard Lv76	R		A35	Machoke Lv40	U		A57	Switch	C
A14	Vulpix Lv11	C		A36	Machamp Lv67	R		A58	Scoop Up	R
A15	Ninetales Lv32	R		A37	Onix Lv12	C		A59	Pokedex	U
A16	Growlithe Lv12	U		A38	Hitmonchan Lv33	R		A60	Bill	C
A17	Arcanine Lv35	R		A39	Gastly Lv8	C		E01	Grass Energy	C
A18	Ponyta Lv10	C		A40	Haunter Lv22	U		E02	Fire Energy	C
A19	Rapidash Lv33	U		A41	Drowzee Lv12	C		E03	Water Energy	C
A20	Seel Lv12	C		A42	Hypno Lv36	R		E04	Electric Energy	C
A21	Dewgong Lv42	R		A43	Jynx Lv27	U		E05	Fighting Energy	C
A22	Krabby Lv20	C		A44	Rattata Lv9	C		E06	Psychic Energy	C

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• Trainer: Sara, Joseph
• Location: Water Club, Science Club
• Packs: 2

#	Card	Rarity		#	Card	Rarity		#	Card	Rarity
B01	Venusaur Lv67	R		B22	Shellder Lv8	C		B43	Mewtwo Lv54	R
B02	Caterpie Lv13	C		B23	Cloyster Lv25	U		B44	Spearow Lv9	C
B03	Metapod Lv21	U		B24	Goldeen Lv12	C		B45	Clefairy Lv15	U
B04	Butterfree Lv28	U		B25	Seaking Lv28	U		B46	Jigglypuff Lv14	C
B05	Nidoran♀ Lv13	C		B26	Lapras Lv24	R		B47	Wigglytuff Lv36	R
B06	Nidorina Lv24	U		B27	Vaporeon Lv42	R		B48	Farfetch'd Lv20	U
B07	Nidoking Lv48	R		B28	Magnemite Lv14	C		B49	Kangaskhan Lv40	R
B08	Paras Lv12	C		B29	Magneton Lv30	R		B50	Dratini Lv10	C
B09	Parasect Lv29	U		B30	Electabuzz Lv35	R		B51	Dragonair Lv33	R
B10	Exeggcute Lv14	C		B31	Jolteon Lv29	R		B52	Dragonite Lv45	R
B11	Exeggutor Lv35	U		B32	Sandshrew Lv12	C		B53	Energy Removal	C
B12	Scyther Lv23	R		B33	Sandslash Lv33	U		B54	Revive	U
B13	Arcanine Lv45	R		B34	Geodude Lv15	C		B55	Defender	U
B14	Magmar Lv18	U		B35	Graveler Lv29	U		B56	Gust of Wind	C
B15	Flareon Lv28	R		B36	Cubone Lv14	C		B57	Plus Power	U
B16	Moltres Lv35	R		B37	Marowak Lv32	U		B58	Pokemon Trader	C
B17	Squirtle Lv14	C		B38	Hitmonlee Lv23	R		B59	Pokemon Center	U
B18	Wartortile Lv24	U		B39	Rhyhorn Lv18	C		B60	Pokemon Breeder	R
B19	Blastoise Lv52	R		B40	Rhydon Lv48	U		E07	Double Colorless Energy	U
B20	Tentacool Lv10	C		B41	Abra Lv10	C
B21	Tentacruel Lv21	U		B42	Kadabra Lv38	U

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• Trainer: Michael
• Location: Fighting Club
• Packs: 2
• Note: Only trainer that isn't a Club Leader and gives two packs.

#	Card	Rarity		#	Card	Rarity		#	Card	Rarity
C01	Ekans Lv10	C		C21	Golduck Lv28	R		C41	Slowpoke Lv18	C
C02	Arbok Lv30	R		C22	Poliwag Lv13	C		C42	Slowbro Lv26	U
C03	Nidoqueen Lv43	R		C23	Poliwhirl Lv30	U		C43	Gastly Lv13	C
C04	Zubat Lv10	C		C24	Poliwrath Lv40	R		C44	Haunter Lv26	U
C05	Golbat Lv25	U		C25	Horsea Lv19	C		C45	Gengar Lv38	R
C06	Oddish Lv8	C		C26	Seadra Lv23	U		C46	Hypno Lv30	U
C07	Gloom Lv22	U		C27	Omanyte Lv19	C		C47	Jynx Lv23	U
C08	Vileploom Lv35	R		C28	Omastar Lv32	U		C48	Clefable Lv34	R
C09	Bellsprout Lv11	C		C29	Articuno Lv35	R		C49	Meowth Lv15	C
C10	Weepinbell Lv28	U		C30	Pikachu Lv14	C		C50	Persian Lv25	U
C11	Victreebel Lv42	R		C31	Raichu Lv45	R		C51	Lickitung Lv20	U
C12	Grimer Lv17	C		C32	Voltorb Lv10	C		C52	Tauros Lv35	C
C13	Muk Lv34	R		C33	Electrode Lv35	R		C53	Porygon Lv18	U
C14	Koffing Lv14	C		C34	Mankey Lv7	C		C54	Itemfinder	R
C15	Weezing Lv27	U		C35	Primeape Lv35	U		C55	Super Energy Removal	R
C16	Pinsir Lv24	R		C36	Machoke Lv24	U		C56	Mysterious Fossil	C
C17	Magmar Lv24	U		C37	Golem Lv36	U		C57	Computer Search	R
C18	Squirtle Lv8	C		C38	Kabuto Lv9	C		C58	Clefairy Doll	R
C19	Wartortle Lv22	U		C39	Aerodactyl Lv30	U		C59	Pokeball	C
C20	Psyduck Lv15	C		C40	Alakazam Lv42	R

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• Trainer: John
• Location: Fire Club
• Packs: 2
• Note: Only trainer that isn't a Club Leader and gives two packs.

#	Card	Rarity		#	Card	Rarity		#	Card	Rarity
D01	Ivysaur Lv20	U		D19	Growlithe Lv18	U		D37	Mew Lv23	R
D02	Metapod Lv20	U		D20	Flareon Lv22	U		D38	Pidgey Lv8	C
D03	Weedle Lv15	C		D21	Shellder Lv16	C		D39	Pidgeotto Lv38	U
D04	Kakuna Lv20	U		D22	Krabby Lv17	C		D40	Pidgeot Lv38	R
D05	Arbok Lv27	U		D23	Kingler Lv33	R		D41	Spearow Lv12	C
D06	Nidoran♀ Lv12	C		D24	Staryu Lv17	C		D42	Fearow Lv27	U
D07	Nidorina Lv22	U		D25	Vaporeon Lv29	U		D43	Clefairy Lv14	R
D08	Nidoran♂ Lv22	C		D26	Raichu Lv40	R		D44	Jigglypuff Lv13	C
D09	Nidorino Lv23	U		D27	Magnemite Lv13	C		D45	Doduo Lv10	C
D10	Paras Lv8	C		D28	Magneton Lv28	R		D46	Dodrio Lv28	U
D11	Parasect Lv28	U		D29	Jolteon Lv24	U		D47	Ditto Lv19	R
D12	Venonat Lv12	C		D30	Graveler Lv27	U		D48	Eevee Lv5	U
D13	Venomoth Lv22	C		D31	Rhydon Lv37	R		D49	Fossil Excavation	U
D14	Koffing Lv13	C		D32	Kabutops Lv30	R		D50	Gambler	C
D15	Tangela Lv12	U		D33	Gastly Lv17	U		D51	Moon Stone	R
D16	Charmander Lv12	U		D34	Haunter Lv17	R		D52	Imposter Prof. Oak	R
D17	Vulpix Lv13	C		D35	Mr. Mime Lv28	R		D53	Lass	R
D18	Ninetails Lv35	R		D36	Mewtwo Lv67	R		D54	Recycle	C

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• Trainer: Joshua, Nicholas
• Location: Water Club, Lightning Club
• Packs: 2

#	Card	Rarity		#	Card	Rarity		#	Card	Rarity
F01	Bulbasaur Lv15	U		F20	Omanyte Lv22	U		F39	Kadabra Lv39	R
F02	Zubat Lv12	C		F21	Pikachu Lv5	U		F40	Slowbro Lv35	C
F03	Golbat Lv29	U		F22	Raichu Lv32	R		F41	Haunter Lv25	R
F04	Bellsprout Lv10	C		F23	Magnemite Lv15	C		F42	Pidgey Lv10	C
F05	Weepinbell Lv23	U		F24	Magneton Lv35	R		F43	Pidgeotto Lv36	U
F06	Weezing Lv26	R		F25	Voltorb Lv8	C		F44	Pidgeot Lv40	R
F07	Ponyta Lv8	C		F26	Electrode Lv42	R		F45	Rattata Lv15	C
F08	Rapidash Lv30	U		F27	Zapdos Lv40	R		F46	Spearow Lv13	C
F09	Magmar Lv27	C		F28	Sandshrew Lv15	C		F47	Fearow Lv24	U
F10	Squirtle Lv15	U		F29	Sandslash Lv35	U		F48	Wigglytuff Lv40	R
F11	Golduck Lv27	U		F30	Machop Lv18	C		F49	Doduo Lv8	C
F12	Poliwag Lv15	C		F31	Machoke Lv28	U		F50	Dodrio Lv25	U
F13	Poliwhirl Lv28	U		F32	Geodude Lv16	C		F51	Snorlax Lv35	R
F14	Poliwrath Lv48	R		F33	Graveler Lv28	U		F52	Mr. Fuji	U
F15	Seel Lv10	C		F34	Cubone Lv13	C		F53	Pokemon Recall	R
F16	Dewgong Lv24	U		F35	Marowak Lv26	U		F54	Poke Flute	U
F17	Horsea Lv20	C		F36	Hitmonlee Lv30	R		F55	Master Ball	R
F18	Seadra Lv26	R		F37	Hitmonchan Lv23	R		F56	Maintenance	U
F19	Lapras Lv31	R		F38	Abra Lv8	C

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• Trainer: Murray
• Location: Psychic Club
• Packs: 1
• Note: He's the only non-GR trainer that gives both Rocket and Ambition packs.

#	Card	Rarity		#	Card	Rarity		#	Card	Rarity
G01	Ekans Lv15	C		G18	Dark Vaporeon Lv28	U		G35	Dark Kadabra Lv24	U
G02	Dark Arbok Lv25	R		G19	Omanyte Lv20	U		G36	Dark Alakazam Lv30	R
G03	Grimer Lv10	C		G20	Magnemite Lv12	C		G37	Mr. Mime Lv20	R
G04	Dark Muk Lv25	U		G21	Dark Magneton Lv26	R		G38	Jynx Lv18	R
G05	Scyther Lv25	R		G22	Voltorb Lv13	C		G39	Mewtwo Lv53	R
G06	Charmander Lv9	C		G23	Dark Electrode Lv24	U		G40	Rattata Lv12	C
G07	Dark Charmeleon Lv23	U		G24	Dark Jolteon Lv23	U		G41	Dark Raticate Lv25	C
G08	Dark Charizard Lv38	R		G25	Diglett Lv15	C		G42	Meowth Lv13	U
G09	Ponyta Lv15	C		G26	Dark Dugtrio Lv18	R		G43	Tauros Lv32	U
G10	Dark Rapidash Lv24	C		G27	Mankey Lv14	C		G44	Eevee Lv9	C
G11	Magmar Lv31	U		G28	Dark Primeape Lv23	U		G45	Max Revive	U
G12	Dark Flareon Lv23	U		G29	Machop Lv24	C		G46	Devolution Spray	R
G13	Squirtle Lv16	C		G30	Dark Machoke Lv28	U		G47	The Boss's Way	U
G14	Dark Wartortle Lv21	U		G31	Dark Machamp Lv30	R		E08	Potion Energy	C
G15	Dark Blastoise Lv28	R		G32	Kabuto Lv22	U		E09	Full Heal Energy	C
G16	Magikarp Lv6	C		G33	Aerodactyl Lv28	R		E10	Rainbow Energy	R
G17	Dark Gyarados Lv31	R		G34	Abra Lv14	C

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• Trainer: Murray
• Location: Psychic Club
• Packs: 1
• Note: He's the only non-GR trainer that gives both Rocket and Ambition packs.

#	Card	Rarity		#	Card	Rarity		#	Card	Rarity
H01	Bulbasaur Lv13	C		H18	Articuno Lv34	R		H35	Kangaskhan Lv36	U
H02	Dark Ivysaur Lv16	U		H19	Dark Raichu Lv31	R		H36	Porygon Lv20	C
H03	Dark Venusaur Lv37	R		H20	Zapdos Lv28	R		H37	Dratini Lv12	C
H04	Zubat Lv9	C		H21	Onix Lv25	U		H38	Dark Dragonair Lv28	U
H05	Dark Golbat Lv25	R		H22	Dark Marowak Lv27	U		H39	Dark Dragonite lV33	R
H06	Oddish Lv21	C		H23	Slowpoke Lv16	C		H40	Super Scoop Up	C
H07	Dark Gloom Lv21	U		H24	Dark Slowbro Lv27	R		H41	Challenge!	U
H08	Dark Vileploom Lv29	R		H25	Dark Haunter Lv23	U		H42	Imposter Oak's Revenge	U
H09	Koffing Lv12	C		H26	Dark Gengar Lv33	R		H43	Sleep!	C
H10	Dark Weezing Lv24	R		H27	Drowzee Lv10	C		H44	Digger	C
H11	Pinsir Lv15	U		H28	Dark Hypno Lv26	R		H45	Goop Gas Attack	C
H12	Dark Ninetales Lv28	R		H29	Dark Fearow Lv25	U		H46	Bill's Teleporter	C
H13	Growlithe Lv16	C		H30	Dark Clefable Lv33	R		H47	Nightly Garbage Run	C
H14	Moltres Lv37	R		H31	Meowth Lv10	C		H48	Rocket's Sneak Attack	R
H15	Psyduck Lv16	C		H32	Dark Persian Lv28	C		H49	The Rocket's Trap	R
H16	Dark Golduck Lv23	U		H33	Lickitung Lv26	U		E11	Recycle Energy	U
H17	Dark Starmie Lv27	U		H34	Chansey Lv40	U

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• How to obtain each promo card

#	Card	Rarity		#	Card	Rarity		#	Card	Rarity
P01	Venusaur Lv67	R		P18	Zapdos Lv68	R		P35	Farfetch'd Lv20	n/a
P02	Charizard Lv76	R		P19	Diglett Lv16	n/a		P36	Kangaskhan Lv38	n/a
P03	Arcanine Lv34	n/a		P20	Dugtrio Lv40	n/a		P37	Cool Porygon Lv15	n/a
P04	Moltres Lv40	R		P21	Mankey Lv7	n/a		P38	Hungry Snorlax Lv50	n/a
P05	Blastoise Lv52	R		P22	Machamp Lv54	R		P39	Dragonite Lv41	R
P06	Magikarp Lv10	n/a		P23	Golem Lv37	R		P40	Dragonite Lv43	n/a
P07	Omastar Lv36	R		P24	Alakazam Lv45	R		P41	Togepi Lv8	n/a
P08	Articuno Lv37	R		P25	Slowpoke Lv9	n/a		P42	Imakuni?	n/a
P09	Marill Lv17	n/a		P26	Gengar Lv40	R		P43	Super Energy Retrieval	n/a
P10	Pikachu Lv13	R		P27	Mewtwo Lv30	R		P44	Computer Error!	n/a
P11	Pikachu Lv16	n/a		P28	Mewtwo Lv60	n/a		P45	Bill's Computer	C
P12	Pikachu Lv16	n/a		P29	Mewtwo Lv60	n/a		PXX	Venusaur Lv64	R
P13	Flying Pikachu Lv12	n/a		P30	GR's Mewtwo Lv35	R		PXX	Mew Lv15	R
P14	Flying Pikachu Lv12	n/a		P31	Mew Lv8	n/a
P15	Surfing Pikachu Lv13	n/a		P32	Jigglypuff Lv12	n/a
P16	Surfing Pikachu Lv13	n/a		P33	Meowth Lv14	n/a
P17	Electabuzz Lv20	n/a		P34	Dark Persian Lv28	C

Legendary Zapdos Deck

You'd normally obtain a Zapdos Lv68 after "rescuing" Rod from the GR Psychic Fortress and defeating the Grand Masters. This isn't the only way to obtain one, though. It can also be made in the Black Box at the Game Center.

Black Box Recipe:

• Raichu Lv40 (Assault)
• Zapdos Lv64 (Premier)
• Dark Raichu Lv31 (Ambition)
• Empty
• Empty

This will result in a Zapdos Lv68 every time. Ambition packs, for the Dark Raichu, don't start showing up as rewards until the Fire/Water Fort. There's a small chance you could get one in a Present pack in the Game Center, though, allowing you to make the deck much sooner. The other two can be farmed on TCG Island.

Listed below is the build I used. I found it to be very consistent against almost every opponent. If anyone has improvements to the deck that they'd like to share, let me know.

Pokemon		Trainer		Energy
Zapdos Lv68	x1	Super Potion	x4	Electric	x18
		Energy Removal	x4	Full Heal	x4
		Potion	x4	Recycling	x4
		Gambler	x2
		Super Energy Removal	x4
		Gust of Wind	x4
		Full Heal	x4
		Computer Search	x3
		Bill	x4

Strategy Tips:

• Using only a single Zapdos ensures you'll draw it at the start. "Big Thunder" randomly targets any Pokémon that isn't Zapdos. You don't have to worry about wasting a turn nuking your own bench by accident if you don't have one.

• "Big Thunder" deals 70 damage, ignores resistance, and can take out any potential threats while they're still on the bench. Most Pokémon that opponents use don't have more than 70hp, making it a one-hit K.O. almost every turn. It's one of the fastest ways to burn through an opponents team before they have a chance to get their decks going.

• Gambler's are meant to keep you from accidentally overdrawing. They're a preventative against opponents that lean heavily on energy removal cards, such as Claire, and slow down the deck. Hold onto them until your hand is larger than 12 cards, at least.

• Gust of Wind's are great for drawing out high cost Pokémon, such as Kangaskhan or Chansey, that can't/won't attack. It makes the deck less reliant on healing items so you're not always scrambling to draw one.

• Computer Search is for finding Electric Energy if you get an unfavorable starting hand. You can search for a Bill but there's no guarantee you'll get any energy when you play it. Otherwise, use it as needed to grab energy removal or healing. It's more versatile than Energy Search.

• Recycle Energy is for fueling Super Potions and Super Energy Removals. It'll come back to your hand each time so you never have to worry about discarding a necessary energy. You can play them as soon as you draw them. Opponents will target your electric energy first since it's needed for your attack. Attaching multiples will let you play multiple Super Potions and Super Energy Removal's in a single turn if you have to.

• Full Heal Energy increase your odds of getting a Full Heal item in hand. Many opponents have status effect moves in their decks and you don't want any of them slowing you down by not being able to attack.

• Some trainer cards may not be necessary against some opponents. They're used as fodder for Computer Search in those situations.

• The deck can be easily tweaked for specific achievements like "Leave Axel Friendless". Swap Zapdos for Hitmonlee and Electric Energy for Fighting Energy. It's very versatile for achievements where Zapdos is too powerful.