As a Pokémon trainer, you don’t simply choose to be a Fighting type Gym Leader. Fighting Pokémon choose you! Only the toughest, most spirited trainers can channel the strong wills of Fighting Pokémon to achieve victory in battle. Known for their significant bulk and low maintenance damage output, Fighting decks have the potential to rush into battle and flatten any deck that doesn’t set up quickly.

Support Pokémon

The first rule of fight club is: you do not talk about support Pokémon. Listen – there’s not much here, okay?! But don’t let that deter you. Fighting Pokémon aren’t known for their consistency. They are known for their raw, low maintenance damage output. Coalossal‘s Tar Generator Ability is the saving grace for Fighting support, pumping Energy from the discard and allowing you to power up more expensive Fighting type attacks. It is completely possible, however, to build a successful Fighting deck without any support Pokémon at all. While not draw or search support, Fighting does have a unique set of lock Pokémon in Kabutops, Archeops, and Omastar, making for a very unique deck.

Attackers

What Fighting does not lack is a large variety of attackers. Just look at these magnificent Fighting Pokémon! They’re HUGE! They do a ton of damage! With cards like Buff Padding, Muscle Band, Strong Energy and Stone F Energy you can make these guys EVEN BIGGER, and do EVEN MORE DAMAGE! Now that’s what Fighting Pokémon are all about.

Decklists

Fight Guys

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Description coming soon!

Last Update: August 2024

  • 1 Hawlucha SVI 118

    1 Hitmonchan TEU 74

    1 Hitmonlee TEU 73

    1 Hitmontop UNB 101

    1 Machop LOR 86

    1 Machoke GRI 64

    1 Machamp LOR 88

    1 Okidogi TWM 111

    1 Riolu UNM 115

    1 Lucario SVI 114

    1 Escape Rope BST 125

    1 Evolution Incense SSH 163

    1 Field Blower GRI 125

    1 Hisuian Heavy Ball ASR 146

    1 Level Ball BST 129

    1 Lillie's Poké Doll CEC 197

    1 Nest Ball SVI 181

    1 Night Stretcher SFA 61

    1 Ordinary Rod SSH 171

    1 Pokégear 3.0 SVI 186

    1 Professor's Letter BKT 146

    1 Quick Ball FST 237

    1 Rescue Stretcher GRI 130

    1 Scoop Up Net RCL 165

    1 Team Magma's Great Ball DCR 31

    1 Trainers' Mail ROS 92

    1 Ultra Ball SVI 196

    1 VS Seeker PHF 109

    1 Xtransceiver NVI 96

    1 Float Stone BKT 137

    1 Karate Belt UNM 201

    1 Muscle Band XY 121

    1 Technical Machine: Devolution PAR 177

    1 U-Turn Board UNM 211

    1 Brooklet Hill GRI 120

    1 Silent Lab PRC 140

    1 Training Court RCL 169

    1 Arven OBF 186

    1 Ball Guy SHF 65

    1 Bird Keeper DAA 159

    1 Colress's Tenacity SFA 57

    1 Erika's Hospitality HIF 56

    1 Guzma BUS 115

    1 Guzma & Hala CEC 193

    1 Klara CRE 145

    1 Korrina FFI 95

    1 Marnie CPA 56

    1 N FCO 105

    1 Professor's Research PAF 87

    1 Raihan CRZ 140

    1 Rosa CEC 204

    1 Teammates PRC 141

    4 Fighting Energy XY 137

    1 Aurora Energy SSH 186

    1 Rainbow Energy CES 151

    1 Strong Energy FCO 115

    1 Unit Energy FightingDarknessFairy FLI 118

Ancient Power Combo

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Hitmonchan, Hitmonlee, and Hitmontop boast one of the most unique combos in Gym Leader Challenge, culminating in a massive attack that does 60 damage to all of the opponent’s Pokémon for just a single Energy. To make the most of Hitmontop’s finishing combo, this list plays Archeops with it’s Ancient Power Ability which completely stops evolution while it is in play. If the opponent manages to evolve some Pokémon up before you get Archeops out, Technical Machine: Devolution allows you to devolve them!

Last Update: June 2024

  • 1 Carbink LOR 108
    1 Hitmonchan TEU 74
    1 Hitmonlee TEU 73
    1 Hitmontop UNB 101
    1 Okidogi TWM 111
    1 Sandygast SIT 99
    1 Palossand SIT 100
    1 Ting-Lu TWM 110
    1 Archen UNM 120
    1 Archeops NVI 67
    1 Acro Bike CES 123
    1 Battle Compressor Team Flare Gear PHF 92
    1 Cram-o-matic FST 229
    1 Earthen Vessel PAR 163
    1 Escape Rope BST 125
    1 Evolution Incense SSH 163
    1 Evosoda GEN 62
    1 Fossil Excavation Map FLI 107
    1 Hisuian Heavy Ball ASR 146
    1 Level Ball BST 129
    1 Lillie's Poké Doll CEC 197
    1 Nest Ball SVI 181
    1 Pokégear 3.0 SVI 186
    1 Quick Ball FST 237
    1 Rescue Stretcher GRI 130
    1 Revive ROS 88
    1 Robo Substitute Team Flare Gear PHF 102
    1 Super Rod PAL 188
    1 Tag Call CEC 206
    1 Trainers' Mail ROS 92
    1 Ultra Ball SVI 196
    1 Unidentified Fossil SIT 165
    1 VS Seeker PHF 109
    1 Float Stone BKT 137
    1 Focus Sash FFI 91
    1 Technical Machine: Devolution PAR 177
    1 U-Turn Board UNM 211
    1 Brooklet Hill GRI 120
    1 Silent Lab PRC 140
    1 Viridian Forest TEU 156
    1 Arven OBF 186
    1 Cynthia UPR 119
    1 Cynthia & Caitlin CEC 189
    1 Guzma BUS 115
    1 Guzma & Hala CEC 193
    1 Iono PAL 185
    1 Korrina FFI 95
    1 Lusamine CIN 96
    1 Marnie CPA 56
    1 Maxie's Hidden Ball Trick PRC 133
    1 N FCO 105
    1 Teammates PRC 141
    3 Fighting Energy CRZ 157
    1 Aurora Energy SSH 186
    1 Rainbow Energy CES 151
    1 Stone Fighting Energy VIV 164
    1 Strong Energy FCO 115
    1 Unit Energy FightingDarknessFairy FLI 118

Coalossal

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Ironically, Coalossal is pretty easy to set up in a Fighting deck despite the lack of other supporting options available thanks to Korrina. Korrina can grab the Rare Candy & Coalossal combo, allowing you to stream hefty attacks with big Fighting Pokémon turn after turn!

Last Update: August 2024

  • 1 Great Tusk TEF 96

    1 Groudon PAR 93

    1 Hisuian Growlithe LOR 83

    1 Hisuian Arcanine ASR 71

    1 Nacli PAL 121

    1 Naclstack PAL 122

    1 Garganacl PAR 104

    1 Riolu UPR 66

    1 Lucario PR-SW SWSH186

    1 Rolycoly BST 78

    1 Carkol BST 79

    1 Coalossal RCL 107

    1 Slither Wing PAR 107

    1 Terrakion SIT 97

    1 Battle Compressor Team Flare Gear PHF 92

    1 Buddy-Buddy Poffin TEF 144

    1 Earthen Vessel PAR 163

    1 Escape Rope BST 125

    1 Evolution Incense SSH 163

    1 Field Blower GRI 125

    1 Heavy Ball BKT 140

    1 Hisuian Heavy Ball ASR 146

    1 Nest Ball PAF 84

    1 Pokégear 3.0 SVI 186

    1 Quick Ball FST 237

    1 Rare Candy PAF 89

    1 Rescue Stretcher GRI 130

    1 Super Rod PAL 188

    1 Tag Call CEC 206

    1 Ultra Ball PAF 91

    1 VS Seeker PHF 109

    1 Fighting Fury Belt BKP 99

    1 Float Stone BKT 137

    1 Technical Machine: Evolution PAR 178

    1 Technical Machine: Turbo Energize PAR 179

    1 Brooklet Hill GRI 120

    1 Martial Arts Dojo UNB 179

    1 Viridian Forest TEU 156

    1 Arven OBF 186

    1 Bird Keeper DAA 159

    1 Cynthia & Caitlin CEC 189

    1 Gladion CIN 95

    1 Green's Exploration UNB 175

    1 Guzma BUS 115

    1 Guzma & Hala CEC 193

    1 Iono PAL 185

    1 Korrina FFI 95

    1 Professor Sada's Vitality PAR 170

    1 Professor's Research PAF 87

    1 Raihan EVS 152

    5 Fighting Energy XY 137

    2 Fire Energy XY 133

    1 Rainbow Energy CES 151

    1 Strong Energy FCO 115

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