Deck structure A standard Pokemon TCG deck includes: A balanced deck typically includes: How to win a match There are three main ways to win in Pokemon TCG: Strategy plays a huge role in achieving these win conditions
The Grim Captain The Grim Captain is a phenomenal threat, the problem being that you have to craft it using Throne of the Grim Captain
Soul + Diabellstar (+ 1 monster cost) Soul negation-piercing combo 4 Disruptions: Red Supernova Dragon, Baronne, Silvia, Phalanx Hand cost: 4 cards (2 costs including monster) + 1 draw I introduced this because the piercing route had some quirks
Energy Capsule is generally better, since its more universal, but Emergency Jelly is useful in some specific matchups, notably against Charizard
And while I'm talking about effects that don't really seem necessary in Gusto support, these days giving a monster in Gusto an additional attack isn't really that helpful, and I'll come back to that in a bit