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The Best Twilight Masquerade Decks | Pokémon


We are at the tail-end of our Twilight Masquerade Standard Pokémon TCG format, and that means I have the best decks to share with you! By the time you read this article, there will likely be a handful of weekends left in this format for you to try some of the decks in this article, and maybe even score some Championship Points for the 2025 season! 

Twilight Masquerade has been a short-lived format due to the only major event in this format being the 2024 North American International Championships, and that was it for global events - no Regionals, and only a month of locals. The meta will become relatively stable heading into our next set, Shrouded Fable, which only has a few playable cards due to it being a mini-set. Most of the decks featured in this article will be familiar, but some might surprise you, so let’s jump right into it! Let’s get it!

5) Raging Bolt ex

Raging Bolt ex [Temporal Forces] gained Teal Mask Ogerpon ex [Twilight Masquerade] in this set, and a new archetype was born. The strategy revolves around accelerating Energy to your Teal Mask Ogerpon ex with Teal Dance, loading up even more Energy to your Ancient Pokémon in play with Professor Sada’s Vitality [Paradox Rift], and unleashing those Energy with Raging Bolt ex’s Bellowing Thunder. The deck is aggressive, can OHKO anything, and is fairly well positioned in the Twilight Masquerade format. Let’s check out this list!

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Pokémon (11)

4 Raging Bolt ex TEF 123
4 Teal Mask Ogerpon ex TWM 25
1 Squawkabilly ex PAF 75
1 Sandy Shocks TEF 98
1 Radiant Greninja ASR 46



Energy (13)

7 Grass Energy SVE 1
3 Lightning Energy SVE 4
3 Fighting Energy SVE 6

Trainer (36)

4 Professor Sada's Vitality PAR 170
1 Boss's Orders PAL 172
1 Iono PAF 80
4 Nest Ball PAF 84
4 Pokégear 3.0 SVI 186
4 Earthen Vessel PAR 163
4 Energy Retrieval SVI 171
3 Ultra Ball PAF 91
3 Pokémon Catcher SVI 187
2 Switch Cart ASR 154
1 Prime Catcher TEF 157
1 Pal Pad SVI 182
1 Super Rod PAL 188
1 Lost Vacuum CRZ 135
2 PokéStop PGO 68

Check out Ultimate Guard’s yellow Katana Sleeves to protect your Raging Bolt ex deck, and to match the aesthetic of your Lightning Energy. You can find them here.

4) Charizard ex

Charizard ex [Obsidian Flames] isn’t a new archetype that was created with Twilight Masquerade, but has instead received a few new cards to play around with, like Unfair Stamp [Twilight Masquerade], and can still hang with the metagame. While it didn’t necessarily have a great performance at NAIC, it has been crushing League Cups. The strategy remains the same as always - utilize Pidgeot ex [Obsidian Flames] to set up your board, and Charizard ex can self accelerate Energy to itself to attack. As the game progresses play disruptive cards, like Iono [Paldea Evolved], and target key Pokémon while aiming for victory! Let’s check out the list!

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Pokémon (19)

3 Charizard ex OBF 125
1 Charmeleon PAF 8
3 Charmander MEW 4
1 Charmander OBF 26
2 Pidgeot ex OBF 164
1 Pidgey MEW 16
1 Pidgey OBF 162
1 Bibarel BRS 121
1 Bidoof CRZ 111
1 Radiant Charizard CRZ 20
1 Rotom V CRZ 45
1 Lumineon V BRS 40
1 Manaphy BRS 41
1 Cleffa OBF 80



Energy (6)

6 Fire Energy SVE 2

Trainer (35)

3 Arven OBF 186
3 Iono PAF 80
2 Boss's Orders PAL 172
1 Professor Turo's Scenario PAR 171
1 Roxanne ASR 150
1 Kieran TWM 154
4 Ultra Ball PAF 91
4 Buddy-Buddy Poffin TEF 144
4 Rare Candy PAF 89
2 Super Rod PAL 188
2 Counter Catcher PAR 160
1 Nest Ball PAF 84
1 Lost Vacuum CRZ 135
1 Pal Pad SVI 182
1 Unfair Stamp TWM 165
1 Forest Seal Stone SIT 156
1 Defiance Band SVI 169
1 Collapsed Stadium BRS 137
1 Jamming Tower TWM 153

Wanna protect your Charizard ex deck in style? Be sure to check out the Black / Red Sidewinder to match Charizard ex’s Darkness type, and Fire Energy attack costs!

3) Regidrago VSTAR

Similarly to Raging Bolt ex, Regidrago VSTAR [Silver Tempest] became an archetype thanks to Teal Mask Ogerpon ex, and the Ability to accelerate Grass Energy into play with Teal Dance. The strategy varies a little bit by using Teal Dance, and then using Energy Switch [Scarlet and Violet] to move Energy from Teal Mask Ogerpon ex to Regidrago VSTAR to use Apex Dragon. Apex Dragon copies any Dragon-type Pokémon’s attack from your discard pile without needing to pay the Energy cost of the original attack, so there are many attacks to choose from! This deck has been picking up steam lately, so be sure to check out my most up-to-date list!

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Pokémon (18)

3 Regidrago VSTAR SIT 136
4 Regidrago V SIT 135
3 Teal Mask Ogerpon ex TWM 25
2 Dragapult ex TWM 130
1 Hisuian Goodra VSTAR LOR 136
1 Giratina VSTAR LOR 131
1 Mew ex MEW 151
1 Squawkabilly ex PAF 75
1 Radiant Charizard CRZ 20
1 Hawlucha SVI 118



Energy (11)

8 Grass Energy SVE 1
3 Fire Energy SVE 2

Trainer (31)

4 Professor's Research PAF 88
3 Iono PAF 80
3 Boss's Orders PAL 172
1 Professor Turo's Scenario PAR 171
4 Ultra Ball PAF 91
4 Nest Ball PAF 84
4 Earthen Vessel PAR 163
4 Energy Switch SVI 173
1 Superior Energy Retrieval PAL 189
1 Switch SVI 194
1 Super Rod PAL 188
1 Prime Catcher TEF 157

Check out Ultimate Guard’s red Katana Sleeves to protect your Regidrago VSTAR deck, and to match the aesthetic of your Fire Energy. You can find them here.

2) Gardevoir ex

Like Charizard ex, Gardevoir ex [Scarlet and Violet] isn’t a new archetype, but it did gain a new strategy with the release of Munkidori [Twilight Masquerade]. The strategy of Gardevoir ex is to accelerate Psychic Energy from your discard pile to various single Prize Card Pokémon, like Drifloon [Scarlet and Violet], and racking up damage on your Pokémon so they can scale their damage output. Munkidori allows you to move some of that damage to your opponent’s Pokémon, and that makes Gardevoir ex much more of a technical deck than it previously was. Let’s check out the list!

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Pokémon (18)

2 Gardevoir ex PAF 29
4 Kirlia SIT 68
4 Ralts ASR 60
2 Munkidori TWM 95
1 Scream Tail PAR 86
1 Flutter Mane TEF 78
1 Drifloon SVI 89
1 Klefki SVI 96
1 Radiant Greninja ASR 46
1 Manaphy BRS 41



Energy (9)

7 Psychic Energy SVE 5
2 Darkness Energy SVE 7

Trainer (33)

4 Arven OBF 186
4 Iono PAF 80
1 Boss's Orders PAL 172
1 Professor Turo's Scenario PAR 171
4 Buddy-Buddy Poffin TEF 144
2 Ultra Ball PAF 91
2 Nest Ball PAF 84
2 Earthen Vessel PAR 163
2 Super Rod PAL 188
2 Counter Catcher PAR 160
1 Hisuian Heavy Ball ASR 146
1 Unfair Stamp TWM 165
2 Technical Machine: Evolution PAR 178
2 Bravery Charm PAL 173
2 Artazon PAF 76
1 Technical Machine: Devolution PAR 177

Wanna protect your Gardevoir ex deck in style? Be sure to check out the Purple Sidewinder to match Gardevoir ex’s Psychic type, and Psychic Energy attack costs!

1) Lost Zone Box

Lost Zone Box has been around since it was first released in Lost Origin back in 2023, and the deck recently won NAIC! The strategy is the same old get cards into your Lost Zone with help from Comfey [Lost Origin] and Colress’s Experiment [Lost Origin], scale them to be able to attack with Cramorant [Lost Origin], accelerate Energy with Mirage Gate [Lost Origin], and spread damage counters with Sableye [Lost Origin]. There are some new techs in this deck, like Bloodmoon Ursaluna ex [Twilight Masquerade] and Iron Thorns ex [Twilight Masquerade], that you can use in different top matchups! Let’s check out the list!

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Pokémon (12)

4 Comfey LOR 79
1 Cramorant LOR 50
1 Sableye LOR 70
1 Radiant Greninja ASR 46
1 Bloodmoon Ursaluna ex TWM 141
1 Iron Hands ex PAR 70
1 Iron Thorns ex TWM 77
1 Iron Bundle PAR 56
1 Manaphy BRS 41



Energy (8)

3 Water Energy SVE 3
3 Lightning Energy SVE 4
2 Psychic Energy SVE 5

Trainer (40)

4 Colress's Experiment LOR 155
1 Roxanne ASR 150
1 Boss's Orders PAL 172
4 Mirage Gate LOR 163
4 Nest Ball PAF 84
4 Super Rod PAL 188
4 Switch Cart ASR 154
4 Switch SVI 194
3 Buddy-Buddy Poffin TEF 144
3 Lost Vacuum CRZ 135
1 Hisuian Heavy Ball ASR 146
1 Pal Pad SVI 182
1 Pokégear 3.0 SVI 186
1 Prime Catcher TEF 157
1 Rescue Board TEF 159
3 PokéStop PGO 68

Lost Zone Box plays Water Energy for Radiant Greninja [Astral Radiance], which makes the blue aesthetic of the new Great Wave Katana Sleeves match the deck! Be sure to check them out here.

Time to Play

With all of these new decks, you should be rushing out to your local game store, and playing some Pokémon TCG! These are all tournament winning archetypes that are relatively easy to put together, and can kick start your 2025 Pokémon TCG season! As stated earlier, Shrouded Fable is coming out soon, so stay tuned for a similar article that will cover some of the top lists from that set! I’m actively preparing for that format because that's the format for Worlds 2024 in August, so that means the lists are going to be absolutely fire! I appreciate all of you reading this article, and I can’t wait for my next article to share with our Ultimate Guard community!

Autor: Zach Lesage

Zach Lesage is a contributing writer for Ultimate Guard. As a Toronto local, he has been playing the Pokémon Trading Card Game since 2005 and creates Pokémon content as his full time career. With multiple prestigious accomplishments in the game, such as 2020 Players Cup 2 Champion and 2020 Oceania International Championships Finalist, he has proven his success in the game. Outside of the game, he travels the world, enjoys the culture of designer streetwear, and is a professionally trained chef. You can catch him at most Pokémon events and follow him on Twitter.