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Brave Knuckle

Brave Knuckle

Poketainer standard 345 views Feb 05, 2026 Updated Feb 05, 2026

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Playtest Playtest Deck

Purchase Purchase on TCGplayer ($18.63)

Standard Format: Illegal

This deck is not legal in Standard format:

Iono (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
Earthen Vessel (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
Counter Catcher (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
Arven (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
Technical Machine: Turbo Energize (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
Nest Ball (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.

Deck Primer

An upgraded decklist from the 2025 Trainer's Toolkit. Originally, I didn't have all the cards for it. Here's the actual decklist:

Pokémon:
3x Mega Lucario ex MEG
4x Riolu MEG
2x Hariyami MEG
2x Makuhita MEG
2x Lunatone MEG
2x Solrock MEG
1x Fezandipiti ex SFA

Trainers:
4x Professor's Research
3x Lillie's Determination
2x Arven
2x Boss's Orders
2x Iono
2x Gravity Mountain
4x Fighting Gong
3x Nest Ball
3x Premium Power Pro
3x Ultra Ball
2x Switch
1x Night Stretcher
2x Rock Chestplate
1x Air Balloon
1x Maximum Belt (ACE

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An upgraded decklist from the 2025 Trainer's Toolkit. Originally, I didn't have all the cards for it. Here's the actual decklist:

Pokémon:
3x Mega Lucario ex MEG
4x Riolu MEG
2x Hariyami MEG
2x Makuhita MEG
2x Lunatone MEG
2x Solrock MEG
1x Fezandipiti ex SFA

Energy:
9x Basic Fighting

I didn't have two Hariyamas from MEG, so I opted out that line for 2 Mega Kangaskhan ex for card draw and Cornerstone Ogerpon ex for shenanigans. I didn't want to bother with Professor's Research, so I added an extra Nest Ball, Ultra Ball, Lillie's Determination, and a Counter Catcher in their place. I only had 2 Fighting Gongs and Premium Power Pro each, so I added 3 Earthen Vessels.

I plan to replace the Earthen Vessels with 2 more Fighting Gongs and 1 more Premium Power Pro when they're rotating soon. And I'll be replacing the Nest Balls for Poké Pad from Ascended Heroes whenever that comes out. I'm not sure what to replace Arven, Iono, Counter Catcher, or TM: Turbo once rotation happens this March; I'll think of something.