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GLC Fighting Tank Deck

Juimasaru gym leader challenge 114 views Aug 30, 2026 Updated Aug 30, 2026

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Deck Primer

GLC Fighting Tank Deck centered around high HP Pokémon as main attackers such as Tyrantrum.

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GLC Fighting Tank Deck centered around high HP Pokémon as main attackers such as Tyrantrum.

Game plan/-play:
1) Start/Early Game:
-> As with many GLC Fighting decks, first get Lunatone and Solrock on the Bench. Lunatone provides the main card draw in the deck if Solrock is also in play.
-> Solrock and Flamigo are the Early Game Attackers. Solrock is easier to set up and to start attacking with. Flamigo is a better attacking option overall (if the opponent has >=3 Benched Pokémon out), since Solrock is needed for Lunatone to function as card draw engine.
-> If possible, put Brooklet Hill into play to start putting Basic Pokémon on the Bench.
-> Meanwhile start setting up Okidogi and Tyrantrum for them to be used as Mid-Game attacker.

2) Mid-Game:
-> Okidogi and Tyrantrum are the main attackers in Mid-Game. Tyrantrum is the slightly stronger Attacker but takes more time to set up.
-> There are several options to get Tyrantrum's Pre-Evolution into play reliably. Fossil Researcher can be used to put Tyrunt into play directly. Fossil Quarry, Arven or Korrina can be used to search the deck for Antique Jaw Fossil and put it into play.
-> Once Tyrantrum is in play, attach Strong Energy or Stone Fighting Energy to it to make use of its Ability.
-> Lucario is a strong Revenge Attacker, if one of your Pokémon is knocked out.

3) Late Game/Being behind:
-> If the opponent has taken >=3 prizes, Stakataka is used as the Late Game attacker.
-> Lucario can be used again as Revenge Attacker since it's quite fast to set up even after being knocked out.
-> Else try to get Okidogi back into play and set it up as Late Game Attacker after it's knocked out.
-> Tyrantrum is difficult to get back into play after being defeated since it's Pre-Evolution needs Antique Jaw Fossil to be in play. Ordinary Rod could be used to shuffle Tyrunt and Tyrantrum back into the deck, then VS Seeker is needed to put Fossil Researcher from discard pile into hand which could then put Tyrunt back into play.

Disclaimer:
- Comments, ideas, etc. are welcome!
- All my decks are mostly built around a theme and built for fun games in the local GLC friends group and LGS.
- Since I'm not a competitive player, this deck it's not meant/recommended for GLC tournament play.
- All my decks have been built/are organized on limitlesstcg.com beforehand and have been tested in https://ptcgsim.online/ and games against friends. They have gone through a lot of changes and I compared them with decks from other players (GLC tournament decks, pokemoncard.io, cardboardwarriors.net, etc.) before I upload them. So I think they are okay as they are.
- However, I'm still open to recommendations for cards that fit into the deck's “theme” and can improve it.
- My decks are subject to change as I update them regularly when new GLC legal sets/cards release.