Aromatisse/Techs, also known as Fairy Box, was a Pokémon Trading Card Gamedeck archetype played during the end of the 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 season. The deck's strategy revolved around Aromatisse's Ability to move Energy between Pokémon and the potential to use different types of attackers. Fairy Box players were awarded 3rd place in the Masters and Junior Division at the 2014 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships and 6th place in the Masters Division at the 2015 World Championships. 2014 Masters semifinalist Michikazu Tsuda's version was printed as a promotional World Championships deck, Crazy Punch.
Fairy Box relied on playing as many possible Energy cards in the board and using mostly "Big Basic" Pokémon to hit for heavy damage and then to be completely healed the next turn by a Max Potion or AZ. The drawback of these cards was relieved by Aromatisse's Ability moving Energy between the player's Pokémon, preventing them from being discarded; as Rainbow Energy and Prism Energy could count as , it was also possible to use a variety of attackers in the format and virtually cover any type matchup. Fairy Garden was also a great Stadium card at switching Pokémon to better attackers against each different Pokémon.
Key cards
Aromatisse - Aromatisse's Fairy Transfer Ability allowed, during the player's turn, to move Energy between their own Pokémon. As a Stage One Pokémon it was easier to play this card compared to Klinklang and Hydreigon, older cards from similar archetypes.
Max Potion - Heals all damage from a Pokémon at the cost of discarding its attached Energy, which would be moved by Aromatisse's Ability beforehand.
Muscle Band - Common Tool card in Big Basic decks to gain a damage boost.
AZ - Puts a Pokémon (but not its attached cards) back to the player's hand, mainly played as a secondary Max Potion.
Fairy Garden - This Stadium allows the player to freely retreat their Pokémon as long as they have Energy attached, an easy requirement to fulfill thanks to Aromatisse's Ability.
Rainbow Energy and Prism Energy - Both count as any kind of energy with small drawbacks, serving as crucial cards to more easily play different types of attackers in these decks.
Typical decklist
Michikazu Tsuda's decklist at the 2014 World Championships
The following cards are often used in Aromatisse/Techs in place of certain cards included in the above lists.
Xerneas - Xerneas' Geomancy attack was one of the easiest ways to put basic Energy on the board.
Mewtwo-EX - A splashable attacker that could potentially do a heavy amount of damage after moving all Energy in play to it.
TDK Pokémon - Played by Juniors Semifinalist Hitoshi Omura at the 2014 World Championships along with other Basic attackers.
Virizion-EX - Its Verdant Wind Ability protects the active Pokémon from Hypnotoxic Laser and attacks that inflict Special Conditions, though Keldeo-EX had a similar use in most lists.
M Kangaskhan-EX - Though the lack of a Spirit Link means the player must end their turn when evolving Kangaskhan-EX, M Kangaskhan-EX was a sturdy Pokémon that could tank most attacks at the time.