Battle Arena Decks—Mega Charizard X vs. Mega Blastoise (TCG)

Battle Arena Decks—Mega Charizard X vs. Mega Blastoise

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Release date September 21, 2018
Types used FireWater
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The Battle Arena Decks—Mega Charizard X vs. Mega Blastoise are a pair of Theme Decks released for the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the Sun & Moon Series. They were released on September 21, 2018.

Description

Mega Charizard X is ready to heat up the battlefield/Mega Blastoise is ready to blast away all opposition in the new Pokémon TCG: Battle Arena Deck! This 60-card deck is ready to play right away, with powerful cards and winning strategies worthy of an ace Trainer. Each deck is led by an exceptional Mega Evolution Pokémon-EX and includes 11 foil cards. Let the battle begin!

Information

Unlike previous Battle Arena Decks, the Mega Charizard X and Mega Blastoise Decks were released as separate products. Each 60-card deck comes with a deck box and coin featuring the showcased Pokémon, a two-player playmat and rulesheet, a sheet of damage counters and markers, a Quick Guide with a rundown of key cards in the two decks, and a code card to unlock a digital version of it in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.

Combined, the Battle Arena Decks contain exclusive prints of 10 different cards:

The pair also include re-releases of Non Holofoil XY Delphox (×2) from the Battle Arena Decks: Black Kyurem vs. White Kyurem, Non Holofoil BREAKthrough Zoroark (×1) from the Night Striker Theme Deck, Non Holofoil Empoleon (×2) from the Shadows Theme Deck, and XY Promo Karen (×1), Non Holofoil BREAKthrough Octillery (×2), and ©2013 Sheen Holofoil prints of both Fire Energy and Water Energy from the Battle Arena Decks: Rayquaza vs. Keldeo.

Deck lists

Mega Charizard X Deck
No. Card Type Quantity
69/106 MegaCharizardEX Dragon 1×
12/106 CharizardEX Fire 1×
27/113 Emboar Fire 2×
26/113 Pignite Fire 1×
25/113 Tepig Fire 2×
26/146 Delphox Fire 2×
12/124 Braixen Fire 1×
10/124 Fennekin Fire 2×
91/162 Zoroark Darkness 1×
70/108 Zorua Darkness 2×
111/149 Dunsparce Colorless 2×
69/108 Skarmory Colorless 2×
62/108 Sableye Darkness 1×
134/162 Brigette Su 1×
98a/122 Delinquent Su 1×
116/146 Evosoda I 1×
136/162 Fisherman Su 1×
137/162 Float Stone I 1×
XY177 Karen Su 1×
78/98 Lysandre Su 1×
105/124 N Su 2×
99/114 Pokémon Communication I 1×
107/124 Pokémon Fan Club Su 1×
134/160 Professor Birch's Observations Su 1×
107/122 Professor Sycamore Su 2×
146a/162 Professor's Letter [Holofoil] I 1×
135/160 Rare Candy I 2×
110/124 Scorched Earth St 1×
148/162 Skyla Su 1×
103/116 Superior Energy Retrieval I 1×
112/122 Tierno Su 1×
113/124 Ultra Ball I 2×
109/119 VS Seeker I 2×
142/160 Weakness Policy I 1×
— Fire Energy [Holofoil] Fire E 8×
— Fire Energy [Non Holofoil] Fire E 2×
— Darkness Energy Darkness E 4×

Mega Blastoise Deck
No. Card Type Quantity
30/146 MegaBlastoiseEX Water 1×
29/146 BlastoiseEX Water 1×
29/108 Empoleon Water 2×
38/162 Empoleon Water 1×
28/108 Prinplup Water 2×
27/108 Piplup Water 3×
33/162 Octillery Water 2×
32/162 Remoraid Water 2×
56/160 Manaphy Water 2×
4/116 Exeggcute Grass 2×
28/122 Lapras Water 1×
15/113 Virizion Grass 1×
134/162 Brigette Su 1×
98a/122 Delinquent [Holofoil] Su 1×
116/146 Evosoda I 1×
137/162 Float Stone I 1×
76/98 Level Ball I 1×
78/98 Lysandre Su 1×
102/122 Max Elixir I 1×
86/108 Mega Turbo I 1×
121/146 Muscle Band I 1×
105/124 N Su 2×
107/124 Pokémon Fan Club Su 1×
107/122 Professor Sycamore Su 2×
146a/162 Professor's Letter I 1×
135/160 Rare Candy I 2×
137/160 Rough Seas St 1×
111/124 Shauna Su 1×
148/162 Skyla Su 1×
149/162 Super Rod I 1×
112/122 Tierno Su 1×
113/124 Ultra Ball I 2×
109/119 VS Seeker I 2×
— Grass Energy Grass E 2×
113/122 Splash Energy Water E 2×
— Water Energy [Holofoil] Water E 8×
— Water Energy [Non Holofoil] Water E 2×

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