Wailord/Fossils (TCG)

Wailord/Fossils
Wailord ex and Claw Fossil Types used Major cards Wailord ex, Claw Fossil, Root Fossil, and Bellossom Era 2004

Wailord/Fossils was a rogue Pokémon Trading Card Game deck piloted by Colin Moll to a top eight finish at the 2004 World Championships. In retrospect, many players regard it as a very strong deck, and one that probably would have transcended rogue status to become an archetype if online information sharing were as prevalent among TCG players then as it is today. In short, the deck’s primary focus involves using a variety of mechanisms to keep damage off Wailord ex in order to maximize the output of its Dwindling Wave attack.

Strategy

Bellossom

Key cards

Root Fossil

Typical decklist

The deck list appearing below is not official; it is meant to represent an average build of the archetype, not specifically constructed for any regional metagame. Being that this is merely an archetype, a player may wish to change any part of this deck when building his or her own version. This list was used by Colin Moll to finish in the top eight at the 2004 World Championships.

Quantity	Card	Type	Rarity
3×	Wailord ex
4×	Wailmer
2×	Bellossom
2×	Gloom
1×	Gloom
3×	Oddish
1×	Vileplume ex
3×	Steven's Advice	Su
3×	Oracle	Su
3×	Copycat	Su
2×	Professor Oak's Research	Su
2×	Professor Elm's Training Method	Su
1×	Desert Shaman	Su
4×	Claw Fossil	T
4×	Root Fossil	T
2×	Mysterious Fossil	T
2×	Switch	T
1×	Ancient Technical Machine [Rock]	T
2×	Mystery Zone	St
1×	Island Cave	St
2×	Multi Energy	E
12×	Water Energy	E	—

Possible tech cards

The following cards are often used in LuxChomp in place of certain cards included in the above list.

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