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Which staple cards you should buy for post rotation?

Hey Poke fans and Poke players! The post rotation is drawing closer and closer, and today we will share with you some of the best Pokemon cards you must have in your binder if you are competitive player.

Starting with the Pokemon - Absol with Dark Ambition is a good way to counter decks with Jirachi and Escape Board. Alolan Ninetales GX with Mysterious Guidance is the best way to get Custom Catchers in play. Arceus Prism Star is still a cheap card that can be good tech in some decks as well. Articuno GX with Cold Crush GX is an awesome tech for any water deck as well. Dedenne GX is a must have card for post rotation! With Dedechange, we wont be surprised if the price go up like Shaymin EX used to be. Ditto Prism Star - Ditto is an absolute must have if you play any stage deck with more than one different evolution type. It can be a great tech in many decks! Jirachi with Stellar Wish - we don't have to waste to much time explaining why you should have at least two copies of Jirachi in your binder for post rotation. If you plan to play Ditto in your deck, then you should consider playing Magcargo with Smooth Over as a tech as well!

Marshadow is back as well, but this time with Resetting Hole ability - just another good card for binder and post rotation play that will help you to discard opponents' stadium from play with a solid attack to counter an ultra beast Pokemon. Quick-Ripening Herb Meganium is the best way to go with more than one different Stage 2 Pokemon in your deck. Bench Barrier Mew is also great so that you can protect your bench from damage spread decks!

If you plan to play Lt. Surge's Strategy, then you should also consider having at least 2-3 copy of Mismagius with Mysterious Message in your pocket as well. Suicune with Frozen Flow can be also used in many decks with an Escape Board combo. The last card I would like to mention here would be Zebstrika with Sprint ability, another great play! There are many other great Pokemon cards that you can play, but those cards can be a great tech strategy in almost any deck!

Regarding some item cards for post rotation, you should have playset of Acro Bike, Beast Ring, Crushing Hammer, Custom Catcher, Dusk Stone, Electropower, Electromagnetic Radar, Escape Board, Energy Switch, Fiery Flint, Fire Crystal, Mysterious Treassure, Net Ball, Order Pad, Poke Gear, Pokemon Communication, Rare Candy, Poke Nav Spell Tag, and Switch. There are also many other item cards that you should have at least one or two of, such as Adventure Bag, Buff Padding, Counter Gain, Electrocharger, Energy Spinner, Hustle Belt, Judge Whistle and Pal Pad.

You also can't build a great deck if you dont have supporter cards! Some of the best supporter cards that you should get a playset of before price goes up would be cards like Cynthia, Lillie, Tate & Liza, Bill's Analysis, Copycat, Erika's Hospitality, Diantha, Green's Exploration, Judge, Jasmine, Koga's Trap, Lt. Surge's Strategy, Professor's Elm's Lecture, Red's Challange, Steven's Resolve, Volkner & Welder. Some other notable supporter cards like Lance, Zinia, Lusamine, Lusamine Prism, Lisia and Cyrus are also important.

When it comes to stadium cards, my advice is to get at least one copy of each prism star stadium card, since you can't have more than one copy of each in a deck, and depending on the deck you will play to get playset of other stadium cards like Shrine of Punishment, Mt. Coronent, Power Plant & Viridian Forest.

Just some thoughts from your friends at PokemonTCG Center, thanks for reading!