LostGar (TCG)

LostGar
Gengar Prime and Lost World Types used Major cards Gengar Prime, Lost World, Uxie, and Smeargle Era 2011

LostGar is a popular deck archetype in competitive Pokémon Trading Card Game play.

Key Cards

• Gengar Prime - As the deck's main attacker, Gengar Prime is arguably the most important Pokémon in LostGar. With its Hurl Into Darkness attack, Gengar Prime can put Pokémon from the opponent's hand into the Lost Zone equal to the number of energies attached to it. Additionally, Gengar Prime's Catastrophe Poké-Body states that any opponent's Pokémon knocked out while Gengar Prime is active are placed into the Lost Zone instead of the discard. With Hurl Into Darkness and Catastrophe, and thus an ability to place Pokémon into the Lost Zone quickly, Gengar Prime provides the perfect complement to Lost World.
• Smeargle - Smeargle is the deck's ideal start. With its Portrait Poké-Power, Smeargle has the ability to allow LostGar an extra Supporter play each turn, which can greatly improve the deck's set up speed early in the game. Additionally, when a Gengar Prime is knocked out, the LostGar player can bring up Smeargle to gain its effect and then retreat it into another Gengar Prime. The deck's dependence on Smeargle for a fast start is the chief reason many builds run two Unown Q; with Unown Q attached, the LostGar player does not have to pay to retreat Smeargle.
• Uxie - Uxie is the deck's primary drawing effect. Its Set Up Poké-Power allows the player to draw until he or she has seven cards in hand when it is played.
• Cyrus's Conspiracy - Although some builds, especially those utilizing Mew Prime, do not run Cyrus's Conspiracy, it is crucial in any variant running Palkia G LV.X and/or the Mime Jr./Chatot G| combination. Cyrus's Conspiracy allows the LostGar player to grab any Supporter card, any Team Galactic's Invention, and any Basic Energy card from his or her deck. Since the deck runs a variety of Supporters, two different Team Galactic's Invention cards, and ten Basic Energies, Cyrus's Conspiracy will almost always yield at least two helpful cards, making it one of the most important cards in the deck.
• Seeker -
• Lost World -
• Broken Time-Space -

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.

Quantity	Card	Type	Rarity
1×	Gengar LV.X
3×	Gengar Prime
3×	Haunter
4×	Gastly
4×	Smeargle
1×	Palkia G LV.X
2×	Palkia G
2×	Mime Jr.
1×	Chatot G
2×	Uxie
2×	Unown Q
2×	Bebe's Search	Su
4×	Pokémon Collector	Su
3×	Cyrus's Conspiracy	Su
3×	Seeker	Su
2×	Twins	Su
1×	Luxury Ball	T
3×	Poké Turn	T
2×	SP Radar	T
2×	Lost World	St
3×	Broken Time-Space	St
10×	Psychic Energy	E	-

Possible Tech Cards

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