DhelmiseBanette Hide n' Sneak Basic Aggro Single Prize

Hide n' Sneak is a recent one-Prize archetype relying on DhelmiseDhelmise to take Prizes, hitting for 170 damage for a single Energy. The deck benefits from all the powerful Psychic support such as Telepathic Psychic EnergyTelepathic Psychic Energy and Fog CrystalFog Crystal, and of course, putting Hide n' Sneak Pokémon in the discard pile for Dhelmise is very easy thanks to Battle Compressor Team Flare GearBattle Compressor Team Flare Gear. Note that BanetteBanette is the ideal Pokémon to discard, as SinistchaSinistcha can be removed even in the discard by WobbuffetWobbuffet, and ShuppetShuppet by Silent LabSilent Lab. In both cases, this could lead to Dhelmise not getting its bonus damage.

A one-Prize Pokémon that can OHKO Regidrago VSTARRegidrago VSTAR for one Energy card (thanks to Lillie's Clefairy exLillie's Clefairy ex), while being bulky enough that it's not getting destroyed by KyuremKyurem's Trifrost, is a powerful thing in the current Expanded metagame, and Hide n' Sneak seems to have potential as an archetype, still being explored currently.

However, this archetype is inherently weak to discard disruption cards like GirafarigGirafarig and KarenKaren, which already have value because of their strength against Regidrago Regidrago. It remains to be seen whether it can overcome this weakness to find a place in the metagame.

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