While you need to play the duels in a specific series chronologically and can't skip around until you beat the previous opponent, you can choose between each series without needing to completely beat the previous one
Despite lacking the "ex" title, which gives such cards major feats, Greninja withholds a sense of strategy and pressure that makes him such a beloved Stage 2 Pokemon
Central Shield Double Ripple Double Tool C&D Factory of 100 Machines Gadget Box Junk Box Level Mirroring Limiter Removal Magical Mallet [Notes 3] Megamorph Morphtronic Accelerator [Notes 1] Morphtronic Cord [Notes 1] Morphtronic Engine [Notes 1] Pain to Power Pot of Avarice [Notes 4] Power Converter Power Pickaxe Rocket Pilder Scapegoat [Notes 4] Twister [Notes 3] Turbo[] School Lesson[] In a Duel against Dexter at Duel Academy during a lesson, Leo used what was supposed to be a Deck of only Warrior-Type monsters which included "Comrade Swordsman of Landstar"
The deck wins by hitting early, disrupting constantly, and never letting opponents recover
65 card sleeves featuring Arceus
As for payoffs, there arent too many but the few that exist could go off if you get the nut bird deck
