You want to minimize your vulnerability to Skullcrack and Command, which means playing your lifegain cards before turn 3
Stats alone make Charizard ex the strongest attacker in the game right now, however he is hampered a little bit by the fact that he is a Stage 2 Pokemon
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[] Heres what Im currently planning (and am desperately trying to limit this to one page per season - if something else great isnt in there, its probably because of budget constraints, but I can always slowly upgrade the thematic over time)
(Your party consists of up to one each of Cleric, Rogue, Warrior, and Wizard.) At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you have a full party, creatures you control get +1/+0 and gain indestructible until end of turn