This is the Best Meta Decks Tier List in Pokemon TCG Pocket (Pokemon Card App). See the strongest & best decks in format (BDIF), recommended decklist and build in Pokemon TCGP.
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Best Deck Tier List
Meta Decks Tier List
The best decks in Pokemon TCG Pocket are Starmie ex, Mewtwo ex and Pikachu ex. They are the strongest decks that don't require any Stage 2 Pokemon.
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Starmie ex
Starmie ex Deck
Pikachu ex Deck
Mewtwo ex
Mewtwo ex Deck
Best Deck Details
Tier 1: Top Tier Decks (BDIF)
- - Starmie ex is cost-effective and strong
- Misty's Energy Acceleration is powerful
- Weak against fast-paced decks like Lightning decks - - Deck makes it easy to set up two ex cards simultaneously
- Having a large number of Basic Pokemon reduces the chances of bad hands
- Pikachu ex's damage cap of 90 is a drawback - - A highly stable deck centered around Mewtwo ex
- The repeated use of Psydrive from mid to late game is powerful
- It’s crucial to evolve Ralts into Gardevoir
Tier 2: High Tier Decks
- - Forces opponent to KO two Pokemon ex cards
- Powerful Energy Acceleration from Misty
- High dependency on Misty - - Charizard ex's high damage attack is very strong
- Moltres ex's Energy Acceleration is helpful
- Charizard ex is Stage 2, making it luck-based if it can evolve - - Venusaur ex's high durability is appealing
- Lots of HP recovery options, like Erika
- Since Venusaur ex is Stage 2, it might be unusable if luck is against you - - Primarily composed of Stage 1 Pokemon, allowing for an aggressive start
- Can deal up to 160 damage with 2 Energy, which is fascinating
- Damage output depends on coin flips, making it a luck-based move - - You have a chance of winning against any deck
- Can fight long battles with non-ex Pokemon
- Dragonite is Stage 2 and requires 4 Energy to attack, which takes some time - - Weezing has impressive durability and a strong ability.
- Use Weezing as a shield to power up Mewtwo EX.
- A slight drawback is that Energy distribution can be uneven.
Tier 3: Middle Tier Decks
- - Alakazam's high damage potential is really appealing.
- However, getting Alakazam ready takes some time.
- Getting bad hands can prevent evolving your cards. - - Cost-effective attacks are good for going aggresive in early-game
- Blaine's damage-boosting effect is strong
- Overall HP is low - - Strong Poison and Arbok combo
- Koga allows you to return Pokemon to your hand
- It becomes tough if the opponent cures the Poison - - A deck specialized in Bench attacks.
- Ideal to use Articuno ex as the main attacker.
- Misty’s Energy Acceleration is powerful. - - Blastoise ex can be the main attacker for its high durability and attack power
- A Water deck that doesn’t overly rely on Misty
- Other Pokemon besides Blastoise can be easily defeated - - A cost-effective single Pokemon deck
- It can win against even higher-tier decks based on luck
- It’s unlikely to lose due to bad hands - - Exeggutor ex attacks using 1 Energy, which is effective in early game
- HP recovery through Erika is powerful
- Low max damage is a disadvantage
Tier 4: Secondary Decks
- - Strong Attack from Arcanine ex
- Energy Acceleration is possible with Moltres ex
- Arcanine ex's disadvantage is that it also takes self-damage - - Misty’s Energy Acceleration allows for an aggressive early game
- Frosmoth can put opponent Pokemon to sleep
- Easy deck to build - - Aim for a quick evolution from Mankey (Promo).
- Strong against the commonly encountered types of Lightning and Colorless.
- There is a significant difference in strength between going first and second. - - Centiskorch's moves are powerful
- Able to boost Energy using Moltres ex
- Centiskorch's HP is concerning - - Melmetal boasts impressive durability.
- Bisharp excels as a solid backup attacker.
- This deck struggles against fast-pace decks. - - The combo of Lt. Surge and Magneton is powerful
- It consists of non-ex Pokemon only, making it harder to lose
- Multiple evolution lines can have issue with consistency - - Arbok and Pidgeot combo is powerful.
- Strong against the popular Mewtwo ex decks.
- Having lots of Evolving Pokemon can lead to bad hands. - - A deck that can block opponent's Supporter cards
- Evolving to Gengar can be challenging
- Low damage output can be a disadvantage - - Gyarados's Attack has powerful additional effects.
- Misty's Energy Acceleration allows for quick attacks.
- Starting with Magikarp can be challenging. - - Paralyze effect from Eelektross is strong
- Capable of attacking from the early game
- Bad hands can be a disadvantage for a Stage 2 Attacker - - Wigglytuff ex and Frosmoth’s sleep effect is powerful
- Misty’s Energy Acceleration allows for an aggressive early game
- Coin flip result plays a major role
Tier 5: Low Tier Decks
- - Omastar’s attack power is impressive.
- Energy acceleration with Misty from the early game makes it even stronger.
- Evolving Fossil Pokémon can be challenging. - - Heals HP with each attack
- Can benefit from Energy Acceleration with Misty
- Vulnerable against opponents capable of one-hit KO - - Uses highly durable Pokemon
- Key to winning is evolving to Machamp
- Energy management is very challenging - - Golem's attacks are powerful.
- Brock enables Energy acceleration.
- Battles can be tough if you can't buy enough time with Dugtrio. - - This deck can deal 180 damage without using an ex Pokemon.
- Disadvantage is that there's not much space for support cards or items
- The energy requirements are too high, making it difficult to evolve two Pokemon. - - This deck performs well against opponents that deal low to moderate damage.
- It can be challenging to evolve Fossil Pokemon.
- It struggles against decks that can deal one-hit KOs. - - Cinccino's damage output is high for 2 Diamond rank
- Being primarily Colorless allows for greater flexibility with supporting Pokemon
- Pokemon tend to have lower HP overall
Strongest Deck Criteria
Summary of Rating Criteria
| SS Tier (Tier 1) | Top Decks in the Meta - High win rate and popularity - Low chance of drawing bad hands, making it stable |
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| S Tier (Tier 2) | Upper-Meta Decks - Second highest win rate, right after SS Tier - Second highest usage rate, also close to SS Tier |
| A Tier (Tier 3) | Mid-Meta Decks - Can compete with top-tier decks depending on matchups - Not as widely used |
| B Tier (Tier 4) | Low Usage Decks in the Meta - Low usage rate - Win rate isn't particularly high either |
| C Tier (Tier 5) | Difficult to Succeed with Decks - Low win rate and low usage - Struggles to perform in the current meta |
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