Best Deck Tier List in Pokemon TCG Pocket (Pokemon Card App). See the strongest & best decks in format (BDIF), recommended themed and rental decks ranking in Pokemon TCGP.
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Best Deck Tier List
Strongest Decks
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.
Deck Details & Card List
Tier 1: Top Tier Decks (BDIF)
- Starmie ex Deck- Starmie ex is cost-effective and strong
- Misty's Energy Acceleration is powerful
- Weak against fast-paced decks like Lightning decks - Mewtwo ex Deck- 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 - Pikachu ex Deck- 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
Tier 2: High Tier Decks
- Charizard ex Deck- Charizard ex's high damage very strong
- Moltres ex's Energy Acceleration is helpful
- Charizard ex is Stage 2, making it luck-based to summon in the field - Marowak ex Deck- 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 - Articuno ex Deck- Forces to KO opponents using two Pokemon ex.
- Powerful Energy Acceleration from Misty
- High dependency on Misty - Venusaur ex Deck- 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 - Dragonite Deck- Higher chance of winning against any deck
- Long battles are possible for a non-ex Pokemon
- Dragonite is Stage 2 and requires 4 Energy to attack, making the match to be a long battle
Tier 3: Middle Tier Decks
- Koga Deck- Strong Poison and Arbok combo
- Koga allows you to return Pokémon to your hand
- It becomes tough if the opponent cures the Poison - Blaine Deck- Cost-effective attacks are good if going aggresive in early-game
- Blaine's damage-boosting effect is effective
- Is somewhat fragile due to their low overall HP - Blastoise ex Deck- 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 are fragile - Arcanine ex Deck- Strong Attack from Arcanine ex
- Energy Acceleration is possible with Moltres ex
- Arcanine ex's disadvantage is that it also takes self-damage - Zapdos ex Deck- A Cost-effective deck
- It can win against even higher-tier decks based on luck
- It’s unlikely to lose due to bad hands - Exeggutor ex Deck- 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
- Misty Deck- Misty’s Energy Acceleration allows for an aggressive early game
- Frosmoth is essential as it can put opponent Pokemon to sleep
- Easy to build with low costs - Melmetal Deck- Melmetal boasts impressive durability.
- Bisharp excels as a solid backup attacker.
- This deck struggles against aggressive strategies. - Arbok Deck- Arbok and Pidgeot combo is super effective.
- Strong against the popular Mewtwo ex decks.
- Having lots of Evolving Pokemon can lead to bad hands. - Lt. Surge Deck- The combo of Lt. Surge and Magneton is powerful
- It consists of non-ex Pokemon, making it harder to lose
- Many Pokemon need to evolve, which affects stability - Gengar ex Deck- A deck that can block opponent's Supporter cards
- Evolving to Gengar is challenging
- Low deck power can be a disadvantage - Wigglytuff ex Deck- 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 Deck- Omastar’s attack power is impressive.
- Energy acceleration with Misty from the early game makes it even stronger.
- Evolving Fossil Pokémon can be challenging. - Machamp ex Deck- Aggresive deck with highly durable Pokemon
- Key to winning is by evolving to Machamp
- Energy management is very challenging - Alakazam Deck- Alakazam's high damage potential is really appealing.
- However, getting Alakazam ready takes some time.
- The deck can easily end up with bad hands. - Brock Deck- Golem's attacks are powerful.
- Brock enables Energy acceleration.
- Battles can be tough if not buying time using Dugtrio. - Nidoqueen & Nidoking Deck- This deck can deal 180 damage without using any 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. - Kabutops Deck- 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.
Strongest Deck Criteria
Strong at Random Matches
The Best Decks Tier List prioritizes how strong the decks are in Random Matches. We do not consider Solo Matches where the opponents are always the same.
Does Not Consider Rarity
We do not consider whether the cards are rare or if they are easy to collect. This Tier List is solely based on whether they are strong or not.
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