Venusaur ex Deck Strategy Guide and Card List

The Venusaur ex Deck is a Battle Cruiser Deck featuring Venusaur ex and Exeggutor ex from the Genetic Apex Set in Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket (PTCG Pocket). Read on for the complete list of cards in this deck, basic information on the deck, how to play the deck, and optimal matchups for it!

Venusaur ex Deck Guide

Deck Evaluation

Ace Pokemon						Tier Ranking
Venusaur ex Genetic Apex (A1)			Exeggutor ex Genetic Apex (A1)
						Energy Type(s)
						F2P Friendly?
						❌
						Deck Difficulty
						★★★
Deck Strengths
Pokemon in the deck are incredibly tanky. Difficult to stop once set up Exeggutor ex is easy to set up while setting up a Venusaur ex on the Bench.
Deck Weaknesses
Weak to Fire-type decks. Difficult to set up.

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List of Cards

Venusaur ex Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Bulbasaur ×2				Ivysaur ×2				Venusaur ex ×2				Exeggcute ×2
Exeggutor ex ×2
Trainer Cards
Erika ×2				Potion ×2				X Speed ×2				Poke Ball ×2
Professor's Research ×2

Deck Building Guide

Packs Required for Venusaur ex Deck

Pack	Featured Card

How to Play Venusaur ex Deck

How to Play Venusaur ex Deck
Core Combos and Interactions Starting Hand Deck Strategies Game Phases

Venusaur ex Deck Deck Core Combos and Interactions

Early Game Tank	Late Game Tank	Description
Exeggutor ex	Venusaur ex	・Exeggutor ex is an energy-efficient attackers with plenty of HP. ・Can deal good chunks of damage and tank hits while allowing Venusaur ex to set up on the Bench.

Best Starting Hand

Best Starting Hand

Exeggcute is the ideal starting Pokemon for the deck, with an Exeggutor ex ready onhand. Professor's Research can help dig for evolutions, while Erika can help heal Exeggutor ex while Venusaur ex isn't set up yet.

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Recommended Starting Hand

A good starting hand has Exeggcute for the active, ready to evolve the following turn and a Bulbasaur in the Bench. Professor's Research can help dig for the necessary Ivysaur or Exeggutor ex if they aren't onhand. Potion can keep your evolved Pokemon healthy for longer in a match.

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Venusaur ex Deck Deck Strategies

Venusaur ex Deck Deck Strategies
Exeggutor ex Early Game Venusaur ex Late Game

Strategy 1: Exeggutor ex Early Game

Exeggutor ex Early Game

Exeggutor ex can absorb damage thanks to its sturdy 160 HP, while dishing out 40-80 damage every turn for only one Energy. This Pokemon can stay in the active spot while the other Pokemon on the Bench get set up for the late game.

Use Erika when necessary to keep Exeggutor ex healthy.

Strategy 2: Venusaur ex Late Game

Venusaur ex is an unstoppable force once it's ready. Prioritize getting Venusaur ex out every game as this will help you score a victory!

Game Phases

Early Game

Key Card(s) Required
Step	Description
1	Bench Bulbasaur and put Exeggcute in the active spot. Use Professor's Research to dig for more options for the following turns.

Mid-Game

Key Card(s) Required
Step	Description
1	Evolve Exeggcute into Exeggutor ex and continue pressuring your opponent 40-80 damage at a time.
2	Evolve Bulbasaur into Ivysaur as soon as you can and attach Energy to it every turn.
3	Use Erika to keep Exeggutor healthy as Venusaur ex sets up for the late game.

Late Game

Key Card(s) Required
1	Attack with Venusaur ex while keeping it healthy with Erika and Potion.

Venusaur ex Deck Best and Worst Matchups

Best Matchups

Deck	Commentary
Pikachu ex Decks	Type: ・Pikachu ex decks will struggle to 2HKO Venusaur ex decks, while being susceptible to 2HKOs themselves. ・This is a top tier deck, though. So it can still attempt to overrun your board with damage.

Worst Matchups

Deck	Commentary
Blaine Decks	Type: ・Blaine decks pack enough firepower to threaten Venusaur ex and Exeggutor ex. ・The deck's speed may be difficult to compete with.

Overall Consistency

The Venusaur ex and Exeggutor ex deck's biggest strength is Venusaur ex's inevitability and ability to take over games that it is present in. Very few Pokemon in Genetic Apex can reliably OHKO or even 2HKO the exs in the deck, making it the best defensive deck available.

This deck excels at being a Battle Cruiser type deck, which aims to weather its opponents offense and take over the game once they've run out of resources.

Venusaur ex Deck F2P & Substitutes

Venusaur ex Deck Card Substitutes

Card	Explanation
Venusaur	・ An inexpensive alternative is the non-ex Venusaur, which is sufficiently tanky.
Exeggutor	・ A non-ex Exeggutor can also be good, as it can serve the same purpose as Exeggutor ex without giving up the extra point.
Butterfree	・ Butterfree can make Venusaur ex even more difficult to KO, however an additional Stage 2 line could make the deck more difficult to pilot.

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Venusaur ex Deck Other Viable Options

Card	Possible Cuts
Lilligant	・ Liligant can ramp up Venusaur ex and help it set up quicker than it would with just regular Energy attachments.

F2P Venusaur ex Deck List

F2P Venusaur ex Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Bulbasaur x2	Ivysaur x2	Venusaur x1	Venusaur ex x1
Petilil x2	Lilligant x2
Trainer Cards
Potion x2	Professor's Research x2	Erika x2	Poke Ball x2
Red Card x1

Venusaur can work as a substitute for the second Venusaur ex, which is sufficiently tanky. Lilligant can help Venusaur set up by ramping it up with Leaf Supply.

The deck's Trainer suite remains similar, with only Erika as a non-promo essential.

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Venusaur ex Rental Deck

Venusaur ex Rental Deck Evaluation

Ace Pokemon						Tier Ranking
Venusaur ex Genetic Apex (A1)
						Energy Type(s)
						F2P Friendly?
						✔️
						Deck Difficulty
						★★
Deck Strengths
Tanky Pokemon that are hard to KO Lots of HP recovery in the deck
Deck Weaknesses
Pokemon's Attack costs are high Stage 1s in the deck aren't too powerful

Venusaur ex Rental Deck List

Venusaur ex Rental Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Bulbasaur ×2				Ivysaur ×2				Venusaur ex ×1				Exeggcute ×2
Exeggutor ×1				Skiddo ×2				Gogoat ×1				Rattata ×2
Raticate ×1
Trainer Cards
Erika ×1				Potion ×1				Poke Ball ×2				Poke Ball ×2
Professor's Research ×2

The Venusaur ex Rental Deck is a pre-made theme deck recipe featuring similar cards to the Meta Deck.

How to Unlock Venusaur ex Rental Deck

Mission	Reward
Collect the highlight card for Venusaur ex Deck (Genetic Apex)	Venusaur ex Rental Deck (10x Uses)
Collect the cards for Venusaur ex Deck (Genetic Apex)	Venusaur ex Rental Deck

The Venusaur ex Rental Deck can be unlocked by completing the Deck Missions related to this Rental Deck.

Collecting the Highlight Card, Venusaur, gives you 10 Uses of the Rental Deck, while collecting all the cards within the Deck gives you the Recipe, allowing you to use the Rental Deck at any time.

List of Deck Missions

Packs Required for Venusaur ex Rental Deck

Pack	Featured Card
Any Pack

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Deck Articles

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Aggro Decks Explained	Deck Matchup Statistics
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Best Erika Decks	10 Match Tests vs Pikachu ex Deck - Statistics

Meta Decks

Best Meta Decks
Starmie ex Deck	Mewtwo ex Deck	Dragonite Deck
Articuno ex Deck	Arbok Lock Deck	Venusaur ex Deck
Blaine Deck	Pikachu ex Deck	Marowak ex Deck
Charizard ex Deck	Machamp ex Deck	Blastoise ex Deck
Frosmoth Deck	Exeggutor ex Deck	Centiskorch and Moltres ex Deck
Arcanine ex Deck	Gengar ex Deck	Gyarados Deck
Wigglytuff ex Deck	Melmetal Deck	Lt. Surge Deck
Alakazam and Jynx Deck	Zapdos ex Deck	Greninja Deck
Primeape Deck	Grapploct Deck	Cinccino and Weezing
Raichu and Pikachu ex Deck	Mewtwo ex and Weezing	Greninja and Weezing Deck
Venusaur ex and Weezing	Lapras ex Deck	Brock Deck
Dragonite and Weezing	Kabutops	Aerodactyl and Dragonite
Omastar and Articuno ex	Eeveelutions and Ditto	Kingler and Articuno ex
Lickitung	Articuno	Zapdos
Moltres	Venusaur	Charizard
Blastoise	Lapras ex and Butterfree	Poliwrath
Tentacruel and Greninja

Rental Decks

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Venusaur ex Rental Deck	Charizard ex Rental Deck	Blastoise ex Rental Deck
Pikachu ex Rental Deck	Mewtwo ex Rental Deck	Machamp ex Rental Deck
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Brock Rental Deck	Blaine Rental Deck	Lt. Surge Rental Deck

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