The Charizard ex Deck is a High Damage Deck featuring Charizard ex and Moltres 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!

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Charizard ex Deck Guide

Deck Evaluation

Ace Pokemon						Tier Ranking
Charizard ex Genetic Apex (A1)			Moltres ex Genetic Apex (A1)
						Energy Type(s)
						F2P Friendly?
						❌
						Deck Difficulty
						★★
Deck Strengths
Charizard can take multiple points once set up. Moltres ex is a great starter that can ramp Energy onto Benched Pokemon. Charizard ex and Moltres ex have different weaknesses.
Deck Weaknesses
Charizard ex requires setup with lots of Energy. Moltres ex is a mediocre attacker by itself.

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List of Cards

Charizard ex Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Charmander ×2				Charmeleon ×2				Charizard ex ×2				Moltres ex ×2
Mew ex ×1				Chatot ×1
Trainer Cards
Sabrina ×2				Leaf ×2				X Speed ×2				Poke Ball ×2
Professor's Research ×2

Deck Building Guide

Packs Required for Charizard ex Deck

Pack	Featured Card

Mythical Island Updates

New Mythical Island Cards
Mew ex	・Can use Genome Hacking to copy attacks like Mewtwo ex's Psydrive
Chatot	・Can get you a fresh hand when pinched for resources.
Leaf	・Leaf can reduce the cost of Moltres ex's Retreat Cost to 0 making it usable as an attacker later in the game if you need to hit for 70 .

Mythical Island gives this deck a new Pokemon that can improve it even further. Above are the new cards that Pikachu ex can use.

Mythical Island Card List

How to Play Charizard ex Deck

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

Charizard ex Deck Core Combos and Interactions

Energy Acceleration	Primary Attacker	Description
Moltres ex	Charizard ex	・Moltres ex can ramp up Energy to benched Charmanders with Inferno Dance. ・Charizard ex can take multiple points once loaded with multiple Energy. ・With 5 Energy, Charizard ex can score two KOs in a row.

Best Starting Hand

Best Starting Hand

Having Moltres ex in your starting hand is always a welcome sight, as it is your ideal starter. Start with Moltres ex and focus on evolving your Charmander into Charizard ex as soon as you can.

Other Good Starting Cards

Recommended Starting Hand

Use cards like Potion to keep your Pokemon healthy and out of KO range. Utilize Professor's Research to dig for evolution cards if they are not readily in your hand.

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Charizard ex Deck Strategies

Charizard ex Deck Strategies
Moltres ex Ramp Charizard ex Offense

Strategy 1: Moltres ex Ramp

Moltres ex Ramp

Moltres ex is your ideal start. Use Inferno Dance to ramp Energy onto your Benched Charmanders and evolve them whenever possible. Use Professor's Research to dig for more Charmander, Poke Ball or Charmeleons!

Strategy 2: Charizard ex Offense

Once Charizard ex is set up, retreat Moltres ex and take multiple points with Charizard ex's Crimson Storm

Game Phases

Early Game

Key Card(s) Required
Step	Description
1	Start with Moltres ex and ramp with Inferno Dance.
2	Bench Charmander and dig for evolutions using Professor's Research.

Mid-Game

Key Card(s) Required
Step	Description
1	Evolve Charmander into Charmeleon, while keeping Moltres ex healthy and out of KO range using Potions.

Late Game

Key Card(s) Required
1	Retreat Moltres ex with Leaf and sweep with Charizard ex.
2	Use Sabrina when necessary to take out vulnerable Pokemon on your opponent's Bench.

Charizard ex Deck Best and Worst Matchups

Best Matchups

Deck	Commentary
Celebi ex Decks	Type: ・Can trade damage favorably because of its type advantage over Grass.

Worst Matchups

Deck	Commentary
Starmie ex Decks	Type: ・Can quickly outspeed Moltres ex's setup and eventually get to your Benched Charmanders
Pikachu ex Decks	Type: ・Can quickly outspeed Moltres ex's setup by hitting it for super-effective damage, and eventually get to your Benched Charmanders

Overall Consistency

The Charizard ex deck can ramp consistently thanks to Moltres ex, which it heavily depends on for ramp. The deck faces problems setting up its Stage 2 Charizard ex. Do your best to keep Moltres ex healthy and set up a Charizard ex on your bench!

Charizard ex Deck F2P & Substitutes

Charizard ex Deck Card Substitutes

Card	Explanation
Charizard	・ Non-ex Charizard can also work as a powerful attacker that does not give up two points.
Old Amber	・Fossils can help manipulate point trades and make you less susceptible to Sabrina.

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Charizard ex Deck Other Viable Options

Card	Possible Cuts
Farfetch'd	・ Farfetch'd is an okay inclusion, as it can immediately pose offensive pressure. However it does not give any value in terms of ramp.
Kangaskhan	・ Similar to Farfetch'd, Kangaskhan can also apply immediate pressure. It also does not give value in terms of ramp.

F2P Charizard ex Deck List

F2P Charizard ex Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Charmander x2	Charmeleon x2	Charizard x1	Charizard ex x1
Moltres ex x1	Meowth x2
Trainer Cards
Potion x2	X Speed x2	Poke Ball x2	Professor's Research x2
Sabrina x2	Red Card x1

No other card does what Moltres ex does for Fire decks and the value it gives them. Having just 1 will put you at a disadvantage, but it is better than none.

The Trainers suite remains the same as the regular build, as these are all useful and essential, with Red Card being the tech card of choice.

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Charizard ex Rental Deck

Charizard ex Rental Deck Evaluation

Ace Pokemon						Tier Ranking
Charizard ex Genetic Apex (A1)
						Energy Type(s)
						F2P Friendly?
						✔️
						Deck Difficulty
						★★
Deck Strengths
Simple and effective Charizard ex's Crimson Storm can KO most Pokemon
Deck Weaknesses
Pokemon's Attacks don't have too many additional effects Stage 1s in the deck aren't too powerful

Charizard ex Rental Deck List

Charizard ex Rental Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Charmander ×2				Charmeleon ×2				Charizard ex ×1				Ponyta ×2
Rapidash ×1				Salandit ×2				Salazzle ×1				Rattata ×2
Raticate ×1
Trainer Cards
X Speed ×1				Poke Ball ×2				Professor's Research ×2

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

How to Unlock Charizard ex Rental Deck

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

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

Collecting the Highlight Card, Charizard, 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 Charizard ex Rental Deck

Pack	Featured Card
Any Pack

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Deck Building Guide

All Deck Tier Lists

All Tier Lists
Best Cards Tier List	Best Meta Deck Tier List
Best Rental Deck Tier List	Best F2P Beginner Decks

Deck Articles

Deck Articles
How Rental Decks Work	Staple Cards for Decks
Aggro Decks Explained	Deck Matchup Statistics
Best 18 Trainers Decks	Best Misty Decks
Best Erika Decks	10 Match Tests vs Pikachu ex Deck - Statistics
List of Non-ex Decks

Meta Decks

Best Meta Decks
Mewtwo ex	Celebi ex and Serperior	Pikachu ex
Gyarados ex and Greninja	Vaporeon and Articuno ex	Volcarona and Arcanine ex
Scolipede and Weezing	Starmie ex and Articuno ex	Arcanine ex
Blaine	Pikachu ex and Raichu	Gyarados ex and Vaporeon
Pidgeot ex	Charizard ex	Aerodactyl ex and Primeape
Exeggutor ex	Lt. Surge	Dragonite
Alakazam and Jynx	Mew ex and Weezing	Golem

Off Meta Decks

Articuno ex	Venusaur ex	Dragonite and Weezing
Lapras ex	Greninja	Mewtwo ex and Weezing
Marowak ex	Primeape	Venusaur and Weezing
Arbok Lock	Zapdos ex	Blastoise ex
Gengar ex	Machamp ex	Wigglytuff ex
Melmetal	Koga	Omastar and Articuno ex
Kingler and Articuno ex	Frosmoth	Lapras ex and Butterfree
Poliwrath	Tentacruel and Greninja	Victreebel and Exeggutor ex
Gengar ex and Golbat	Persian and Mawile	Lickitung and Primeape
Exeggutor ex and Alakazam	Frosmoth and Articuno ex	Gyarados
Centiskorch and Moltres ex	Grapploct	Cinccino and Weezing
Brock	Kabutops	Aerodactyl and Dragonite
Eeveelutions and Ditto	Lickitung	Articuno
Zapdos	Moltres	Venusaur
Charizard	Blastoise

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
Nidoking and Nidoqueen Rental Deck	Kanto Fossils Rental Deck	Koga Rental Deck
Brock Rental Deck	Blaine Rental Deck	Lt. Surge Rental Deck

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