The Marowak ex Deck is a Fighting-type Beatdown Deck featuring Marowak ex and Kabutops 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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Marowak ex Deck Guide

Deck Evaluation

Ace Pokemon						Tier Ranking
Marowak ex Genetic Apex (A1)			Kabutops Genetic Apex (A1)
						Energy Type(s)
						F2P Friendly?
						❌
						Deck Difficulty
						★★★
Deck Strengths
Marowak can KO most Pokemon with lucky Bonemerang flips. Kabutops is difficult to set up but can win games if successful. Energy-efficient and does not need ramp.
Deck Weaknesses
Weak to Grass decks. Reliant on Marowak's lucky flips. Difficult to set up Kabutops.

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List of Cards

Marowak ex Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Cubone ×2				Marowak ×2				Marowak ex ×2				Hitmonlee ×1
Kabuto ×2				Kabutops ×1
Trainer Cards
Dome Fossil ×2				Sabrina ×2				Potion ×1				X Speed ×1
Poke Ball ×2				Professor's Research ×2

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Packs Required for Marowak ex Deck

Pack	Featured Card

How to Play Marowak ex Deck

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

Marowak ex Deck Core Combos and Interactions

Primary Attacker	Wincon	Description
Marowak ex	Kabutops	・Marowak ex will deal huge chunks of damage on lucky heads flips on Bonemerang. ・Kabutops makes for a win condition that's difficult to KO.

Best Starting Hand

Best Starting Hand

You would ideally have Cubone and an evolution for next turn. Dome Fossil should be benched immediately so that you can have Kabutops out as soon as possible.

Other Good Starting Cards

Recommended Starting Hand

You can pivot to a non-ex Marowak if you don't draw into Marowak ex, which can get you a steady 40 damage. Dig for a second Cubone using Professor's Research and Poke Ball, and set it up.

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Marowak ex Deck Strategies

Marowak ex Deck Strategies
Marowak ex Offense Kabutops Wincon

Strategy 1: Marowak ex Offense

Marowak ex Offense

The deck's main gameplan is to set up a Marowak ex with two Energy and start swinging and flipping. Use Professor's Research to get Marowak ex from your deck.

Strategy 2: Kabutops Wincon

Kabutops in the end game can be frustratingly hard to take out and can often take over games. Be sure quickly remove Pokemon that can OHKO Kabutops like Mewtwo ex with its Psydrive!

Game Phases

Early Game

Key Card(s) Required
Step	Description
1	Start with Cubone and bench a Dome Fossil.

Mid-Game

Key Card(s) Required
Step	Description
1	Evolve your Pokemon and continue attacking.

Late Game

Key Card(s) Required
1	Use Marowak ex and Kabutops to take your remaining points.
2	Utilize Sabrina to draw out unprepared Pokemon from your opponent's Bench.

Marowak ex Deck Best and Worst Matchups

Best Matchups

Deck	Commentary
Pikachu ex Decks	Type: ・Marowak ex and Kabutops are at a type advantage against Pikachu ex decks. ・Favorable point trades.

Worst Matchups

Deck	Commentary
Venusaur Decks	Type: ・Cannot trade damage favorably because of its type disadvantage against Grass. ・Cannot consistently KO Venusaur ex or Exeggutor ex.

Overall Consistency

This deck hits hard and is clearly powerful, however its overall consistency with damage is questionable, being reliant on lucky flips on Marowak ex's Bonemerang.

It can be fairly consistent in evolving Cubone because it runs two copies of both Marowak and Marowak ex.

To increase the odds of getting evolutions for Cubone, the deck runs both Marowak and Marowak ex as the deck can run both because they have different names and both evolve from Cubone. This increases the chances that Cubone will get to evolve the following turn.

Kabutops's late-game strength, can help win games where Marowak ex is lacking.

Marowak ex Deck F2P & Substitutes

Marowak ex Deck Card Substitutes

Card	Explanation
Hitmonlee	・ A second Hitmonlee can take the place of the second non-ex Marowak, allowing you the option to snipe Pokemon from the opponent's Bench.

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Marowak ex Deck Other Viable Options

Card	Possible Cuts
Sandslash	・ Sandslash can replace the Kabutops line, for a quicker but less threatening evolution line.
Giovanni	・Can boost the damage and healing of Kabutops's Leech Life, but will not help at all if Marowak flips multiple tails.

F2P Marowak ex Deck List

F2P Marowak ex Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Cubone x2	Marowak x1	Marowak ex x1	Hitmonlee x2
Sandshrew x2	Sandslash x2
Trainer Cards
Giovanni x2	Potion x2	X Speed x2	Poke Ball x2
Professor's Research x2

This list makes use of a Sandslash line to deal a reliable 70 damage, with a thicker count of Hitmonlee to finish off damaged Pokemon on the Bench. One Marowak ex works as the deck's ace, while a regular non-ex Marowak works as a backup evolution for Cubone should you not have Marowak ex in-hand.

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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

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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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