The Nidoking and Nidoqueen Deck is a High Damage Deck featuring Nidoking and Nidoqueen 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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Nidoking and Nidoqueen Deck Guide

Deck Evaluation

Ace Pokemon						Tier Ranking
Nidoqueen Genetic Apex (A1)			Nidoking Genetic Apex (A1)
						Energy Type(s)
						F2P Friendly?
						✔️
						Deck Difficulty
						★★★
Deck Strengths
Stage 2 Pokemon in the deck are synergistic Difficult to stop once set up High supporting Trainer Card count
Deck Weaknesses
May be hard to consistently set up both Nidoqueen and Nidoking in battle Needs to evolve into Nidoqueen and Nidoking to be effective

Note: Tier Rating is ranked based only on available Rental Decks

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List of Cards

Nidoking and Nidoqueen Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Nidoran F ×2				Nidorina ×2				Nidoqueen ×2				Nidoran M ×2
Nidorino ×2				Nidoking ×2				Kangaskhan ×1				Tauros ×1
Trainer Cards
Potion ×				X Speed ×1				Poke Ball ×2				Professor's Research ×2

Deck Building Guide

Packs Required for Nidoqueen and Nidoking Rental Deck

Pack	Featured Card

How to Play Nidoking and Nidoqueen Deck

How to Play Nidoking and Nidoqueen Deck
Core Combos and Interactions Starting Hand Deck Strategies Game Phases

Nidoking and Nidoqueen Deck Core Combos and Interactions

Combo Card 1	Combo Card 2	Description
Nidoqueen	Nidoking	・Nidoqueen gains a damage increase when Nidoking is Benched. ・Nidoqueen can take multiple points once loaded with multiple Energy. ・Can score multiple KOs once setup is completed.

Best Starting Hand

Best Starting Hand

Having both Nidoran Male and Female early on can allow you to start building towards evolving them into Nidoking and Nidoqueen respectively.

Kangaskhan and a Potion Support Card are great early game cards, with Kangaskhan's high HP, and low energy cost attack allows you to buy more time towards evolving your Aces.

Other Good Starting Cards

Recommended Starting Hand

Having the full evolution line of either Nidoking or Nidoqueen allows you to evolve them quickly, while cards like Pokeball and Professor's Research can help you acquire the other cards needed to complete your setup.

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Nidoking and Nidoqueen Deck Strategies

Nidoking and Nidoqueen Deck Strategies
Kangaskhan Stall Nidoking and Nidoqueen Offense

Strategy 1: Kangaskhan Stall

Kangaskhan Stall

Starting with Kangaskhan gives you enough time to stall while you stack energy and evolve your Nidorans. Use Potion to heal your Kangaskhan to buy more time as you slowly build up into Nidoking and Nidoqueen!

Strategy 2: Nidoking and Nidoqueen Offense

Kangaskhan Stall

Once Nidoking and Nidoqueen are set up, retreat Kangaskhan (or allow it to be defeated) and ramp up multiple points with Nidoqueen's Lovestrike

Game Phases

Early Game

Key Card(s) Required
Step	Description
1	Start with Kangaskhan to stall for time.
2	Bench Nidoran and dig for evolutions using Professor's Research.

Mid-Game

Key Card(s) Required
Step	Description
1	Evolve Nidoran into Nidorina, while applying pressure with Kangaskhan's Dizzy Punch.
2	Bench Nidoran M and slowly build up into evolving to Nidoking.

Late Game

Key Card(s) Required
1	Retreat Kangaskhan and sweep with Nidoqueen.
2	Use Potion when necessary to keep Nidoqueen healthy.

Nidoking and Nidoqueen Deck Best and Worst Matchups

Best Matchups

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

Worst Matchups

Deck	Commentary
Machamp ex Decks	Type: ・High damage can overpower Nidoking and Nidoqueen with type advantage
Marowak ex Decks	Type: ・Low energy cost attacks can quickly eliminate Kangaskhan or Tauros walls

Overall Consistency

The Nidoking and Nidoqueen deck can be quite devastating once both Nidoking and Nidoqueen are set up. The deck faces problems due to the amount of time and luck required to fully set up. Do your best to keep Kangaskhan healthy early on while you slowly build towards evolving your Nidorans!

How to Unlock Nidoking and Nidoqueen Rental Deck

Complete Nidoking and Nidoqueen Deck Mission

Mission	Reward
Collect the highlight cards for Nidoqueen & Nidoking Deck (Genetic Apex)	Nidoqueen and Nidoking Rental Deck (10x Uses)
Collect the cards for Nidoqueen & Nidoking Deck (Genetic Apex)	Nidoqueen and Nidoking Rental Deck

The Nidoqueen & Nidoking Deck can be unlocked by completing the Deck Missions related to this Rental Deck.

Collecting the Highlight Cards, Nidoking and Nidoqueen, 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

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Meta Decks

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

Off Meta Decks

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	Alakazam and Jynx	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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