Frosmoth and Articuno ex Deck Strategy Guide and Card List

The Frosmoth and Articuno ex Deck is a Disruptive Water-type Deck featuring Frosmoth and Articuno 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!

Frosmoth and Articuno ex Deck Guide

Deck Evaluation

Ace Pokemon						Tier Ranking
Frosmoth Genetic Apex (A1)			Articuno ex Genetic Apex (A1)
						Energy Type(s)
						F2P Friendly?
						❌
						Deck Difficulty
						★★★
Deck Strengths
Can be very disruptive with Frosmoth's Sleep. Can be powered up with lucky Misty flips. Articuno ex is one of the best ex Pokemon.
Deck Weaknesses
Reliant on lucky sleep flips. Does not have a lot of damage output. Weak to Lightning-type Pokemon.

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List of Cards

Frosmoth and Articuno ex Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Articuno ex ×2				Snom ×2				Frosmoth ×2
Trainer Cards
Misty ×2				Giovanni ×2				Sabrina ×2				Potion ×2
X Speed ×2				Poke Ball ×2				Professor's Research ×2

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How to Play Frosmoth and Articuno ex Deck

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

Frosmoth and Articuno ex Deck Core Combos and Interactions

Disruption	Main Attacker	Description
Frosmoth	Articuno ex	・This deck prioritizes disruption over offense, but can switch when necessary. ・Has access to the powerful Articuno ex + Misty combo, and can snowball after a successful heads flip.

Best Starting Hand

Best Starting Hand

Articuno ex and Misty are powerful cards to have in your starting hand and can win you the game should you be lucky enough. Snom is an okay starter, and should be benched with caution and only when there's another Pokemon with it or if you have a Frosmoth next turn, so that it isn't in danger of getting gusted out by Sabrina.

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Recommended Starting Hand

Prioritize finding another Basic Pokemon if you start with Snom, as its tiny 50 HP won't survive too many attacks early in the game. Use Poke Ball and Professor's Research to dig for the Pokemon you need, and use Misty when you can do it safely.

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Frosmoth and Articuno ex Deck Strategies

Frosmoth and Articuno ex Deck Strategies
Frosmoth Sleep Articuno ex Offense

Strategy 1: Frosmoth Sleep

Frosmoth Sleep

Use Frosmoth's Powder Snow to put opponents to sleep while you set up an Articuno ex on the Bench. Misty can help make the set up easier but is reliant on lucky flips to succeed.

Strategy 2: Articuno ex Offense

Use Misty on Articuno ex and sweep if you can set up quickly. Repeatedly use Blizzard until you get all three points! This strategy can also be used when building a deck around Articuno ex by itself.

Articuno ex Deck Strategy Guide and Card List

Game Phases

Early Game

Key Card(s) Required
Step	Description
1	Bench Articuno ex and Snom.
2	Use Misty and attempt to set up quickly.

Mid-Game

Key Card(s) Required
Step	Description
1	Evolve Snom into Frosmoth, and keep attacking with whichever Pokemon is already set up.
2	Use Professor's Research to dig for resources.

Late Game

Key Card(s) Required
1	Use Articuno ex to apply offensive pressure, and Frosmoth ex to disrupt with sleep.
2	Use Sabrina to gust out vulnerable Pokemon.

Frosmoth and Articuno ex Deck Best and Worst Matchups

Best Matchups

Deck	Commentary
Fire Decks	Type: ・Water Decks naturally match up favorably against Fire decks. ・+20 damage is meaningful, even if it's just from Staryu's Smack hitting for 40

Worst Matchups

Deck	Commentary
Pikachu ex Decks	Type: ・ Pokemon in the deck are all weak to Lightning. ・ Difficult counterplay to disadvantageous damage trades.

Overall Consistency

Articuno ex serves as the deck's primary source of damage, with Frosmoth there to serve as backup should you fail to set up Articuno ex quickly enough. Sleep is a very disruptive status condition, but also relies on the opponent's unlucky sleep flips.

The presence of Misty in the deck also contributes a great deal to the deck's strength, but is still reliant on lucky flips.

Frosmoth and Articuno ex Deck F2P & Substitutes

Frosmoth and Articuno ex Deck Card Substitutes

Card	Explanation
Starmie ex	・Starmie ex can replace the Frosmoth line, however this will turn it into a completely different deck.

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Frosmoth and Articuno ex Deck Other Viable Options

Card	Possible Cuts
Articuno	・ Non-ex Articuno can give the deck a non-ex option so that it can trade points more effectively. Non-ex Articuno still shares a weakness with Articuno ex, however. ・ Can still be as threatening as Articuno ex without giving up an extra point when knocked out.

F2P Frosmoth and Articuno ex Deck List

F2P Frosmoth and Articuno ex Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Snom x2	Frosmoth x2	Psyduck x2	Golduck x2
Articuno x2
Trainer Cards
Misty x2	Giovanni x2	Sabrina x2	Poke Ball x2
Professor's Research x2

This list is easier to build, with a similar Pokemon and Trainer lineup, with the difference being a non-ex Articuno in place of Articuno ex.

The deck is easy to build on a free-to-play account, using minimal exs.

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