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Kanto Fossils Rental Deck Strategy Guide and Card List

Pokemon TCG Pocket - Kanto Fossils Deck Guide

The Kanto Fossils Deck is a low energy cost Deck featuring Kabutops, Omastar, and Aerodactyl 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!

Kanto Fossils Deck Guide

Deck Evaluation

Ace Pokemon Tier Ranking
Pokemon TCG Pocket - A1 159 KabutopsKabutops

Genetic Apex (A1)
Pokemon TCG Pocket - A1 082 OmastarOmastar

Genetic Apex (A1)
A Tier
Energy Type(s)
Fighting Water
F2P Friendly?
✔️
Deck Difficulty
★★★
Deck Strengths
Pokeball Icon Stage 2 Fossil Pokemon and Basic Colorless Pokemon in the deck are powerful

Pokeball Icon Difficult to stop once set up
Deck Weaknesses
Pokeball Icon May be hard to consistently set up Fossils in battle

Pokeball Icon Fossils do not do anything until they evolve

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List of Cards

Kanto Fossils Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Omanyte ×2 Omastar ×1 Kabuto ×2 Kabutops ×1
Chansey ×1 Kangaskhan ×1 Tauros ×1 Aerodactyl ×1
Trainer Cards
Helix Fossil ×2 Dome Fossil ×2 Old Amber ×2 X Speed ×1
Pokedex ×1 Poke Ball ×2

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How to Play Kanto Fossils Deck

How to Play Kanto Fossils Deck



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Kanto Fossils Deck Core Combos and Interactions

Combo Card 1 Combo Card 2 Description
Pokemon TCG Pocket - A1 082 OmastarOmastar Pokemon TCG Pocket - A1 159 KabutopsKabutops ・Omastar can stun lock defenders, forcing a retreat.
・Leech Life allows Kabutops to effectively stall while you set up for Omastar.
・Very effective in disrupting enemy setups.

Best Starting Hand

Best Starting Hand
Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Kabuto(A1 158) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Kabutops(A1 159) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Chansey(A1 202) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Dome Fossil(A1 217) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  X Speed(P-A 002)

Having Chansey early on along with the Dome Fossil allows you to evolve into Kabutops sooner, while Chansey serves as your early game staller, since the Dome Fossil cannot attack until evolved.

Having an X Speed also allows you to retreat Chansey once Kabutops is fielded, preventing your opponent from scoring.

Other Good Starting Cards

Recommended Starting Hand
Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Aerodactyl(A1 210) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Helix Fossil(A1 216) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Dome Fossil(A1 217) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Old Amber(A1 218) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Poke Ball(P-A 005)

Starting with the fossils along with Poke Balls is not bad either, giving you more options to decide which fossil to evolve.

Aerodactyl is also effective at disrupting setups, but requires a little bit of luck in order to send the defending Pokemon back to your opponent's Deck.

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Kanto Fossils Deck Strategies

Kanto Fossils Deck Strategies


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Strategy 1: Kangaskhan Stall

Chansey Stall
A1 202
A1 216 A1 217 P-A 002

Starting with Chansey gives you enough time to stall while you stack energy and evolve your Fossils. Use X Speed to recall Chansey after setting up, and field either Kabutops or Omastar to start earning points!

Strategy 2: Omastar Stun Lock

Omastar Stun Lock
A1 082

Once Kanto Fossils are set up, retreat Chansey (or allow it to be defeated) and attack with Omastar to block your opponent's offense, basically forcing them to retreat and waste energy.

If Omastar's HP falls dangerously low, you can have it retreat and use Kabutops to deal damage with Leech Life instead.

Strategy 2: Kabutops Wincon

A1 159

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
Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Chansey(A1 202) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Helix Fossil(A1 216) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Dome Fossil(A1 217)
Step Description
1 Start with Chansey to stall for time.
2 Bench the fossils, and start stacking energy and building up towards evolving them.

Mid-Game

Key Card(s) Required
Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Omanyte(A1 081) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Kabuto(A1 158) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Poke Ball(P-A 005)
Step Description
1 Evolve your fossils, while stacking energy into Omanyte.
2 Use Poke Balls to search for more Fossils.

Late Game

Key Card(s) Required
Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Omastar(A1 082) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Kabutops(A1 159) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  X Speed(P-A 002)
1 Retreat Chansey with the help of an X Speed, and switch with Kabutops or Omastar.
2 Ramp up your offense with either Omastar or Kabutops, switching between them depending on their condition and type matchups.

Kanto Fossils Deck Best and Worst Matchups

Best Matchups

Deck Commentary

Charizard ex Decks
Type: Fire

・Can disrupt energy building from Moltres if Omastar is fielded early.

Worst Matchups

Deck Commentary

Pikachu ex Decks
Type: Lightning

・High damage and low energy costs can force you to field fossils early and become helpless.

Venusaur ex Decks
Type: Grass

・Venusaur ex can outdamage and outheal both Omastar and Kabutops.
・Exeggutor ex can make quick work of fossils if allowed to set up during early game

Overall Consistency

The Kanto Fossils deck is relatively easy to use, with the only caveat being that you need to be lucky with draws to get the required evolutions. Once Kabutops and Omastar are set up, they are effectively point-and-click every turn, until you whittle down your opponents!

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