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!

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Kanto Fossils Deck Guide

Deck Evaluation

Ace Pokemon						Tier Ranking
Kabutops Genetic Apex (A1)			Omastar Genetic Apex (A1)
						Energy Type(s)
						F2P Friendly?
						✔️
						Deck Difficulty
						★★★
Deck Strengths
Stage 2 Fossil Pokemon and Basic Colorless Pokemon in the deck are powerful Difficult to stop once set up
Deck Weaknesses
May be hard to consistently set up Fossils in battle Fossils do not do anything until they evolve

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

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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

Deck Building Guide

Packs Required for Kanto Fossils Rental Deck

Packs Needed for Kanto Fossils Rental Deck

How to Play Kanto Fossils Deck

How to Play Kanto Fossils Deck
Core Combos and Interactions Starting Hand Deck Strategies Game Phases

Kanto Fossils Deck Core Combos and Interactions

Disruption	Win Condition	Description
Omastar	Kabutops	・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

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

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
Chansey Stall Omastar Stun Lock Kabutops Wincon

Strategy 1: Kangaskhan Stall

Chansey Stall

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

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

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

Worst Matchups

Deck	Commentary
Pikachu ex Decks	Type: ・High damage and low energy costs can force you to field fossils early and become helpless.
Venusaur ex Decks	Type: ・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!

How to Unlock Kanto Fossils Rental Deck

Complete Kanto Fossils Mission

Mission	Reward
Collect the highlight cards for Kanto Fossils Deck (Genetic Apex)	Kanto Fossils Rental Deck (10x Uses)
Collect the cards for Kanto Fossils Deck Deck (Genetic Apex)	Kanto Fossils Rental Deck

The Kanto Fossils Deck can be unlocked by completing the Deck Missions related to this Rental Deck.

Collecting the Highlight Cards, Omastar, Kabutops, and Aerodactyl 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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Best Meta Decks Tier List

Meta Decks

S Tier Decks
Arceus ex
A+ Tier Decks
Carnivine	Rampardos	Crobat
Magnezone and Skarmory	Exeggutor ex	Heatran
Charizard ex	Palkia ex	Darkrai ex
Weavile ex	Yanmega ex	Origin Forme Palkia
A Tier Decks
Leafeon ex	Garchomp ex	Probopass ex
Infernape ex	Pachirisu ex	Gyarados ex and Greninja
Pikachu ex	Dialga ex	Articuno ex
Gallade ex	Abomasnow	Celebi ex
B Tier Decks
Glaceon ex	Bronzong	Tyranitar
Staraptor	Donphan	Starmie ex and Articuno ex
Mewtwo ex and Gardevoir	Golem	Pidgeot ex
Scolipede and Weezing	Garchomp	Porygon-Z
Arcanine ex	Dialga ex and Bastiodon	-
C Tier Decks
・Houndoom Deck ・Snorlax Deck ・Lucario Deck ・Pikachu ex and Raichu Deck ・Venusaur ex Deck ・Volkner Deck ・Togekiss Deck ・Aerodactyl ex Deck ・Alakazam and Jynx Deck ・Dragonite Deck ・Machamp ex Deck ・Blastoise ex Deck ・Marowak ex Deck ・Torterra Deck ・Empoleon Deck ・Mismagius ex Deck ・Volcarona and Arcanine ex Deck ・Wigglytuff ex Deck ・Gengar ex Deck

Off Meta Decks

(A2)
・Dialga ex and Lickilicky ex Deck ・Lake Trio Deck ・Rhyperior Deck ・Togekiss Deck
(A1)	(A1a)
・Arbok Lock Deck ・Brock Deck ・Cinccino Deck ・Frosmoth Deck ・Kingler and Articuno ex Deck ・Lt. Surge Deck ・Melmetal Deck ・Mewtwo ex and Weezing Deck ・Primeape Deck ・Venusaur ex and Weezing Deck ・Victreebel and Exeggutor ex Deck	・Gyarados ex and Vaporeon Deck ・Mew ex and Weezing Deck ・Vaporeon and Articuno ex Deck

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