Pokemon TCG Pocket (PTCGP)

Koga Rental Deck Strategy Guide and Card List

Pokemon TCG Pocket - Koga Deck Guide

The Koga Deck is a Poison focused Deck featuring Muk and Weezing 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!

Koga Deck Guide

Deck Evaluation

Ace Pokemon Tier Ranking
Pokemon TCG Pocket - A1 177 WeezingWeezing

Genetic Apex (A1)
Pokemon TCG Pocket - A1 175 MukMuk

Genetic Apex (A1)
A Tier
Energy Type(s)
Darkness
F2P Friendly?
✔️
Deck Difficulty
★★
Deck Strengths
Pokeball Icon Can protect Pokemon from getting KOd with Koga

Pokeball Icon Darkness Pokemon in the deck don't have shared Weaknesses

Pokeball Icon Darkness Pokemon in the deck don't have shared Weaknesses
Deck Weaknesses
Pokeball Icon Lacks damage output

Pokeball Icon Relies on added effects from Attacks to get damage

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

Best Meta Decks Tier List

List of Cards

Koga Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Ekans ×2 Arbok ×1 Zubat ×2 Golbat ×1
Grimer ×2 Muk ×2 Koffing ×2 Weezing ×2
Trainer Cards
Koga ×1 X Speed ×1 Poke Ball ×2 Professor's Research ×2

Deck Building Guide

How to Play Koga Deck

How to Play Koga Deck



Click the links above to jump to a certain section!

Koga Deck Core Combos and Interactions

Combo Card 1 Combo Card 2 Description
Pokemon TCG Pocket - A1 175 MukMuk Pokemon TCG Pocket - A1 177 WeezingWeezing ・Muk can OHKO most Pokemon once poisoned.
・Weezing's Ability can poison defenders even with no energy investment.
・Koga can protect Muk and Weezing from being Knocked Out without having to use energy to retreat.

Best Starting Hand

Best Starting Hand
Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Grimer(A1 174) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Muk(A1 175) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Koffing(A1 176) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Weezing(A1 177) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Koga(A1 222)

Starting out with your core carries and Koga allows you to quickly deal with your opponents Pokemon once you evolve into Muk and Weezing.

Other Good Starting Cards

Recommended Starting Hand
Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Ekans(A1 164) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Grimer(A1 174) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Koffing(A1 176) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Professor

Alternatively, you can start with an Ekans, while you bench a Grimer and Koffing to prepare evolving them to their evolved forms.

Professor's Research should also be used in hopes of getting their Evolved forms, and Koga.

Best Cards Tier List

Koga Deck Strategies

Koga Deck Strategies

Click the links above to jump to a certain section!

Strategy 1: Poison Switch

Poison Switch
A1 177
A1 175 A1 222

Playing Weezing while Muk is benched allows you to poison your enemy with Weezing's Ability, then use Koga to withdraw Weezing and switch into Muk to deal 120 Damage with Venoshock.

If played correctly, you can catch your opponent off guard, and make quick work of their Pokemon, earning yourself points, while also massively disrupting your opponent's strategy.

Game Phases

Early Game

Key Card(s) Required
Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Grimer(A1 174) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Koffing(A1 176) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Professor
Step Description
1 Start with Koffing and bench Grimer.
2 Use Professor's Research to pull for Koga, Weezing, or Muk.

Mid-Game

Key Card(s) Required
Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Ekans(A1 164) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Arbok(A1 165) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Muk(A1 175)
Step Description
1 Keep Weezing healthy, and play around Ekans and Arbok if necessary to buy time.
2 Have both Weezing and Muk on your bench at least to prepare to shift into offense.

Late Game

Key Card(s) Required
Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Muk(A1 175) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Weezing(A1 177) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Koga(A1 222)
1 Have Weezing as your active Pokemon, and use Koga after you poison the defender with Weezing's Ability.
2 Attack with Muk to deal massive damage against the defending Pokemon.

Koga Deck Best and Worst Matchups

Best Matchups

Deck Commentary

Mewtwo ex Decks
Type: Psychic

・Can trade damage favorably because of its type advantage over Psychic.

Worst Matchups

Deck Commentary

Machamp ex Decks
Type: Fighting

・High damage can overpower Koga Deck with type advantage

Marowak ex Decks
Type: Fighting

・Low energy cost attacks can quickly eliminate your Basic Dark types.

Overall Consistency

The Koga deck is relatively easy to use, having one simple gimmick of poisoning the opponent and letting Muk clean up with Venoshock. Due to this, the strategy can be easily predicted, and worst case, countered by experienced opponents.

How to Unlock

Complete Koga Deck Mission

Mission Reward
Collect the highlight card for Koga Deck (Genetic Apex) Pokemon TCG Pocket  - Koga Rental Deck Image Koga Rental Deck
(10x Uses)
Collect the cards for Koga Deck (Genetic Apex) Pokemon TCG Pocket  - Koga Rental Deck Image Koga Rental Deck

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

Collecting the Highlight Card, Koga, 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

Pokemon TCG Pocket Related Guides

Decks.png
Deck Building Guide

All Deck Tier Lists

All Tier Lists
Best Cards Tier List Best Meta Deck Tier List
Best Rental Deck Tier List Best F2P Beginner Decks

Rental Deck Articles

Rental Deck Articles
How Rental Decks Work List of All Rental Decks

Meta Decks

Best Meta Decks
Pokemon TCG Pocket - Starmie ex DeckStarmie ex Deck Pokemon TCG Pocket - Mewtwo ex DeckMewtwo ex Deck
Pokemon TCG Pocket - Dragonite DeckDragonite Deck Pokemon TCG Pocket - Articuno ex DeckArticuno ex Deck
Pokemon TCG Pocket - Arbok DeckArbok Lock Deck Pokemon TCG Pocket - Venusaur ex DeckVenusaur ex Deck
Pokemon TCG Pocket - Blaine DeckBlaine Deck Pokemon TCG Pocket - Pikachu ex DeckPikachu ex Deck
Pokemon TCG Pocket - Marowak ex DeckMarowak ex Deck Pokemon TCG Pocket - Charizard ex DeckCharizard ex Deck
Pokemon TCG Pocket - Machamp ex DeckMachamp ex Deck Pokemon TCG Pocket - Blastoise ex DeckBlastoise ex Deck
Pokemon TCG Pocket - Frosmoth and Articuno ex DeckFrosmoth and Articuno ex Deck Pokemon TCG Pocket - Exeggutor ex Deck.pngExeggutor ex Deck
Pokemon TCG Pocket - Centiskorch Tier List IconCentiskorch and Moltres ex Deck Pokemon TCG Pocket - Arcanine ex DeckArcanine ex Deck
Pokemon TCG Pocket - Gengar ex DeckGengar ex Deck Pokemon TCG Pocket - Gyarados Deck Icon.pngGyarados Deck

Starter Decks

All Starter Decks
Pokemon TCG Pocket - Pinsir IconPinsir Starter Deck Pokemon TCG Pocket - Rapidash IconRapidash Starter Deck Pokemon TCG Pocket - Sandslash IconSandslash Starter Deck

Rental Decks

All Rental Decks
Pokemon TCG Pocket - Nidoqueen IconNidoking and Nidoqueen Rental Deck Pokemon TCG Pocket - Omastar IconKanto Fossils Rental Deck
Pokemon TCG Pocket - Koga IconKoga Rental Deck

Author

    Walkthrough Menu

    All rights reserved