The Brock Deck is a Fighting focused Deck featuring Dugtrio and Golem 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!
List of Contents
Ace Pokemon | Tier Ranking | |||||||
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Dugtrio Genetic Apex (A1) |
Golem Genetic Apex (A1) |
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Energy Type(s) | ||||||||
F2P Friendly? | ✔️ | |||||||
Deck Difficulty | ||||||||
★★★ | ||||||||
Deck Strengths | ||||||||
Good Evolution Pokemon
Pokemon in the deck have high Retreat Costs
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Deck Weaknesses | ||||||||
Pokemon's Attack costs are high
May be inconsistent
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Note: Tier Rating is ranked based only on available Rental Decks
Brock Deck List | |||||||||||||||
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Pokemon Cards | |||||||||||||||
Diglett ×2
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Dugtrio ×2
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Geodude ×2
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Graveler ×2
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Golem ×2
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Onix ×2
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Hitmonlee ×1
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Hitmonchan ×1
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Trainer Cards | |||||||||||||||
Brock ×1
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Potion ×1
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Poke Ball ×2
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Professor's Research ×2
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Pack | Featured Card |
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How to Play Brock Deck | |||
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Tank | Dealer | Description |
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Dugtrio | Golem |
・Dugtrio can effectively stall if lucky with Coin Flips. ・Golem's high damage can finish off defenders and secure points easily. ・Speed up energy stacking on Golem with Brock. |
Best Starting Hand |
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Starting out with your core carries would be optimal, giving you the least amount of time to set up Dugtrio, and start dealing damage and walling with Dig immediately.
Recommended Starting Hand |
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Alternatively, you can start with Hitmonlee, and attack your opponent's Bench to prevent setups and evolutions while you build Dugtrio and Golem.
Brock Deck Strategies | |||
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Dig Wall | ||
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Playing Dugtrio while Golem is benched allows you to deal damage and effectively defend with Dig, while you stack energy on Golem.
Dugtrio will constantly hold out and receive no damage as long as you are lucky with Coin Flips, hopefully until you manage to stack enough energy on Golem.
Double Edge Sweep | ||
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With 4 energy, Double Edge can OHKO most Pokemon, but also damaging itself in the process.
Ideally, you should buy enough time and deal enough damage with Dugtrio early on, while Golem nukes the defender to score the last 1 or 2 points for your team!
Key Card(s) Required | |
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Step | Description |
1 | Start with Diglett and bench Geodude. |
2 | Evolve into Dugtrio ASAP, and stack energy on Geodude when possible. |
Key Card(s) Required | |
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Step | Description |
1 | Keep Dugtrio healthy, and continue evolving and stacking energy on Geodude. |
2 | Buy as much time as possible with Dugtrio. |
Key Card(s) Required | |
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1 | Have Golem as your active Pokemon, and start to go on the offense. |
2 | Use Potion to keep Golem healthy. Use Brock on Golem to give yourself additional energy if you need to bench Golem. |
Deck | Commentary |
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Pikachu ex Decks |
・Golem and Dugtrio are at a type advantage against Pikachu ex decks. ・Favorable point trades. |
Deck | Commentary |
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Mewtwo ex Decks |
・Hard to wall with Dugtrio against Psychic types. ・Mewtwo ex can easily OHKO Diglett with Psychic Sphere |
The Brock deck relies heavily on Coin Flip luck, to deal the most damage and stall as much as possible for Dugtrio.
Double Edge can be detrimental if forced to use early, since it also takes a good chunk of HP from Golem, potentially leaving you in a tough spot with no carries if forced out early.
Mission | Reward |
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Collect the highlight card for Brock Deck (Genetic Apex) |
Brock Rental Deck
(10x Uses) |
Collect the cards for Brock Deck (Genetic Apex) | Brock Rental Deck |
The Brock Deck can be unlocked by completing the Deck Missions related to this Rental Deck.
Collecting the Highlight Card, Brock, 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.
Ace Pokemon | Tier Ranking | |||||||
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Golem Genetic Apex (A1) |
Onix Genetic Apex (A1) |
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Energy Type(s) | ||||||||
F2P Friendly? | ✔️ | |||||||
Deck Difficulty | ||||||||
★ | ||||||||
Deck Strengths | ||||||||
Can deal high damage.
Onix and Golem are durable Pokemon.
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Deck Weaknesses | ||||||||
Heavily relies on Brock to provide energy.
Golem also does 50 damage to itself when it attacks.
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Brock Deck List | |||||||||||||||
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Pokemon Cards | |||||||||||||||
Geodude ×2
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Graveler ×2
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Golem ×2
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Onix ×2
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Trainer Cards | |||||||||||||||
Brock ×2
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Sabrina ×2
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Potion ×2
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X Speed ×2
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Poke Ball ×2
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Professor's Research ×2
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All Tier Lists | |
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All Starter Decks | ||
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