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Greninja Deck Strategy Guide and Card List

Pokemon TGC Pocket - Greninja Deck Deck Build and How to Play

The Greninja Deck is a High-damage Water-type Deck featuring Greninja 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!

Greninja Deck Guide

Deck Evaluation

Ace Pokemon Tier Ranking
Pokemon TCG Pocket - A1 089 GreninjaGreninja

Genetic Apex (A1)
Pokemon TCG Pocket - A1 084 Articuno exArticuno ex

Genetic Apex (A1)
A Tier
Energy Type(s)
Water
F2P Friendly?
✔️
Deck Difficulty
★★★
Deck Strengths
Pokeball Icon Can deal damage to benched Pokemon via Articuno ex's Blizzard and Greninja's Water Shuriken.

Pokeball Icon Articuno ex can be played right away.
Deck Weaknesses
Pokeball Icon Weak to Lightning-type decks.

Pokeball Icon Long setup.

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List of Cards

Greninja Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Articuno ex ×2 Froakie ×2 Frogadier ×2 Greninja ×2
Trainer Cards
Misty ×2 Sabrina ×2 Potion ×2 X Speed ×2
Poke Ball ×2 Professor's Research ×2

Deck Building Guide

Packs Required for Greninja Deck

Pack Featured Card
Pokemon TCG Pocket  Promo-A Image
Pokemon TCG Pocket  Genetic Apex (Mewtwo) Image
Pokemon TCG Pocket  Genetic Apex (Pikachu) Image
Pokemon TCG Pocket  Genetic Apex (Charizard) Image

How to Play Greninja Deck

How to Play Greninja Deck



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Greninja Deck Core Combos and Interactions

Main Attacker Bench Sniper Description
Pokemon TCG Pocket - A1 084 Articuno exArticuno ex Pokemon TCG Pocket - A1 089 GreninjaGreninja ・Articuno ex's Blizzard and Greninja's Water Shuriken Ability allows you to deal damage to your opponent's active and benched Pokemon on each turn.

Best Starting Hand

Best Starting Hand
Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Articuno ex(A1 084) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Froakie(A1 087) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Frogadier(A1 088) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Greninja(A1 089) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Misty(A1 220)

Having Articuno ex and all of Greninja's evolutions right away is the ideal start for the deck. Always play Articuno ex first and use Misty to attach Water Energy to Articuno for an attack.

Meanwhile, evolve Froakie to Frogradier in one turn, then evolve Frogradier to Greninja in the next turn, so you can take advantage of Greninja's Water Shuriken Ability.

Other Good Starting Cards

Recommended Starting Hand
Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Froakie(A1 087) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Frogadier(A1 088) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Greninja(A1 089) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  X Speed(P-A 002) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Poke Ball(P-A 005)

In the event that you start without Articuno ex in hand, play Froakie right away, then use Poke Ball to hopefully get Articuno ex. If you manage to get Articuno ex, use X Speed to make Froakie retreat with no cost and play with Articuno ex.

From there, evolve Froakie to Frogradier in one turn, then evolve Frogradier to Greninja in the next turn, so you can take advantage of Greninja's Water Shuriken Ability.

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Greninja Deck Strategies

Greninja Deck Strategies

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Strategy 1: Early Offense

A1 084 A1 220

If you have Articuno ex and Misty in your starting hand, play Articuno ex right away, then use Misty to attach Water Energy to Articuno for an attack.

Strategy 2: Waterburst Shuriken

A1 087 A1 088 A1 089

Once you have Greninja's evolution line, evolve them into Greninja but leave Greninja on the bench. Articuno ex will remain as your active Pokemon, attacking whenever possible. Use Greninja's Water Shuriken to deal 20 damage to one (1) of your opponent's Pokemon each turn.

Game Phases

Early Game

Key Card(s) Required
Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Articuno ex(A1 084) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Misty(A1 220)
Step Description
1 Play Articuno ex right away.
2 Use Misty to attach Water Energy to Articuno ex for an attack.

Mid-Game

Key Card(s) Required
Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Articuno ex(A1 084) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Greninja(A1 089)
Step Description
1 At this point, you should have Greninja already but keep it benched.
2 Keep attacking with Articuno ex, and use Greninja's Water Shuriken Ability to deal 20 damage to one (1) of your opponent's Pokemon each turn.

Late Game

Key Card(s) Required
Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Sabrina(A1 225) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Potion(P-A 001)
1 Use Potion to keep Articuno ex alive.
2 Use Sabrina to disrupt your opponent's setup.

Greninja Deck Best and Worst Matchups

Best Matchups

Deck Commentary

Arcanine ex Decks
Type: Fire

・Arcanine ex can't OHKO Articuno ex.
・Greninja can consistently deal 20 damage to Arcanine ex each turn thanks to its Water Shuriken Ability on top of Arcanine ex's Inferno Onrush self-damage effect.
.・ Arcanine ex also takes an additional 20 damage from Water-type Pokemon, putting it at a huge disadvantage.

Worst Matchups

Deck Commentary

Pikachu ex Decks
Type: Lightning

・Pikachu ex can deal damage early on before Articuno ex can get ready.
・Both Greninja and Articuno ex are weak to Lightning-type Pokemon.

Overall Consistency

Although the deck can definitely deal consistent damage each turn thanks to Greninja's Water Shuriken Ability, it does take a long time to setup properly due to Greninja being a Stage 2 evolution. The opponent can do a lot of things to disrupt and delay the setup.

Greninja Deck F2P & Substitutes

Greninja Deck Card Substitutes

Card Explanation

Articuno
・Non-ex Articuno gives the deck a non-ex option.
・Although determined by a coin flip, Ice Beam's paralyzing effect is a valuable asset to have in the deck.

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Greninja Deck Other Viable Options

Card Possible Cuts

Articuno
Pokemon TCG Pocket-  X Speed(P-A 002)

・ Having a non-ex Articuno in the deck instead of X Speed is a favorable exchange since the deck's setup doesn't involve retreating.

Greninja Tentacruel Deck Option

F2P Greninja Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Articuno ex x2 Froakie x2 Frogadier x2 Greninja x2
Tentacool x2 Tentacruel x2 - -
Trainer Cards
Misty x2 Potion x2 Poke Ball x2 Professor's Research x2

Having Tentacruel as another attacker option works well with the deck's setup. Tentacruel has a decent 110 HP and deals 50 damage per attack for low cost. It also inflicts poison to the opponent's active Pokemon, which can disrupt their setup since they have to put their active Pokemon to the bench in order to remove the infliction.

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