The Carnivine Deck is a Grass Deck featuring Carnivine from the Triumphant Light 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, and how to play it!

Carnivine Deck Guide

Deck Evaluation

Ace Pokemon						Tier Ranking
Carnivine Triumphant Light (A2a)			Arceus ex Triumphant Light (A2a)
						Energy Type(s)
						F2P Friendly?
						❌
						Deck Difficulty
						★★
Deck Strengths
Carnivine can deal 50 damage with one energy and an active Power Link Easily switch between attacking Pokemon due to retreat cost reductions
Deck Weaknesses
Not drawing Arceus ex early can put you at a great disadvantage

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List of Cards

Rotom ×1				Carnivine ×2				Rotom ×1				Shaymin ×1
Arceus ex ×2				Giovanni ×1				Sabrina ×1				Leaf ×1
Pokemon Communication ×1				Giant Cape ×1				Rocky Helmet ×2				Cyrus ×1
Dawn ×1				Poke Ball ×2				Professor's Research ×2

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How to Play Carnivine Deck

Best Starting Hand

Best Starting Hand

Having Carnivine on the active spot and Arceus ex on the bench allows you to blitz the opponent before they can even set up, especially if you went second.

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Recommended Starting Hand

Rotom can hit benched Pokemon and make them targetable with Cyrus. Since Rotom only requries one energy to attack, you can start attaching energy to Arceus ex and switch it in to finish off a damaged Pokemon following a Cyrus pull.

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Carnivine Deck Strategies

Rush Enemies with the Carnivine and Arceus ex Combo

Carnivine's Power Link ability allows it to deal 50 damage using only one energy as long as Arceus ex is in play. This can quickly shut down most decks within the first few turns.

Due to how important Arceus ex is in rushing the opponent, we recommend using search cards like Poke Ball, Professor's Research, and Pokemon Communication to draw it ASAP.

Shaymin Allows Easier Retreat

Except for Arceus ex, all of the Pokemon in this deck can retreat for free if Shaymin is on the bench due to its Sky Support ability reducing retreat cost by 1. This makes it easier to adjust to the situation and swap Pokemon as needed.

Use Arceus ex for High HP Pokemon

Arceus' attack can deal up to 130 damage with a full bench and is a more capable attacker against Pokemon with high HP than Carnivine. Switch Arceus ex in whenever a tanky Pokemon's HP drops to at least 130 to take it off the board and get your point.

Giovanni can help you reach 140 damage, which is an important HP benchmark, letting you KO the likes of Darkrai ex, Weavile ex, and other Arceus ex.

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Meta Decks

S Tier Decks
Giratina ex
A+ Tier Decks
Arceus ex	Gyarados ex	Weavile ex
Gallade ex	Articuno ex	Charizard ex
Meowscarada	-	-
A Tier Decks
Palkia ex	Rampardos	Clodsire ex
Charizard ex	Wugtrio ex	Dialga ex
Darkrai ex	Magnezone	Carnivine
Starmie ex	Origin Forme Palkia	-
B Tier Decks
Pikachu ex	Lucario ex	Beedrill ex
Gholdengo	Exeggutor ex	Pachirisu ex
Celebi ex	Yanmega ex	Leafeon ex
Garchomp ex	Probopass ex	Crobat
Donphan	Heatran	Infernape
C Tier Decks
・Tinkaton ex Deck ・Bibarel ex Deck ・Dondozo Deck ・Pawmot Deck ・Mewtwo ex Deck ・Blaine Deck ・Genetic Apex Pikachu ex Deck ・Pidgeot ex Deck ・Scolipede and Weezing Deck ・Golem Deck ・Dialga ex and Bastiodon Deck ・Lucario Deck ・Garchomp Deck ・Togekiss Deck ・Porygon-Z Deck ・Volkner Deck ・Rhyperior Deck ・Magnezone Deck ・Empoleon Deck ・Torterra Deck ・Lake Trio Deck ・Glaceon ex Deck ・Bronzong Deck ・Abomasnow Deck ・Staraptor Deck ・Tyranitar Deck ・Snorlax Deck ・Houndoom Deck

Off Meta Decks

Core Expansion	Decks
(A2)	・Darkrai ex and Weezing Deck ・Dialga ex and Lickilicky ex Deck ・Magnezone and Marshadow Deck ・Magnezone Deck ・Lake Trio Deck ・Rhyperior Deck
(A1a)	・Aerodactyl ex Deck ・Gyarados ex and Vaporeon Deck ・Mew ex and Weezing Deck ・Vaporeon and Articuno ex Deck ・Volcarona and Arcanine ex Deck
(A1)	・Aerodactyl and Dragonite Deck ・Alakazam and Jynx Deck ・Arbok Lock Deck ・Articuno Deck ・Blastoise Deck ・Blastoise ex Deck ・Brock Deck ・Centiskorch and Moltres ex Deck ・Charizard Deck ・Cinccino and Weezing Deck ・Dragonite Deck ・Dragonite and Weezing Deck ・Eeveelutions and Ditto Deck ・Exeggutor and Alakazam Deck ・Frosmoth Deck ・Gengar ex and Golbat Deck ・Gengar ex Deck ・Grapploct and Pidgeot Deck ・Greninja and Articuno ex Deck ・Greninja and Weezing Deck ・Gyarados Deck ・Kabutops Deck ・Kingler and Articuno ex Deck ・Koga Deck ・Lapras ex and Butterfree Deck ・Lapras ex Deck ・Lickitung and Primeape Deck ・Lickitung Deck ・Lt. Surge Deck ・Machamp ex Deck ・Melmetal Deck ・Mewtwo ex and Weezing Deck ・Moltres Deck ・Omastar and Articuno ex Deck ・Persian and Mawile Deck ・Pikachu ex and Raichu Deck ・Poliwrath Deck ・Primeape Deck ・Tentacruel and Greninja Deck ・Venusaur Deck ・Venusaur ex and Weezing Deck ・Venusaur ex Deck ・Victreebel and Exeggutor ex Deck ・Zapdos Deck ・Zapdos ex Deck

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