The Lapras ex Deck is an ex Focused Deck featuring Lapras 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!

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Lapras ex Deck Guide

Deck Evaluation

Ace Pokemon						Tier Ranking
Lapras ex Promo
						Energy Type(s)
						F2P Friendly?
						❌
						Deck Difficulty
						★
Deck Strengths
Can keep itself healthy with its Bubble Drain Attack. Has a hefty 140 HP, making it difficult to KO. Can deal a sizeable 80 damage, allowing it to 2HKO most ex Pokemon, or OHKO most Basic non-exs.
Deck Weaknesses
Weak to Lightning-type decks. Reliant on lucky Misty flips.

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List of Cards

Lapras ex Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Lapras ex ×2
Trainer Cards
Old Amber ×2				Misty ×2				Giovanni ×2				Sabrina ×2
Potion ×2				X Speed ×2				Poke Ball ×2				Red Card ×2
Professor's Research ×2

Deck Building Guide

Packs Required for Lapras ex Deck

Pack	Featured Card

How to Get Lapras ex

An event featuring Lapras ex is expected to arrive in the game in a few weeks, which will mark as the debut of the card as it has no existing counterpart since the game's release.

The event may also use the Advance Ticket item, which was given away to players when the game released globally but was not usable anywhere in the game.

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How to Play Lapras ex Deck

How to Play Lapras ex Deck
Core Combos and Interactions Starting Hand Deck Strategies Game Phases

Lapras ex Deck Core Combos and Interactions

Primary Attacker	Best Turn 1 Supporter	Description
Lapras ex	Misty	・Lapras ex can snowball through teams with a successful Misty flip. ・Remember that you can Attack on T1 if you have enough Energy. ・Lapras ex can keep itself healthy while dealing damage with Bubble Drain.

Best Starting Hand

Best Starting Hand

You would always want to have Misty in your opening hand. A successful heads flip can win you the game outright, creating an advantage that most opponents can't catch up to.

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Other Good Starting Cards

Recommended Starting Hand

A T1 Misty to a T2 Sabrina is great for keeping the offensive pressure on opponents. Use Poke Ball to get your second Lapras ex ready and Potion to keep your active Lapras ex healthy.

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Lapras ex Deck Strategies

Lapras ex Deck Strategies
T1 Misty Red Card

Strategy 1: T1 Misty

T1 Misty

A successful T1 Misty can often spell victory for Lapras ex decks, creating an advantage that's difficult to catch up to. Use Misty and turn attachments to power up Lapras ex as quick as possible.

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Strategy 2: Red Card

Use Red Card if your opponent has already exhausted one of their two Professor's Research. Red Card is also especially useful against decks with multiple evolution lines. This can shuffle back evolution cards into their deck, delaying them for multiple turns.

A well-placed Red Card can keep an opponent from mounting offense.

Game Phases

Early Game

Key Card(s) Required
Step	Description
1	A Misty start is what you always want with this deck. Always go for this turn 1 play and attempt to donk your opponent before they can evolve their Pokemon.

Mid-Game

Key Card(s) Required
Step	Description
1	Use Sabrina to draw out unprepared Pokemon from your opponent's Bench. This is great for knocking out unevolved support Pokemon like Ralts, or Pokemon that may become problems once evolved like Charmander or Bulbasaur.

Late Game

Key Card(s) Required
1	Use Giovanni to boost your damage by 10 when necessary, and get your 2HKOs whenever you can. Use Red Card to disrupt your opponent's set up, and deny them from return KOs.

Lapras ex Deck Best and Worst Matchups

Best Matchups

Deck	Commentary
Charizard ex Decks	Type: ・Water Decks naturally match up favorably against Fire decks. ・Lapras ex will have to outpace their Moltres ex.

Worst Matchups

Deck	Commentary
Pikachu ex Decks	Type: ・ Lapras ex is weak to Lightning. ・ Difficult counterplay to disadvantageous damage trades.

Overall Consistency

This deck works very similarly to Articuno ex decks, but with Lapras ex instead of Articuno ex.

The Lapras ex deck with no backup attackers maximizes consistency in exchange of flexibility with Pokemon options. This deck maximizes its Trainer card options however, so every card in your hand is usable most of the time.

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Lapras ex Deck F2P & Substitutes

Lapras ex Deck Card Substitutes

Card	Explanation
Starmie ex	・ Adding a secondary attacker can change the gameplan of the deck. ・ Starmie is energy-efficient with its Attack and can retreat for free.

Starmie ex Deck Strategy Guide and Card List

Lapras ex Deck Other Viable Options

Card	Possible Cuts
Farfetch'd	・ Non-ex secondary attacker can give the deck a non-ex option so that it can trade points more effectively. Farfetch'd still shares a weakness with Lapras ex, however. ・ Can immediately exert pressure at minimal cost while Lapras ex sets up on the Bench.
Pokedex	・ Pokedex can give you valuable information for the following turns.

Frosmoth and Lapras ex Deck Options

Frosmoth and Lapras ex Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Lapras ex x2	Snom x2	Frosmoth x2
Trainer Cards
Potion x2	X Speed x1	Poke Ball x2	Red Card x1
Professor's Research x2	Misty x2	Sabrina x2	Giovanni x2

This deck utilizes Frosmoth's Powder Snow to disrupt opponents with Sleep while an Lapras ex safely sets up on the Bench. Turn 1 Misty to Lapras ex plays are still available to this deck, but this deck list gives the player defensive options through Frosmoth's Powder Snow.

This build functions similarly to Frosmoth and Articuno ex and follows the same play patterns and strategies.

Frosmoth and Articuno ex Deck Strategy Guide and Card List

F2P Lapras ex Deck Options

F2P Lapras ex Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Lapras ex x1	Farfetch'd x2
Trainer Cards
Potion x2	X Speed x2	Hand Scope x1	Poke Ball x2
Red Card x2	Professor's Research x2	Misty x2	Sabrina x2
Giovanni x2

Farfetch'd can exert early pressure while you find and set up your lone Lapras ex on the Bench. The strategy remains the same, where you would want to power up Lapras ex quickly with Misty and swing as quickly as possible.

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Meta Decks

Best Meta Decks
Mewtwo ex	Celebi ex and Serperior	Pikachu ex
Gyarados ex and Greninja	Vaporeon and Articuno ex	Volcarona and Arcanine ex
Scolipede and Weezing	Starmie ex and Articuno ex	Arcanine ex
Blaine	Pikachu ex and Raichu	Gyarados ex and Vaporeon
Pidgeot ex	Charizard ex	Aerodactyl ex and Primeape
Exeggutor ex	Lt. Surge	Dragonite
Alakazam and Jynx	Mew ex and Weezing	Golem

Off Meta Decks

Articuno ex	Venusaur ex	Dragonite and Weezing
Lapras ex	Greninja	Mewtwo ex and Weezing
Marowak ex	Primeape	Venusaur and Weezing
Arbok Lock	Zapdos ex	Blastoise ex
Gengar ex	Machamp ex	Wigglytuff ex
Melmetal	Koga	Omastar and Articuno ex
Kingler and Articuno ex	Frosmoth	Lapras ex and Butterfree
Poliwrath	Tentacruel and Greninja	Victreebel and Exeggutor ex
Gengar ex and Golbat	Persian and Mawile	Lickitung and Primeape
Exeggutor ex and Alakazam	Frosmoth and Articuno ex	Gyarados
Centiskorch and Moltres ex	Grapploct	Cinccino and Weezing
Brock	Kabutops	Aerodactyl and Dragonite
Eeveelutions and Ditto	Lickitung	Articuno
Zapdos	Moltres	Venusaur
Charizard	Blastoise

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Pikachu ex Rental Deck	Mewtwo ex Rental Deck	Machamp ex Rental Deck
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Brock Rental Deck	Blaine Rental Deck	Lt. Surge Rental Deck

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