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

Packs Needed for Lapras ex Deck

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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Deck-Building Guides and Lists

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Best F2P Beginner Decks	Best Non-ex Decks
Which ex Starter Deck Should You Get?	List of Rental Decks
Best Misty Decks	Best Erika Decks
Best 18 Trainers Decks	Best Trainerless Decks for Solo Battle Missions
List of Meme or Troll Decks	-
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Deck Building Guide	How Rental Decks Work
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Deck Analyses
Deck Matchup Statistics	10 Match Tests vs Pikachu ex Deck - Statistics

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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Core Expansion	Decks
Starter Decks	・Pinsir Starter Deck ・Rapidash Starter Deck ・Sandslash Starter Deck
Genetic Apex Rental and Theme Decks	・Koga Rental Deck ・Brock Rental Deck ・Kanto Fossils Rental Deck ・Nidoking and Nidoqueen Rental Deck

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