Pokemon TCG Pocket (PTCGP)

Brock Deck Strategy Guide and Card List

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

The Brock Deck is a High-damage Fightning-type Deck featuring Golem and Onix 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!

Brock Deck Guide

Deck Evaluation

Ace Pokemon Tier Ranking
Pokemon TCG Pocket - A1 149 GolemGolem

Genetic Apex (A1)
Pokemon TCG Pocket - A1 150 OnixOnix

Genetic Apex (A1)
D Tier
Energy Type(s)
Fighting
F2P Friendly?
✔️
Deck Difficulty
Deck Strengths
Pokeball Icon Can deal high damage.

Pokeball Icon Onix and Golem are durable Pokemon.
Deck Weaknesses
Pokeball Icon Heavily relies on Brock to provide energy.

Pokeball Icon Golem also does 50 damage to itself when it attacks.

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List of Cards

Brock Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Geodude ×2 Graveler ×2 Golem ×2 Onix ×2
Trainer Cards
Brock ×2 Sabrina ×2 Potion ×2 X Speed ×2
Poke Ball ×2 Professor's Research ×2

Deck Building Guide

Packs Required for Brock Deck

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

How to Play Brock Deck

How to Play Brock Deck



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Brock Deck Core Combos and Interactions

Early Game Tank Main Attacker Description
Pokemon TCG Pocket - A1 150 OnixOnix Pokemon TCG Pocket - A1 149 GolemGolem ・Onix buys time for Golem to set up.
・Golem can deal high damage using Double-Edge.

Best Starting Hand

Best Starting Hand
Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Geodude(A1 147) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Graveler(A1 148) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Golem(A1 149) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Onix(A1 150) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Brock(A1 224)

Having Onix and all of Golem's evolution line makes setting up a lot faster, so you can start dealing some damage as early as possible. Use Brock to ramp up Golem.

Other Good Starting Cards

Recommended Starting Hand
Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Geodude(A1 147) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Onix(A1 150) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Brock(A1 224) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Sabrina(A1 225) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Professor

As long as you have Onix and at least Geodude in your starting hand, you can still set up fairly quickly. Professor's Research can speed things up should you manage to obtain Graveler and/or Golem with it.

Sabrina allows you to prevent your Active Pokemon from facing an unfavorable matchup. Use Brock to ramp up Golem.

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Brock Deck Strategies

Brock Deck Strategies

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Strategy 1: Stall with Onix

A1 150 P-A 001

Always play Onix first to stall time and get Golem set up on your bench. Use Potion to keep Onix healthy when needed,

Strategy 2: Brock

A1 149 A1 224

Use Brock to give Golem that single Fighting Energy it needs to use Double-Edge. The other three Colorless Energy can be attached normally.

Game Phases

Early Game

Key Card(s) Required
Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Onix(A1 150) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Professor
Step Description
1 Always play Onix first to buy you time to set up Golem.
2 Use Professor's Research to hasten your set up for Golem.

Mid-Game

Key Card(s) Required
Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Golem(A1 149) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Brock(A1 224)
Step Description
1 At this point, you should have Golem ready.
2 Use Brock to give Golem the single Fighting Energy it needs to use Double-Edge and KO your opponent's Active Pokemon.

Late Game

Key Card(s) Required
Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Sabrina(A1 225) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Potion(P-A 001)
1 Use Potion to heal up the HP Golem lost from using Double-Edge when needed, or use Sabrina to prevent Golem from facing an unfavorable matchup.

Brock Deck Best and Worst Matchups

Best Matchups

Deck Commentary

Nidoking/Nidoqueen Decks
Type: Darkness

・Nidoking and/or Nidoqueen can get KOed instantly by Golem's Double-Edge.
・They also take an additional 20 damage from Fighting-type Pokemon, allowing Golem's Double-Edge to deal a total of 170 damage, which already surpasses their max HP.

Worst Matchups

Deck Commentary

Venusaur ex Decks
Type: Grass

・Golem can't OHKO Venusaur ex with Double-Edge.
・Venusaur ex can deal a decent amount of damage to Golem while also heal 30 damage each time it uses Giant Bloom.
・Fighting-type Pokemon are more vulnerable against Grass-type Pokemon.

Overall Consistency

Although it takes some time to set up Golem, you can certainly deal consistent damage once Golem is up. However, the downside is that Golem needs to be able to get a OHKO each time it attacks to quickly end the game since it also takes 50 damage per attack.

Moreover, since Golem is a Stage 2 Pokemon, the opponent can use Red Card to alter your setup.

Brock Deck F2P & Substitutes

Brock Deck Card Substitutes

Card Explanation

Hitmonchan
・Hitmonchan is a Basic 1-Energy Pokemon that can provide some early damage for the deck.

Hitmonlee
・Hitmonlee is also a Basic 1-Energy Pokemon that can provide some early damage with the ability to snipe vulnerable Pokemon on your opponent's bench.

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Brock Deck Other Viable Options

Card Possible Cuts

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

・ Exchanging X Speed for Giovanni can make Golem's Double-Edge more powerful, which can be useful against Pokemon that have more than 150 HP.

Golem, Onix, and Dugtrio Deck List

Golem, Onix, and Dugtrio Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Geodude x2 Graveler x2 Golem x2 Onix x2
Diglett x2 Dugtrio x2
Trainer Cards
Brock x2 Potion x2 Poke Ball x2 Professor's Research x2

Dugtrio can function similarly as Onix in that it can buy you time to set up Golem. Although Onix has better HP and is a Basic Pokemon, Dugtrio can attack constantly with just one energy.

Moreover, when getting heads from a coin flip, it can prevent all damage from - and effects of - attacks done to Dugtrio thanks to Dig's effect.

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Brock Rental Deck

Brock Rental Deck Evaluation

Ace Pokemon Tier Ranking
Pokemon TCG Pocket - A1 140 DugtrioDugtrio

Genetic Apex (A1)
Pokemon TCG Pocket - A1 149 GolemGolem

Genetic Apex (A1)
B Tier
Energy Type(s)
Fighting
F2P Friendly?
✔️
Deck Difficulty
★★★
Deck Strengths
Pokeball Icon Good Evolution Pokemon

Pokeball Icon Pokemon in the deck have high Retreat Costs
Deck Weaknesses
Pokeball Icon Pokemon's Attack costs are high

Pokeball Icon May be inconsistent

Brock Rental Deck List

Brock Rental Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Diglett ×2 Dugtrio ×2 Geodude ×2 Graveler ×2
Golem ×2 Onix ×2 Hitmonlee ×1 Hitmonchan ×1
Trainer Cards
Brock ×1 Potion ×1 Poke Ball ×2 Professor's Research ×2

The Brock Rental Deck is a pre-made theme deck recipe featuring similar cards to the Meta Deck.

How to Unlock Brock Rental Deck

Mission Reward
Collect the highlight card for Brock Deck (Genetic Apex) Pokemon TCG Pocket  Brock Rental Deck Image Brock Rental Deck
(10x Uses)
Collect the cards for Brock Deck (Genetic Apex) Pokemon TCG Pocket  Brock Rental Deck Image Brock Rental Deck

The Brock Rental 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.

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