The Omastar and Articuno ex Deck is a Hand disruption and Control Deck featuring Omastar 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!
List of Contents
Ace Pokemon | Tier Ranking | |||||||
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Omastar Genetic Apex (A1) |
Articuno ex Genetic Apex (A1) |
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Energy Type(s) | ||||||||
F2P Friendly? | ✔️ | |||||||
Deck Difficulty | ||||||||
★★★ | ||||||||
Deck Strengths | ||||||||
Can sweep through teams after a successful Misty.
Can lock oppponents out of attacking with Omastar's disruptive Ancient Whirlpool.
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Deck Weaknesses | ||||||||
Weak to Lightning-type decks.
Difficult to recover if Misty usage is unsuccessful.
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Omastar and Articuno ex Deck List | |||||||||||||||
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Pokemon Cards | |||||||||||||||
Omanyte ×2
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Omastar ×2
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Articuno ex ×2
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Trainer Cards | |||||||||||||||
Helix Fossil ×2
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Misty ×2
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Sabrina ×2
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Potion ×2
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X Speed ×2
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Poke Ball ×2
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Professor's Research ×2
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Pack | Featured Card |
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How to Play Omastar and Articuno ex Deck | |||
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Control | Attacker | Description |
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Omastar | Articuno ex |
・Articuno ex can snowball through teams with a lucky Misty play. ・Omastar can lock opponents out of attacking and can deal a hefty 70 with Ancient Whirlpool. |
Best Starting Hand |
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This deck has access to T1 Misty and Articuno ex. Multiple lucky heads flip can allow you to take over a game, leading to an advantage that's extremely difficult to catch up to.
Bench a Helix Fossil, ready to evolve it the following turn. Use Professor's Research to dig for Omanyte and Omastar.
Recommended Starting Hand |
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Another good starting hand has access to the whole Omastar evolution line. Still start with Articuno ex when possible, and use Professor's Research to dig for resources.
Omastar and Articuno ex Deck Strategies | |||
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Omastar Lock | ||
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Omastar can invalidate attackers with Ancient Whirlpool preventing them from attacking. Do note, however, that opponents can remove this condition by evolving or retreating. Use this on attackers that are already set up to steal a turn from opponents.
T1 Misty | ||
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A successful T1 Misty can often spell victory for Articuno ex decks, creating an advantage that's difficult to catch up to. Use Misty and turn attachments to power up Articuno ex as quick as possible.
Key Card(s) Required | |
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Step | Description |
1 | Power up Articuno ex with Misty. |
2 | Bench Helix Fossil. |
Key Card(s) Required | |
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Step | Description |
1 | Keep Articuno ex active. Attach Energy and attack while Omanyte is setting up. |
2 | Evolve Helix Fossil to Omanyte and attach Energy to it whenever you can. |
Key Card(s) Required | |
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1 | Retreat Articuno ex when it is no longer needed. Use X Speed to reduce its Retreat Cost. |
2 | Evolve Omanyte into Omastar and lock opponents out of attacking with Ancient Whirlpool. |
Deck | Commentary |
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Charizard ex Decks |
・Water Decks naturally match up favorably against Fire decks. ・Articuno ex will have to outpace their Moltres ex. |
Deck | Commentary |
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Pikachu ex Decks |
・ Pokemon in the deck are all weak to Lightning. ・ Difficult counterplay to disadvantageous damage trades. |
Articuno ex is a Pokemon that can snowball if you're lucky with Misty. With Omastar as another Misty target, this deck has more options to put your opponent in checkmate situations.
Card | Explanation |
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Meowth |
・ Meowth is a great option for setup heavy decks because of Pay Day's card draw. |
Card | Possible Cuts |
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Kangaskhan |
・ Kangaskhan is an effective tank that can stay in the Active Spot while your benched Fossil or Omanyte sets up. |
F2P Omastar and Articuno ex Deck List | |||
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Pokemon Cards | |||
Kangaskhan
x2 |
Meowth
x2 |
Omanyte
x2 |
Omastar
x2 |
Trainer Cards | |||
Potion
x2 |
X Speed
x2 |
Poke Ball
x2 |
Professor's Research
x2 |
Helix Fossil
x2 |
Sabrina
x2 |
This list cuts Articuno ex in favor of Kangaskhan and Meowth for strategies that don't involve Misty. This can more consistently lean into Omastar as a late-game attacker with Kangaskhan to protect it and Meowth to help you draw into evolutions.
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