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!

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Omastar and Articuno ex Deck Guide

Deck Evaluation

Ace Pokemon						Tier Ranking
Omastar Genetic Apex (A1)			Articuno ex Genetic Apex (A1)
						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.
Deck Weaknesses
Weak to Lightning-type decks. Difficult to recover if Misty usage is unsuccessful.

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List of Cards

Omastar and Articuno ex Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Omanyte ×2				Omastar ×2				Articuno ex ×2
Trainer Cards
Helix Fossil ×2				Misty ×2				Sabrina ×2				Potion ×2
X Speed ×2				Poke Ball ×2				Professor's Research ×2

Deck Building Guide

Packs Required for Omastar and Articuno ex Deck

Pack	Featured Card

How to Play Omastar and Articuno ex Deck

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

Omastar and Articuno ex Deck Core Combos and Interactions

Control	Attacker	Description
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

Best Starting Hand

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.

Other Good Starting Cards

Recommended Starting Hand

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.

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Omastar and Articuno ex Deck Strategies

Omastar and Articuno ex Deck Strategies
Omastar Lock Articuno ex and T1 Misty

Strategy 1: Omastar Lock

Omastar Lock

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.

Strategy 2: Articuno ex and T1 Misty

T1 Misty

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.

Game Phases

Early Game

Key Card(s) Required
Step	Description
1	Power up Articuno ex with Misty.
2	Bench Helix Fossil.

Mid-Game

Key Card(s) Required
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.

Late Game

Key Card(s) Required
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.

Omastar and Articuno ex Deck Best and Worst Matchups

Best Matchups

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

Worst Matchups

Deck	Commentary
Pikachu ex Decks	Type: ・ Pokemon in the deck are all weak to Lightning. ・ Difficult counterplay to disadvantageous damage trades.

Overall Consistency

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.

Omastar and Articuno ex Deck F2P & Substitutes

Omastar and Articuno ex Deck Card Substitutes

Card	Explanation
Meowth	・ Meowth is a great option for setup heavy decks because of Pay Day's card draw.

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Omastar and Articuno ex Deck Other Viable Options

Card	Possible Cuts
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

F2P Omastar and Articuno ex Deck List
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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Meta Decks

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

Off Meta Decks

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	Alakazam and Jynx	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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Venusaur ex Rental Deck	Charizard ex Rental Deck	Blastoise ex Rental Deck
Pikachu ex Rental Deck	Mewtwo ex Rental Deck	Machamp ex Rental Deck
Nidoking and Nidoqueen Rental Deck	Kanto Fossils Rental Deck	Koga Rental Deck
Brock Rental Deck	Blaine Rental Deck	Lt. Surge Rental Deck

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