Kingler and Articuno ex Deck Strategy Guide and Card List

The Kingler and Articuno ex Deck is a Luck-centric Deck featuring Kingler 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!

Kingler and Articuno ex Deck Guide

Deck Evaluation

Ace Pokemon						Tier Ranking
Kingler Genetic Apex (A1)			Articuno ex Genetic Apex (A1)
						Energy Type(s)
						F2P Friendly?
						❌
						Deck Difficulty
						★★
Deck Strengths
Can do 160 damage if Kingler flips heads twice. Can sweep through teams after a successful Misty.
Deck Weaknesses
Weak to Lightning-type decks. Difficult to recover if Misty usage is unsuccessful.

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List of Cards

Kingler and Articuno ex Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Krabby ×2				Kingler ×2				Articuno ex ×2
Trainer Cards
Misty ×2				Giovanni ×2				Potion ×2				X Speed ×2
Poke Ball ×2				Red Card ×2				Professor's Research ×2

Deck Building Guide

Packs Required for Kingler and Articuno ex Deck

Pack	Featured Card

How to Play Kingler and Articuno ex Deck

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

Kingler and Articuno ex Deck Core Combos and Interactions

Stage 1 Non-ex Attacker	Basic ex Attacker	Description
Kingler	Articuno ex	・Kingler can deal 160 damage on two heads flips, and a solid 80 if it flips tails. ・Articuno ex can snowball through teams with a successful Misty flip. ・All Pokemon in the deck can be powered up by Misty.

Best Starting Hand

Best Starting Hand

Krabby with Kingler in hand is a great start, but even better is Articuno ex with Misty. This can set you up for a sweep if you can get lucky with your Misty flips.

Other Good Starting Cards

Recommended Starting Hand

Another solid starting hand is Articuno ex with Poke Ball or another Basic Pokemon. Misty is always a strong turn 1 play. Use Professor's Research to dig for your next Misty or other resources that you can use the following turn.

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Kingler and Articuno ex Deck Strategies

Kingler and Articuno ex Deck Strategies
T1 Misty Kingler Flips

Strategy 1: 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.

Be sure to use Poke Ball and Professor's Research as it is important that you bench a Krabby on turn 1.

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Strategy 2: Kingler Flips

Once Kingler is powered up, you will then have to attempt to flip two heads with KO Crab. This attack will do 160 on two heads flips, but will only do 80 if you flip a tails. You can still deal a decent 80 damage with this, but its high roll can KO most Pokemon ex.

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 with Articuno ex before they can evolve their Pokemon.
2	Bench Krabby and have it ready to evolve the following turn.

Mid-Game

Key Card(s) Required
Step	Description
1	Evolve Krabby into Kingler and use Misty on it.
2	Use Professor's Research to dig for other resources you can use this turn or the following turn.

Late Game

Key Card(s) Required
1	Now that Kingler and Articuno ex are set up, try to KO as many Pokemon as you can to gain points, using Giovanni whenever you're 10 damage short of a KO.

Kingler 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

The deck's consistency relies heavily on Articuno ex and Misty. Kingler ex's flip condition for its attack make the deck a lot less consistent, not to mention its steep attack cost. While this deck can be fun to play, you may want to use more consistent Misty variants like Articuno ex + 18 Trainers or Starmie ex and Articuno ex.

Articuno ex Deck and Strategy Guide

Kingler and Articuno ex Deck F2P & Substitutes

Kingler and Articuno ex Deck Card Substitutes

Card	Explanation
Kangaskhan	・ Kangaskhan is a great inclusion for setup heavy decks, working as an offensive tank while your Basic Pokemon set up

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Kingler and Articuno ex Deck Other Viable Options

Card	Possible Cuts
Golduck	・ A Golduck line can replace Articuno ex and Red Card if you want to opt for non-ex Attackers in your deck.

F2P Kingler and Articuno ex Deck List

F2P Kingler and Articuno ex Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Psyduck x2	Golduck x2	Krabby x2	Kingler x2
Meowth x2
Trainer Cards
Misty x2	Poke Ball x2	Professor's Research x2	Potion x2
X Speed x2

The Free-to-Play version of Kingler cuts Articuno ex completely to remove its reliance on T1 Articuno ex and Misty. This will allow you to more heavily play with Kingler, with new inclusion, Golduck who is an efficient single-point attacker.

The Trainer Cards in this list are mostly the same as the non-F2P list. Misty is still an auto-include in any Water deck because its ability to ramp is too valuable to pass on.

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Meta Decks

Best Meta Decks
Starmie ex Deck	Mewtwo ex Deck	Dragonite Deck
Articuno ex Deck	Arbok Lock Deck	Venusaur ex Deck
Blaine Deck	Pikachu ex Deck	Marowak ex Deck
Charizard ex Deck	Machamp ex Deck	Blastoise ex Deck
Frosmoth Deck	Exeggutor ex Deck	Centiskorch and Moltres ex Deck
Arcanine ex Deck	Gengar ex Deck	Gyarados Deck
Wigglytuff ex Deck	Melmetal Deck	Lt. Surge Deck
Alakazam and Jynx Deck	Zapdos ex Deck	Greninja Deck
Primeape Deck	Grapploct Deck	Cinccino and Weezing
Raichu and Pikachu ex Deck	Mewtwo ex and Weezing	Greninja and Weezing Deck
Venusaur ex and Weezing	Lapras ex Deck	Brock Deck
Dragonite and Weezing	Kabutops	Aerodactyl and Dragonite
Omastar and Articuno ex	Eeveelutions and Ditto	Kingler and Articuno ex
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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