The Articuno Deck is a non-ex focused Deck featuring Articuno 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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Articuno Deck Guide

Deck Evaluation

Ace Pokemon						Tier Ranking
Articuno Genetic Apex (A1)
						Energy Type(s)
						F2P Friendly?
						✔️
						Deck Difficulty
						★★★
Deck Strengths
Can make use of Misty to accelerate Energy. Has access to all the best Trainer cards. Has a chance to paralyze on a lucky heads flip.
Deck Weaknesses
Weak to Lightning-type decks. Difficult to recover if Misty usage is unsuccessful. Outclassed by its ex counterpart.

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List of Cards

Articuno Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Articuno ×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

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Packs Required for Articuno Deck

Packs Needed for Articuno Deck

How to Play Articuno Deck

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

Articuno Deck Core Combos and Interactions

Primary Attacker	Best Turn 1 Supporter	Description
Articuno	Misty	・Articuno can start attacking right away with a successful Misty flip. ・Remember that you can Attack on T1 if you have enough Energy.

Best Starting Hand

Best Starting Hand

You would always want to have Misty in your opening hand. A successful heads flip can decide your victory, 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 Articuno ready and Potion to keep your active Articuno healthy.

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Articuno Deck Strategies

Articuno ex Deck Strategies
T1 Misty Red Card

Strategy 1: T1 Misty

T1 Misty

A successful T1 Misty can often mean that you can gain an advantage with Articuno, and hopefully create an advantage that's difficult to catch up to. Use Misty and turn attachments to power up Articuno 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.
2	Send a Fossil out into the Active Spot if Articuno isn't ready. This works as a Basic Pokemon that can be discarded instead of retreating, making it a useful tool for buying us a valuable turn. Do note that knocking out a Fossil scores a point.

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 damaging 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.

Articuno Deck Best and Worst Matchups

Best Matchups

Deck	Commentary
Charizard ex Decks	Type: ・Water Decks naturally match up favorably against Fire decks. ・Your opponent will have to repeatedly flip tails on Moltres ex's Inferno Dance.

Worst Matchups

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

Overall Consistency

The variant with Articuno ex instead of just Articuno is vastly superior to this list, as Articuno ex is a superior Pokemon to its non-ex counterpart. It has the advantage of being able to attack with two Energy, and no reliance on having a third gives it an edge over this list.

It is also capable of much more damage than Articuno and is not reliant on lucky paralysis flips. Overall, this deck is mediocre at best and should only be considered if you're up for a challenge.
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Articuno Deck F2P & Substitutes

Articuno Deck Card Substitutes

Card	Explanation
Golduck	・A Golduck line would give the deck a more Energy-efficient attacker. ・Psyduck is also a decent start, as Headache can prevent the opponent from using Supporters on their turn.

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Articuno Deck Other Viable Options

Card	Possible Cuts
Frosmoth	・ Consider running Frosmoth lines for more disruption. It will also need multiple Energy attachments, however, and lucky Misty flips.

Frosmoth and Articuno ex Deck Options

Frosmoth and Articuno ex Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Articuno 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 Articuno safely sets up on the Bench. Turn 1 Misty to Articuno ex plays are still available to this deck, but this deck list gives the player defensive options through Frosmoth's Powder Snow.

For a version that makes use of Articuno ex, try the list in the link below.

Frosmoth and Articuno ex Deck Strategy Guide and Card List

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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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