Articuno Deck Strategy Guide and Card List

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!

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

Deck Building Guide

Packs Required for Articuno Deck

Pack	Featured Card

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.
Articuno ex Deck Strategy Guide and Card List

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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Deck Building Guide

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All Tier Lists
Best Cards Tier List	Best Meta Deck Tier List
Best Rental Deck Tier List	Best F2P Beginner Decks

Deck Articles

Deck Articles
How Rental Decks Work	Staple Cards for Decks
Aggro Decks Explained	Deck Matchup Statistics
Best 18 Trainers Decks	Best Misty Decks
Best Erika Decks	10 Match Tests vs Pikachu ex Deck - Statistics

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	Lapras ex and Butterfree	Poliwrath
Tentacruel and Greninja

Rental Decks

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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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