The Moltres Deck is a non-ex focused Deck featuring Moltres 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!

Moltres Deck Guide

Deck Evaluation

Ace Pokemon						Tier Ranking
Moltres Genetic Apex (A1)
						Energy Type(s)
						F2P Friendly?
						✔️
						Deck Difficulty
						★★★
Deck Strengths
Has access to all the best Trainer cards. Only gives up one point when KOd. Can deal lots of damage on lucky heads flips.
Deck Weaknesses
Weak to Lightning-type decks. Can't attack until turn 3. Outclassed by its ex counterpart.

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List of Cards

Moltres Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Moltres ×2				Moltres ex ×2
Trainer Cards
Old Amber ×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 Moltres Deck

Pack	Featured Card

How to Play Moltres Deck

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

Moltres Deck Core Combos and Interactions

Energy Accelerator	Attacker	Description
Moltres ex	Moltres	・Moltres ex can ramp Energy onto Benched Pokemon. Use this to power up Benched Moltres. ・Moltres can deal huge chunks of damage but can fail on a tails flip.

Best Starting Hand

Best Starting Hand

Moltres ex is your ideal starter as it can ramp Energy onto your Benched Moltres. Use Inferno Dance to try and ramp Energy onto Moltres, and use Professor's Research to prepare for the next turn. Use Poke Ball to thin your deck of your Basic Pokemon, and finally Red Card to disrupt your opponent's setup.

Other Good Starting Cards

Recommended Starting Hand

Moltres ex is still the best start for your deck. Use the resources mentioned above to improve your board state. Utilize Sabrina to put your opponents in disadvantageous situations.

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Moltres Deck Strategies

Charizard ex Deck Strategies
Moltres ex Ramp Moltres Offense

Strategy 1: Moltres ex Ramp

Moltres ex Ramp

Moltres ex is your ideal start. Use Inferno Dance to ramp Energy onto your Benched Moltres. Use Professor's Research to dig for more resources.

Strategy 2: Moltres Offense

Make use of Moltres's Sky Attack to deal 100 damage. It does nothing on a tails flip, however, making it inconsistent.

Game Phases

Early Game

Key Card(s) Required
Step	Description
1	Put Moltres ex in the Active Spot, and Moltres in your Bench.
2	Use Professor's Research to dig for resources.

Mid-Game

Key Card(s) Required
Step	Description
1	Continue ramping with Moltres ex.
2	Use Red Card to disrupt your opponent's setup. It is best to make use of this when your opponent has a grip of 4 cards or more, or after they have exhausted one of their Professor's Research.

Late Game

Key Card(s) Required
1	Continue offensive pressure with your Pokemon.
2	Use Sabrina to attempt to bring out vulnerable Pokemon, or Pokemon without enough Energy to attack or Retreat.

Moltres Deck Best and Worst Matchups

Best Matchups

Deck	Commentary
Venusaur Decks	Type: ・Can trade damage favorably because of its type advantage over Grass provided Moltres flips heads on its attacks.

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

Moltres and Moltres ex lack consistent ways to OHKO opposing Pokemon and will have to rely on multiple attacks and lucky flips.

Overall, this deck is mediocre at best and should only be considered if you're up for a challenge. It is recommended that you drop Moltres and play Moltres ex with a powerful Fire-type Attacker that is capable of taking OHKOs and taking advantage of Moltres ex's Energy acceleration like Charizard ex

Charizard ex Deck Strategy Guide and Card List

Moltres Deck F2P & Substitutes

Moltres Deck Card Substitutes

Card	Explanation
Meowth	・Meowth can help Stage 2 decks with Pay Day, being able to go 1 card deep in search of Evolutions for your Charmander line.

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Moltres Deck Other Viable Options

Card	Possible Cuts
Charizard ex	・ Charizard ex is the best partner for Moltres ex, being able to take full advantage of Moltres ex's ramp, and removing the need for Giovanni.

F2P Moltres and Charizard ex Deck List

F2P Moltres and Charizard ex Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Charmander x2	Charmeleon x2	Charizard x1	Charizard ex x1
Moltres ex x1	Moltres x1	Meowth x1
Trainer Cards
Potion x2	X Speed x2	Poke Ball x2	Professor's Research x2
Sabrina x2	Red Card x1

Unfortunately, no other card does what Moltres ex does for Fire decks and the value it gives them. Having just 1 will put you at a disadvantage, but it is better than none.

The Trainers suite remains the same as the regular build, as these are all useful and essential, with Red Card being the tech card of choice.

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Best Rental Deck Tier List	Best F2P Beginner Decks

Deck Articles

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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
List of Non-ex Decks

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

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
Lt. Surge	Grapploct	Cinccino and Weezing
Brock	Kabutops	Aerodactyl and Dragonite
Eeveelutions and Ditto	Lickitung	Articuno
Zapdos	Moltres	Venusaur
Charizard	Blastoise

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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