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

Deck Evaluation

Ace Pokemon						Tier Ranking
Charizard Genetic Apex (A1)			Moltres ex Genetic Apex (A1)
						Energy Type(s)
						F2P Friendly?
						✔️
						Deck Difficulty
						★★★
Deck Strengths
Has high damage output. Moltres ex is a great starter that can ramp Energy onto Benched Pokemon.
Deck Weaknesses
May lack the necessary firepower compared to its ex counterpart. Moltres ex is a mediocre attacker by itself.

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List of Cards

Charizard Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Charmander ×2				Charmeleon ×2				Charizard ×2				Moltres ex ×2
Meowth ×1
Trainer Cards
Sabrina ×2				Potion ×2				X Speed ×2				Poke Ball ×2
Red Card ×1				Professor's Research ×2

Deck Building Guide

Packs Required for Charizard Deck

Packs Needed for Charizard Deck

How to Play Charizard Deck

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

Charizard Deck Core Combos and Interactions

Energy Acceleration	Primary Attacker	Description
Moltres ex	Charizard	・Moltres ex can ramp up Energy to benched Charmanders with Inferno Dance. ・Charizard can take multiple points once loaded with multiple Energy. ・With 5 Energy, Charizard can score two KOs in a row.

Best Starting Hand

Best Starting Hand

Having Moltres ex in your starting hand is always a welcome sight, as it is your ideal starter. Start with Moltres ex and focus on evolving your Charmander into Charizard as soon as you can.

Other Good Starting Cards

Recommended Starting Hand

Use cards like Potion to keep your Pokemon healthy and out of KO range. Utilize Professor's Research to dig for evolution cards if they are not readily in your hand.

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Charizard Deck Strategies

Charizard ex Deck Strategies
Moltres ex Ramp Charizard Offense

Strategy 1: Moltres ex Ramp

Moltres ex Ramp

Moltres ex is your ideal start. Use Inferno Dance to ramp Energy onto your Benched Charmanders and evolve them whenever possible. Use Professor's Research to dig for more Charmander, Poke Ball or Charmeleons!

Strategy 2: Charizard ex Offense

Once Charizard ex is set up with multiple Energy, retreat Moltres ex and attempt to take multiple points with Charizard ex's Fire Spin.

Game Phases

Early Game

Key Card(s) Required
Step	Description
1	Start with Moltres ex and ramp with Inferno Dance.
2	Bench Charmander and dig for evolutions using Professor's Research.

Mid-Game

Key Card(s) Required
Step	Description
1	Evolve Charmander into Charmeleon, while keeping Moltres ex healthy and out of KO range using Potions.

Late Game

Key Card(s) Required
1	Retreat Moltres ex and sweep with Charizard.
2	Use Sabrina when necessary to take out vulnerable Pokemon on your opponent's Bench.

Charizard Deck Best and Worst Matchups

Best Matchups

Deck	Commentary
Venusaur Decks	Type: ・Can trade damage favorably because of its type advantage over Grass.

Worst Matchups

Deck	Commentary
Starmie ex Decks	Type: ・Can quickly outspeed Moltres ex's setup and eventually get to your Benched Charmanders
Pikachu ex Decks	Type: ・Can quickly outspeed Moltres ex's setup by hitting it for super-effective damage, and eventually get to your Benched Charmanders

Overall Consistency

This deck functions like a sub-optimal version of the Charizard ex deck.

Charizard can deal a massive 150 damage with Fire Spin, however one of Charizard ex's strengths is that it does not get OHKOd by Mewtwo's Psydrive due to its higher HP. Consider building Charizard ex once you have access to it, and cut non-ex Charizard completely.

Charizard ex Deck Strategy Guide and Card List

Charizard Deck F2P & Substitutes

Charizard Deck Card Substitutes

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. Consider cutting Charizard for its superior ex counterpart.

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Charizard Deck Other Viable Options

Card	Possible Cuts
Old Amber	・ Old Amber eliminates unwanted Meowth starts, but also cuts Meowth's Pay Day draw support. Try using Old Amber to buy you a turn when needed. Do remember that KOing Fossils will result in 1 point.

F2P Charizard Deck List

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

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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Meta Decks

S Tier Decks
Arceus ex
A+ Tier Decks
Carnivine	Rampardos	Crobat
Magnezone and Skarmory	Exeggutor ex	Heatran
Charizard ex	Palkia ex	Darkrai ex
Weavile ex	Yanmega ex	Origin Forme Palkia
A Tier Decks
Leafeon ex	Garchomp ex	Probopass ex
Infernape ex	Pachirisu ex	Gyarados ex and Greninja
Pikachu ex	Dialga ex	Articuno ex
Gallade ex	Abomasnow	Celebi ex
B Tier Decks
Glaceon ex	Bronzong	Tyranitar
Staraptor	Donphan	Starmie ex and Articuno ex
Mewtwo ex and Gardevoir	Golem	Pidgeot ex
Scolipede and Weezing	Garchomp	Porygon-Z
Arcanine ex	Dialga ex and Bastiodon	-
C Tier Decks
・Houndoom Deck ・Snorlax Deck ・Lucario Deck ・Pikachu ex and Raichu Deck ・Venusaur ex Deck ・Volkner Deck ・Togekiss Deck ・Aerodactyl ex Deck ・Alakazam and Jynx Deck ・Dragonite Deck ・Machamp ex Deck ・Blastoise ex Deck ・Marowak ex Deck ・Torterra Deck ・Empoleon Deck ・Mismagius ex Deck ・Volcarona and Arcanine ex Deck ・Wigglytuff ex Deck ・Gengar ex Deck

Off Meta Decks

(A2)
・Dialga ex and Lickilicky ex Deck ・Lake Trio Deck ・Rhyperior Deck ・Togekiss Deck
(A1)	(A1a)
・Arbok Lock Deck ・Brock Deck ・Cinccino Deck ・Frosmoth Deck ・Kingler and Articuno ex Deck ・Lt. Surge Deck ・Melmetal Deck ・Mewtwo ex and Weezing Deck ・Primeape Deck ・Venusaur ex and Weezing Deck ・Victreebel and Exeggutor ex Deck	・Gyarados ex and Vaporeon Deck ・Mew ex and Weezing Deck ・Vaporeon and Articuno ex Deck

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