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

Pack	Featured Card

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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Deck Building Guide

All Deck Tier Lists

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
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

All Rental Decks
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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