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

Deck Evaluation

Ace Pokemon						Tier Ranking
Venusaur Genetic Apex (A1)			Exeggutor ex Genetic Apex (A1)
						Energy Type(s)
						F2P Friendly?
						✔️
						Deck Difficulty
						★★★
Deck Strengths
Pokemon in the deck are incredibly tanky. Difficult to stop once set up Exeggutor ex is easy to set up while setting up a Venusaur on the Bench.
Deck Weaknesses
Weak to Fire-type decks. Difficult to set up. Lacks damage output.

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List of Cards

Venusaur Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Bulbasaur ×2				Ivysaur ×2				Venusaur ×2				Exeggcute ×2
Exeggutor ex ×2
Trainer Cards
Erika ×2				Potion ×2				X Speed ×2				Poke Ball ×2
Professor's Research ×2

Deck Building Guide

Packs Required for Venusaur Deck

Pack	Featured Card

How to Play Venusaur Deck

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

Venusaur Deck Core Combos and Interactions

Early Game Tank	Late Game Tank	Description
Exeggutor ex	Venusaur	・Exeggutor ex is an energy-efficient attackers with plenty of HP. ・Can deal good chunks of damage and tank hits while allowing Venusaur to set up on the Bench.

Best Starting Hand

Best Starting Hand

Exeggcute is the ideal starting Pokemon for the deck, with an Exeggutor ex ready onhand. Professor's Research can help dig for evolutions, while Erika can help heal Exeggutor ex while Venusaur ex isn't set up yet.

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Other Good Starting Cards

Recommended Starting Hand

A good starting hand has Exeggcute for the active, ready to evolve the following turn and a Bulbasaur in the Bench. Professor's Research can help dig for the necessary Ivysaur or Exeggutor ex if they aren't onhand. Potion can keep your evolved Pokemon healthy for longer in a match.

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Venusaur Deck Strategies

Venusaur ex Deck Deck Strategies
Exeggutor ex Early Game Venusaur Late Game

Strategy 1: Exeggutor ex Early Game

Exeggutor ex Early Game

Exeggutor ex can absorb damage thanks to its sturdy 160 HP, while dishing out 40-80 damage every turn for only one Energy. This Pokemon can stay in the active spot while the other Pokemon on the Bench get set up for the late game.

Use Erika when necessary to keep Exeggutor ex healthy.

Strategy 2: Venusaur ex Late Game

Venusaur is difficult to stop and is a single-point attacker. Prioritize getting Venusaur out every game as this will help you score a victory!

Game Phases

Early Game

Key Card(s) Required
Step	Description
1	Bench Bulbasaur and put Exeggcute in the active spot. Use Professor's Research to dig for more options for the following turns.

Mid-Game

Key Card(s) Required
Step	Description
1	Evolve Exeggcute into Exeggutor ex and continue pressuring your opponent 40-80 damage at a time.
2	Evolve Bulbasaur into Ivysaur as soon as you can and attach Energy to it every turn.
3	Use Erika to keep Exeggutor healthy as Venusaur ex sets up for the late game.

Late Game

Key Card(s) Required
1	Attack with Venusaur while keeping it healthy with Erika and Potion.

Venusaur Deck Best and Worst Matchups

Best Matchups

Deck	Commentary
Pikachu ex Decks	Type: ・Pikachu ex decks will struggle to 2HKO Venusaur decks, while being susceptible to 2HKOs themselves. ・This is a top tier deck, though. So it can still attempt to overrun your board with damage.

Worst Matchups

Deck	Commentary
Blaine Decks	Type: ・Blaine decks pack enough firepower to threaten Venusaur ex and Exeggutor ex. ・The deck's speed may be difficult to compete with.

Overall Consistency

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

Venusaur can deal a decent chunk with Mega Drain and heal 30 damage of itself, however one of Venusaur ex's strengths is that it does not get OHKOd by Mewtwo's Psydrive due to its higher HP. Consider building Venusaur ex once you have access to it, and cut non-ex Venusaur completely.

Venusaur ex Deck Strategy Guide and Card List

Venusaur Deck F2P & Substitutes

Venusaur Deck Card Substitutes

Card	Explanation
Exeggutor	・ A non-ex Exeggutor can also be good, as it can serve the same purpose as Exeggutor ex without giving up the extra point.

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Venusaur Deck Other Viable Options

Card	Possible Cuts
Lilligant	・ Liligant can ramp up Venusaur and help it set up quicker than it would with just regular Energy attachments.

F2P Venusaur Deck List

F2P Venusaur ex Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Bulbasaur x2	Ivysaur x2	Venusaur x2	Petilil x2
Lilligant x2
Trainer Cards
Potion x2	Professor's Research x2	Erika x2	Poke Ball x2
Red Card x1

Lilligant can help Venusaur set up by ramping it up with Leaf Supply.

The deck's Trainer suite remains similar, with only Erika as a non-promo essential.

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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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