The Lapras ex and Butterfree Deck is a Battle Cruiser Deck featuring Lapras ex and Butterfree 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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Lapras ex and Butterfree Deck Guide

Deck Evaluation

Ace Pokemon						Tier Ranking
Lapras ex Promo			Butterfree Genetic Apex (A1)
						Energy Type(s)
						F2P Friendly?
						❌
						Deck Difficulty
						★★★
Deck Strengths
Difficult to KO thanks to Lapras ex's active healing. Butterfree can provide passive healing with Powder Heal. Can make use of Misty to accelerate Energy.
Deck Weaknesses
Weak to Lightning-type decks. May lack the necessary damage output against high-HP Pokemon.

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List of Cards

Lapras ex and Butterfree Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Caterpie ×2				Metapod ×2				Butterfree ×2				Lapras ex ×2
Trainer Cards
Misty ×2				Sabrina ×2				Potion ×2				X Speed ×2
Poke Ball ×2				Professor's Research ×2

Deck Building Guide

Packs Required for Lapras ex and Butterfree Deck

Pack	Featured Card

How to Play Lapras ex and Butterfree Deck

How to Play Lapras ex and Butterfree Deck
Core Combos and Interactions Starting Hand Deck Strategies Game Phases

Lapras ex and Butterfree Deck Core Combos and Interactions

Primary Attacker/Tank	Passive Healing	Description
Lapras ex	Butterfree	・Has access to lots of HP recovery. ・Can make use of Misty to fulfil Lapras ex's Attack cost.

Best Starting Hand

Best Starting Hand

A T1 Lapras ex and Misty is a strong T1 play. Try your luck with Misty immediately and attempt to attack on turn 1!

Other Good Starting Cards

Recommended Starting Hand

Starting with Caterpie is not ideal, but is also not bad either. It can use Find a Friend to search out the other Caterpie from the deck. Use Poke Ball afterwards to guarantee Lapras ex and use Misty when available.

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Lapras ex and Butterfree Deck Strategies

Lapras ex and Butterfree Deck Strategies
Tanky Lapras ex

Strategy 1: Tanky Lapras ex

Tanky Lapras ex

Once set up, Lapras ex is immensely difficult to take down unless you OHKO it, which very few Pokemon are capable of. Remember to use Butterfree's Powder Heal every turn to keep Lapras ex healthy!

Game Phases

Early Game

Key Card(s) Required
Step	Description
1	Send Lapras ex into the Active spot and use Misty.
2	Bench Caterpie and have it ready to evolve the following turn

Mid-Game

Key Card(s) Required
Step	Description
1	Keep Lapras ex healthy and attach Energy to it.
2	Evolve Caterpie into Metapod.
3	Use Professor's Research to dig for usable resources for the following turns.

Late Game

Key Card(s) Required
1	Keep Lapras ex healthy with Butterfree's Powder Heal and Potions.

Lapras ex and Butterfree Deck Best and Worst Matchups

Best Matchups

Deck	Commentary
None	Type: None ・The Lapras ex deck isn't particularly good against specific decks due to its low damage and high dependency on Misty flips.

Worst Matchups

Deck	Commentary
Pikachu ex Decks	Type: ・Pikachu ex can overrun the board with damage and set up quicker than Lapras ex. Butterfree's passive healing may not be sufficient.
Mewtwo ex Decks	Type: ・Decks with Pokemon that can OHKO Lapras ex are also difficult to go up against.

Overall Consistency

This deck relies on Misty's explosiveness to be successful, however this is reliant on lucky flips, making it inconsistent. Once set up though, Lapras ex becomes very difficult to KO with as much as 70 HP being healed from it each turn.

Lapras ex and Butterfree Deck F2P & Substitutes

Lapras ex and Butterfree Deck Card Substitutes

Card	Explanation
Articuno ex	・ Articuno ex can be slotted in instead of Lapras ex, giving the deck a turn 2 attack option, but losing out on Bubble Drain's 30 HP healing.

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Lapras ex and Butterfree Deck Other Viable Options

Card	Possible Cuts
Giovanni	・ Giovanni can help KO 90 HP Pokemon such as Zebstrika.

F2P Lapras ex and Butterfree Deck List

F2P Lapras ex and Butterfree Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Lapras ex x1	Lapras x2	Caterpie x2	Metapod x2
Butterfree x2
Trainer Cards
Potion x2	X Speed x2	Poke Ball x2	Professor's Research x2
Sabrina x2

The list mostly stays the same, with Promo Butterfree being easier to find than regular Butterfree if you participated in the Lapras ex Event

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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
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Brock Rental Deck	Blaine Rental Deck	Lt. Surge Rental Deck

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