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Best Water Type Deck and Cards Tier List

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Last updated on: January 30, 2025 11:11 AM

Pokemon TCG Pocket - Best Water Type Decks and Cards

This is Game8's tier list of Water type decks and cards in Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket (PTCG Pocket). Keep reading to learn more about these staples and see what makes them the best cards in the game!

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Best Water Type Decks
Best Water Type Cards
Deck Strategy
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Best Water Type Decks Tier List

Deck Tier List Criteria

	The best decks are in the S tier, which are decks that have amazing consistency on top of being easy to build and function with minimal difficulty.
	A Tier Decks are also powerful, and can also function at a high level, but may not be as easy to pilot as the S Tiers.
	B Tier Decks are decent, but would require more skill to achieve success with.
	C Tier consists of the game's Rogue Decks. These are great for countering specific threats but required skilled pilots to succeed with.

Deck Tier List Explanations

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S Tier

Deck	Explanation
Gyarados ex and Greninja Deck	・ Gyarados ex is hard to KO with its high HP. ・ Rampaging Whirlpool can discard Energy from the opponent’s Pokemon. ・ Greninja can damage any of the opposing Pokemon with Water Shuriken even when benched.

A Tier

Deck	Explanation
Vaporeon and Articuno ex Deck	・ Vaporeon and Leaf combo can keep the deck Energy-efficient, especially wtih Misty's acceleration. ・ Articuno ex can be powered up quickly with minimal effort with lucky Misty flips.
Starmie ex and Articuno ex Deck	・ Starmie has an inexpensive, strong Attack and has free Retreat. ・ Articuno is also a great sweeper especially if set up quickly. ・ Articuno ex is a strong offensive Basic Pokemon.
Gyarados ex and Vaporeon Deck	・ Gyarados ex's 180 HP can withstand heavy hits. ・ Vaporeon and Leaf combo can keep the deck Energy-efficient, especially wtih Misty's acceleration. ・ Gyarados ex's Rampaging Whirlpool can discard Energy from the opponent's pokemon.

B Tier

Deck	Explanation
Articuno ex Deck	・Can sweep through teams after a successful Misty. ・Has access to all the best Trainer cards.
Greninja and Articuno ex Deck	・Can deal damage to benched Pokemon via Articuno ex's Blizzard and Greninja's Water Shuriken. ・Articuno ex can be played right away.
Lapras ex Deck	・Can keep itself healthy with its Bubble Drain Attack. ・Has a hefty 140 HP, making it difficult to KO. ・Can deal a sizeable 80 damage, allowing it to 2HKO most ex Pokemon, or OHKO most Basic non-exs.

C Tier

Deck	Explanation
Blastoise ex Deck	・Can be powered up with lucky Misty flips. ・Difficult to KO Blastoise ex with its high HP. ・May take a while to set up.
Omastar and Articuno ex Deck	・Can sweep through teams after a successful Misty. ・Can lock oppponents out of attacking with Omastar's disruptive Ancient Whirlpool.
Kingler and Articuno ex Deck	・Can do 160 damage if Kingler flips heads twice. ・Can sweep through teams after a successful Misty.
Frosmoth Deck	・Frosmoth can disrupt enemy team with Sleep ・Tentacruel's Poison can deal continous damage or force a switch
Poliwrath Deck	・Utilizes single point attackers for favorable point trades. ・Can trade points favorably against ex decks. ・Water deck that does not need Misty. ・Requires some skill to pilot
Tentacruel and Greninja Deck	・Utilizes single point attackers for favorable point trades. ・Can trade points favorably against ex decks. ・Water deck that does not need Misty. ・May lack the damage output to take key KOs
Gyarados Deck	・Disrupts the opponent's set up with Gyarados being able to discard the opponent's Energy. ・Can be powered up with lucky Misty flips. ・Frosmoth is used to stall by putting opponents to Sleep.
Articuno Deck	・Can make use of Misty to accelerate Energy. ・Has access to all the best Trainer cards. ・Has a chance to paralyze on a lucky heads flip.
Blastoise Deck	・Can be powered up with lucky Misty flips.

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Tier	Card

Card Tier List Criteria

	The best cards are in the S tier, which are cards that will always be impactful whenever they are played. These are cards that must always be answered or else they will take over a game.
	A Tier cards are cards that are also powerful but do not necessarily centralize a game when they are on the field.
	B Tier cards are less impactful but are still worth using in a deck.
	C Tier cards are good but may have better alternatives available.