Best Psychic Type Deck and Cards Tier List

This is Game8's tier list of Psychic 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 Psychic Type Decks Tier List

Deck Tier List Criteria

Best Card 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.

Deck Tier List Explanations

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S Tier

Deck	Explanation
Mewtwo and Gardevoir Deck	・Consistent and powerful. ・Simple strategy to implement.
Mewtwo ex and Weezing Deck	・Mewtwo ex can deal 150 damage and can be put on the field immediately. ・Weezing can inflict Poison on the opponent's active Pokemon and can easily be swapped out with Koga.

A Tier

Deck	Explanation
Gengar ex Deck	・Gengar ex's Ability restricts your opponent from using Professor's Research or other Supporter cards. ・Can be used in conjunction with Red Card to further limit opponent's hand.
Alakazam and Jynx Deck	・Alakazam can deal a lot of damage especially to decks that focuses on ramping lots of energies to perform an attack. ・Jynx can deal half the damage Alakazam does, but is easier to put into play.

Best Decks Tier List

Best Psychic Type Cards

Tier	Card

Card Tier List Criteria

Best 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.

Card Tier List Explanations

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S Tier

Card	Explanation
Mewtwo ex	・ Psychic Sphere can OHKO Staryu and other 50 HP Pokemon. ・ Psydrive can OHKO most Pokemon in the format.
Gardevoir	・ Best paired with Mewtwo ex, but also viable for other Psychic cards with high Energy requirement. ・ Can fulfill role even when left in the Bench.

A Tier

Card	Explanation
Clefable	・ Relatively bulky and easy to set up as it only needs one evolution. ・ Low cost attack can be used to deal chip damage.
Gengar ex	・ Mainly used to prevent opponent from using Supporter cards, countering those that rely on Misty, Blaine, and the like. ・ Has high HP and can deal huge damage once set up is complete.
Hypno	・ Can make opposing Pokemon fall asleep to debilitate their setup. ・ Bulky and can be quickly set up due to it only needing one evolution.
Jynx	・ Can deal good damage to Energy intensive Pokemon like Articuno ex. ・ Efficient 1 Retreat Cost. ・ Good counter against opposing cards that need a lot of Energy to be useful.

B Tier

Card	Explanation
Slowbro	・ High HP and quick to set up due to only needing one evolution. ・ Useful for stalling, but not for offense.
Gengar	・ Non-ex version of Gengar that blocks the use of Supporter cards. ・ Has an attack with low Energy cost but deals meager damage.
Mr. Mime	・ Relatively quick to set up, but better used defensively or when stalling.
Mewtwo	・ Non-ex version of Mewtwo, safer to use but lacks firepower.
Swoobat	・ Standard offensive card that can be used while setting up main attacker. ・ Can deal moderate amount of damage which can be finished off by your main card.

C Tier

Card	Explanation
Alakazam	・ High HP, but takes a long time to set up. ・ Good counter against opposing cards that need a lot of Energy to be useful.
Golurk	・ Very high HP, but difficult to pivot due to very high retreat cost. ・ Can deal tremendous amount of damage but relies on long setup and coin flips.
Mew	・ Low HP and low damage output. ・ Effect of attack will rarely be useful.

List of All Psychic Type Pokemon Cards

PTCGP Psychic Pokemon Deck Strategy

Strategy Revolves on Setting Up to Deal Huge Damage

Psychic-type cards are able to deal a huge amount of damage to wipe out any card in a match, provided they can quickly set up their Energy costs before the opponent completes their set up.

Cards like Mewtwo ex, Gengar ex, and even Golurk can dish out a lot of damage but is held back by high Energy costs, which can be alleviated by setting up Gardevoir in the Bench and using its Ability to amass Psychic energy quickly.

Other Psychic cards, like Alakazam and Jynx, can also deal huge damage against cards that need a lot of Energy.

Can Also Be Used for Utility

Some Psychic-type cards can also be used as utility, focusing on disrupting an opponent's strategy instead of dealing damage.

Hypno's ability to inflict sleep status on cards and both Gengar and Gengar ex' effect of restricing the use of Supporter cards are examples of this.

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