The Tentacruel and Greninja Deck is a Single Point Attacker Deck featuring Tentacruel and Greninja 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!

Tentacruel and Greninja Deck Guide

Deck Evaluation

Ace Pokemon						Tier Ranking
Tentacruel Genetic Apex (A1)			Greninja Genetic Apex (A1)
						Energy Type(s)
						F2P Friendly?
						✔️
						Deck Difficulty
						★★★
Deck Strengths
Utilizes single point attackers for favorable point trades. Can trade points favorably against ex decks. Water deck that does not need Misty.
Deck Weaknesses
May sometimes lack necessary damage output to take key KOs. Will have trouble finding Evolutions during a match.

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List of Cards

Tentacruel and Greninja Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Tentacool ×2				Tentacruel ×2				Froakie ×2				Frogadier ×2
Greninja ×2
Trainer Cards
Sabrina ×2				Potion ×2				X Speed ×2				Poke Ball ×2
Professor's Research ×2

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Packs Required for Tentacruel and Greninja Deck

Packs Needed for Tentacruel and Greninja Deck

How to Play Tentacruel and Greninja Deck

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

Tentacruel and Greninja Deck Core Combos and Interactions

Primary Attacker	Sniper	Description
Tentacruel	Greninja	・Tentacruel able to deal incremental damage with Poison from Poison Tentacles. ・Greninja is able to deal incremental damage from Water Shuriken snipes. ・Both share a weakness to Lightning, so watch out for Pikachu ex decks!

Best Starting Hand

Best Starting Hand

Evolution cards are good to have in your opening hand, as well as powerful turn 1 cards like Poke Ball and Professor's Research.

Other Good Starting Cards

Recommended Starting Hand

You can use Poke Ball to get a Basic Pokemon from your deck, and retreat your Active Pokemon if you have to. Use Professor's Research to dig for resources that you can use the following turn.

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Tentacruel and Greninja Deck Strategies

Tentacruel and Greninja Deck Strategies
Tentacruel Poison Greninja Snipe

Strategy 1: Tentacruel Poison

Tentacruel is an inexpensive attacker that can attack for only 2 Energy. This means it can start chipping away at opponents as early as turn 2 with the additional damage provided by Poison Tentacle's Poison.

Strategy 2: Greninja Snipe

Tentacruel Poison

Tentacruel's Poison works in tandem with Greninja's Water Shuriken. 10 Poison damage + 20 damage from Water Shuriken results in an additional 30 damage, or 50 if you have a second Greninja benched.

Game Phases

Early Game

Key Card(s) Required
Step	Description
1	Send out Tentacool and bench Froakie. use Professor's Research to find resources.
2	Use Professor's Research to find resources.

Mid-Game

Key Card(s) Required
Step	Description
1	Evolve Tentacool into Tentacruel.
2	Evolve Froakie into Frogadier.
3	Strategically retreat a damaged Pokemon when necessary

Late Game

Key Card(s) Required
1	Continue offensive pressure with Tentacruel.
2	Use Greninja's Water Shuriken every turn to damage your opponent's Pokemon and put them in KO range.
3	Use Sabrina to gust up unprepared Pokemon.

Tentacruel and Greninja Deck Best and Worst Matchups

Best Matchups

Deck	Commentary
None	Type: None ・This deck isn't particularly good against specific decks due to its low damage and high dependency on passive damage.

Worst Matchups

Deck	Commentary
Pikachu ex Decks	Type: ・Pikachu ex can OHKO Tentacool or Froakie early on before they can evolve.
Starmie ex Decks	Type: ・Starmie ex's speed can outpace our Pokemon, and its free Retreat Cost can remove its Poison easily

Overall Consistency

The deck's dependence on passive damage and poor matchup against top deck, Pikachu ex makes it a difficult pick for online battling.

Thiis deck is a great pick for experienced players who want a challenge. But if you'd like to use a Water deck that's a little bit easier, consider using a more streamlined Misty deck.

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Tentacruel and Greninja Deck F2P & Substitutes

Tentacruel and Greninja Deck Card Substitutes

Card	Explanation
Bruxish	・ Bruxish is able to deal solid amounts of damage with Second Strike on already damaged Pokemon.

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Tentacruel and Greninja Deck Other Viable Options

Card	Possible Cuts
Misty	・ Though the deck's Pokemon already has low costing attacks, Misty can ramp up a Benched Pokemon with minimal effort on a lucky coin flip.

F2P Tentacruel and Greninja Deck List

F2P Tentacruel and Greninja Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Tentacool x2	Tentacruel x2	Froakie x2	Frogadier x2
Greninja x2
Trainer Cards
Potion x2	X Speed x2	Poke Ball x2	Professor's Research x2
Sabrina x2

The list can be built on a F2P budget as it doesn't require any difficult to find cards. Tentacruel and Greninja may require some effort but these are not too difficult to find.

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Meta Decks

S Tier Decks
Arceus ex
A+ Tier Decks
Carnivine	Rampardos	Crobat
Magnezone and Skarmory	Exeggutor ex	Heatran
Charizard ex	Palkia ex	Darkrai ex
Weavile ex	Yanmega ex	Origin Forme Palkia
A Tier Decks
Leafeon ex	Garchomp ex	Probopass ex
Infernape ex	Pachirisu ex	Gyarados ex and Greninja
Pikachu ex	Dialga ex	Articuno ex
Gallade ex	Abomasnow	Celebi ex
B Tier Decks
Glaceon ex	Bronzong	Tyranitar
Staraptor	Donphan	Starmie ex and Articuno ex
Mewtwo ex and Gardevoir	Golem	Pidgeot ex
Scolipede and Weezing	Garchomp	Porygon-Z
Arcanine ex	Dialga ex and Bastiodon	-
C Tier Decks
・Houndoom Deck ・Snorlax Deck ・Lucario Deck ・Pikachu ex and Raichu Deck ・Venusaur ex Deck ・Volkner Deck ・Togekiss Deck ・Aerodactyl ex Deck ・Alakazam and Jynx Deck ・Dragonite Deck ・Machamp ex Deck ・Blastoise ex Deck ・Marowak ex Deck ・Torterra Deck ・Empoleon Deck ・Mismagius ex Deck ・Volcarona and Arcanine ex Deck ・Wigglytuff ex Deck ・Gengar ex Deck

Off Meta Decks

(A2)
・Dialga ex and Lickilicky ex Deck ・Lake Trio Deck ・Rhyperior Deck ・Togekiss Deck
(A1)	(A1a)
・Arbok Lock Deck ・Brock Deck ・Cinccino Deck ・Frosmoth Deck ・Kingler and Articuno ex Deck ・Lt. Surge Deck ・Melmetal Deck ・Mewtwo ex and Weezing Deck ・Primeape Deck ・Venusaur ex and Weezing Deck ・Victreebel and Exeggutor ex Deck	・Gyarados ex and Vaporeon Deck ・Mew ex and Weezing Deck ・Vaporeon and Articuno ex Deck

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