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Best Lightning Type Deck and Cards Tier List
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This is Game8's tier list of Lightning 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 Lightning Type Decks
Tapu Koko ex and Pom-Pom Oricorio Deck
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Tapu Koko ex matches up favorably against top Suicune ex decks, being able to easily 2HKO Suicune ex with Plasma Hurricane and Mach Bolt.
Pom-Pom Oricorio can work as a wall and a win-condition against those decks as well.
| Expansions | Cards to Get and Packs to Open |
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| Genetic Apex (A1) | Giovanni x 1 (Mewtwo Pack) |
| Mythical Island (A1a) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Spacetime Smackdown (A2) | Giant Cape x 1 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 2 (Palkia Pack) |
| Triumphant Light (A2a) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Shining Revelry (A2b) | Pokemon Center Lady x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack) |
| Celestial Guardians | Oricorio x 2 (Solgaleo Pack) |
| Extradimensional Crisis | Tapu Koko ex x 2 (Buzzwole Pack) Looker x (Buzzwole Pack) |
| Eevee Grove | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Wisdom of Sky and Sea | Silver x 1 (Ho-Oh Pack) |
| Secluded Springs | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Mega Rising | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Promo-A | Potion x 2 (Promo-A Pack) X Speed x 1 (Promo-A Pack) Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Red Card x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack) |
Best Tapu Koko ex Decks and Card List
Magnezone and Pom-Pom Oricorio
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Pom-Pom Oricorio's Ability shuts down any opposing ex Pokemon, which can help you set up Magnezone in your Bench.
Magneton's ability allows you to place extra Lightning energy onto itself. Stack as much energy as you can on Magneton before evolving it into Magnezone.
Once set up, you can bring out Magnezone to the Active Spot and, with the help of Giant Cape, withstand any attack while easily eliminating non-ex Pokemon with its powerful 110 damage attack.
| Expansions | Cards to Get and Packs to Open |
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| Genetic Apex (A1) | Magnemite x 2 (Pikachu Pack) Magneton x 2 (Pikachu Pack) Sabrina x 1 (Charizard Pack) |
| Mythical Island (A1a) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Spacetime Smackdown (A2) | Magnezone x 2 (Any Pack) Pokemon Communication x 1 (Dialga Pack) Giant Cape x 2 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack) |
| Triumphant Light (A2a) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Shining Revelry (A2b) | Pokemon Center Lady x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack) |
| Celestial Guardians | Oricorio x 2 (Solgaleo Pack) |
| Extradimensional Crisis | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Eevee Grove | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Wisdom of Sky and Sea | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Secluded Springs | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Mega Rising | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Promo-A | Potion x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack) |
Best Pom-Pom Oricorio Decks and Card List
Best Lightning Type Cards
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Oricorio
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・Ability can nullify any attacks from ex Pokemon. ・Good for early game pressure. ▶︎ Best Pom-Pom Style Oricorio Decks |
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Magnezone
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・An excellent single point attacker that can be quickly charged up by its pre-evolution, Magneton from Genetic Apex. ・Can easily knock out any non-ex Pokemon. ▶︎ Best Magnezone Decks |
 Jolteon ex
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・Can deal additional damage with its Ability. ・Inexpensive Attack in Mach Bolt, which can 2HKO most ex Pokemon. ▶︎ Best Jolteon ex Decks |
 Pichu
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・Can use its move without any Energy. ・Accelerates Energy for its allies. |
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Tapu Koko ex
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・Can be placed down right away. ・Attack generates 1 extra Lightning Energy for itself. ・Great against opposing Suicune ex Decks. ▶︎ Best Tapu Koko ex Decks |
 Zeraora
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・Ability can set itself up with Energy with minimal effort. ・Good for early game pressure. |
List of All Lightning Type Pokemon Cards
PTCGP Lightning Pokemon Deck Strategy
Strategy Focuses on Fast Board Set-up and Cheap Retreat Costs
A common theme for Lightning Type Cards is that they dish out a ton of damage in a short amount of time. They also have access to more powerful moves but come at a cost like Zapdos ex's coin flips or Magnezone's energy discard.
They also have the cheapest Retreat costs making them efficient at swapping around before they get knocked out so your opponent can't score Points.
The prime strategy is to get Lightning cards on the board as soon as possible since they are strongest during the early game phase.
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