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Best Darkness Type Deck and Cards Tier List
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This is Game8's tier list of Darkness 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 Darkness Type Decks
Mega Absol ex and Hydreigon Deck
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Mega Absol ex, Mars, and the Red Card can all be used in this deck to disrupt your opponent's setup.
Although Mega Absol ex's Darkness Claw has a great disruptive effect, it lacks the power you may want in the late game. Hydreigon is here to make up for Mega Absol ex's damage output. Switch it in if you need to deal with high HP Pokemon or if you need to go up against Pom-Pom Oricorio.
| Expansions | Cards to Get and Packs to Open |
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| Genetic Apex (A1) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Mythical Island (A1a) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Spacetime Smackdown (A2) | Giant Cape x 1 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack) Mars x 1 (Palkia Pack) |
| Triumphant Light (A2a) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Shining Revelry (A2b) | Pokemon Center Lady x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Red x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack) |
| Celestial Guardians | Rare Candy x 2 (Any Pack) |
| Extradimensional Crisis | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Eevee Grove | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Wisdom of Sky and Sea | Cleffa x 1 (Lugia Pack) |
| Secluded Springs | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Mega Rising | Mega Absol ex x 2 (Mega Gyarados Pack) Deino x 2 (Mega Gyarados Pack) Hydreigon x 2 (Mega Gyarados Pack) |
| Crimson Blaze | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Promo-A | Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Red Card x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack) |
Mega Absol ex and Hydreigon (Mega Rising) Expert Solo Battle Guide
Hydreigon Deck
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Hydreigon boasts a number of powerful attributes. being a non-ex, single-point Pokemon that can deal high damage and accelerate Energy onto itself.
Being a Stage 2, however comes with the limitation of being difficult to set up and being reliant on multiple turns and finding Rare Candy.
This deck also runs non-ex Absol, whose Leap Over Attack can outright KO Mantyke and Magikarp.
| Expansions | Cards to Get and Packs to Open |
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| Genetic Apex (A1) | Sabrina x 1 (Charizard Pack) |
| Mythical Island (A1a) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Spacetime Smackdown (A2) | Giant Cape x 1 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack) |
| Triumphant Light (A2a) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Shining Revelry (A2b) | Red x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack) |
| Celestial Guardians | Rare Candy x 2 (Any Pack) Lillie x 1 (Solgaleo Pack) |
| Extradimensional Crisis | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Eevee Grove | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Wisdom of Sky and Sea | Cleffa x 1 (Lugia Pack) Absol x 1 (Any Pack) |
| Secluded Springs | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Mega Rising | Deino x 2 (Mega Gyarados Pack) Zweilous x 1 (Mega Gyarados Pack) Hydreigon x 2 (Mega Gyarados Pack) May x 1 (Mega Blaziken Pack) |
| Crimson Blaze | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Promo-A | Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Red Card x 1 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack) |
Best Hydreigon Decks and Card List
Best Darkness Type Cards
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Hydreigon
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・Can set itself up to Attack with its Roar in Unison Ability. ・Can attack on consecutive turns, despite Hyper Ray's discard condition. ▶︎ Best Hydreigon Decks |
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Mega Absol ex
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・Inexpensive Attack in Darkness Claw, which can 2HKO most ex Pokemon. ・Darkness Claw can be disruptive if it can discard a Supporter card from your opponent's hand. ▶︎ Best Mega Absol ex Decks |
 Darkrai ex
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・ Ability can inflict 20 damage for every Energy added to this card even while benched.
▶︎ Best Darkrai ex Decks |
 Nihilego
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・Can inflict and increase the damage of Poison.
▶︎ Best Nihilego Decks |
 Guzzlord ex
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・ Can be very disruptive with Grindcore which has the chance of discarding an Energy from the Defending Pokemon.
▶︎ Best Guzzlord ex Decks |
List of All Darkness Type Pokemon Cards
PTCGP Darkness Pokemon Deck Strategy
Strategy Focuses on Inflicting Status Effects on Opposing Cards
Darkness-type cards mainly rely on inflicting status effects to give them an advantage on the battle field. Their moves and abilities often synergize with each other because of this, with some cards being able to attack with bonus damage if the opponent is inflicted with Poison.
These cards need more strategic set-up by using their special abilities to be effective, so long matches should be expected when using Darkness decks.
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