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Best 3 Diamond Decks | Low Rarity and Non-ex Decks
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Low Rarity decks of 3 Diamonds or Below in Pokemon TCG Pocket are decks that do not make use of ex Pokemon, and only give the opponent one point when a Pokemon is knocked out. Read on for a list of the best low rarity and non-ex decks, as well as how to build them!
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Best 3 Diamond Decks
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 Silvally & Magnezone |
 Silvally and Pom-Pom Oricorio |
 Luxray |
Pom-Pom Oricorio and Magnezone Deck
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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) | Shaymin x 1 (Dialga Pack) Magnezone x 2 (Any Pack) Giant Cape x 1 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack) |
| Triumphant Light (A2a) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Shining Revelry (A2b) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| 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 | Elemental Switch x 2 (Lugia Pack) |
| Secluded Springs | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Mega Rising | May x 2 (Mega Blaziken Pack) |
| Promo-A | Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack) |
Pom-Pom Oricorio's Ability essentially shuts down any opposing ex Pokemon, which can help you set up Magnezone in your Bench.
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.
This deck runs Space-Time Smackdown Shaymin to help mitigate chip damage from Pokemon like Darkrai ex. It also runs a copy of Giant Cape to increase your Pokemon's survivability.
Best Magnezone Decks and Card List
Silvally and Pom-Pom Oricorio
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This deck aims to quickly power up attackers with Pichu and Elemental Switch.
The inclusion of Pichu alleviates Silvally 's weakness of being an Energy behind when going first.
Pom-Pom Oricorio can wall unprepared ex Pokemon, while Silvally attacks for 100 every turn, forcing advantageous point trades.
| Expansions | Cards to Get and Packs to Open |
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| Genetic Apex (A1) | Giovanni x 1 (Mewtwo Pack) Sabrina x 1 (Charizard Pack) |
| Mythical Island (A1a) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Spacetime Smackdown (A2) | Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack) Mars x 1 (Palkia Pack) |
| Triumphant Light (A2a) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Shining Revelry (A2b) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Celestial Guardians | Oricorio x 2 (Solgaleo Pack) Guzma x 1 (Lunala Pack) |
| Extradimensional Crisis | Type Null x 2 (Buzzwole Pack) Silvally x 2 (Buzzwole Pack) Gladion x 2 (Buzzwole Pack) |
| Eevee Grove | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Wisdom of Sky and Sea | Pichu x 2 (Lugia Pack) Silver x 1 (Ho-Oh Pack) |
| Secluded Springs | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Mega Rising | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Promo-A | Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack) |
Luxray Deck
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Both versions of Luxray are played in this deck, with both options being equally effective. Space-Time Smackdown Luxray has a higher Attack Cost, but can damage any Pokemon on your opponent's side, while Mega Rising Luxray can do a solid 110 damage for only 2 Energy.
Pom-Pom Oricorio and Zeraora are also in this deck, because these two Lightning-types both offer you utility, with Pom-Pom Oricorio being able to wall ex Pokemon, and Zeraora being a strong starter.
| 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) | Shinx x 2 (Dialga Pack) Luxray x 1 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack) Volkner x 2 (Dialga Pack) |
| Triumphant Light (A2a) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Shining Revelry (A2b) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Celestial Guardians | Oricorio x 2 (Solgaleo Pack) Rare Candy x 2 (Any Pack) |
| Extradimensional Crisis | Zeraora x 2 (Buzzwole Pack) |
| Eevee Grove | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Wisdom of Sky and Sea | Elemental Switch x 1 (Lugia Pack) |
| Secluded Springs | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Mega Rising | Luxio x 1 (Mega Blaziken Pack) Luxray x 1 (Mega Blaziken Pack) May x 1 (Mega Blaziken Pack) |
| Promo-A | Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack) |
Best 3 Diamond Decks Per Type
| Non-ex Decks by Type | ||||
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 Grass |
 Fire |
 Water |
Lighting |
 Psychic |
 Fighting |
 Darkness |
 Metal |
 Dragon |
 Colorless |
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Grass 3 Diamond Deck
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| Genetic Apex (A1) | Erika x 1 (Charizard Pack) |
| Mythical Island (A1a) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Spacetime Smackdown (A2) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Triumphant Light (A2a) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Shining Revelry (A2b) | Sprigatito x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Floragato x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Meowscarada x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack) |
| Celestial Guardians | Bounsweet x 2 (Solgaleo Pack) Steenee x 1 (Solgaleo Pack) Tsareena x 2 (Solgaleo Pack) Rare Candy x 2 (Any Pack) Leaf Cape x 1 (Solgaleo Pack) Mallow x 1 (Solgaleo 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 | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Secluded Springs | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Mega Rising | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Promo-A | Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack) |
Tsareena and Meowscarada both function as Energy-efficient single-point attackers. Tsareena can potentially use Three Kick Combo in earlier turns if evolved with the Rare Candy.
Meowscarada is a great counter to ex Pokemon. Since it can deal damage more consistently than Tsareena, it may be a reliable finisher as well.
Best Meowscarada Decks and Card List
Fire 3 Diamond Deck
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| Genetic Apex (A1) | Vulpix x 2 (Charizard Pack) Ninetales x 2 (Charizard Pack) Blaine x 2 (Charizard Pack) Sabrina x 1 (Charizard Pack) |
| Mythical Island (A1a) | Ponyta x 2 (Mew Pack) Rapidash x 2 (Mew Pack) |
| Spacetime Smackdown (A2) | Giant Cape x 2 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack) |
| Triumphant Light (A2a) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Shining Revelry (A2b) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Celestial Guardians | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| 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 | X Speed x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack) |
The Blaine deck's one-two combo of Rapidash and Ninetales can feasibly exert enough offensive pressure on opponents where they aren't able to trade damage favorably. Continuous attacks from both Rapidash and Ninetales can 2HKO most exs and trade point advantageously.
Blaine boosts their damage output even further by 30, helping you achieve important KOs.
Best Ninetales Decks and Card List
Water 3 Diamond Deck
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| Genetic Apex (A1) | Froakie x 2 (Charizard Pack) Frogadier x 1 (Charizard Pack) Greninja x 2 (Charizard Pack) |
| Mythical Island (A1a) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Spacetime Smackdown (A2) | Giant Cape x 2 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack) |
| Triumphant Light (A2a) | Irida x 2 (Arceus Pack) |
| Shining Revelry (A2b) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Celestial Guardians | Alolan Vulpix x 2 (Lunala Pack) Alolan Ninetales x 2 (Lunala Pack) 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 | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Secluded Springs | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Mega Rising | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Promo-A | Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack) |
Alolan Ninetales is able to damage Benched Pokemon. It is able to set itself up quickly thanks to Alolan Vulpix having Energy acceleration. Greninja acts as support, providing additional damage from the Bench.
Best Alolan Ninetales Decks and Card List
Lightning 3 Diamond Deck
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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) |
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.
Best Pom-Pom Oricorio Decks and Card List
Psychic 3 Diamond Deck
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| Genetic Apex (A1) | Sabrina x 1 (Charizard Pack) |
| Mythical Island (A1a) | Mythical Slab x 2 (Mew Pack) |
| Spacetime Smackdown (A2) | Togepi x 2 (Any Pack) Togetic x 1 (Any Pack) Togekiss x 2 (Any Pack) Giratina x 1 (Palkia Pack) Pokemon Communication x 1 (Dialga Pack) Giant Cape x 2 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack) Cynthia x 2 (Palkia Pack) |
| Triumphant Light (A2a) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Shining Revelry (A2b) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| 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 | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Secluded Springs | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Mega Rising | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Promo-A | Poke Ball x 1 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack) |
This deck revolves around Togekiss as the main attacker. It is able to consistently deal 120 damage as long as it attacks consecutively, and it has access to Cynthia's boost.
Giratina can be used as a wall against high-damage threats such as Darkrai ex and Weavile ex. It may also be used as a secondary attacker.
Best Togekiss Decks and Card List
Fighting 3 Diamond Deck
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| Genetic Apex (A1) | Hitmonchan x 1 (Charizard Pack) |
| Mythical Island (A1a) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Spacetime Smackdown (A2) | Cranidos x 1 (Dialga Pack) Rampardos x 2 (Dialga Pack) Riolu x 2 (Dialga Pack) Lucario x 2 (Dialga Pack) Skull Fossil x 2 (Dialga Pack) |
| Triumphant Light (A2a) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Shining Revelry (A2b) | Iono x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Red x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack) |
| Celestial Guardians | Rare Candy x 2 (Any Pack) Guzma x 1 (Lunala 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 | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Secluded Springs | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Mega Rising | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Promo-A | Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack) |
Rampardos is a top contender in metagames with Fighting-weak ex Pokemon. It can reliably KO most ex Pokemon even without Weakness, but Lucario helps it achieve KOs even more consistently.
Best Rampardos Decks and Card List
Darkness 3 Diamond Deck
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| Genetic Apex (A1) | Weezing x 2 (Mewtwo Pack) Koga x 2 (Mewtwo Pack) Sabrina x 2 (Charizard Pack) |
| Mythical Island (A1a) | Koffing x 2 (Mew Pack) Venipede x 2 (Mew Pack) Whirlipede x 2 (Mew Pack) Scolipede x 2 (Mew Pack) Leaf x 2 (Mew Pack) |
| Spacetime Smackdown (A2) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Triumphant Light (A2a) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Shining Revelry (A2b) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Celestial Guardians | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| 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 | Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack) |
Use Weezing to deal incremental damage using its Gas Leak Ability. Afterwards, you may switch out with Leaf or scoop Weezing up with Koga, into Scolipede Venoshock for 120.
Best Weezing Decks and Card List
Metal 3 Diamond Deck
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| Genetic Apex (A1) | Sabrina x 1 (Charizard Pack) |
| Mythical Island (A1a) | Leaf x 2 (Mew Pack) |
| Spacetime Smackdown (A2) | Skarmory x 2 (Any Pack) Shieldon x 1 (Palkia Pack) Bastiodon x 2 (Palkia Pack) Armor Fossil x 2 (Palkia Pack) Pokemon Communication x 1 (Dialga Pack) Giant Cape x 2 (Dialga Pack) Rocky Helmet x 2 (Palkia Pack) |
| Triumphant Light (A2a) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Shining Revelry (A2b) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| 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 | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Secluded Springs | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Mega Rising | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Promo-A | Poke Ball x 1 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack) |
Skarmory acts as the early game attacker as Bastiodon sets up on the bench. Bastiodon is a difficult Pokemon to go up against once set up, as its Guarded Grill Ability makes it very difficult to KO.
Best Bastiodon Decks and Card List
Dragon 3 Diamond Deck
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| Genetic Apex (A1) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Mythical Island (A1a) | Druddigon x 2 (Mew Pack) Leaf x 1 (Mew Pack) |
| Spacetime Smackdown (A2) | Gible x 2 (Palkia Pack) Gabite x 2 (Palkia Pack) Garchomp x 2 (Palkia Pack) Pokemon Communication x 2 (Dialga Pack) Giant Cape x 2 (Dialga Pack) Cynthia x 1 (Palkia Pack) |
| Triumphant Light (A2a) | Irida x 2 (Arceus Pack) |
| Shining Revelry (A2b) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Celestial Guardians | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| 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 | Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack) |
Garchomp can run through your opponent's Pokemon once it is set up. It can deal a reliable 100 damage with Dragon Claw, and is also its own consistency engine with its Reckless Shearing Ability that offers card selection.
Garchomp Deck Strategy Guide and Card List
Colorless 3 Diamond Deck
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| Genetic Apex (A1) | Sabrina x 2 (Charizard Pack) |
| Mythical Island (A1a) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Spacetime Smackdown (A2) | Giant Cape x 2 (Dialga Pack) Lum Berry x 2 (Palkia Pack) Cyrus x 2 (Palkia Pack) |
| Triumphant Light (A2a) | Snorlax x 2 (Arceus Pack) Irida x 2 (Arceus Pack) Barry x 2 (Arceus Pack) |
| Shining Revelry (A2b) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Celestial Guardians | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| 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) |
This deck focuses solely on Snorlax, attacking and winning with it. Barry allows it to attack earlier, while using Water Energy allows it to be healed by Irida.
Best Snorlax Decks and Card List
Benefits of 3-Diamond Rarity Decks
Used to Clear Solo Battles
Many solo battles, especially at higher difficulties, will require you to win with a deck where all the Pokemon cards are of ♢,♢♢, and/or ♢♢♢ rarity. This means that you will need to have a solid deck that doesn't rely on ex Pokemon if you hope to obtain the rewards from those missions, and this becomes very difficult at the expert difficulty!
Some Non-ex Cards Won't Work For Solo Battles
Despite not being an ex card, Pokemon cards with a 1☆ rarity, as well as promo cards, will disqualify you from clearing this mission, so make sure that all of your Pokemon show ♢,♢♢, and/or ♢♢♢, as specifed in the mission text. Note that this only applies to Pokemon, so 1☆ trainer and supporter cards are fine to include!
Solo Battle Guides: All Decks, Battle Tasks and Counters
For Longer Battles and Favorable Point Trades
ex Pokemon yield 2 points when knocked out, speeding up games because you need three points to win games. Using non-ex Pokemon can also be advantageous because of favorable prize trades against decks with ex. This means that they would need to knock out three Pokemon from a non-ex deck, compared to only two when against a deck with ex Pokemon.
Play Non-ex Private Lobbies
You can play against players with no ex Pokemon in their deck by going into Private Match on the Versus Menu, and inputting the password, NOEX. With no ex Pokemon around, some lesser seen Pokemon and strategies can be seen and enjoyed! However, it is worth noting that wins in Private Lobbies will not net you any XP.
Battle Codes: Private Match Passwords
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Mega Rising Decks
Top Decks in the Meta
List of All Decks
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I recommend to add an A2 3 diamond Giratina to the psychic 3 diamonds deck, just the Togepi is not enough to tank, specially against the Darkrai ex and Weavile ex deck which does around 90 damage per turn.