The Gyarados ex and Vaporeon Deck is a Water-type Beatdown Deck featuring Gyarados ex and Vaporeon from the Mythical Island 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!

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Gyarados ex and Vaporeon Deck Guide

Deck Evaluation

Ace Pokemon						Tier Ranking
Gyarados ex Mythical Island (A1a)			Vaporeon Mythical Island (A1a)
						Energy Type(s)
						F2P Friendly?
						❌
						Deck Difficulty
						★★
Deck Strengths
Gyarados ex's 180 HP can withstand heavy hits. Vaporeon and Leaf combo can keep the deck Energy-efficient, especially wtih Misty's acceleration. Gyarados ex's Rampaging Whirlpool can discard Energy from the opponent's pokemon.
Deck Weaknesses
Gyarados ex uses a lot of Energy for its Attack. Rampaging Whirlpool can discard energy from your own Pokemon. Magikarp can get KOd easily because of its low HP.

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List of Cards

Gyarados ex and Vaporeon Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Articuno ex ×2				Magikarp ×2				Gyarados ex ×2				Vaporeon ×2
Eevee ×2
Trainer Cards
Misty ×2				Leaf ×2				X Speed ×2				Poke Ball ×2
Professor's Research ×2

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How to Play Gyarados ex and Vaporeon Deck

How to Play Gyarados ex and Vaporeon Deck
Core Combos and Interactions Starting Hand Deck Strategies Game Phases

Gyarados ex and Vaporeon Deck Core Combos and Interactions

Primary Attacker	Support	Best Supporter
Gyarados ex	Vaporeon	Leaf
Description
・Use Leaf to reduce Retreat Cost and retreat Pokemon to Bench ・Use Vaporeon to transfer energy from Bench Pokemon to Gyarados ex.

Best Starting Hand

Best Starting Hand

Starting with Magikarp is not always bad. Attach an Energy and use Leap Out to get it out of the Active Spot. This allows you to safely move Magikarp to the Bench while also attaching an Energy to it for the turn while you send out a different Active Pokemon.

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Recommended Starting Hand

A turn 2 Gyarados ex is also strong, but that would mean Magikarp would need to survive a turn. Use Poke Ball to find a Benched Pokemon so that you don't get donked, and use Misty only when Gyarados ex is in play, that way you don't end up losing Energy if Magikarp is KOd.

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Deck Strategies

Gyarados ex and Vaporeon Deck Strategies
T1 Misty Vaporeon's Wash Out Gyarados ex Offense

Strategy 1: T1 Misty

T1 Misty

A successful T1 Misty can often spell victory for Articuno ex decks, creating an advantage that's difficult to catch up to. Use Misty and turn attachments to power up Articuno ex as quick as possible.

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Vaporeon's Wash Out

Vaporeon and Leaf can be used in tandem to be more efficient with your attached Energy and also for paying for Gyarados ex's high energy cost.

Use Leaf to reduce the Retreat Cost of your active pokemon and bring them to the Bench. Afterwards, you can use Vaporeon's Wash Out Ability to take the energy of your Benched Pokemon and transfer them to Gyarados ex.

Gyarados ex Offense

Gyarados ex's Rampaging Whirlpool can randomly discard energy from any pokemon. This move can be very advantageous if it could discard energy from your opponent's pokemon, but keep in mind that it can also take energy from your own pokemon.

Game Phases

Early Game

Key Card(s) Required
Step	Description
1	Place Articuno ex in the Active Spot while building your pokemon in bench.
2	Use Misty to generate additional energy for Articuno ex if needed.

Mid Game

Key Card(s) Required
Step	Description
1	Evolve Magikarp into Gyarados ex while Benched.
2	Evolve Eevee into Vaporeon while Benched.
3	Focus on building Gyarados ex using your additional Energy attachments.

Late Game

Key Card(s) Required
Step	Description
1	Use Leaf to reduce the cost of Articuno ex's Retreat Cost.
2	Retreat Articuno ex and send Gyarados ex out into the Active Spot.
3	Use Vaporeon's Wash Out to move Energy to Gyarados ex so that it can meet its expensive Attack cost.

Gyarados ex and Vaporeon Deck Best and Worst Matchups

Best Matchups

Deck	Commentary
Fire Decks	Type: ・Water Decks naturally match up favorably against Fire decks.

Worst Matchups

Deck	Commentary
Pikachu ex Decks	Type: ・ Pokemon in the deck are all weak to Lightning with the exception of Eevee. ・ Variants with Zebstrika and Mythical Island Electabuzz can pick off our Magikarp.

Overall Consistency

The deck may struggle in the early game but can win in the mid to late game thanks to Gyarados ex's damage, disruption, and survivability. While Misty can help mitigate the deck's early-game weakness, starting with Magikarp and its low HP can prove to be detrimental to the deck's success. Be sure to bench Magikarp only if you have Gyarados ex ready for the following turn.

Gyarados ex and Vaporeon Deck F2P & Substitutes

Gyarados ex and Vaporeon Deck Card Substitutes

Card	Explanation
Chatot	・Chatot can boost the deck's consistency by allowing you to refresh your hand and draw evolution cards

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Gyarados ex and Vaporeon Deck Other Viable Options

Card	Possible Cuts
Magikarp	・ Genetic Apex Magikarp can replace Mythical Island Magikarp, which gives you an option of dealing 10 damage at the cost of Mythical Island Magikarp's evasion.

F2P Gyarados ex and Vaporeon Deck List

F2P Gyarados ex and Vaporeon Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Magikarp x2	Gyarados x2	Eevee x2	Vaporeon x2
Articuno x2
Trainer Cards
Misty x2	Leaf x2	Professor's Research x2	X Speed x2
Poke Ball x2

Genetic Apex Gyarados can function as a stand-in for if you don't have Gyarados ex yet. It also has a massive payoff for its Hyper Beam attack. The deck's strategy remains the same with Vaporeon, Misty, and Leaf letting you be efficient with your Energy.

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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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