The Aerodactyl ex Deck is a Fighting-type Beatdown Deck featuring Aerodactyl ex 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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Aerodactyl ex Deck Guide

Deck Evaluation

Ace Pokemon						Tier Ranking
Aerodactyl ex Mythical Island (A1a)			Primeape Mythical Island (A1a)
						Energy Type(s)
						F2P Friendly?
						❌
						Deck Difficulty
						★★★
Deck Strengths
Aerodactyl ex can prevent your opponent's Active Pokemon from evolving. Aerodactyl has a reliable attack that can 2HKO most Pokemon, or OHKO smaller Basic Pokemon. Primeape can consistently deal 50 damage for a single Energy.
Deck Weaknesses
Aerodactyl ex is difficult to setup without reliable ways to search Old Amber or Aerodactyl ex from your deck. Primeape struggles against aggro decks due to its low HP.

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List of Cards

Aerodactyl ex Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Mankey ×2				Primeape ×2				Aerodactyl ex ×2				Marshadow ×1
Trainer Cards
Old Amber ×2				Giovanni ×1				Sabrina ×2				Potion ×2
X Speed ×2				Poke Ball ×2				Professor's Research ×2

Deck Building Guide

Packs Required for Aerodactyl ex Deck

Pack	Featured Card

How to Play Aerodactyl ex Deck

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

Aerodactyl ex Deck Core Combos and Interactions

Evolution Lock	Primary Attacker	Description
Aerodactyl ex	Primeape	・Aerodactyl ex will prevent opponents from evolving, letting Primeape pick off low HP Basic Pokemon with Punch.

Best Starting Hand

Best Starting Hand

You would ideally have Mankey and Primeape before you can get Aerodactyl ex out. Old Amber should be benched immediately so that you can lock your opponent out of evolving their Pokemon as soon as possible.

Other Good Starting Cards

Recommended Starting Hand

Another good starting hand has access to Aerodactyl ex for a turn 2 or 3 evolution. Still start the game with Mankey whenever possible, and use Professor's Research to dig for resources.

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Aerodactyl ex Deck Strategies

Aerodactyl ex Deck Strategies
Evolution Lock Marshadow's Revenge

Strategy 1: Evolution Lock

Evolution Lock

Aerodactyl ex's Ability, makes it difficult for your opponent to play decks that utilize Stage 1 and Stage 2 cards. This sets up the field so that your opponent only has a Basic unevolved Pokemon as their Active Pokemon, making it easy for Primeape to chip out their HP with Punch.

Strategy 2: Marshadow Revenge's

Should Primeape get KOd, Marshadow can be used to take a revenge KO.

Game Phases

Early Game

Key Card(s) Required
Step	Description
1	Have Mankey be your Active Pokemon, and try to bench an Old Amber immediately.

Mid to Late Game

Key Card(s) Required
Step	Description
1	Evolve Mankey into Primeape and apply offensive pressure.
2	After setting up your board, you should be able to beat down your opponent's Basic Pokemon with your Primeape.
*	Should your Primeape get KOd, Marshadow can come in for a revenge KO.

Aerodactyl ex Deck Best and Worst Matchups

Best Matchups

Deck	Commentary
Pikachu ex Decks	Type: ・Although Aerodactyl is weak against Lightning, Primeape can easily 2HKO Pikachu ex, or OHKO the likes of Voltorb or Blitzle.
Evolution Decks	Type: ・Forces your opponent to set up their Stage 1 and Stage 2 Pokemon in Bench ・Can easily KO loq HP Basic Pokemon thanks to Primeape's consistent 50 damage.

Worst Matchups

Deck	Commentary
ex Decks	Type: ・Easily countered by decks that use attackers that don't require evolution or Pokemon evolve in the Bench. ・Notable examples include the new Celebi ex deck and Mewtwo ex decks.

Overall Consistency

Although the deck has decent damage and locking potential, it may lack the necessary firepower to take on bigger Stage 2s if Aerodactyl doesn't lock opponents in time. Aerodactyl ex is also diffcult to search for along with Old Amber, making the deck highly inconsistent.

The deck's main strength is its positive matchup against Pikachu ex decks.

Aerodactyl ex Deck F2P & Substitutes

Aerodactyl ex Deck Card Substitutes

Card	Explanation
Marowak ex	・Higher damage potential than Primeape and can knock out notable ex Cards in the meta, but does require some level of luck.

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Aerodactyl ex Deck Other Viable Options

Card	Possible Cuts
Red Card	・ Can be swapped out for Giovanni to disrupt your opponent's Pokemon evolution before you can get your Aerodactyl on field. ・ Has a chance of giving your opponent Key Pieces they need.
Mew ex	・Can be swapped with Marshadow as a tech option against Mewtwo ex Decks ・Genome Hacking will let it use moves like Psydrive and Crimson Storm without the condition of discarding Energy.
Primeape	・ Can deal 100 damage, but requires a second Energy attachment and Promo Mankey for synergy. ・ Synergizes with Blue, allowing Primeape to survive a 90 damage attack from Pikachu ex or Starmie ex.

F2P Aerodactyl ex Deck List

F2P Aerodactyl ex Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Mankey x2	Primeape x2	Aerodactyl ex x2	Marshadow x2
Trainer Cards
Old Amber x2	Giovanni x1	Sabrina x2	Potion x2
Leaf x2	Poke Ball x2	Professor's Research x2

This deck is easy to build because Primeape is easy enough to find in Mythical Island packs. The main strategy still applies where Primeape keeps swinging for 50 while you find your Old Amber and Aerodactyl ex.
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Meta Decks

Best Meta Decks
Mewtwo ex	Celebi ex and Serperior	Pikachu ex
Gyarados ex and Greninja	Vaporeon and Articuno ex	Volcarona and Arcanine ex
Scolipede and Weezing	Starmie ex and Articuno ex	Arcanine ex
Blaine	Pikachu ex and Raichu	Gyarados ex and Vaporeon
Pidgeot ex	Charizard ex	Aerodactyl ex and Primeape
Exeggutor ex	Lt. Surge	Dragonite
Alakazam and Jynx	Mew ex and Weezing	Golem

Off Meta Decks

Articuno ex	Venusaur ex	Dragonite and Weezing
Lapras ex	Greninja	Mewtwo ex and Weezing
Marowak ex	Primeape	Venusaur and Weezing
Arbok Lock	Zapdos ex	Blastoise ex
Gengar ex	Machamp ex	Wigglytuff ex
Melmetal	Koga	Omastar and Articuno ex
Kingler and Articuno ex	Frosmoth	Lapras ex and Butterfree
Poliwrath	Tentacruel and Greninja	Victreebel and Exeggutor ex
Gengar ex and Golbat	Persian and Mawile	Lickitung and Primeape
Exeggutor ex and Alakazam	Frosmoth and Articuno ex	Gyarados
Centiskorch and Moltres ex	Grapploct	Cinccino and Weezing
Brock	Kabutops	Aerodactyl and Dragonite
Eeveelutions and Ditto	Lickitung	Articuno
Zapdos	Moltres	Venusaur
Charizard	Blastoise

Rental Decks

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Venusaur ex Rental Deck	Charizard ex Rental Deck	Blastoise ex Rental Deck
Pikachu ex Rental Deck	Mewtwo ex Rental Deck	Machamp ex Rental Deck
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Brock Rental Deck	Blaine Rental Deck	Lt. Surge Rental Deck

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