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 Genetic Apex (A1)
						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 deal 100 damage to its attacker If it has damage on it.
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
Primeape ×2				Aerodactyl ex ×2				Marshadow ×1				Mankey ×2
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	・Promo Mankey will ensure you can evolve into Primeape that can immediately deal 100 Damage. ・Aerodactyl ex will prevent opponents from evolving, letting Primeape pick off low stage Pokemon with Fight Back.

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 knock them out with Fight Back.

Strategy 2: Marshadow Revenge's

Should Primeape fall, Marshadow can be used to swoop in and trade points with the opponent.

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.
2	You need to let Mankey attack once before evolving.

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
Evolution Decks	Type: ・Forces your opponent to set up their Stage 1 and Stage 2 Pokemon in Bench ・Can easily beat over low HP Basic Pokemon thanks to Primeape's 100 BP move.

Worst Matchups

Deck	Commentary
Big Basics Decks	Type: ・Easily countered by decks that use attackers that don't require evolution or do most of their evolution in the bench. ・Notable examples include the new Celebi ex and Serperior deck and Mewtwo ex decks.

Overall Consistency

Although the deck has strong damage and locking potential, Primeape needs to take damage to maximize Fight Back's damage. Aerodactyl ex is also diffcult to search along with Old Amber, making the deck highly inconsistent.

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.

F2P Aerodactyl ex Deck List

F2P Aerodactyl ex Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Diglett x2	Dugtrio x2	Aerodactyl ex x2	Marshadow x2
Trainer Cards
Old Amber x2	Giovanni x1	Sabrina x2	Potion x2
X Speed x2	Poke Ball x2	Professor's Research x2

This deck focuses more on stalling out your opponent and getting lucky coin flips that will prevent them from even doing much during their turn. Do keep in mind that if you lose a coin flip, your Dugtrio can get easily one-shot by most ex Cards that don't require evolution.

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Meta Decks

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Starmie ex Deck	Mewtwo ex Deck	Dragonite Deck
Articuno ex Deck	Arbok Lock Deck	Venusaur ex Deck
Blaine Deck	Pikachu ex Deck	Marowak ex Deck
Charizard ex Deck	Machamp ex Deck	Blastoise ex Deck
Frosmoth Deck	Exeggutor ex Deck	Arcanine ex Deck
Gengar ex Deck	Wigglytuff ex Deck	Melmetal Deck
Alakazam and Jynx Deck	Zapdos ex Deck	Greninja Deck
Primeape Deck	Raichu and Pikachu ex Deck	Mewtwo ex and Weezing
Raichu and Pikachu ex Deck	Greninja and Weezing Deck	Venusaur ex and Weezing
Lapras ex Deck	Dragonite and Weezing	Celebi ex and Serperior
Gyarados ex and Vaporeon	Aerodactyl ex and Primeape	Mew ex and Weezing

Off Meta Decks

Omastar and Articuno ex	Kingler and Articuno ex	Lapras ex and Butterfree
Poliwrath	Tentacruel and Greninja	Victreebel and Exeggutor ex
Frosmoth and Articuno ex Deck	Gyarados Deck	Centiskorch and Moltres ex Deck
Lt. Surge Deck	Grapploct Deck	Cinccino and Weezing
Brock Deck	Kabutops	Aerodactyl and Dragonite
Eeveelutions and Ditto	Lickitung	Articuno
Zapdos	Moltres	Venusaur
Charizard	Blastoise	Persian and Mawile
Lickitung and Primeape	Gengar ex and Golbat	Exeggutor ex and Alakazam

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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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