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This guide will show you how to build some of the strongest Aerodactyl ex Decks. We'll cover the best Aerodactyl ex Deck builds, how to use them, as well how to beat Aerodactyl ex Decks, and more!

The decks on this page reflect the meta around the Wisdom of Sea and Sky Expansion.

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Best Aerodactyl ex Decks

Aerodactyl ex Deck Variants	Strengths and Weaknesses
Rampardos and Aerodactyl ex Deck [★ Best ★]	Strengths: • The deck will always start with your lone Cleffa, and will always be able to use Twinkly Call to find an Evolution card for the following turn. • Rampardos's low-cost attack can OHKO most Pokemon and deal meaningful damage to Pokemon who can tank it. • Aerodactyl ex can prevent your opponent's Active Pokemon from evolving. Weaknesses: • A very risky deck to play, as Cleffa might fetch an Evolution card that does not match your fossil. • No reliable way to search for your Fossils besides drawing into them.
Aerodactyl ex and Primeape 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. Weaknesses: • Primeape only has 80 HP, making it very easy to KO. • Makes use of Fossil Pokemon, which are difficult to set up.

Aerodactyl ex Deck Variants

Strengths and Weaknesses

Rampardos and Aerodactyl ex Deck
[★ Best ★]

Strengths:
• The deck will always start with your lone Cleffa, and will always be able to use Twinkly Call to find an Evolution card for the following turn.
• Rampardos's low-cost attack can OHKO most Pokemon and deal meaningful damage to Pokemon who can tank it.
• Aerodactyl ex can prevent your opponent's Active Pokemon from evolving.

Weaknesses:
• A very risky deck to play, as Cleffa might fetch an Evolution card that does not match your fossil.
• No reliable way to search for your Fossils besides drawing into them.

Aerodactyl ex and Primeape 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.

Weaknesses:
• Primeape only has 80 HP, making it very easy to KO.
• Makes use of Fossil Pokemon, which are difficult to set up.

Rampardos and Aerodactyl ex Deck

Aerodactyl ex ×2	Rampardos ×2	Cleffa ×1	Sabrina ×1
Old Amber ×2	Skull Fossil ×2	Giant Cape ×2	Cyrus ×1
Red ×2	Rare Candy ×2	Silver ×1	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

This deck can win or lose fast with your sole Basic Pokemon being Cleffa, who can search out your Evolution cards as early as your first turn. Your single Cleffa runs the risk of getting donked if you do not find your Fossils quickly enough.

It is also very important to find Rare Candy as quickly as possible so that you can immediately start attacking.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Sabrina x 1 (Charizard Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	Aerodactyl ex x 2 (Mew Pack) Old Amber x 2 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Rampardos x 2 (Dialga Pack) Skull Fossil x 2 (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)	Red x 2 (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) Silver x 1 (Ho-Oh Pack)
Secluded Springs	No cards needed from this expansion.
Mega Rising	No cards needed from this expansion.
Promo-A	Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Aerodactyl ex and Primeape Deck

Hitmonlee ×2	Mankey ×2	Primeape ×2	Aerodactyl ex ×2
Marshadow ×1	Sabrina ×1	Old Amber ×2	Pokemon Communication ×1
Iono ×1	X Speed ×2	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

This deck features Aerodactyl ex as a way to consistently deal damage at the cost of only two Energy. Hitmonlee, Marshadow, and Primeape function as early to mid-game attackers that are relatively easy to set up.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Hitmonlee x 2 (Mewtwo Pack) Sabrina x 1 (Charizard Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	Mankey x 2 (Mew Pack) Primeape x 2 (Mew Pack) Aerodactyl ex x 2 (Mew Pack) Marshadow x 1 (Mew Pack) Old Amber x 2 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Pokemon Communication x 1 (Dialga Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Iono x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
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)

Aerodactyl ex Deck Strategy Guide

Use Fast Fighting Types

Aerodactyl ex works best with teammates that can set up and attack quickly. Make sure to add Basic and Stage 1 Fighting-types with efficient Attack Costs to your deck!

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Evolution Lock

Aerodactyl ex's Ability makes it difficult for your opponent to play decks that utilize Stage 1 and Stage 2 cards. This can set up the field so that your opponent only has a Basic unevolved Pokemon as their Active Pokemon, making it easy for your attackers to score KOs.

How to Beat Aerodactyl ex Decks

Strong Basic Pokemon

Basic Pokemon that do not need to evolve match up well against Aerodactyl ex. Since they are unaffected by Primeval Law, they can simply focus on attacking and scoring KOs.

Psychic-type Pokemon like Mewtwo ex and Giratina ex also have the type advantage against most of Aerodactyl ex's teammates.

KO the Old Amber

You can try to KO the Old Amber before it can evolve and use its Ability. Sabrina and Cyrus can draw them out to the Active Spot. You can also use cards that can damage Benched Pokemon such as Genetic Apex Hitmonlee.

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Mega Altaria ex and Chingling Deck	Greninja ex and Suicune ex Deck	Mega Absol ex and Hydreigon Deck	-
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Mega Blaziken ex and Heatmor Deck	Pom-Pom Oricorio and Magnezone Deck	Decidueye ex Deck	-
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Mega Absol ex and Pom-Pom Oricorio Deck	Mega Absol ex and Weezing Deck	Hydreigon Deck	Espeon ex and Indeedee ex Deck
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Mega Blaziken ex and Entei ex Deck	Mega Gyarados ex and Milotic Deck	Indeedee ex and Giratina ex Deck	Luxray Deck
Pom-Pom Oricorio and Greninja Deck	Giratina ex and Darkrai ex Deck	Guzzlord ex and Naganadel Deck	-
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Mega Pinsir ex and Leafeon ex Deck	Mega Ampharos ex and Raikou ex Deck	Hitmonchan ex and Lucario Deck	Jolteon ex and Jolteon Deck
Tapu Koko ex and Pom-Pom Oricorio Deck	SR Pikachu ex and Pom-Pom Oricorio Deck	Crobat and Arceus ex Deck	Goodra and Indeedee ex Deck
Tier
Rapidash ex and Ninetales Deck	Tauros ex and Hydreigon Deck	Whimsicott ex and Meowscarada Deck	Dragalge ex and Nihilego Deck
Golurk Deck	Aegislash and Togedemaru Deck	Mega Pidgeot ex and Raikou ex Deck	-

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Core Expansion	Decks
(B1)	・Aegislash ・Dragalge ex ・Greninja ex ・Golurk ・Goodra ・Hitmonchan ex ・Hydreigon ・Indeedee ex ・Jolteon ex ・Luxray ・Mega Absol ex ・Mega Altaria ex ・Mega Ampharos ex ・Mega Blaziken ex ・Mega Gyarados ex ・Mega Pidgeot ex ・Mega Pinsir ex ・Melmetal ex ・Rapidash ex ・Tauros ex ・Whimsicott ex
(A4a)	・Altaria ・Celebi ・Dugtrio ・Entei ex ・Galarian Cursola ・Jumpluff ex ・Latios ・Miltank ・Poliwrath ex ・Raikou ex ・Slowking ・SS Eelektross ・Suicune ex ・Zoroark
(A4)	・Crobat ex ・Donphan ex ・Espeon ex ・Ho-oh ex ・Kingdra ex ・Lanturn ex ・Lugia ex ・Magcargo ・Raikou ・Scizor ・Shuckle ex ・Skarmory ex ・Steelix ・Umbreon ex ・WSS Gyarados ・WSS Tyranitar ・Xatu
(A3b)	・Alcremie ・Dragonite ex ・Espeon ・Flareon ex ・Glaceon ・Jolteon ・Leafeon ・Primarina ex ・Slurpuff ・Snorlax ex ・Sylveon ex ・Umbreon ・Vaporeon
(A3a)	・Alolan Dugtrio ex ・Blacephalon ・Buzzwole ex ・Guzzlord ex ・Lycanroc ex ・Naganadel ・Nihilego ・Pheromosa ・Shiinotic ・Silvally ・Stoutland ・Tapu Koko ex ・Ultra Necrozma ex
(A3)	・Alolan Muk ex ・Alolan Ninetales ・Alolan Raichu ex ・Araquanid ・Banette ・Crabominable ex ・Decidueye ex ・Dhelmise ex ・Incineroar ex ・Kommo-o ・Lunala ex ・Mimikyu ・Passimian ex ・Pom-Pom Oricorio ・Rayquaza ex ・Solgaleo ex ・Tsareena ・Turtonator ・Vikavolt ・Wishiwashi ex
(A2b)	・Beedrill ex ・Bibarel ex ・Dondozo ・Gholdengo ・Giratina ex ・Lucario ex ・Meowscarada ・Paldean Clodsire ex ・Pawmot ・SR Charizard ex ・SR Pikachu ex ・Tinkaton ex ・Wugtrio ex
(A2a)	・Abomasnow ・Arceus ex ・Bronzong ・Carnivine ・Crobat ・Donphan ・Garchomp ex ・Gengar ・Glaceon ex ・Heatran ・Houndoom ・Leafeon ex ・Origin Forme Palkia ・Probopass ex ・Snorlax ・Staraptor ・TL Tyranitar
(A2)	・Bastiodon ・Darkrai ex ・Dialga ex ・Empoleon ・Gallade ex ・Garchomp ・Infernape ex ・Lickilicky ex ・Lucario ・Luxray ・Magnezone ・Mesprit ・Mismagius ex ・Pachirisu ex ・Palkia ex ・Porygon-Z ・Rampardos ・Rhyperior ・Togekiss ・Torterra ・Weavile ex ・Yanmega ex
(A1a)	・Aerodactyl ex ・Celebi ex ・Golem ・Gyarados ex ・Mew ex ・Pidgeot ex ・Scolipede
(A1)	・Aerodactyl ・Alakazam ・Arbok ・Arcanine ex ・Articuno ・Articuno ex ・Blastoise ・Blastoise ex ・Centiskorch ・Charizard ・Dragonite ・Exeggutor ex ・Frosmoth ・GA Charizard ex ・GA Gyarados ・GA Pikachu ex ・Gengar ex ・Greninja ・Kabutops ・Kingler ・Lapras ex ・Machamp ex ・Marowak ex ・Melmetal ・Mewtwo ex ・Moltres ex ・Ninetales ・Omastar ・Pidgeot ・Poliwrath ・Primeape ・Raichu ・Starmie ex ・Venusaur ・Venusaur ex ・Weezing ・Wigglytuff ex ・Zapdos ・Zapdos ex

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