The Pidgeot ex Deck is a Colorless Offense Deck featuring Pidgeot 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!

Pidgeot ex Deck Guide

Deck Evaluation

Ace Pokemon						Tier Ranking
Pidgeot ex Mythical Island (A1a)			Druddigon Mythical Island (A1a)
						Energy Type(s)
						F2P Friendly?
						❌
						Deck Difficulty
						★★
Deck Strengths
Pidgeot ex can reliably deal 140 damage with its Scattering Cyclone Attack. Pokemon Flute allows you to forcibly put a Pokemon on your opponent's Bench to increase Scattering Cyclone's damage. Druddigon is an effective wall that also deals damage with Rough Skin.
Deck Weaknesses
May be difficult to set up Pidgeot ex because it is a Stage 2. May initially struggle because of its low damage output early in the game.

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List of Cards

Pidgeot ex Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Pidgey ×2				Pidgeotto ×2				Druddigon ×2				Pidgeot ex ×2
Trainer Cards
Giovanni ×2				Sabrina ×1				Pokemon Flute ×1				Leaf ×2
X Speed ×2				Poke Ball ×2				Professor's Research ×2

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Packs Required for Pidgeot ex Deck

Pack	Featured Card

How to Play Pidgeot ex Deck

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

Pidgeot ex Deck Core Combos and Interactions

Passive Damage	Late Game Sweeper	Description
Druddigon	Pidgeot ex	・Deal damage by putting Druddigon into the Active Spot to absorb damage. ・Hit for 120 to 140 damage with Pidgeot ex!

Best Starting Hand

Best Starting Hand

Always start with Druddigon whenever it's available, having the Pidgey line available on your bench for evolving later in the game. Use Poke Ball to find Druddigon and retreat Pidgey into it.

Other Good Starting Cards

Recommended Starting Hand

Another good starting hand would have lots of resources available. These being Trainer cards. Use Poke Ball or your Supporter cards as options during your turn.
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Pidgeot ex Deck Strategies

Pidgeot ex Deck Strategies
Druddigon's Rough Skin Pidgeot's Scattering Cyclone

Strategy 1: Druddigon's Rough Skin

Druddigon's Rough Skin

Druddigon can deal passive damage with its Rough Skin Ability, dealing 20 damage whenever it is damaged by an Attack. This can put opposing Pokemon in KO range for Pidgeot ex later in the game.

Strategy 2: Pidgeot's Scattering Cyclone

Pidgeot ex's Scattering Cyclone deals an extra 20 damage per opponent's Benched Pokemon. If the opponent has 3 Benched Pokemon, Pidgeot ex's attack can reach up to 140 base power. This would be enough power to instantly KO meta cards like Pikachu ex, Articuno ex, and Moltres ex.

Giovanni is especially useful for knocking out 130 HP Pokemon if they only have 2 Pokemon benched.

Game Phases

Early Game

Key Card(s) Required
Step	Description
1	Place Druddigon in the Active Spot while setting up Pidgey on the Bench.

Mid-Game

Key Card(s) Required
Step	Description
1	When Druddigon's HP gets too low, use Leaf to return it to the bench.
3	Use the following turns to evolve and build your Benched Pokemon.

Late Game

Key Card(s) Required
1	When your opponent has 3 Benched Pokemon, send your fully set up Pidgeot ex into the Active Spot.
2	Use Pidgeot ex to sweep your opponent's Pokemon.
3	Use the Pokemon Flute to bring back a Basic Pokemon from the discard pile to your opponent's Bench. This will keep Pidgeot ex's damage output at maximum.

Pidgeot ex Deck Best and Worst Matchups

Best Matchups

Deck	Commentary
Set Up Decks	Type: ・Pidgeot ex benefits from having more pokemon in your opponent's Bench. ・Set Up Pokemon Decks like the Mewtwo ex Deck, which require a lot of Benched Pokemon, will struggle against Pidgeot ex.

Worst Matchups

Deck	Commentary
Pikachu ex Decks	Type: ・Lightning decks can hit our Pidgeot ex line for super-effective damage. ・Mythical Island Pikachu and Genetic Apex Pikachu ex can also benefit from having a full bench.
Starmie ex Decks	Type: ・Pidgeot ex takes 2 evolutions to build so it can be countered with a fast deck like the Starmie ex Deck.

Overall Consistency

Pidgeot ex and Druddigon are consistent by themselves, but also have easy counterplay such as benching less Pokemon or sending out Pokemon with unconventional requirements.

Pidgeot ex is also a Stage 2, which may not be easy to set up.

Pidgeot ex requires 3 Energy to be able to attack, this demands that you evolve on time on turn 3 or be forced to play defensively and protect your unevolved Pokemon.

Pidgeot ex Deck F2P & Substitutes

Pidgeot ex Deck Card Substitutes

Card	Explanation
Chatot	・Chatot can boost the deck's consistency by allowing you to refresh your hand and draw evolution cards
Pidgey	・Pidgey from Mythical Island has 10 less HP but also does 10 more damage. This may matter in the early game, when bits of damage can prove valuable, and not a lot of Pokemon can reliably attack for 50 damage in early turns.

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Pidgeot ex Deck Other Viable Options

Card	Possible Cuts
Pidgeotto	・ Pidgeotto from Mythical Island has 10 more HP than Genetic Apex Pidgeotto.

F2P Pidgeot ex Deck List

F2P Pidgeot ex Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Pidgey x2	Pidgeotto x2	Pidgeot x1	Pidgeot ex x1
Chatot x1	Tauros x1
Trainer Cards
Potion x2	X Speed x2	Poke Ball x2	Professor's Research x2
Giovanni x2	Sabrina x2

This decklist leans into a completely Colorless route. Genetic Apex Pidgeot can be slotted in for 1 Pidgeot ex if you have not pulled one yet.

Chatot is slotted in as an option to refresh your hand and draw into Evolutions, while Tauros from Mythical Island is an easy slot-in because of its reasonable rarity and similar Energy requirements.

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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
Nidoking and Nidoqueen Rental Deck	Kanto Fossils Rental Deck	Koga Rental Deck
Brock Rental Deck	Blaine Rental Deck	Lt. Surge Rental Deck

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