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)			Mew ex 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. Mew ex is a splashable attacker that can OHKO potent threats like Mewtwo ex and Charizard ex.
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				Mew ex ×2				Pidgeot ex ×2
Trainer Cards
Sabrina ×1				Pokemon Flute ×1				Budding Expeditioner ×2				Potion ×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

Late-Game Attacker	All Around Attacker	Supporter
Pidgeot ex	Mew ex	Budding Expeditioner
Description
・Use Mew ex early in the game and set up Pidgeot ex on the Bench. ・Restore Mew ex's HP when it's low by returning it to hand using Budding Expeditioner.

Best Starting Hand

Best Starting Hand

You would want to have Mew ex in your starting hand. Mew ex has 130 HP and only needs one Psychic energy to be able to attack, making it valuable for early game plays.

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Recommended Starting Hand

If you do not have Budding Expeditioner in your starting hand, Sabrina is the next best supporter to buy turns. When Mew ex's HP starts to get low in the early game, use Sabrina to forcibly switch out the opposing Pokemon and force opponents into disadvantageous situations.

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Pidgeot ex Deck Strategies

Pidgeot ex Deck Strategies
Mew ex's Genome Hacking Pidgeot's Scattering Cyclone

Strategy 1: Mew ex's Genome Hacking

Mew ex can immediately attack for 20 damage with Psyshot, making it decent early in the game. Once it has three Energy, it can use Genome Hacking to KO ex Pokemon like Mewtwo ex or Charizard ex. It is worth noting that Mew ex will discard Energy if it copies Mewtwo ex's Psydrive.

This also isn't a very good Pokemon against Pokemon like Pikachu ex or Celebi ex because Mew ex will not be able to meet their Attacks' requirements.

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.

Game Phases

Early Game

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

Mid-Game

Key Card(s) Required
Step	Description
1	When Mew ex's HP gets too low, use Budding Expeditioner to return it to hand.
2	Set down Mew ex on the Bench with its HP fully restored.
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: ・Mew ex does not deal any damage when copying Circle Circuit because the deck does not run any Lightning Pokemon. ・Lightning decks can hit our Pidgeot ex line for super-effective damage.
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 Mew ex 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.

Both Pokemon need 3 Energy to fully function, making it so both require multiple turns to set up.

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 and easier slot-in than Mew ex because of its lower rarity and similar Energy requirements.

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Meta Decks

Best Meta Decks
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

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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