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Pokemon TGC Pocket - Maushold Best Deck Build and How to Play

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

The decks on this page reflect the meta around the Fantastical Parade Expansion.

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Best Maushold Decks
Maushold Deck Strategy Guide
How to Beat Maushold Decks
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Best Maushold Decks

Maushold Deck Variants	Strengths and Weaknesses
Maushold Deck [★ Best ★]	Strengths: • Maushold can deal up to 240 damage with Family Beatdown. Weaknesses: • Drawing Tandemaus and Maushold normally reduces this deck's power. • Relies on lucky coin flips.

Maushold Deck

Ledian ×1	Tandemaus ×2	Maushold ×2	Celestic Town Elder ×1
Team Rocket Grunt ×1	Rescue Scarf ×2	Will ×2	Silver ×2
Prank Spinner ×2	May ×2	Copycat ×1	Red Card ×2
Energy Used

This deck includes Tandemaus as the only Basic Pokemon to ensure it's drawn at the start of the match and use Flock early.

Ledian is used as a card to shuffle the other Tandemaus or any Maushold using May. Any non-Basic Pokemon card can be used for this purpose, so it is also guaranteed not to be in your starting hand.

Professor's Research and Poke Ball are also not included in this deck, as you wouldn't want to draw Tandemaus' evolution line by any means other than its Attack.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Mythical Island (A1a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Triumphant Light (A2a)	Celestic Town Elder x 1 (Arceus Pack)
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Team Rocket Grunt 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	Rescue Scarf x 2 (Any Pack) Will x 2 (Lugia Pack) Silver x 2 (Ho-Oh Pack)
Secluded Springs	No cards needed from this expansion.
Mega Rising	Prank Spinner x 2 (Mega Blaziken Pack) May x 2 (Mega Blaziken Pack) Copycat x 1 (Mega Gyarados Pack)
Crimson Blaze	No cards needed from this expansion.
Fantastical Parade	Ledian x 1 (Mega Gardevoir Pack) Tandemaus x 2 (Mega Gardevoir Pack) Maushold x 2 (Mega Gardevoir Pack)
Paldean Wonders	No cards needed from this expansion.
Promo-A	Red Card x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Alternate Card Suggestions

Alternate Cards	Possible Cuts
Training Area (B2 153)	→ ・Swap Team Rocket Grunt for Training Area to exchange Energy disruption for increased Family Beatdown damage.
Poison Barb (A3 146)	→ ・Attach a Poison Barb to one of your Maushold to deal additional chip damage with Poison.

Maushold Deck Strategy Guide

Try to Shuffle Maushold Back to the Deck

The main gimmick of this deck is using Tandemaus's Flock with your first Energy to fill the Bench with Maushold and your other Tandemaus. Doing so maximizes the damage of Family Beatdown, which can reach up to 240 damage with lucky coin flips for only one Energy.

As much as possible, do not evolve Tandemaus normally into Maushold, unless you are out of options to shuffle Maushold back to your deck.

Attack With Maushold After Using Flock

Once your Bench is filled with Tandemaus and Maushold, switch in one of your Maushold and start gambling with Family Beatdown. If you're lucky, you can deal 180 or 240 damage using only one Energy. You can also play Will to guarantee at least 60 damage.

Attach Rescue Scarf to Tandemaus

Both Rescue Scarf cards are best used on Tandemaus so it can populate the Bench again for an extra coin flip during Family Beatdown. You can also attach a Rescue Scarf to a Maushold to evolve one of the Tandemaus in play, but this will yield fewer coin flips.

How to Beat Maushold Decks

Unequip Rescue Scarf With Guzma

Maushold relies on populating the Bench with Tandemaus and another Maushold to gain more coin flip attempts. Prevent your opponent from retrieving knocked-out Tandemaus or Maushold by removing any Rescue Scarf with Guzma.

Use Low-Cost Attackers

Low-cost attackers are very effective against Maushold decks, as both Maushold and Tandemaus have low HP. Do be careful when using ex Pokemon, especially Mega ex cards, as they can be OHKO'd if your opponent lands 4 heads with a use of Family Beatdown.

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Mega Altaria ex and Greninja Deck	Mega Altaria ex and Gourgeist Deck	Mega Absol ex and Hydreigon Deck	-
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Meowscarada ex and Pheromosa Deck	Decidueye ex Deck	Chandelure Deck	-
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Mega Venusaur ex Deck	Jolteon ex and Jolteon Deck	-	-

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Core Expansion	Decks
(B2a)	・Armarouge ex ・Baxcalibur ・Bellibolt ex ・Chien-Pao ex ・Gholdengo ex ・Meowscarada ex ・PW Pawmot ・Skeledirge
(B2)	・Alolan Ninetales ex ・Blacephalon ex ・Chandelure ・Galarian Obstagoon ・Gigalith ex ・Maushold ・Mega Gardevoir ex ・Mega Kangaskhan ex ・Mega Mawile ex ・Mega Medicham ex ・Mega Swampert ex ・Mimikyu ex ・Teal Mask Ogerpon ex ・Toxtricity ex ・Tyrantrum
(B1a)	・Ariados ・CB Ditto ・CB Heliolisk ・CB Porygon-Z ・CB Magnezone ・Mega Blastoise ex ・Mega Charizard Y ex ・Mega Lopunny ex ・Mega Steelix ex ・Mega Venusaur ex ・Reuniclus
(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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Comment

Anonymous about 1 month

ok it turned out very hard to read; idk how but i have no mausholds yet but im gonna try: (2 tandemaus) (2 maushold) (2 lugia or rayquaza) (2 celestic elders) (2 p barbs or rocky helm) (2 pkm communication) (2 rescue scarf) (2 ilima) (lisia, starting plains, sabrina, prof research) very very versatile tech high skill

Anonymous about 1 month

ok personally i think its better to go with like 2 bulky normals (like arceus, lugia, rayquaza) and run Ilima so you can run like pkm communication more consistently they can serve as bulky walls that can also use p barb and are the only ones capable of manually being pulled back to your hand without losing points (like mew) you can even run 2 p barbs on tandemaus + 2 celestic elders to sac them off for more chip and can even combo with mars im definitely on smt i cooked too hard

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