The Gyarados ex and Greninja is a Water-type Battle Cruiser Deck featuring Gyarados ex and Greninja 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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Gyarados ex and Greninja Guide

Deck Evaluation

Ace Pokemon						Tier Ranking
Gyarados ex Mythical Island (A1a)			Greninja Genetic Apex (A1)
						Energy Type(s)
						F2P Friendly?
						❌
						Deck Difficulty
						★★★
Deck Strengths
Gyarados ex's 180 HP can withstand heavy hits. Gyarados ex's Rampaging Whirlpool can discard Energy from the opponent's pokemon. Greninja can damage any of the opponent's Pokemon with Water Shuriken.
Deck Weaknesses
Weak against aggro Lightning decks. Takes time to set up.

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List of Cards

Gyarados ex and Greninja List
Pokemon Cards
Froakie ×2				Frogadier ×2				Greninja ×2				Magikarp ×2
Gyarados ex ×2				Druddigon ×2
Trainer Cards
Misty ×2				Leaf ×2				Poke Ball ×2				Professor's Research ×2

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Packs Required for Gyarados ex and Greninja

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How to Play Gyarados ex and Greninja

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

Gyarados ex and Greninja Core Combos and Interactions

Passive Damage	Late Game Sweeper	Description
Greninja	Gyarados ex	・ Greninja and Druddigon can both deal passive damage with their Abilities, softening up opponents for Gyarados ex to take out later on.

Best Starting Hand

Best Starting Hand

Froakie with turn 2 Frogadier is a strong start, while Druddigon is the deck's optimal startin Pokemon. If there's no snipers in sight, bench a Magikarp and attempt a Misty.

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Recommended Starting Hand

Start the game with Druddigon, and bench a Greninja. Play Magikarp when it's safe, and use Professor's Research to dig for evolutions.

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Gyarados ex and Greninja Strategies

Gyarados ex and Greninja Strategies
Passive Damage Gyarados ex's Offense

Strategy 1: Passive Damage

Passive Damage

Druddigon can deal passive damage with its Rough Skin Ability, dealing 20 damage whenever it is damaged by an Attack. Greninja can snipe any Pokemon on the opponent's side with Water Shuriken. Remember that Water Shuriken stacks, so having two Greninja will allow you to use two Water Shurikens!

These two Pokemon's Abilites are especially useful because they do not need Energy to function, allowing you to bench Magikarp and attach all your Energy to it.

Gyarados ex Offense

Gyarados ex's Rampaging Whirlpool can randomly discard energy from any pokemon. This move can be very advantageous if it could discard energy from your opponent's pokemon, but keep in mind that it can also take energy from your own pokemon.

Game Phases

Early Game

Key Card(s) Required
Step	Description
1	Ideally send Druddigon to the Active out while you bench Froakie.
2	Bench Magikarp only if you have Gyarados ex for next turn. If you start with Magikarp, use Leap Out to get it back into your Bench.

Mid-Game

Key Card(s) Required
Step	Description
1	Evolve Froakie into Frogadier and keep Druddigon in the Active Spot to take hits.
2	Use Professor's Research to dig for evolutions, so that you can set up an ideal board state for the late-game.

Late Game

Key Card(s) Required
1	Get Druddigon out of the Active Spot with Leaf.
2	Evolve Frogadier into Greninja and begin sniping vulnerable Pokemon or put Pokemon into Gyarados ex's KO range.

Gyarados ex and Greninja Best and Worst Matchups

Best Matchups

Deck	Commentary
Fire Decks	Type: ・Water Decks naturally match up favorably against Fire decks.

Worst Matchups

Deck	Commentary
Lightning ex Decks	Type: ・ Pokemon in the deck are all weak to Lightning. ・ Variants with Zebstrika and Mythical Island Electabuzz can pick off our Magikarp.

Overall Consistency

This deck's early-game gameplan is easy to enact, simply sending out Druddigon and having Froakie sit on the Bench.

Play a Magikarp only if you have Gyarados ex ready inhand for the following turn. Use Misty to quickly power it up, but be wary of Pokemon that can snipe the Bench like Zebstrika or Mythical Island Electabuzz.

Gyarados ex and Greninja F2P & Substitutes

Gyarados ex and Greninja Card Substitutes

Card	Explanation
Sabrina	・ Sabrina can be used for more decisive KOs instead of being forced to always attack the Active with Gyarados ex.

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Gyarados ex and Greninja Other Viable Options

Card	Possible Cuts
Gyarados	・Genetic Apex Gyarados can give the deck a single-point option that evolves from Magikarp, however Gyarados ex is still the superior option

F2P Gyarados ex and Greninja List

F2P Gyarados ex and Greninja List
Pokemon Cards
Magikarp x2	Gyarados x1	Gyarados ex x1	Froakie x2
Frogadier x2	Greninja x2	Druddigon x2
Trainer Cards
Misty x2	Leaf x2	Poke Ball x2	Professor's Research x2

This deck's gameplan remains mainly the same with Greninja and Druddigon dealing passive damage. A second Gyarados ex is substituted with Gyarados from Genetic Apex. Promo Greninja was obtainable from the Venusaur Drop Event.

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Centiskorch and Moltres ex	Grapploct	Cinccino and Weezing
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