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Pokemon TGC Pocket - Golem Deck Deck Build and How to Play

The Golem Deck is a Fighting Deck featuring Golem, Druddigon, and Marshadow 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, and how to play it!

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Golem Deck Card List and Tier
How to Play
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Golem Deck Guide

Deck Evaluation

Ace Pokemon		Tier Ranking
Golem Mythical Island (A1a)	Druddigon Mythical Island (A1a)
		Energy Type(s)

		F2P Friendly?
		✔️
		Deck Difficulty
		★★★
Deck Strengths
Once set up, Golem is immensely difficult to KO because of its high HP and Guard Press's damage reduction. Druddigon is an effective wall that also deals damage with Rough Skin. Pokemon in the deck have different weaknesses.
Deck Weaknesses
Hard to set up Golem because it is a Stage 2. Needs to play defensively on the early turns of the game. Can be damaged by Grass decks for super-effective damage.

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List of Cards

Geodude ×2	Hitmonlee ×1	Graveler ×2	Golem ×2
Marshadow ×1	Druddigon ×2	Brock ×2	Leaf ×2
Giant Cape ×2	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2

Deck Building Guide

Packs Needed for Golem Deck

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How to Play Golem Deck

Best Starting Hand

Best Starting Hand

Start with Druddigon and bench Geodude. Assign all your Energy attachments to Geodude and use Leaf to get Druddigon out of the Active Spot once Golem is ready.

Other Good Starting Cards

Recommended Starting Hand

Hitmonlee can apply pressure to your opponent's Bench, guaranteeing KOs on low-HP Pokemon like Magikarp.

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Golem Deck Strategies

Druddigon's Rough Skin

Druddigon is an ideal starter while you're building up a Geodude on the bench. You can keep it healthy and increase its survivability with Giant Cape.

Tanky Golem

Golem turns into an unstoppable force late into a game, with Guard Press dealing 120 damage, while also reducting damage the following turn by 30. This means that you will need at least 190 damage to OHKO it.

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S Tier Decks
Arceus ex	Giratina ex	Clodsire ex
A+ Tier Decks
Gholdengo and Dialga ex	Carnivine	Rampardos
Crobat	Magnezone and Skarmory	Exeggutor ex
Heatran	Charizard ex	Palkia ex
Darkrai ex	Weavile ex	Yanmega ex
Origin Forme Palkia	-	-
A Tier Decks
Lucario ex	Beedrill ex	Leafeon ex
Garchomp ex	Probopass ex	Infernape ex
Pachirisu ex	Gyarados ex and Greninja	Pikachu ex
Dialga ex	Articuno ex	Gallade ex
Lucario ex	Abomasnow	Celebi ex
B Tier Decks
Glaceon ex	Tinkaton ex	Pawmot
Bronzong	Tyranitar	Staraptor
Donphan	Starmie ex and Articuno ex	Dondozo
Wugtrio ex and Palkia ex	Mewtwo ex and Gardevoir	Golem
Pidgeot ex	Scolipede and Weezing	Garchomp
Porygon-Z	Arcanine ex	Dialga ex and Bastiodon
Meowscarada	-	-
C Tier Decks
・Blaine Deck ・Houndoom Deck ・Snorlax Deck ・Lucario Deck ・Pikachu ex and Raichu Deck ・Bibarel ex Deck ・Venusaur ex Deck ・Volkner Deck ・Togekiss Deck ・Aerodactyl ex Deck ・Alakazam and Jynx Deck ・Dragonite Deck ・Machamp ex Deck ・Blastoise ex Deck ・Marowak ex Deck ・Torterra Deck ・Empoleon Deck ・Mismagius ex Deck ・Volcarona and Arcanine ex Deck ・Wigglytuff ex Deck ・Gengar ex Deck ・Magnezone and Marshadow Deck

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Core Expansion	Decks
(A2)	・Darkrai ex and Weezing Deck ・Dialga ex and Lickilicky ex Deck ・Magnezone Deck ・Lake Trio Deck ・Rhyperior Deck
(A1a)	・Gyarados ex and Vaporeon Deck ・Mew ex and Weezing Deck ・Vaporeon and Articuno ex Deck
(A1)	・Aerodactyl and Dragonite Deck ・Articuno Deck ・Arbok Lock Deck ・Blastoise Deck ・Brock Deck ・Centiskorch and Moltres ex Deck ・Charizard Deck ・Cinccino Deck ・Dragonite and Weezing Deck ・Eeveelutions and Ditto Deck ・Exeggutor and Alakazam Deck ・Frosmoth Deck ・Gengar ex and Golbat Deck ・Grapploct and Pidgeot Deck ・Greninja Deck ・Greninja and Weezing Deck ・Gyarados Deck ・Kabutops Deck ・Kingler and Articuno ex Deck ・Koga Deck ・Lapras ex and Butterfree Deck ・Lapras ex Deck ・Lickitung and Primeape Deck ・Lickitung Deck ・Lt. Surge Deck ・Melmetal Deck ・Mewtwo ex and Weezing Deck ・Moltres Deck ・Omastar and Articuno ex Deck ・Persian and Mawile Deck ・Poliwrath Deck ・Primeape Deck ・Tentacruel and Greninja Deck ・Venusaur Deck ・Venusaur ex and Weezing Deck ・Victreebel and Exeggutor ex Deck ・Zapdos Deck ・Zapdos ex Deck

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Core Expansion	Decks
Starter Decks	・Pinsir Starter Deck ・Rapidash Starter Deck ・Sandslash Starter Deck
Genetic Apex Rental and Theme Decks	・Koga Rental Deck ・Brock Rental Deck ・Kanto Fossils Rental Deck ・Nidoking and Nidoqueen Rental Deck

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Comment

5 Anonymous21 days

won 6 consecutive with this deck, march 2025 event trimphant light. SO GOOD.

4 Anonymousabout 2 months

make sure to only have fighting energy too. Drudggion is only there to be a wall

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