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This guide will show you how to build a Palkia ex Deck, one of the most powerful and reliable deck archetypes since the release of the Space-Time Smackdown Expansion of Pokemon TCG Pocket. We'll cover the best Palkia ex Deck builds, how to use them, as well how to beat Palkia ex Decks, and more!
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• Is very energy-efficientand flexible with Vaporeon and Leaf. • Has powerful attackers in Palkia ex and Articuno ex, who are also Misty payoffs. • Giant Cape makes the Pokemon in the deck difficult to OHKO. |
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• Has a powerful backip attacker in Starmie ex, who can 2HKO most exs, or OHKO most low HP Basics. • Cannot fully rely on multiple Palkia ex attacks. • Has access to Dawn, which can move an Energy to your Active when necessary. |
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• Has Yanmega ex as a backup attacker, who has a cheaper Attack Cost than Palkia ex, and can OHKO Darkrai ex if it doesn't have Giant Cape. • Cannot fully rely on multiple Palkia ex attacks. • Has access to Dawn, which can move an Energy to your Active when necessary. |
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Palkia ex and Vaporeon is possibly the best Palkia ex deck, because it has the option to use Dimensional Storm consecutively if it has enough Energy. Manaphy is a huge factor to this strategy, getting lots of Energy on the board. It synergizes with Vaporeon, who can then Wash Out the Energy onto your Active attacker.
Besides the flexibility given by Vaporeon, it also has mobility from Leaf, which allows you to retreat for 2 less Energy.
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Starmie ex is a solid backup attacker that can 2HKO most exs and OHKO low HP Basics. It also has a free Retreat Cost, which is very useful for when it has to get out of trouble.
Palkia ex and Articuno ex are your targets for Misty, as they can take better advantage of it than Staryu or Starmie ex can, both of which only need few Energy to attack.
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The secondary attacker of choice in this deck list is Yanmega ex. It can reliably OHKO Darkrai ex and Weavile ex, while being out of range of getting KOd by other Yanmega ex itself. Yanma and Yanmega ex unfortunately share a weakness with Palkia ex and Manaphy.
Palkia ex and Manaphy are in this deck list too, to enact their respective gameplans as attacker and support.
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Palkia ex Deck Strategies | |||
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Start the game with Manaphy whenever possible and focus on getting as much Energy on the board as you can using Misty and Manaphy's Oceanic Blessing.
Once there is enough Energy on your board, retreat Manaphy and transfer the Energy to your attacker of choice using Vaporeon's Wash Out. Articuno ex and Palkia ex are both great payoffs for this strategy.
Dedicated Lightning decks can threaten quick damage on our Pokemon, forcing unfavorable damage trades. Decks can also slot in a Rotom, which can consistently OHKO Manaphy, even if it has a Giant Cape.
Magnezone can also notably deal lots of damage to our Pokemon, while being a single point attacker itself, making prize and damage trades very unfavorable.
In matchups versus type disadvantage, getting lucky on Misty flips is important, otherwise we risk not being able to catch up to our opponent's momentum.
Palkia ex decks, like other Misty decks, run the chance of flipping poorly on Misty turns. While lucky heads flips can often mean a large momentum swing in our favor, an unlucky tails flip means an unproductive supporter was used for our turn.
While we do play Misty, it is important to be mindful with our Energy attachments and aim to have productive turns.
Palkia ex Tournament Results | ||
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Ursiiday's Pocket Weekly #15 3rd |
Victory Road - February Challenge 2nd, 3rd |
FrogEX Space-Time Smackdown 4th |
Since its introduction in Space-Time Smackdown, Palkia ex would have sporadic appearances in top 4s, but frequent appearances in top 8s. Its failure to capture consistent first place finishes could likely be attributed to Misty's luck based nature, whereas more consistent decks who are not reliant on coin flips get to enjoy more success.
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