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Best Palkia ex Decks and Card List

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Last updated on: November 6, 2025 09:34 PM

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Pokemon TGC Pocket - Palkia ex Best Deck Build and How to Play

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

The decks on this page reflect the meta around the Wisdom of Sea and Sky Expansion.

List of Contents

Best Palkia ex Decks
Other Palkia ex Decks
Palkia ex Deck Strategy Guide
How to Beat Palkia ex Decks
Related Guides

Best Palkia ex Decks

Palkia ex Deck Variants	Strengths and Weaknesses
Palkia ex and Articuno ex Deck	Strengths: • Usually has access to Manaphy, which can set Palkia ex up for offense later in the game. • Palkia ex is still great in the early game because of its 30 damage Slash. • Has access to Misty, which may give it the capability to immediately attack after lucky flips. Weaknesses: • May have difficulty taking on speedy Lightning decks.
WSS Gyarados Deck [★ Best ★]	Strengths: • Gyarados has an inexpensive Wild Swing Attack, which only costs 2 Water Energy to use. • Wild Swing can deal up to 140 damage if you discard three Water Pokemon. Weaknesses: • The deck runs lots of Water Pokemon, which may reduce consistency in setting up a Gyarados. • Magikarp can get KOd easily because of its low HP.
Vaporeon and Palkia ex Deck	Strengths: • Vaporeon can disrupt the opponent and make it harder for decks requiring a lot of Energy to set up. • Palkia ex deals a lot of damage and can damage Benched Pokemon. • Manaphy can allow both Vaporeon and Palkia ex to set up quicker. Weaknesses: • Vaporeon's Hyper Whirlpool requires a bit of luck in order to affect the opponent. • Reliant on Manaphy or Misty for set up.
Rayquaza ex and Palkia ex	Strengths: • Rayquaza ex can deal lots of damage once it is set up with Energy. • Has access to healing in Irida. • Manaphy can accelerate Energy to the deck's ex Pokemon. Weaknesses: • All Pokemon in the deck share a Weakness to Lightning. • All the deck's attackers require lots of setup.
Crabominable ex and Palkia ex	Strengths: • Crabominable ex can dish out damage early on. • Palkia ex can be prepared in the Bench and can act as second attacker. Weaknesses: • Relies on Crabominable ex being built early, else it is not as effective. • High Retreat Costs will hinder switching up your active card.

Palkia ex and Articuno ex Deck

Articuno ex ×1	Palkia ex ×2	Manaphy ×2	Misty ×2
Sabrina ×1	Leaf ×2	Giant Cape ×2	Cyrus ×1
Irida ×2	Pokemon Center Lady ×1	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Palkia ex and Articuno ex 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 also has mobility from Leaf, which allows you to retreat for 2 less Energy.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Articuno ex x 1 (Mewtwo Pack) Misty x 2 (Pikachu Pack) Sabrina x 1 (Charizard Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	Leaf x 2 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Palkia ex x 2 (Palkia Pack) Manaphy x 2 (Palkia Pack) Giant Cape x 2 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	Irida x 2 (Arceus Pack)
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Pokemon Center Lady 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	No cards needed from this expansion.
Secluded Springs	No cards needed from this expansion.
Mega Rising	No cards needed from this expansion.
Promo-A	Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

WSS Gyarados Deck

Magikarp ×2	Palkia ex ×2	Pyukumuku ×2	Gyarados ×2
Misty ×2	Fishing Net ×2	Lyra ×2	Fisher ×2
Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

It is ideal to set up Gyarados as soon as possible and fill all the slots in your Bench. You can lead with Pyukumuku to whittle down your opponent's HP and put bulkier Pokemon within Gyarados's KO range.

When discarding cards with Gyarados's Attack, make sure not to get rid of more than you need to knock out the Defending Pokemon. You can then fish for the discarded cards using Fishing Net or Fisher. Fisher is best used when you've discarded multiple cards, while Fishing Net is better if you're only looking to recover one.

This deck also contains Palkia ex in case you need a source of damage other than Gyarados. You can use Misty for a chance to power it up quickly, but you can also leave it on your Bench to receive Energy or be discarded once Gyarados has been set up.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Misty x 2 (Pikachu Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	Magikarp x 2 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Palkia ex x 2 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Celestial Guardians	Pyukumuku x 2 (Lunala Pack) Fishing Net x 2 (Lunala Pack)
Extradimensional Crisis	No cards needed from this expansion.
Eevee Grove	No cards needed from this expansion.
Wisdom of Sky and Sea	Gyarados x 2 (Lugia Pack) Lyra x 2 (Lugia Pack) Fisher x 2 (Lugia Pack)
Secluded Springs	No cards needed from this expansion.
Mega Rising	No cards needed from this expansion.
Promo-A	Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Vaporeon and Palkia ex

Eevee ×2	Palkia ex ×2	Manaphy ×2	Vaporeon ×2
Misty ×2	Sabrina ×1	Leaf ×1	Giant Cape ×1
Cyrus ×1	Irida ×2	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Manaphy and Misty are used in this deck to enable Vaporeon and Palkia ex. It's a good idea to use set up Vaporeon early, so that it can disrupt the opponent before they have a chance to fully set up their own Pokemon.

Although Vaporeon can deal damage, it's not enough to take on bulkier Pokemon. Palkia ex is the main damage dealer for this deck. Its Dimensional Storm attack requires a lot of Energy, but it can also hit Benched Pokemon.

Palkia is the ideal target for Misty, but having Vaporeon out in the early game can also help you buy some time to set up Palkia.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Eevee x 2 (Charizard Pack) Misty x 2 (Pikachu Pack) Sabrina x 1 (Charizard Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	Leaf x 1 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Palkia ex x 2 (Palkia Pack) Manaphy x 2 (Palkia Pack) Giant Cape x 1 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	Irida x 2 (Arceus Pack)
Shining Revelry (A2b)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Celestial Guardians	No cards needed from this expansion.
Extradimensional Crisis	No cards needed from this expansion.
Eevee Grove	Vaporeon x 2 (Eevee Pack)
Wisdom of Sky and Sea	No cards needed from this expansion.
Secluded Springs	No cards needed from this expansion.
Mega Rising	No cards needed from this expansion.
Promo-A	Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Rayquaza ex and Palkia ex

Palkia ex ×2	Manaphy ×2	Rayquaza ex ×2	Sabrina ×1
Leaf ×2	Giant Cape ×2	Cyrus ×1	Mars ×2
Irida ×2	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

This deck runs Palkia ex, which is able to deal damage for only one Energy using Slash. Manaphy can set up the Pokemon in the deck with Oceanic Gift, fulfilling Palkia ex and Rayquaza ex's steep Attack Costs.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Sabrina x 1 (Charizard Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	Leaf x 2 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Palkia ex x 2 (Palkia Pack) Manaphy x 2 (Palkia Pack) Giant Cape x 2 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack) Mars x 2 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	Irida x 2 (Arceus Pack)
Shining Revelry (A2b)	No cards needed from this expansion.
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	No cards needed from this expansion.
Secluded Springs	No cards needed from this expansion.
Mega Rising	No cards needed from this expansion.
Promo-A	Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Rayquaza ex x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Alternate Card Suggestions

Alternate Cards	Possible Cuts
Origin Forme Palkia (A2a 023)	→ • You can run Origin Forme Palkia instead of Palkia ex as a single-point Attacker that also benefits from Manaphy's setup.
Misty (A1 220)	→ • Misty allows you to set up Palkia ex early, and allows for explosive turns.
Red (A2b 071)	→ • Red will allow you to OHKO Pokemon that you otherwise would not be able to. • Red's effect only applies to the Active Pokemon, however, so this isn't so synergistic with Rayquaza ex, who damages the opponent's Bench.

Crabominable ex and Palkia ex

Palkia ex ×1	Crabominable ex ×2	Crabrawler ×2	Misty ×2
Sabrina ×1	Leaf ×1	Pokemon Communication ×1	Giant Cape ×2
Cyrus ×1	Irida ×2	Red ×1	Poke Ball ×2
Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

This deck combines the aggressiveness of Crabominable ex in the early game and finish it off with Palkia ex. In the early stages, Crabominable ex can deal steady damage with its attack while Palkia ex is being set up to meet its Energy requirements on your Bench.

Both Misty and Red are meant to support Palkia ex, and can be brought out to the Active Spot to deal with tougher ex Pokemon on your opponent's side.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Misty x 2 (Pikachu Pack) Sabrina x 1 (Charizard Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	Leaf x 1 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Palkia ex x 1 (Palkia Pack) Pokemon Communication x 1 (Dialga Pack) Giant Cape x 2 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	Irida x 2 (Arceus Pack)
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Red x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians	Crabominable ex x 2 (Solgaleo Pack) Crabrawler x 2 (Solgaleo Pack)
Extradimensional Crisis	No cards needed from this expansion.
Eevee Grove	No cards needed from this expansion.
Wisdom of Sky and Sea	No cards needed from this expansion.
Secluded Springs	No cards needed from this expansion.
Mega Rising	No cards needed from this expansion.
Promo-A	Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Alternate Card Suggestions

Alternate Cards	Possible Cuts
Rocky Helmet (A2 148)	→ ・Rocky Helmet can be used against aggressive decks that rely on chipping away Crabominable ex' health. ・Can be used to counter decks that rely on Rare Candy to quickly set up their Stage 2 attackers.

Other Palkia ex Decks

Other Palkia ex Decks
Origin Forme Palkia and Palkia ex	Palkia ex and 18 Trainers	Wugtrio ex and Palkia ex
Palkia ex and Empoleon	Palkia ex and Starmie ex	Palkia ex and Yanmega ex
Abomasnow and Arceus ex	Araquanid and Palkia ex Deck	-

Origin Forme Palkia and Palkia ex Deck

Palkia ex ×2	Manaphy ×2	Origin Forme Palkia ×2	Misty ×2
Sabrina ×1	Leaf ×2	Giant Cape ×2	Cyrus ×1
Irida ×2	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Origin Forme Palkia is an effective single-point attacker that can do 120 damage on a lucky heads flip. It also doesn't require you to commit to discarding 3 Energy the way that Palkia ex does.

Having Origin Forme Palkia as an attacker frees up your Palkia ex for the late-game, making for impactful Dimensional Storms, and less frequent uneventful turns afterwards.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Misty x 2 (Pikachu Pack) Sabrina x 1 (Charizard Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	Leaf x 2 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Palkia ex x 2 (Palkia Pack) Manaphy x 2 (Palkia Pack) Giant Cape x 2 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	Origin Forme Palkia x 2 (Arceus Pack) Irida x 2 (Arceus Pack)
Shining Revelry (A2b)	No cards needed from this expansion.
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	No cards needed from this expansion.
Secluded Springs	No cards needed from this expansion.
Mega Rising	No cards needed from this expansion.
Promo-A	Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Palkia ex and 18 Trainers Deck

Palkia ex ×2	Misty ×2	Giovanni ×1	Sabrina ×2
Giant Cape ×2	Rocky Helmet ×1	Cyrus ×1	Mars ×1
Irida ×2	Potion ×2	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

This deck focuses solely on Palkia ex as the main attacker. Everything else in the deck is geared towards supporting only Palkia ex.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Misty x 2 (Pikachu Pack) Giovanni x 1 (Mewtwo Pack) Sabrina x 2 (Charizard Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Palkia ex x 2 (Palkia Pack) Giant Cape x 2 (Dialga Pack) Rocky Helmet x 1 (Palkia Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack) Mars x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	Irida x 2 (Arceus Pack)
Shining Revelry (A2b)	No cards needed from this expansion.
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	No cards needed from this expansion.
Secluded Springs	No cards needed from this expansion.
Mega Rising	No cards needed from this expansion.
Promo-A	Potion x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Wugtrio ex and Palkia ex Deck

Palkia ex ×2	Manaphy ×2	Wiglett ×2	Wugtrio ex ×2
Misty ×2	Pokemon Communication ×2	Dawn ×2	X Speed ×2
Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

This deck composition has two attackers: Wugtrio ex and Palkia ex. While Palkia ex can be more consistent with the damage, Wugtrio ex can deal even more without expending resources. This deck becomes reliant on luck during the late game phase, but it also runs the chance of taking out low HP Benched Pokemon on your opponent's side of the field.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Misty x 2 (Pikachu Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Palkia ex x 2 (Palkia Pack) Manaphy x 2 (Palkia Pack) Pokemon Communication x 2 (Dialga Pack) Dawn x 2 (Dialga Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Wiglett x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Wugtrio ex x 2 (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	No cards needed from this expansion.
Secluded Springs	No cards needed from this expansion.
Mega Rising	No cards needed from this expansion.
Promo-A	X Speed x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Palkia ex and Empoleon Deck

Piplup ×2	Prinplup ×1	Empoleon ×2	Palkia ex ×2
Manaphy ×2	Misty ×2	Giant Cape ×2	Rare Candy ×2
X Speed ×1	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Both Palkia ex and Empoleon can take out low HP Pokemon that have retreated to the Bench while dealing damage to the opponent's Active Pokemon. By using the energy acceleration from Misty and Manaphy, you can set up both Palkia ex and Empoleon at the same time.

X Speed also provides them opportunities to safely swap them out for each other.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Misty x 2 (Pikachu Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Piplup x 2 (Palkia Pack) Prinplup x 1 (Palkia Pack) Empoleon x 2 (Palkia Pack) Palkia ex x 2 (Palkia Pack) Manaphy x 2 (Palkia Pack) Giant Cape x 2 (Dialga Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Celestial Guardians	Rare Candy x 2 (Any Pack)
Extradimensional Crisis	No cards needed from this expansion.
Eevee Grove	No cards needed from this expansion.
Wisdom of Sky and Sea	No cards needed from this expansion.
Secluded Springs	No cards needed from this expansion.
Mega Rising	No cards needed from this expansion.
Promo-A	X Speed x 1 (Promo-A Pack) Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Palkia ex and Starmie ex Deck

Staryu ×2	Starmie ex ×2	Articuno ex ×1	Palkia ex ×2
Manaphy ×2	Misty ×2	Leaf ×2	Cyrus ×1
Irida ×2	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

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.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Staryu x 2 (Charizard Pack) Starmie ex x 2 (Charizard Pack) Articuno ex x 1 (Mewtwo Pack) Misty x 2 (Pikachu Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	Leaf x 2 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Palkia ex x 2 (Palkia Pack) Manaphy x 2 (Palkia Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	Irida x 2 (Arceus Pack)
Shining Revelry (A2b)	No cards needed from this expansion.
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	No cards needed from this expansion.
Secluded Springs	No cards needed from this expansion.
Mega Rising	No cards needed from this expansion.
Promo-A	Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Palkia ex and Yanmega ex Deck

Yanma ×2	Yanmega ex ×2	Palkia ex ×2	Manaphy ×2
Misty ×2	Leaf ×1	Cyrus ×1	Dawn ×2
Mars ×1	X Speed ×1	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

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.

Palkia ex and Manaphy are in this deck list too, to enact their respective gameplans as attacker and support. Unfortunately, they share the same weakness with Yanma and Yanmega ex.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Misty x 2 (Pikachu Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	Leaf x 1 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Yanma x 2 (Dialga Pack) Yanmega ex x 2 (Dialga Pack) Palkia ex x 2 (Palkia Pack) Manaphy x 2 (Palkia Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack) Dawn x 2 (Dialga Pack) Mars x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b)	No cards needed from this expansion.
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	No cards needed from this expansion.
Secluded Springs	No cards needed from this expansion.
Mega Rising	No cards needed from this expansion.
Promo-A	X Speed x 1 (Promo-A Pack) Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Abomasnow and Arceus ex Deck

Palkia ex ×2	Manaphy ×2	Snover ×2	Abomasnow ×2
Arceus ex ×2	Misty ×2	Leaf ×2	Irida ×2
Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

This deck features Abomasnow as an early game attacker who can deal good damage at a lower cost with the help of Arceus ex. It can act as an effective wall before Palkia ex or Arceus ex are successfully set up.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Misty x 2 (Pikachu Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	Leaf x 2 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Palkia ex x 2 (Palkia Pack) Manaphy x 2 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	Snover x 2 (Arceus Pack) Abomasnow x 2 (Arceus Pack) Arceus ex x 2 (Arceus Pack) Irida x 2 (Arceus Pack)
Shining Revelry (A2b)	No cards needed from this expansion.
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	No cards needed from this expansion.
Secluded Springs	No cards needed from this expansion.
Mega Rising	No cards needed from this expansion.
Promo-A	Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Araquanid and Palkia ex Deck

Palkia ex ×2	Manaphy ×2	Dewpider ×2	Araquanid ×2
Misty ×2	Pokemon Communication ×1	Giant Cape ×1	Irida ×1
Red ×1	Lana ×2	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

This deck uses Lana which works like Cyrus, which lets you decide which of your opponent's Pokemon to put on the Active Spot. You can KO Basic Pokemon with Araquanid, or KO your opponent's more powerful Pokemon with Palkia ex, so using Lana well is the key to victory.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Misty x 2 (Pikachu Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Palkia ex x 2 (Palkia Pack) Manaphy x 2 (Palkia Pack) Pokemon Communication x 1 (Dialga Pack) Giant Cape x 1 (Dialga Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	Irida x 1 (Arceus Pack)
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Red x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians	Dewpider x 2 (Solgaleo Pack) Araquanid x 2 (Solgaleo Pack) Lana x 2 (Solgaleo Pack)
Extradimensional Crisis	No cards needed from this expansion.
Eevee Grove	No cards needed from this expansion.
Wisdom of Sky and Sea	No cards needed from this expansion.
Secluded Springs	No cards needed from this expansion.
Mega Rising	No cards needed from this expansion.
Promo-A	Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Palkia ex Deck Strategy Guide

Palkia ex Offense

Once there is enough Water Energy on your board, start attacking with Palkia ex or any of your other Pokemon!

How to Beat Palkia ex Decks

Attack it for Weakness

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.

Pachirisu ex Deck

Bad Misty Flips

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 of our Energy attachments and aim to have productive turns.

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Decks

Best Meta Decks Tier List

Mega Rising Decks

Top Decks in the Meta

Tier
Mega Altaria ex and Chingling Deck	Greninja ex and Suicune ex Deck	Mega Absol ex and Hydreigon Deck	-
Tier
Mega Blaziken ex and Heatmor Deck	Pom-Pom Oricorio and Magnezone Deck	Decidueye ex Deck	-
Tier
Mega Absol ex and Pom-Pom Oricorio Deck	Mega Absol ex and Weezing Deck	Hydreigon Deck	Espeon ex and Indeedee ex Deck
Tier
Mega Blaziken ex and Entei ex Deck	Mega Gyarados ex and Milotic Deck	Indeedee ex and Giratina ex Deck	Luxray Deck
Pom-Pom Oricorio and Greninja Deck	Giratina ex and Darkrai ex Deck	Guzzlord ex and Naganadel Deck	-
Tier
Mega Pinsir ex and Leafeon ex Deck	Mega Ampharos ex and Raikou ex Deck	Hitmonchan ex and Lucario Deck	Jolteon ex and Jolteon Deck
Tapu Koko ex and Pom-Pom Oricorio Deck	SR Pikachu ex and Pom-Pom Oricorio Deck	Crobat and Arceus ex Deck	Goodra and Indeedee ex Deck
Tier
Rapidash ex and Ninetales Deck	Tauros ex and Hydreigon Deck	Whimsicott ex and Meowscarada Deck	Dragalge ex and Nihilego Deck
Golurk Deck	Aegislash and Togedemaru Deck	Mega Pidgeot ex and Raikou ex Deck	-

List of All Decks

Core Expansion	Decks
(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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