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This guide will show you how to build some of the strongest Gallade ex Decks. We'll cover the best Gallade ex Deck builds, how to use them, as well how to beat Gallade ex Decks, and more!
| The decks on this page reflect the meta around the Extradimensional Crisis Expansion. |
List of Contents
| Gallade ex Deck Variants | Strengths and Weaknesses |
|---|---|
Stoutland and Gallade ex Deck
[★ Best ★] |
Strengths:
• Stoutland forces opponents to commit more Energy to their Pokemon to be able to attack. • Gallade ex punishes opponents for attaching multiple Energy to their Pokemon. • Weaknesses: • The deck has multiple Stage 2 lines, which makes it less consistent and harder to set up. |
Gallade ex and Hitmonlee Deck
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Strengths:
• Gallade ex can punish opponents who overcommit Energy onto their Pokemon. • Hitmonlee can hit Benched Pokemon and attack around the likes of Druddigon and Rocky Helmet. • Ralts can Teleport out of the Active Spot and not have to discard it to retreat. Weaknesses: • Makes use of Stage 2 Pokemon, which may require multiple turns to set up. • Weak to quicker decks like Darkrai ex and Weavile ex. • Struggles in matchups against 18 Trainer decks because they can afford to not Bench Pokemon for Hitmonlee to snipe. |
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Stoutland and Gallade ex synergize with each other because Stoutland forces opponents to attach more Energy, while Gallade ex punishes opponents for excess Energy attachments.
Its Energized Blade Attack does 70 damage, and an additional 30 more for each Energy attached to the defending Pokemon.
| 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) | Ralts x 2 (Dialga Pack) Kirlia x 1 (Dialga Pack) Gallade ex x 2 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack) Mars x 1 (Palkia Pack) |
| Triumphant Light (A2a) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Shining Revelry (A2b) | Iono x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack) |
| Celestial Guardians | Rare Candy x 2 (Any Pack) Lillie x 1 (Solgaleo Pack) |
| Extradimensional Crisis | Lillipup x 2 (Buzzwole Pack) Herdier x 1 (Buzzwole Pack) Stoutland x 2 (Buzzwole Pack) |
| 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) |
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This deck would ideally want to start with Hitmonlee, then send out Marshadow once Hitmonlee is KOd for a big Revenge play. It also uses Iono and Pokemon Communication to find important evolution cards.
2 Cyrus is also in the list because it synergizes with Hitmonlee's snipe. Use Cyrus on your Marshadow turn to take out a damage ex Pokemon from your opponent's Bench.
Use Rare Candy whenever you can to quickly evolve Ralts into Gallade ex.
| Expansions | Cards to Get and Packs to Open |
|---|---|
| Genetic Apex (A1) | Hitmonlee x 2 (Mewtwo Pack) |
| Mythical Island (A1a) | Marshadow x 1 (Mew Pack) |
| Spacetime Smackdown (A2) | Ralts x 2 (Dialga Pack) Kirlia x 1 (Dialga Pack) Gallade ex x 2 (Dialga Pack) Pokemon Communication x 1 (Dialga Pack) Rocky Helmet x 1 (Palkia Pack) Cyrus x 2 (Palkia Pack) |
| Triumphant Light (A2a) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Shining Revelry (A2b) | Iono x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Red x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack) |
| 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 | Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack) |
| Alternate Cards | Possible Cuts |
|---|---|
![]() Mars (A2 155) |
![]() ![]() • Pokemon Communication can remove possible win conditions from your opponent's hand after Hitmonlee and Marshadow have been KOd. |
| Other Gallade ex Decks | ||
|---|---|---|
Gallade ex and Lucario |
Gallade ex and Druddigon |
Gallade ex |
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Lucario is paired with Gallade ex in this deck to provide support. Having at least one Lucario in the Bench can boost Gallade ex's damage, providing it an opportunity to OHKO Energy-efficient opponents.
The Rare Candy can allow you to evolve Ralts directly into Gallade ex, allowing you to use Energized Blade as soon as possible.
| 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) | Ralts x 2 (Dialga Pack) Kirlia x 1 (Dialga Pack) Riolu x 2 (Dialga Pack) Lucario x 2 (Dialga Pack) Gallade ex x 2 (Dialga Pack) Pokemon Communication x 2 (Dialga Pack) Rocky Helmet x 2 (Palkia 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) |
| Alternate Cards | Possible Cuts |
|---|---|
![]() Giant Cape (A2 147) |
![]() ![]() ![]() ・Equipping the Giant Cape can help prevent Gallade ex from getting OHKO'd. |
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Druddigon is used as a wall, inflicting damage with Rough Skin. Gallade ex is set up in the bench. Once it is ready, it can be switched in to the Active Spot to use Energized Blade.
| Expansions | Cards to Get and Packs to Open |
|---|---|
| Genetic Apex (A1) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Mythical Island (A1a) | Druddigon x 2 (Mew Pack) Leaf x 2 (Mew Pack) |
| Spacetime Smackdown (A2) | Ralts x 2 (Dialga Pack) Kirlia x 1 (Dialga Pack) Gallade ex x 2 (Dialga Pack) Pokemon Communication x 2 (Dialga Pack) Giant Cape x 1 (Dialga Pack) Rocky Helmet x 2 (Palkia 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 | Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack) |
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This deck focuses solely on Gallade ex and its evolution line, with the Trainer Cards acting as support. Cards such as Pokemon Communication and Iono help the player find cards to evolve Ralts or Kirlia faster. Rare Candy allows Ralts to evolve directly into Gallade ex, allowing it to use Energized Blade during earlier turns.
| Expansions | Cards to Get and Packs to Open |
|---|---|
| Genetic Apex (A1) | Sabrina x 1 (Charizard Pack) |
| Mythical Island (A1a) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Spacetime Smackdown (A2) | Ralts x 2 (Dialga Pack) Kirlia x 1 (Dialga Pack) Gallade ex x 2 (Dialga Pack) Pokemon Communication x 2 (Dialga Pack) Giant Cape x 2 (Dialga Pack) Mars x 1 (Palkia Pack) |
| Triumphant Light (A2a) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Shining Revelry (A2b) | Iono x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Red x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack) |
| 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 | Poke Ball x 1 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack) |

Rare Candy can allow Gallade ex to start attacking as early as your second turn.



Always aim to start with Hitmonlee first, and have a Marshadow ready in the Bench. Force opponents to KO Hitmonlee after having Hitmonlee continuously snipe their Bench, then have Marshadow ready to come in for a boosted Revenge.
Once both your Single Point Pokemon have been KOd, send out Gallade ex to take on your opponent's remaining Pokemon and have it knock them out. By doing this, you would be forcing your opponents to take 4 Points by KOing two Single Point Pokemon and an ex.



Hitmonlee can attack around the likes of Druddigon and Rocky Helmet with Stretch Kick sniping your oppoonent's Bench. This is good for taking out Magikarps and whittling down the health of Giratina ex and Darkrai ex.
For ex Pokemon, you would ideally want to take them down to below 100 HP. This opens up a big Cyrus and Marshadow play the following turn, allowing you to KO an ex Pokemon!


Decks like Articuno ex and Palkia ex that run 18 Trainers can afford to not bench any Pokemon. This makes Hitmonlee less effective. They can also afford to run Sabrina and Cyrus to attack around Hitmonlee, and choose to KO Marshadow before it can use Revenge.



Decks that can easily take out our Hitmonlee and Marshadow are difficult to go up against. Gallade ex Decks typically shine against decks that take lots of turns to set up. This means it may struggle against quicker and more aggressive decks.

This deck has 19 cards and no Ralts so it doesn't look very good
Best Gallade ex Decks and Card List



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