The Gallade ex Deck is a Stage 2 Offense with Gallade ex Deck featuring Gallade ex from the Space-Time Smackdown 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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Gallade ex Deck Guide

Deck Evaluation

Ace Pokemon						Tier Ranking
Gallade ex Space-Time Smackdown (A2)			Druddigon Mythical Island (A1a)
						Energy Type(s)
						F2P Friendly?
						❌
						Deck Difficulty
						★★
Deck Strengths
Can punish Energy-heavy Attackers with Energized Blade. Has a valuable type advantage over Lightning-type decks. Two Energy is an efficient cost for an Attack, even for its base 70 damage.
Deck Weaknesses
Weak to Psychic-types. May be difficult to set up because it is a Stage 2 deck.

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List of Cards

Gallade ex Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Druddigon ×2				Ralts ×2				Kirlia ×2				Gallade ex ×2
Trainer Cards
Leaf ×2				Pokemon Communication ×2				Giant Cape ×2				Rocky Helmet ×2
Poke Ball ×2				Professor's Research ×2

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Packs Required for Gallade ex Deck

Packs Needed for Gallade ex Deck

How to Play Gallade ex Deck

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

Gallade ex Deck Core Combos and Interactions

Tank	Attack Punisher	Description
Druddigon	Rocky Helmet	・Druddigon's Rough Skin will subtract 20 HP from the opponent's Active Pokemon if it attacks. ・Rocky Helmet will also subtract 20 HP if the opponent attacks. ・When combined together, the opponent's pokeon will lose 40 HP if it attacks Druddigon.

Best Starting Hand

Best Starting Hand

Start with Druddigon in the Active Spot and place Ralts in the Bench. Use your Item cards to get more cards in your hand, and by your next turn, you should be able to evolve Ralts into Kirlia.

Other Good Starting Cards

Recommended Starting Hand

If you already have the Rocky Helmet, you can attach it to your Druddigon to increase the counter damage to 40 HP—severely punishing your opponent's Pokemon if they attack.

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Gallade ex Deck Strategies

Gallade ex Deck Deck Strategies
Rocky Helmet Set-Up Giant Cape

Strategy 1: Use Rocky Helmet to Stack Damage with Druddigon's Rough Skin

Rocky Helmet Set-Up

Place Druddigon in the Active Spot and equip it with the Rocky Helmet. Druddigon's Rough Skin will deal 20 HP to the opponent's pokemon if it attacks. This will stack with the Rocky Helmet which also gives the same effect—this means that the opponent loses 40 HP total if it attacks Druddigon.

With this set-up, your opponent will be more reluctant to attack, giving you extra time to evolve your Ralts in the Bench.

Strategy 2: Attach Giant Cape to Gallade ex

Gallade ex is your primary attacker for this deck so you want to make sure it doesn't get one hit KO'd right away. Equip Gallade ex with the Giant Cape to increase its HP by 20. This will prevent it from being instantly defeated by attacks like Mewtwo ex's Psyblast.

Game Phases

Early Game

Key Card(s) Required
Step	Description
1	Place Druddigon on the Active Spot and equip it with Rocky Helmet.
2	Start building up Ralts in the Bench.

Mid-Game

Key Card(s) Required
Step	Description
1	Evolve Kirlia in the Bench

Late Game

Key Card(s) Required
1	Use Leaf to switch Druddigon out for Gallade ex without any Retreat Cost.
2	Attach the Giant Cape to Gallade ex to increase its HP.

Gallade ex Deck Best and Worst Matchups

Best Matchups

Deck	Commentary
Energy Scale Decks	Type: ・Decks with Pokemon whose power scales on energy like Celebi ex will be greatly disadvantaged against Gallade ex, who gains bonus damage from the opponent's energy.

Worst Matchups

Deck	Commentary
Snipe Decks	Type: ・Decks with Greninja or any Pokemon with attacks that could bypass the Active Spot could easily snipe your bench before you finish building Gallade ex.

Overall Consistency

This deck has a very high risk, high reward type of play style. When played correctly, Gallade ex has the potential to counter powerful meta decks like Mewtwo ex and Celebi ex. However, if you mistime the use of Gallade ex, then you will be very easy to defeat once your main damage dealer is compromised.

How to Beat Gallade ex Deck

You would want to play cards like Greninja, Zebstrika, or Honchkrow who could attack around Druddigon. If you could damage or defeat Ralts or Kirlia before they could evolve into Gallade ex then your opponent will be greatly disadvantaged without its primary damage dealer.

Gallade ex Deck F2P & Substitutes

Gallade ex Deck Card Substitutes

Card	Explanation
Hitmonlee	・ Hitmonlee is a good pokemon to have during your early game phase. ・ Its attack has a low cost and could hit any Bench pokemon, disrupting your opponent's building phase.
Marshadow	・ Marshadow could swiftly punish your opponent if any of your Pokemon gets defeated, dealing -100 HP with its Revenge.

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Gallade ex Deck Other Viable Options

Card	Possible Cuts
Blue	・ Blue's ability to subtract damage taken by your Pokemon could help extend the lifespan of your Gallade ex, so you could switch it in for one of your Rocky Helmets

F2P Gallade ex Deck List

F2P Gallade ex Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Hitmonlee x1	Marshadow x1	Ralts x2	Kirlia x2
Gallade ex x2
Trainer Cards
Leaf x2	Pokemon Communication x2	Giant Cape x2	Rocky Helmet x1
Blue x1	Poke Ball x2	Professor's Research x2

This deck makes use of Marshadow and Hitmonlee instead of Druddigon, making for a more aggressive play rather than defensive.

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Meta Decks

S Tier Decks
Arceus ex	Giratina ex	-
A+ Tier Decks
Clodsire ex	Shining Revelry Charizard ex	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	Shining Revelry Pikachu 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	Abomasnow	Celebi ex
B Tier Decks
Tinkaton ex	Pawmot	Glaceon ex
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

Off Meta Decks

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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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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