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Last updated on: December 17, 2025 06:08 AM

Pokemon TGC Pocket - Porygon-Z Best Deck Build and How to Play

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

The decks on this page reflect the meta around the Celestial Guardians Expansion.

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Best Porygon-Z Decks
Porygon-Z Deck Strategy Guide
How to Beat Porygon-Z Decks
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Best Porygon-Z Decks

Porygon-Z Deck Variants	Strengths and Weaknesses
Dialga ex and Porygon-Z Deck [★ Updated ★]	Strengths: • Can lock opponents out of games by making sure they can never attach the correct Energies. • Dialga ex can effectively power up Pokemon with Colorless Attack Costs. Weaknesses: • Makes use of Stage 2 Pokemon, which may require multiple turns to set up. • Mediocre damage output.

Dialga ex and Porygon-Z

Mew ex ×1	Dialga ex ×2	Porygon ×2	Porygon2 ×1
Porygon-Z ×2	Leaf ×1	Pokemon Communication ×1	Giant Cape ×2
Mars ×2	Rare Candy ×2	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Porygon-Z is a highly disruptive Stage 2 Pokemon that can deny its opponents from ever getting the correct Energy from the Energy Zone.

While highly disruptive, this deck is also highly inconsistent. It offers fun and unique lines of play that other, more competitive decks may not have. Consider trying this fun deck in Random Matches.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Mythical Island (A1a)	Mew ex x 1 (Mew Pack) Leaf x 1 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Dialga ex x 2 (Dialga Pack) Porygon x 2 (Palkia Pack) Porygon2 x 1 (Palkia Pack) Porygon-Z x 2 (Palkia Pack) Pokemon Communication x 1 (Dialga Pack) Giant Cape x 2 (Dialga Pack) Mars 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.
Crimson Blaze	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
Cyrus (A2 150)	→ • Cyrus can force damaged Benched Pokemon into the Active Spot.

Porygon-Z Deck Strategy Guide

Use Rare Candy to Quickly Set Up Porygon-Z

Rare Candy can allow Porygon-Z to be set up immediately, skipping the need to evolve into Porygon2..

Use Dialga ex to Accelerate Energy

Dialga ex's Metallic Turbo can be used to generate 2 Metal Energy and attach it to Porygon-Z while it's on the Bench. Since Porygon-Z is a Colorless-type, it can use any type of energy for its attack.

Use Porygon-Z to Change Opponent's Energy

Porygon-Z's Buggy Beam not only deals big damage, it can also change the type of energy generated in your opponent's Energy Zone. This can disrupt your opponent's set-up, making it extremely difficult for them to build their pokemon.

Use Rare Candy to Speed Up Porygon-Z's Evolution

Porygon-Z is a Stage 2 Pokemon, so using a Rare Candy can skip over the Stage 1 evolution, immediately evolving Porygon to Porygon-Z.

How to Beat Porygon-Z Decks

Defeat Porygon Before it Evolves

Porygon has low HP, so defeat it before it can evolve to Porygon-Z. You can use Pokemon like Zebstrika to snipe it from the Bench, or force it to the Active Spot with Sabrina or Cyrus.

Switch Out Porygon-Z with Sabrina or Cyrus

Porygon-Z can only change your energy if it is in the Active Spot. You can use Sabrina or Cyrus to force it to switch out and potentially regain your normal energy.

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Crimson Blaze Decks

CB Magnezone	Mega Lopunny ex	Mega Charizard Y ex	Mega Venusaur ex
CB Heliolisk	Ariados	CB Ditto	Mega Blastoise ex
Mega Steelix ex	Reuniclus	-	-

Top Decks in the Meta

Tier
Mega Lopunny ex and CB Magnezone Deck	Greninja ex and Suicune ex Deck	CB Magnezone and Pom-Pom Oricorio Deck	Mega Absol ex and Hydreigon Deck
Tier
Mega Altaria ex and Chingling Deck	Decidueye ex Deck	CB Magnezone and Darkrai ex Deck	-
Tier
Jolteon ex and Jolteon Deck	Mega Charizard Y ex and Entei ex Deck	Mega Venusaur ex Deck	Ariados and Whimsicott ex
CB Heliolisk and CB Magnezone Deck	Mega Blaziken ex and Heatmor Deck	-	-
Tier
Ditto and Rampardos Deck	Mega Altaria ex and Greninja Deck	Hitmonchan ex and Lucario Deck	-
Tier
Mega Blastoise ex and Manaphy Deck	Mega Steelix ex Deck	Reuniclus and Chingling Deck	-
Tier
Mega Venusaur ex and Leafeon ex Deck	Reuniclus and Gardevoir Deck	-	-

List of All Decks

Core Expansion	Decks
(B1a)	・Ariados ・CB Ditto ・CB Heliolisk ・CB Magnezone ・Mega Blastoise ex ・Mega Charizard Y ex ・Mega Lopunny ex ・Mega Steelix ex ・Mega Venusaur ex ・Reuniclus
(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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