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Best Dialga ex Decks and Card List

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

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

Best Dialga ex Decks

Dialga ex Deck Variants Strengths and Weaknesses
Arceus ex and Dialga ex Deck Icon Arceus ex and Dialga ex Deck
[★ Best ★]
Strengths:
• Dialga can quickly power up Arceus ex.
• Arceus ex is a reliable Colorless attacker that can consistently deal 130 damage.
• Pokemon in the deck do not share a Weakness.
Weaknesses:
• Dialga ex needs two Energy attachments to use Metallic Turbo, making going first highly disadvantageous.
• Arceus ex needs three Energy to attack, making it difficult to set up without Dialga ex.
Melmetal ex and Dialga ex Deck Icon Melmetal ex and Dialga ex Deck
[★ New ★]
Strengths:
• Melmetal ex can do a high amount of damage with a Pokemon Tool attached.
• Dialga ex can accelerate Melmetal ex's Energy.
• Magearna can be used to counter Pom-Pom Style Oricorio.
Weaknesses:
• Melmetal ex has a high Attack Cost.
Rayquaza ex and Dialga ex Icon Rayquaza ex and Dialga ex Strengths:
• Rayquaza ex can deal lots of damage once it is set up with Energy.
• Dialga ex can set up Rayquaza ex with Metallic Turbo.
Weaknesses:
• All the deck's attackers require lots of setup.
• Dialga ex needs two turns to start using Metallic Turbo.
Tinkaton ex and Dialga ex Deck Icon Tinkaton ex and Dialga ex Strengths:
• Dialga ex is used to gather Energy for Tinkaton ex.
• Can output 160 damage if you are lucky.
Weaknesses:
• Relies on coin flips to deal massive damage.

Arceus ex and Dialga ex Deck

Shaymin ×2 Dialga ex ×2 Arceus ex ×2 Sabrina ×1
Leaf ×2 Giant Cape ×2 Rocky Helmet ×1 Cyrus ×1
Red ×2 Potion ×1 Poke Ball ×2 Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used
Metal Icon

Dialga ex can consistently power up an Arceus ex, which can attack for as much as 130 the following turn. Because Arceus ex is a basic, it doesn't need to find evolutions like the other Dialga ex partners.

Space-Time Smackdown Shaymin is useful for helping your Pokemon stay out of KO range.

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) Shaymin x 2 (Dialga Pack)
Dialga ex x 2 (Dialga Pack)
Giant Cape x 2 (Dialga Pack)
Rocky Helmet x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a) Arceus ex x 2 (Arceus Pack)
Shining Revelry (A2b) Red 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 Potion x 1 (Promo-A Pack)
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)

• You can change the counts of Giant Cape and Rocky Helmet to suit your liking based on your experience playing online.
• More Rocky Helmets than Giant Capes can help you reach higher HP benchmarks with Arceus ex's Ultimate Force. Use Red to increase your damage even further.

Mars
(A2 155)

• Using Mars after one of your ex Pokemon has been KOd can disrupt your opponent's hand, making them lose valuable win conditions like Cyrus, Sabrina, Red or even evolution cards.

Melmetal ex and Dialga ex Deck

Meltan ×2 Dialga ex ×2 Magearna ×1 Melmetal ex ×2
Sabrina ×1 Rocky Helmet ×2 Cyrus ×1 Mars ×1
Steel Apron ×2 May ×1 X Speed ×1 Poke Ball ×2
Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used
Metal Icon

Melmetal ex has a hefty Attack Cost, requiring 4 Energy to use Metal Arms. Dialga ex is used as its Energy accelerator, attacking in the early game with Metallic Turbo.

To increase the damage of Metal Arms, Melmetal ex requires a Pokemon Tool. This deck has the Steel Apron and Rocky Helmet, providing damage reduction and additional chip damage respectively.

This deck has Magearna to counter Pom-Pom Style Oricorio. Steel Cannon deals additional damage to Pokemon with Abilities, allowing Magearna to score the OHKO.

Expansions Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1) Meltan x 2 (Charizard Pack)
Sabrina x 1 (Charizard Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a) No cards needed from this expansion.
Spacetime Smackdown (A2) Dialga ex x 2 (Dialga Pack)
Rocky Helmet x 2 (Palkia Pack)
Cyrus x 1 (Palkia 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 Magearna x 1 (Solgaleo Pack)
Extradimensional Crisis No cards needed from this expansion.
Eevee Grove No cards needed from this expansion.
Wisdom of Sky and Sea Steel Apron x 2 (Ho-Oh Pack)
Secluded Springs No cards needed from this expansion.
Mega Rising Melmetal ex x 2 (Mega Gyarados Pack)
May x 1 (Mega Blaziken Pack)
Promo-A X Speed x 1 (Promo-A Pack)
Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack)
Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Rayquaza ex and Dialga ex

Mew ex ×1 Shaymin ×1 Dialga ex ×2 Rayquaza ex ×2
Sabrina ×1 Leaf ×2 Giant Cape ×2 Rocky Helmet ×2
Cyrus ×1 Mars ×1 Pokemon Center Lady ×1 Poke Ball ×2
Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used
Metal Icon

This is an updated version of Arceus ex and Dialga ex, but with Arceus ex replaced by Rayquaza ex. Arceus ex and Rayquaza ex have different weaknesses, so it is important to pick an attacker depending on your predicted metagame.

Expansions Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1) Sabrina x 1 (Charizard Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a) Mew ex x 1 (Mew Pack)
Leaf x 2 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2) Shaymin x 1 (Dialga Pack)
Dialga ex x 2 (Dialga Pack)
Giant Cape x 2 (Dialga Pack)
Rocky Helmet x 2 (Palkia Pack)
Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Mars x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a) No cards needed from this expansion.
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)
Rayquaza ex x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Alternate Card Suggestions

Alternate Cards Possible Cuts

Arceus ex
(A2a 071)

• Can deal up to 130 damage consistently, and has a cheaper Attack Cost.

Tinkaton ex and Dialga ex Deck

Dialga ex ×2 Tinkatink ×2 Tinkatuff ×1 Tinkaton ex ×2
Magearna ×1 Pokemon Communication ×1 Giant Cape ×1 Rocky Helmet ×2
Rare Candy ×2 Lillie ×2 Poke Ball ×2 Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used
Metal Icon

This deck uses Dialga ex as the Energy generator for Tinkaton ex. It can attack while you are building Tinkaton ex in your Bench.

Magearna is also added in the deck in case you are facing Pom-Pom Oricorio which counters your ex Pokemon, and is capable of dealing some damage on its own.

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) Dialga ex x 2 (Dialga Pack)
Pokemon Communication x 1 (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) Tinkatink x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Tinkatuff x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Tinkaton ex x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians Magearna x 1 (Solgaleo Pack)
Rare Candy x 2 (Any Pack)
Lillie 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)

Other Dialga ex Decks

Other Dialga ex Decks
Dialga ex and Melmetal Deck Icon Dialga ex and Melmetal Deck Dialga ex and Yanmega ex Deck Icon Dialga ex and Yanmega ex Deck Probopass ex and Dialga ex Deck Icon Probopass ex and Dialga ex Deck
Dialga ex and Bastiodon Deck Icon Dialga ex and Bastiodon Deck Dialga ex and Porygon-Z Deck Icon Dialga ex and Porygon-Z Deck Dialga ex and Lickilicky ex Deck Icon Dialga ex and Lickilicky ex Deck
Gholdengo and Dialga ex Deck Icon Gholdengo and Dialga ex Deck

Dialga ex and Melmetal Deck

Meltan ×2 Melmetal ×2 Mew ex ×1 Skarmory ×1
Dialga ex ×2 Giovanni ×1 Leaf ×2 Giant Cape ×2
Rocky Helmet ×1 Dawn ×2 Poke Ball ×2 Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used
Metal Icon

Dialga ex pairs nicely with Melmetal, helping it overcome its weakness of having a high costing Attack by accelerating Energy with Metallic Turbo. Melmetal can then OHKO most Basic Pokemon or 2HKO exs.

Expansions Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1) Meltan x 2 (Charizard Pack)
Melmetal x 2 (Charizard Pack)
Giovanni x 1 (Mewtwo Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a) Mew ex x 1 (Mew Pack)
Leaf x 2 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2) Skarmory x 1 (Any Pack)
Dialga ex x 2 (Dialga Pack)
Giant Cape x 2 (Dialga Pack)
Rocky Helmet x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Dawn x 2 (Dialga 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 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)

• A second copy of Rocky Helmet can help Skarmory be even more consistent in getting Metal Arms' damage boost.

Dialga ex and Yanmega ex Deck

Mew ex ×1 Yanma ×2 Yanmega ex ×2 Dialga ex ×2
Leaf ×2 Giant Cape ×1 Rocky Helmet ×2 Cyrus ×2
Dawn ×2 Poke Ball ×2 Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used
Metal Icon

Dialga ex and Mew ex are joined by Yanmega ex, who is a powerful Grass-type Attacker introduced in Space-Time Smackdown. It notably has a Colorless Attack Cost, which means it can benefit from Dialga ex's Metallic Turbo. It can also OHKO Darkrai ex unless it has a Giant Cape.

120 damage is also a great damage benchmark to hit, as Yanmega ex can also OHKO Pikachu ex and Pachirisu ex.

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 2 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2) Yanma x 2 (Dialga Pack)
Yanmega ex x 2 (Dialga Pack)
Dialga ex x 2 (Dialga Pack)
Giant Cape x 1 (Dialga Pack)
Rocky Helmet x 2 (Palkia Pack)
Cyrus x 2 (Palkia Pack)
Dawn x 2 (Dialga 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 Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack)
Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Probopass ex and Dialga ex Deck

Skarmory ×2 Dialga ex ×2 Probopass ex ×2 Nosepass ×2
Leaf ×1 Giant Cape ×2 Rocky Helmet ×2 Dawn ×1
Adaman ×2 Poke Ball ×2 Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used
Metal Icon

Probopass ex allows you to lean into defensive play patterns thanks to Defensive Unit's -20 effect and Adaman. This is a welcome change from aggressive gameplay that is usually rewarded in Pokemon TCG Pocket.

Expansions Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1) No cards needed from this expansion.
Mythical Island (A1a) Leaf x 1 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2) Skarmory x 2 (Any Pack)
Dialga ex x 2 (Dialga Pack)
Giant Cape x 2 (Dialga Pack)
Rocky Helmet x 2 (Palkia Pack)
Dawn x 1 (Dialga Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a) Probopass ex x 2 (Arceus Pack)
Adaman 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)
Nosepass x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Dialga ex and Bastiodon Deck

Mew ex ×1 Bastiodon ×2 Dialga ex ×2 Leaf ×2
Armor Fossil ×2 Pokemon Communication ×1 Giant Cape ×2 Dawn ×2
Rare Candy ×2 Poke Ball ×2 Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used
Metal Icon

Bastiodon is a difficult Pokemon to go up against once set up, and oftentimes players concede at the sight of it. Its Guarded Grill Ability makes it very difficult to KO.

Mew ex is also in this list because of its synergy with Dialga ex. Its Genome Hacking allows it to KO the likes of Palkia ex or Charizard ex.

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 2 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2) Bastiodon x 2 (Palkia Pack)
Dialga ex x 2 (Dialga Pack)
Armor Fossil x 2 (Palkia Pack)
Pokemon Communication x 1 (Dialga Pack)
Giant Cape x 2 (Dialga Pack)
Dawn 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 Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack)
Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Dialga ex and Porygon-Z Deck

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
Metal Icon

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.
Promo-A Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack)
Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Dialga ex and Lickilicky ex Deck

Lickitung ×2 Mew ex ×1 Dialga ex ×2 Lickilicky ex ×2
Leaf ×2 Pokemon Communication ×2 Giant Cape ×1 Dawn ×2
X Speed ×2 Poke Ball ×2 Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used
Metal Icon

Lickilicky ex is a fun partner for Dialga ex, which it can also power up with Metallic Turbo.

Lickilicky ex and Lickitung suffer from having heavy Retreat Costs, though, so starting with Lickitung or having a Lickilicky ex without Energy is disadvantageous. To remedy this, the deck runs multiple copies of Leaf and X Speed to make sure that they can retreat into Dialga ex.

Mew ex has the lightest Retreat Cost in the deck, and also benefits from Dialga ex's acceleration. It can attack with Genome Hacking to KO the likes of Palkia ex or Charizard ex.

Expansions Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1) Lickitung x 2 (Mewtwo Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a) Mew ex x 1 (Mew Pack)
Leaf x 2 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2) Dialga ex x 2 (Dialga Pack)
Lickilicky ex x 2 (Palkia Pack)
Pokemon Communication x 2 (Dialga Pack)
Giant Cape x 1 (Dialga Pack)
Dawn x 2 (Dialga 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 2 (Promo-A Pack)
Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack)
Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Gholdengo and Dialga ex Deck

Mew ex ×1 Dialga ex ×2 Gimmighoul ×2 Gholdengo ×2
Sabrina ×1 Leaf ×2 Pokemon Communication ×1 Giant Cape ×2
Dawn ×2 Adaman ×1 Poke Ball ×2 Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used
Metal Icon

Gholdengo is an effective new partner for Dialga ex which can take advantage of multiple Energies. Scintillating Surfing can deal lots of damage, rewarding you for loading it with Energy, but at the cost of flipping for damage.

Expansions Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1) Sabrina x 1 (Charizard Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a) Mew ex x 1 (Mew Pack)
Leaf x 2 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2) Dialga ex x 2 (Dialga Pack)
Pokemon Communication x 1 (Dialga Pack)
Giant Cape x 2 (Dialga Pack)
Dawn x 2 (Dialga Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a) Adaman x 1 (Arceus Pack)
Shining Revelry (A2b) Gimmighoul x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Gholdengo 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 Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack)
Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Dialga ex Deck Strategy Guide

Dialga ex Setup

Dialga ex is your ideal start in any Dialga ex Deck, and you would always want a turn 1 Energy attachment into a turn 2 Metallic Turbo.

It can also pivot from an accelerator to an attacker with the use of Dawn, by transfering an Energy from a Benched Pokemon and a turn attachment of Energy, which meets the Energy requirement of Heavy Impact.

Primary Attacker Offense

Dialga ex can handily power up its partners sitting on the Bench. Once they're set up, retreat Dialga ex and start attacking with your primary attackers!

How to Beat Dialga ex Decks

Punish Greedy Energy Attachments

Gallade ex is a tough deck to go up against. Their Hitmonlees are able to chip out Dialga ex's Benched partners and put them into range of an eventual Marshadow Revenge KO.

Additionally, Gallade ex's Energized Blade gets stronger for each Energy attached to our Active Pokemon, making it even easier for it to score KOs against Dialga ex decks.

Best Gallade ex Decks and Card List

Discard Dialga ex's Energy

Beedrill ex can sometimes be a problem if it is able to quickly set up. Going up against a Beedrill ex while Dialga ex lacks a second Energy means that it won't be able to successfully use Metallic Turbo.

Team Rocket Grunt supports this gameplan, further denying Dialga ex of essential Energy to pay for its Attack Cost.

Best Beedrill ex Decks and Card List

Pokemon TCG Pocket Related Guides

Decks

Best Meta Decks Tier List

Mega Rising Decks

Mega Altaria ex Deck IconMega Altaria ex Indeedee ex Deck Icon Indeedee ex Greninja ex Deck IconGreninja ex Mega Blaziken ex Deck IconMega Blaziken ex
Mega Absol ex Deck IconMega Absol ex Mega Gyarados ex Deck IconMega Gyarados ex Hydreigon Deck IconHydreigon Jolteon ex Deck Icon Jolteon ex
Mega Ampharos ex Deck IconMega Ampharos ex Melmetal ex Deck IconMelmetal ex Luxray Deck Icon Luxray Goodra Deck IconGoodra
Mega Pinsir ex Deck IconMega Pinsir ex Hitmonchan ex Deck IconHitmonchan ex Dragalge ex Deck IconDragalge ex Whimsicott ex Deck Icon Whimsicott ex
Rapidash ex Deck IconRapidash ex Tauros ex Deck IconTauros ex Golurk Deck IconGolurk Mega Pidgeot ex Deck IconMega Pidgeot ex

Top Decks in the Meta

S Tier Tier
Mega Altaria ex and Chingling DeckMega Altaria ex and Chingling Deck Greninja ex and Suicune ex DeckGreninja ex and Suicune ex Deck Mega Absol ex and Hydreigon DeckMega Absol ex and Hydreigon Deck -
A+ Tier Tier
Mega Blaziken ex and Heatmor DeckMega Blaziken ex and Heatmor Deck Pom-Pom Oricorio and Magnezone DeckPom-Pom Oricorio and Magnezone Deck Decidueye ex DeckDecidueye ex Deck -
A Tier Tier
Mega Absol ex and Pom-Pom Oricorio DeckMega Absol ex and Pom-Pom Oricorio Deck Mega Absol ex and Weezing DeckMega Absol ex and Weezing Deck Hydreigon DeckHydreigon Deck Espeon ex and Indeedee ex DeckEspeon ex and Indeedee ex Deck
B Tier Tier
Mega Blaziken ex and Entei ex DeckMega Blaziken ex and Entei ex Deck Mega Gyarados ex and Milotic DeckMega Gyarados ex and Milotic Deck Indeedee ex and Giratina ex DeckIndeedee ex and Giratina ex Deck Luxray DeckLuxray Deck
Pom-Pom Oricorio and Greninja DeckPom-Pom Oricorio and Greninja Deck Giratina ex and Darkrai ex DeckGiratina ex and Darkrai ex Deck Guzzlord ex and Naganadel DeckGuzzlord ex and Naganadel Deck -
C Tier Tier
Mega Pinsir ex and Leafeon ex DeckMega Pinsir ex and Leafeon ex Deck Mega Ampharos ex and Raikou ex DeckMega Ampharos ex and Raikou ex Deck Hitmonchan ex and Lucario DeckHitmonchan ex and Lucario Deck Jolteon ex and Jolteon DeckJolteon ex and Jolteon Deck
Tapu Koko ex and Pom-Pom Oricorio DeckTapu Koko ex and Pom-Pom Oricorio Deck SR Pikachu ex and Pom-Pom Oricorio DeckSR Pikachu ex and Pom-Pom Oricorio Deck Crobat and Arceus ex DeckCrobat and Arceus ex Deck Goodra and Indeedee ex DeckGoodra and Indeedee ex Deck
D Tier Tier
Rapidash ex and Ninetales DeckRapidash ex and Ninetales Deck Tauros ex and Hydreigon DeckTauros ex and Hydreigon Deck Whimsicott ex and Meowscarada DeckWhimsicott ex and Meowscarada Deck Dragalge ex and Nihilego DeckDragalge ex and Nihilego Deck
Golurk DeckGolurk Deck Aegislash and Togedemaru DeckAegislash and Togedemaru Deck Mega Pidgeot ex and Raikou ex DeckMega Pidgeot ex and Raikou ex Deck -

List of All Decks

Core Expansion Decks
Mega Rising Logo
(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
Secluded Springs Logo
(A4a)
Altaria
Celebi
Dugtrio
Entei ex
Galarian Cursola
Jumpluff ex
Latios
Miltank
Poliwrath ex
Raikou ex
Slowking
SS Eelektross
Suicune ex
Zoroark
Wisdom of Sea and Sky Logo
(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
Eevee Grove Logo
(A3b)
Alcremie
Dragonite ex
Espeon
Flareon ex
Glaceon
Jolteon
Leafeon
Primarina ex
Slurpuff
Snorlax ex
Sylveon ex
Umbreon
Vaporeon
Extradimensional Crisis Logo
(A3a)
Alolan Dugtrio ex
Blacephalon
Buzzwole ex
Guzzlord ex
Lycanroc ex
Naganadel
Nihilego
Pheromosa
Shiinotic
Silvally
Stoutland
Tapu Koko ex
Ultra Necrozma ex
Celestial Guardians Logo
(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
Shining Revelry Logo
(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
Triumphant Light Logo
(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
Space-Time Smackdown Logo
(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
Mythical Island Logo
(A1a)
Aerodactyl ex
Celebi ex
Golem
Gyarados ex
Mew ex
Pidgeot ex
Scolipede
Genetic Apex Logo
(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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