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Pokemon TCG Pocket (PTCGP)

Which Space-Time Smackdown Pack Should You Pull From

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Which Booster Pack Should You Pull
You should pull from the Palkia pack before the Dialga pack in the Space-Time Smackdown expansion in Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket (PTCG Pocket). Read on to learn more about which pack is better to pull first, which cards to get, and our ratings for the booster packs.

Which Pack to Pull First in Space-Time Smackdown

Pull From the Palkia Booster Pack First

Recommended Card Pulls

We highly recommend pulling from the Palkia Booster Pack in the Space-Time Smackdown Expansion first. Namely, there are 3 cards that you want to aim for in the booster pack:

  • Palkia ex
  • Cyrus
  • Rocky Helmet

List of Palkia Pack Cards in Space-Time Smackdown (A2)

Pull 2 Palkia ex cards to Build the Palkia ex Deck

Palkia ex is currently one of the strongest cards in the meta, and can one hit KO other ex cards once it has the energy for Dimensional Storm. It is the highlight card for the Palkia ex Deck, so you would want to aim for 2 card copies if you want to build this deck.

Palkia ex Deck Strategy Guide and Card List

Get Cyrus and Rocky Helmet to Enhance Your Current Decks

Cyrus and Rocky Helmet are must pulls as they can be generally used to enhance many decks in Pokemon TCG Pocket.

Cyrus is a strong trainer card that rivals Sabrina in the Palkia Booster Pack. Similar to Sabrina, he can force the Active Pokemon to switch out with a damaged Pokemon on the Bench.

Rocky Helmet is a Pokemon Tool that you can attach to your Pokemon that will damage your opponent's Pokemon by 20 HP if they try to attack.

Best Decks Tier List (February 2025)

Pull From the Dialga Pack After Getting Cyrus and Rocky Helmet

Recommended Card Pulls

After pulling 2 copies of Cyrus and Rocky Helmet, you would want to start pulling from the Dialga Pack. You would want to aim for the following cards:

  • Giant Cape
  • Dawn
  • Pokemon Communication

These are great cards to have if you want to improve your deck.

The Giant Cape increases your Pokemon's HP by 20, which is great for survivability;

Dawn can transfer energy from the Bench to the Active Pokemon just like Vaporeon;

and Pokemon Communication can exchange a Pokemon from your hand to a random Pokemon in your deck.

List of Dialga Pack Cards in Space-Time Smackdown (A2)

Draw From Packs Depending on The Deck You Want to Build

Space-Time Smackdown Decks
Pokemon TCG Pocket  Weavile ex and Darkrai ex Deck Image Pokemon TCG Pocket  Darkrai ex and Magnezone Deck Image Pokemon TCG Pocket  Magnezone and Skarmory Deck Image
Pokemon TCG Pocket  Dialga ex and Lickilicky ex Deck Image Pokemon TCG Pocket  Darkrai ex and Weezing Deck Image
Pokemon TCG Pocket  Gallade ex Deck Image
Pokemon TCG Pocket  Togekiss Deck Image Pokemon TCG Pocket  Dialga ex and Bastiodon Deck Image

Once you have collected the recommended Pokemon Tools and Trainer Cards, you can look over the Space-Time Smackdown Decks and try to aim for the highlight cards of the deck you want to build.

Best Decks Tier List (February 2025)

Which Space-Time Smackdown Booster Pack is Better?

Both Booster Packs are Equally Good

Palkia and Dialga Booster Packs

The Space-Time Smackdown Dialga and Palkia booster packs come with their own benefits depending on the deck that you want to build. That is why it is good to take a look at each pack's feature cards and to build your deck around it.

Featured Cards

Pokemon TCG Pocket - Space-Time Smackdown Dialga Pack Dialga Pack Recommended for those who want to:
٭ Create a Darkrai ex Deck
٭ Improve Lightning Decks with Pachirisu ex
Featured Cards:
Pokemon TCG Pocket - Space-Time Smackdown Palkia PackPalkia Pack Recommended for those who want to:
٭ Enhance water-type decks like Palkia ex
٭ Build a Garchomp Deck
Featured Cards:

Space-Time Smackdown Dialga Pack Tier List

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Space-Time Smackdown Palkia Pack Tier List

S Tier
A Tier
B Tier

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