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

Best Gholdengo Decks

Gholdengo Deck Variants

Strengths and Weaknesses

Gholdengo and Dialga ex Deck [★ Best ★]

Strengths: • Gholdengo can be loaded up with Energy by Dialga ex for a huge Scintillating Surfing Attack later on. • Gholdengo is a single-point attacker that makes for favorable point trades against ex Pokemon. Weaknesses: • Dependent on strong Dialga ex starts, or else it will need to use up resources to maneuver into ideal first turn setups. • Reliant on lucky flips, and can only be consistent if it has lots and lots of Energy attached, usually through the help of Dialga ex.

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

Gholdengo is a single-point attacker that can be paired with Dialga ex. Once loaded with lots of Energy, Gholdengo's Scinitllating Surfing will then be able to deal lots of damage dependent on lucky coin flips, similar to Celebi ex.

Gholdengo Deck Strategy Guide

Dialga ex Setup

Dialga ex is your ideal start, 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. It is also recommended you keep using Metallic Turbo until Gholdengo has accumulated an absurd amount of Energy so that it can attack for a big KO the following turn.

Gholdengo's Scintillating Surfing

Gholdengo works similarly to Celebi ex with its Scintillating Surfing Attack doing 50 for each Metal Energy attached. Once it's loaded up with lots of Energy, it can swing for big damage.

How to Beat Gholdengo Decks

Unlucky Flips

Gholdengo is largely dependent on an ideal Dialga ex setup and lucky heads flips. Even with lots of Energy attached, Gholdengo runs the chance of whiffing important KOs, making this a very inconsistent attacker unless it is loaded with an absurd amount of Energy.

Gholdengo also only has 120 HP, which is low compared to an ex. This makes it easy to KO.

Use Decks with Faster Setup

Decks that can deal damage to Dialga ex and take it out in a few hits are difficult for this deck to go up against. Beating it requires that you knock out one Gholdengo and one Dialga ex, so decks that can quickly take points have a distinct advantage against this deck.

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Best Meta Decks Tier List

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Meta Decks

S Tier Decks
Giratina ex
A+ Tier Decks
Arceus ex	Gyarados ex	Weavile ex
Gallade ex	Articuno ex	Charizard ex
Meowscarada	-	-
A Tier Decks
Palkia ex	Rampardos	Clodsire ex
Charizard ex	Wugtrio ex	Dialga ex
Darkrai ex	Magnezone	Carnivine
Starmie ex	Origin Forme Palkia	-
B Tier Decks
Pikachu ex	Lucario ex	Beedrill ex
Gholdengo	Exeggutor ex	Pachirisu ex
Celebi ex	Yanmega ex	Leafeon ex
Garchomp ex	Probopass ex	Crobat
Donphan	Heatran	Infernape
C Tier Decks
・Tinkaton ex Deck ・Bibarel ex Deck ・Dondozo Deck ・Pawmot Deck ・Mewtwo ex Deck ・Blaine Deck ・Genetic Apex Pikachu ex Deck ・Pidgeot ex Deck ・Scolipede and Weezing Deck ・Golem Deck ・Dialga ex and Bastiodon Deck ・Lucario Deck ・Garchomp Deck ・Togekiss Deck ・Porygon-Z Deck ・Volkner Deck ・Rhyperior Deck ・Magnezone Deck ・Empoleon Deck ・Torterra Deck ・Lake Trio Deck ・Glaceon ex Deck ・Bronzong Deck ・Abomasnow Deck ・Staraptor Deck ・Tyranitar Deck ・Snorlax Deck ・Houndoom Deck

Off Meta Decks

Core Expansion	Decks
(A2)	・Darkrai ex and Weezing Deck ・Dialga ex and Lickilicky ex Deck ・Magnezone and Marshadow Deck ・Magnezone Deck ・Lake Trio Deck ・Rhyperior Deck
(A1a)	・Aerodactyl ex Deck ・Gyarados ex and Vaporeon Deck ・Mew ex and Weezing Deck ・Vaporeon and Articuno ex Deck ・Volcarona and Arcanine ex Deck
(A1)	・Aerodactyl and Dragonite Deck ・Alakazam and Jynx Deck ・Arbok Lock Deck ・Articuno Deck ・Blastoise Deck ・Blastoise ex Deck ・Brock Deck ・Centiskorch and Moltres ex Deck ・Charizard Deck ・Cinccino and Weezing Deck ・Dragonite Deck ・Dragonite and Weezing Deck ・Eeveelutions and Ditto Deck ・Exeggutor and Alakazam Deck ・Frosmoth Deck ・Gengar ex and Golbat Deck ・Gengar ex Deck ・Grapploct and Pidgeot Deck ・Greninja and Articuno ex 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 ・Machamp ex Deck ・Melmetal Deck ・Mewtwo ex and Weezing Deck ・Moltres Deck ・Omastar and Articuno ex Deck ・Persian and Mawile Deck ・Pikachu ex and Raichu Deck ・Poliwrath Deck ・Primeape Deck ・Tentacruel and Greninja Deck ・Venusaur Deck ・Venusaur ex and Weezing Deck ・Venusaur ex Deck ・Victreebel and Exeggutor ex Deck ・Zapdos Deck ・Zapdos ex Deck

Premade Decks

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