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

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

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Best Arceus ex Decks
Other Arceus ex Decks
Arceus ex Deck Strategy Guide
How to Beat Arceus ex Decks
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Best Arceus ex Decks

Arceus ex Deck Variants	Strengths and Weaknesses
[:img4343553:{alt:Indeedee ex and Giratina ex Deck Icon,width:160}] Indeedee ex and Giratina ex Deck [★ Best ★]	Strengths: • Indeedee ex can keep the Pokemon in the deck healthy. • Giratina ex can accelerate Energy onto itself and attack with Chaotic Impact in only a few turns. • Arceus ex is a solid attacker with an attack that can max out at 130 damage. Weaknesses: • • Chaotic Impact also damages Giratina ex, making it easier to KO.
Crobat and Arceus ex Deck [★ Updated ★]	Strengths: • Crobat and Darkrai ex can deal additional damage with their Abilities. • Arceus ex is a solid attacker with an attack that can max out at 130 damage. Weaknesses: • Makes use of Stage 2 Pokemon, which may require multiple turns to set up. • May sometimes miss KOs on 140 HP Pokemon without damage modifiers.
Pom-Pom Oricorio and Arceus ex Deck	Strengths: • Pom-Pom Oricorio is immune to any attacks from ex Pokemon thanks to its Ability. • Arceus ex is a solid attacker that can be set up by Pichu. Weaknesses: • Arceus ex may have trouble retreating if you start with it. • Baby Pokemon in the deck are very easy to KO because of their low 30 HP.
Tapu Koko ex and Arceus ex	Strengths: • All of the Pokemon in this deck are Basic Pokemon that are easy to set up. Weaknesses: • Only Zeraora can deal damage to Pom-Pom Oricorio. • All Pokemon in the deck share a Weakness to Fighting.
Arceus ex and Darkrai ex	Strengths: • Baby Pokemon in the deck can speed up Arceus ex's Setup. • Arceus ex is a solid attacker with an attack that can max out at 130 damage. • Darkrai ex can help Arceus ex reach important HP benchmarks for important KOs. Weaknesses: • Baby Pokemon in the deck are very easy to KO because of their low 30 HP.

Indeedee ex and Giratina ex

Giratina ×1	Arceus ex ×1	Giratina ex ×2	Indeedee ex ×2
Giant Cape ×1	Rocky Helmet ×2	Cyrus ×2	Mars ×1
Pokemon Center Lady ×1	Red ×2	Copycat ×1	Poke Ball ×2
Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Indeedee ex synergizes well with Giratina ex thanks to Watch Over's ability to heal HP from your Pokemon.

Because Giratina ex needs multiple turns to set up, it will inevitably take some damage, which Indeedee ex's Ability can help with.

Arceus ex is an alternate attacker, while non-ex Giratina serves as a tech against Pom-Pom Oricorio.

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)	Giratina x 1 (Palkia Pack) Giant Cape x 1 (Dialga Pack) Rocky Helmet x 2 (Palkia Pack) Cyrus x 2 (Palkia Pack) Mars x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	Arceus ex x 1 (Arceus Pack)
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Giratina ex x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Pokemon Center Lady x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack) 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	Indeedee ex x 2 (Mega Altaria Pack) Copycat x 1 (Mega Gyarados Pack)
Promo-A	Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Crobat and Arceus ex Deck

Crobat ×2	Arceus ex ×2	Zubat ×2	Golbat ×1
Chingling ×2	Giant Cape ×1	Cyrus ×1	Rare Candy ×2
Copycat ×2	Poke Ball ×2	Red Card ×1	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Crobat and Darkrai ex provide offensive support with their Abilities, being able to deal 50 additional damage together. Arceus ex with a full Bench, a Darkrai ex, and a Crobat will max out your damage at 180!

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)	Giant Cape x 1 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	Crobat x 2 (Arceus Pack) Arceus ex x 2 (Arceus Pack)
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	Zubat x 2 (Ho-Oh Pack) Golbat x 1 (Ho-Oh Pack)
Secluded Springs	No cards needed from this expansion.
Mega Rising	Chingling x 2 (Any Pack) Copycat x 2 (Mega Gyarados Pack)
Promo-A	Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Red Card x 1 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Pom-Pom Oricorio and Arceus ex Deck

Arceus ex ×2	Oricorio ×2	Zeraora ×2	Pichu ×2
Sabrina ×1	Giant Cape ×1	Cyrus ×1	Pokemon Center Lady ×1
Ilima ×1	Guzma ×1	Elemental Switch ×2	Poke Ball ×2
Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Pom-Pom Oricorio is played alongside Zeraora and Arceus ex in this deck, with Zeraora being an early-game threat and Arceus ex being a late-game finisher.

This deck makes use of Elemental Switch to transfer Energy to usable attackers, and Pichu to quickly set up your attackers.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Sabrina x 1 (Charizard Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Giant Cape x 1 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	Arceus ex x 2 (Arceus Pack)
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Pokemon Center Lady x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians	Oricorio x 2 (Solgaleo Pack) Ilima x 1 (Lunala Pack) Guzma x 1 (Lunala Pack)
Extradimensional Crisis	Zeraora x 2 (Buzzwole Pack)
Eevee Grove	No cards needed from this expansion.
Wisdom of Sky and Sea	Pichu x 2 (Lugia Pack) Elemental Switch x 2 (Lugia Pack)
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)

Tapu Koko ex and Arceus ex Deck

Arceus ex ×1	Oricorio ×2	Tapu Koko ex ×2	Zeraora ×2
Giovanni ×1	Sabrina ×1	Giant Cape ×1	Cyrus ×1
Dawn ×1	Mars ×1	Pokemon Center Lady ×1	Electrical Cord ×2
Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Tapu Koko ex can set itself up with Plasma Hurricane. Once it is ready on the second turn, use Mach Bolt every chance you get.

Pom-Pom Oricorio can work as a wall and a win-condition against decks that are not prepared to go up against Safeguard.

Zeraora is also a decent Pokemon to start with, since it is easy to set up. This is also the deck's only answer to Pom-Pom Oricorio, besides your own Pom-Pom Oricorio.

Arceus ex is an effective alternate attacker that can do a solid 130 damage. This is also the deck's highest damage dealer.

The deck features a variety of Supporter options, including Giovanni which can let Pom-Pom Oricorio and Zeraora OHKO opposing 60 HP Pokemon like Gible, Eevee, or Charmander.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Giovanni x 1 (Mewtwo Pack) Sabrina x 1 (Charizard Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Giant Cape x 1 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack) Dawn x 1 (Dialga Pack) Mars x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	Arceus ex x 1 (Arceus Pack)
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Pokemon Center Lady x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians	Oricorio x 2 (Solgaleo Pack)
Extradimensional Crisis	Tapu Koko ex x 2 (Buzzwole Pack) Zeraora x 2 (Buzzwole Pack) Electrical Cord x 2 (Buzzwole Pack)
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)

Arceus ex and Darkrai ex

Darkrai ex ×2	Arceus ex ×2	Komala ×2	Magby ×1
Pichu ×2	Mantyke ×1	Leaf ×2	Giant Cape ×1
Mars ×1	Red ×2	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Mantyke, Pichu, and Magby can quickly set up an Arceus ex on the Bench thanks to their no-cost Attacks that accelerate Energy.

Darkrai ex can sit on the Bench and have Energy attached to it, dealing passive damage with its Nightmare Aura Ability.

Komala is in the deck as a way to damage Pom-Pom Oricorio.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Mythical Island (A1a)	Leaf x 2 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Darkrai ex x 2 (Dialga Pack) Giant Cape x 1 (Dialga Pack) Mars x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	Arceus ex x 2 (Arceus Pack)
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Red x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians	Komala 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	Magby x 1 (Ho-Oh Pack) Pichu x 2 (Lugia Pack)
Secluded Springs	Mantyke x 1 (Suicune Pack)
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 Arceus ex Decks

Other Arceus ex Decks
Arceus ex and Dialga ex Deck	Giratina ex and Arceus ex Deck	Meowscarada and Arceus ex Deck
Exeggutor ex and Arceus ex Deck	Crobat and Arceus ex Deck	Heatran and Infernape ex Deck
Abomasnow and Arceus ex Deck	Tyranitar and Arceus ex Deck	Crobat and Pom-Pom Oricorio Deck
Carnivine and Arceus ex Deck	-	-

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

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.

Giratina ex and Arceus ex Deck

Shaymin ×2	Arceus ex ×2	Giratina ex ×2	Sabrina ×1
Leaf ×2	Giant Cape ×2	Cyrus ×1	Dawn ×2
Red ×2	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

This Giratina ex deck enables Arceus ex to deal 130 damage as early as your second turn (or third if you went first) through the Giratina ex's Ability and Dawn. Shaymin's role is to fill the bench to increase Arceus ex's damage and heal Giratina ex from the damage inflicted by Chaotic Impact to itself.

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) Giant Cape x 2 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack) Dawn x 2 (Dialga Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	Arceus ex x 2 (Arceus Pack)
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Giratina ex x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack) 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	Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Meowscarada and Arceus ex Deck

Carnivine ×2	Arceus ex ×2	Sprigatito ×2	Meowscarada ×2
Erika ×2	Giant Cape ×2	Red ×2	Rare Candy ×2
Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Carnivine with Arceus ex is used in this deck as well, because of their ability to deal a good 50 damage on your first turn.

If the opponent's Pokemon is an ex, you can use the Meowscarada and Red combo to deal take a KO.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Erika x 2 (Charizard Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Giant Cape x 2 (Dialga Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	Carnivine x 2 (Arceus Pack) Arceus ex x 2 (Arceus Pack)
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Sprigatito x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Meowscarada x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Red x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
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)

Alternate Card Suggestions

Alternate Cards	Possible Cuts
Pokemon Communication (A2 146)	→ • You can swap out a copy of Red for a copy of Pokemon Communication. This can help you find valuable evolution cards for your Meowscarada line.

Exeggutor ex and Arceus ex Deck

Exeggcute ×2	Exeggutor ex ×2	Carnivine ×1	Arceus ex ×2
Erika ×2	Sabrina ×1	Leaf ×2	Pokemon Communication ×1
Giant Cape ×2	Cyrus ×1	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Exeggutor ex proves to be a consistent threat, being able to hit for 40 to 80 damage and being able to take lots of hits before going down. Celebi ex and Arceus ex are great for closing out games, while Exeggutor ex takes over early to mid games.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Exeggcute x 2 (Charizard Pack) Exeggutor ex x 2 (Charizard Pack) Erika x 2 (Charizard Pack) Sabrina x 1 (Charizard Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	Leaf x 2 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Pokemon Communication x 1 (Dialga Pack) Giant Cape x 2 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	Carnivine x 1 (Arceus Pack) Arceus ex 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)

Heatran and Infernape ex Deck

Monferno ×1	Infernape ex ×2	Heatran ×2	Arceus ex ×1
Chimchar ×2	Leaf ×1	Pokemon Communication ×1	Rocky Helmet ×2
Dawn ×2	Rare Candy ×2	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Arceus ex isn't featured as heavily in this deck, used mainly to give Heatran free retreat. It also functions as a backup attacker that does not require you to evolve like Infernape ex.

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)	Monferno x 1 (Palkia Pack) Infernape ex x 2 (Palkia Pack) Pokemon Communication x 1 (Dialga Pack) Rocky Helmet x 2 (Palkia Pack) Dawn x 2 (Dialga Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	Heatran x 2 (Arceus Pack) Arceus ex x 1 (Arceus Pack)
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) Chimchar x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Abomasnow and Arceus ex Deck

Palkia ex ×2	Manaphy ×2	Snover ×2	Abomasnow ×2
Arceus ex ×2	Misty ×2	Leaf ×2	Irida ×2
Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Abomasnow synergizes with Arceus ex in this deck, using its Link Ability to reduce the cost of Mega Punch. Palkia ex is also in the deck, which serves as a way to swing for big damage when Abomasnow's 80 isn't enough. Arceus ex once again is used as an attacker that does not require you to lose resources.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Misty x 2 (Pikachu Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	Leaf x 2 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Palkia ex x 2 (Palkia Pack) Manaphy x 2 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	Snover x 2 (Arceus Pack) Abomasnow x 2 (Arceus Pack) Arceus ex x 2 (Arceus Pack) Irida 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)

Tyranitar and Arceus

Tyranitar ×2	Arceus ex ×2	Larvitar ×2	Mantyke ×2
Sabrina ×1	Cyrus ×1	Red ×1	Rare Candy ×2
Ilima ×1	Memory Light ×2	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Mantyke is a great Pokemon to start with, immediately accelerating Energy to a benched Arceus ex or Larvitar. This Energy acceleration can expedite your Pokemon's setup and allow you to attack sooner.

Memory Light lets Tyranitar use Larvitar's Tackle, allowing it to be usable even without 4 Energy to use Land Crush.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Sabrina x 1 (Charizard Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	Tyranitar x 2 (Arceus Pack) Arceus ex x 2 (Arceus Pack)
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Red x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians	Rare Candy x 2 (Any Pack) Ilima x 1 (Lunala Pack)
Extradimensional Crisis	No cards needed from this expansion.
Eevee Grove	No cards needed from this expansion.
Wisdom of Sky and Sea	Larvitar x 2 (Ho-Oh Pack)
Secluded Springs	Mantyke x 2 (Suicune Pack) Memory Light x 2 (Suicune Pack)
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)

Crobat and Pom-Pom Oricorio Deck

Zubat ×2	Golbat ×1	Crobat ×2	Arceus ex ×2
Oricorio ×2	Sabrina ×1	Leaf ×2	Cyrus ×1
Rare Candy ×2	Ilima ×1	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

In addition to Arceus ex, this deck also features Oricorio as an attacker. It is able to counter ex Pokemon with its Ability, giving you a solution to some opponents that Arceus ex cannot handle.

While Oricorio can only deal 50 damage each turn, Crobat can help deal additional damage from the Bench with Cunning Link, provided Arceus ex is in play.

The Rare Candy gives the player the chance to have Crobat in play in earlier turns. Ilima provides a choice for you to safely return Arceus ex to your hand, preventing the opponent from scoring 2 points.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Zubat x 2 (Mewtwo Pack) Golbat x 1 (Mewtwo Pack) Sabrina x 1 (Charizard Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	Leaf x 2 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	Crobat x 2 (Arceus Pack) Arceus ex x 2 (Arceus Pack)
Shining Revelry (A2b)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Celestial Guardians	Oricorio x 2 (Solgaleo Pack) Rare Candy x 2 (Any Pack) Ilima x 1 (Lunala 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)

Carnivine and Arceus ex Deck

Zubat ×2	Carnivine ×2	Crobat ×2	Arceus ex ×2
Sabrina ×1	Leaf ×1	Pokemon Communication ×1	Giant Cape ×1
Cyrus ×1	Iono ×1	Rare Candy ×2	Poke Ball ×2
Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Carnivine with Arceus ex is used in this deck because of their ability to deal a good 50 damage on your first turn.

Use Carnivine to weaken your opponent's Pokemon. Having Arceus ex on the Bench will boost Carnivine's damage output, making it deal 50 damage for only one Energy. When the opponent's Pokemon are at low health, switch in Arceus ex to finish them off.

This deck has a line of Crobat and Rare Candy which can be used to snipe opposing Pokemon for 30.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Zubat x 2 (Mewtwo Pack) Sabrina x 1 (Charizard Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	Leaf x 1 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Pokemon Communication x 1 (Dialga Pack) Giant Cape x 1 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	Carnivine x 2 (Arceus Pack) Crobat x 2 (Arceus Pack) Arceus ex x 2 (Arceus Pack)
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Iono x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
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)

Alternate Card Suggestions

Alternate Cards	Possible Cuts
Darkrai ex (A2 110)	→ • You can cut a Giant Cape for a copy of Darkrai ex which can give the deck another source of passive damage, and another late-game attacker.
Ilima (A3 149)	→ • Ilima can return a Colorless Pokemon back to your hand. allowing an Arceus ex to soak up damage while another Pokemon sets up on the Bench.

Arceus ex Deck Strategy Guide

Set Arceus ex Up with Energy

Arceus ex benefits greatly from any form of Energy acceleration.

Dialga ex is a frequent partner for Arceus ex, that's able to set it up with Energy using Metallic Turbo. Just one use of Metallic Turbo and an Energy attachment for turn can get Arceus ex ready to attack.

Manaphy can also attach Energy to Arceus ex, despite it not being a Water-type because Manaphy does not have a condition that specifies that it can only attach to Water-types.

Using Dawn to transfer an Energy from a Benched Pokemon to Arceus ex can also help it attack one turn sooner.

Increase Arceus ex's Damage Output

Cards that can increase Arceus ex's damage are valuable to have. Red can help you KO 150 HP Pokemon like a fresh Giratina ex, while Giovanni can help Arceus ex OHKO Meowscarada.

How to Beat Arceus ex Decks

Attack It for Weakness

Fighting-types are often difficult for Arceus ex to face off against. Gallade ex can easily knock Arceus ex out if it is already set up with three Energy, while Marshadow can OHKO it if a Pokemon was KOd the previous turn, and with the use of Red.

Use Single Point Pokemon

A deck with Pokemon like Magnezone and Skarmory can outpace Arceus ex decks with Skarmory's early pressure and Magnezone's ability to 2HKO Arceus ex with Thunder Blast.

Meowscarada can also KO Arceus ex with the help of Red, with Arceus ex being unable to KO it back without the use of Giovanni.

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Mega Altaria ex and Chingling Deck	Greninja ex and Suicune ex Deck	Mega Absol ex and Hydreigon Deck	-
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Mega Blaziken ex and Heatmor Deck	Pom-Pom Oricorio and Magnezone Deck	Decidueye ex Deck	-
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Mega Absol ex and Pom-Pom Oricorio Deck	Mega Absol ex and Weezing Deck	Hydreigon Deck	Espeon ex and Indeedee ex Deck
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Mega Blaziken ex and Entei ex Deck	Mega Gyarados ex and Milotic Deck	Indeedee ex and Giratina ex Deck	Luxray Deck
Pom-Pom Oricorio and Greninja Deck	Giratina ex and Darkrai ex Deck	Guzzlord ex and Naganadel Deck	-
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Mega Pinsir ex and Leafeon ex Deck	Mega Ampharos ex and Raikou ex Deck	Hitmonchan ex and Lucario Deck	Jolteon ex and Jolteon Deck
Tapu Koko ex and Pom-Pom Oricorio Deck	SR Pikachu ex and Pom-Pom Oricorio Deck	Crobat and Arceus ex Deck	Goodra and Indeedee ex Deck
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Rapidash ex and Ninetales Deck	Tauros ex and Hydreigon Deck	Whimsicott ex and Meowscarada Deck	Dragalge ex and Nihilego Deck
Golurk Deck	Aegislash and Togedemaru Deck	Mega Pidgeot ex and Raikou ex Deck	-

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(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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