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Best Giratina ex Decks and Card List

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Last updated on: November 6, 2025 09:37 PM

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

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

List of Contents

Best Giratina ex Decks
Other Giratina ex Decks
Giratina ex Deck Strategy Guide
How to Beat Giratina ex Decks
Related Guides

Best Giratina ex Decks

Giratina ex Deck Variants	Strengths and Weaknesses
Mega Altaria ex and Indeedee ex Deck [★ Best ★]	Strengths: • Mega Harmony can deal up to 130 damage with a full Bench for only 2 Energy. • Easy conditions for maximizing Mega Harmony's damage output. • Indeedee ex can keep Mega Altaria ex healthy. Weaknesses: • Very weak to Pom-Pom Oricorio, which cannot be damaged by most Pokemon in the deck.
Giratina ex and Darkrai ex Deck	Strengths: • Rewards passive turns with Energy acceleration. • Can be partnered with Darkrai ex for passive damage on the Defending Pokemon using Nightmare Aura. Weaknesses: • Can get punished for loading up on Energy by Pokemon like Gallade ex. • Chaotic Impact also damages Giratina ex, making it easier to KO.
Suicune ex and Greninja Deck	Strengths: • Suicune ex's Ability can allow you to evolve Greninja early. • Giratina ex can act as a finisher if needed Weaknesses: • Suicune ex deals low damage if the opponent doesn't have Benched Pokemon.
Sylveon ex and Giratina ex Deck	Strengths: • Sylveon ex offers card draw when it evolves. • Giratina ex is used as a late-game primary attacker, which can also set itself up with Broken-Space Bellow. • Silvally is easy to set up, especially with Sylveon ex making it Supporter cards easier to find. Weaknesses: • Giratina ex's Chaotic Impact deals damage to itself, putting it in KO range of most attackers.
Latios and Latias Deck	Strengths: • Latias can deal 40 damage if Latios is on your Bench. • Latios can deal 120 damage with Luster Purge, and has Free Retreat if Latias is in play. • Giratina ex can deal high damage as a late-game attacker. Weaknesses: • The deck's main attackers share a Weakness to Dark.

Mega Altaria ex and Indeedee ex

Giratina ex ×2	Mega Altaria ex ×2	Indeedee ex ×2	Swablu ×2
Altaria ×1	Sabrina ×1	Giant Cape ×1	Cyrus ×1
Mars ×1	Red ×1	May ×2	Poke Ball ×2
Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

With a full Bench, Mega Altaria ex can deal 130 damage to opponents, and it's fairly easy to set up. You can use Professor's Research, Poke Ball, and May to try to get all your Basic Pokemon into your hand as soon as possible.

Your attacker in the Active Spot can be kept healthy with Indeedee ex's Watch Over Ability. If you have two Indeedee ex on your Bench, you can heal up to 40 damage every turn. Additionally, Indeedee ex is a decent enough secondary attacker that can deal good damage to Pokemon with expensive Attack Costs like Mega Gyarados ex.

Although you'd want Mega Altaria ex as your primary attacker, Giratina ex is in this deck as another offensive option in case you need to swap Mega Altaria out. When going up against Pom-Pom Oricorio, there is also a regular Altaria in this deck that you can use to damage it.

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) Mars x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Giratina ex x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Red 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	Mega Altaria ex x 2 (Mega Altaria Pack) Indeedee ex x 2 (Mega Altaria Pack) Swablu x 2 (Mega Altaria Pack) Altaria x 1 (Mega Altaria Pack) May x 2 (Mega Blaziken Pack)
Promo-A	Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Giratina ex and Darkrai ex Deck

Darkrai ex ×2	Giratina ex ×2	Sabrina ×1	Leaf ×1
Leaf ×1	Giant Cape ×2	Rocky Helmet ×2	Cyrus ×1
Mars ×1	Pokemon Center Lady ×2	Guzma ×1	Poke Ball ×2
Red Card ×1	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Darkrai ex pairs nicely with Giratina ex, being Pokemon who reward you simply by being on the field.

You can simply play out your turns by attaching Energy to Darkrai ex and ending your turn with Giratina ex's Broken-Space Bellow. Darkrai ex's Nightmare Aura can put opposing Pokemon into KO range for Giratina ex's Chaotic Impact.

Once Giratina ex or Darkrai ex are ready to attack, switch out your Active Pokemon with Leaf. Use Red to reach important HP benchmarks when Darkrai ex's incremental damage isn't enough.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Sabrina x 1 (Charizard Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	Leaf x 1 (Mew Pack) Leaf x 1 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Darkrai 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)	Giratina ex x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Pokemon Center Lady x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians	Guzma 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) Red Card x 1 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Suicune ex and Greninja Deck

Froakie ×2	Greninja ×2	Giratina ex ×1	Suicune ex ×2
Pokemon Communication ×1	Giant Cape ×1	Cyrus ×2	Mars ×1
Irida ×2	Rare Candy ×2	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Suicune ex's Ability allows the player to draw a card at the end of the turn. This can allow Greninja to evolve quickly and do additional damage in the early game. Since Suicune ex deals low damage if the opponent's Bench isn't filled out, Greninja can act as a useful support.

Suicune ex may not have enough damage in the late game. Giratina ex may act as a finisher once it is set up being able to deal consistent, high damage.

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)	Gible x 2 (Palkia Pack) Garchomp x 2 (Palkia Pack) Giant Cape x 1 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack) Cynthia x 2 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	Gabite x 1 (Arceus Pack) Garchomp 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	Mantyke 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)

Alternate Card Suggestions

Alternate Cards	Possible Cuts
Red Card (P-A 006)	→ ・Red Card is helpful against opponents that do not fill out their Bench to counter Suicune.
Mantyke (A4a 023)	→ ・Mantyke can help accelerate Suicune ex's Energy on the first turn.
Oricorio (A3 066)	→ ・Oricorio can wall damage from ex Pokemon as Suicune heals its HP on the Bench.

Sylveon ex and Giratina ex Deck

Giratina ex ×1	Type Null ×2	Silvally ×2	Sylveon ex ×2
Eevee ×2	Giovanni ×1	Sabrina ×1	Cyrus ×1
Pokemon Center Lady ×1	Guzma ×1	Gladion ×2	Poke Ball ×2
Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Sylveon ex can enable Silvally because of its Happy Ribbon Ability, which allows you to draw 2 cards, helping you find a Supporter to meet Silvall's Attack condition.

This deck also runs Giratina ex as a late-game finisher, for when Silvally's 100 damage Brave Buddies is not enough for a KO.

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)	Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Giratina ex x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Pokemon Center Lady x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians	Guzma x 1 (Lunala Pack)
Extradimensional Crisis	Type Null x 2 (Buzzwole Pack) Silvally x 2 (Buzzwole Pack) Gladion x 2 (Buzzwole Pack)
Eevee Grove	Sylveon ex x 2 (Eevee Pack) Eevee x 2 (Eevee Pack)
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)

Latios and Latias Deck

Giratina ex ×2	Latias ×2	Latios ×2	Sabrina ×1
Leaf ×1	Giant Cape ×2	Cyrus ×1	Dawn ×1
Mars ×1	Red ×1	Guzma ×1	Silver ×1
Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Latias works as the deck's early-game attacker, being able to do as much as 40 damage for only one Energy if Latios is on your Bench.

Latios can finish off Pokemon with its 120 damage Luster Purge, but at the cost of having to discard all Energy attached to it.

Giratina ex can be used as a late-game finisher once it is set up. It can consistently attack with 130 damage, and it can increase its output with the help of Red.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Sabrina x 1 (Charizard Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	Leaf x 1 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Giant Cape x 2 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack) Dawn x 1 (Dialga Pack) Mars x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Giratina ex x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Red x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians	Guzma 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	Silver x 1 (Ho-Oh Pack)
Secluded Springs	Latias x 2 (Suicune Pack) Latios 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)

Alternate Card Suggestions

Alternate Cards	Possible Cuts
Pokemon Center Lady (A2b 070)	→ ・Using healing cards may be helpful if you plan on using Giratina ex to knock out two or more Pokemon.
Rocky Helmet (A2 148)	→ ・Rocky Helmet can deal additional damage, helping you score KOs.

Other Giratina ex Decks

Other Giratina ex Decks
Snorlax and Greninja Deck	Giratina ex and Greninja	Lunala ex and Giratina ex
Rayquaza ex and Giratina ex	Mimikyu and Giratina ex	Giratina and Giratina ex
Giratina ex and Mewtwo ex Deck	Giratina ex and Mew ex Deck	Giratina ex and Arceus ex Deck
Dragonite and Giratina ex Deck	Giratina ex and Mismagius ex Deck	Gengar ex and Giratina ex Deck
Dondozo and Giratina ex Deck	Ultra Necrozma ex and Giratina ex	Guzzlord ex and Giratina ex Deck
Snorlax ex and Lunala ex Deck	Umbreon and Giratina ex Deck	Umbreon ex and Giratina ex
Galarian Cursola and Sylveon ex Deck	Silvally and Giratina ex Deck	-

Snorlax and Greninja Deck

Froakie ×2	Greninja ×2	Snorlax ×2	Giratina ex ×2
Rocky Helmet ×1	Cyrus ×1	Barry ×2	Pokemon Center Lady ×2
Rare Candy ×2	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

This deck makes use of Snorlax to deal 100 damage with Collapse using Barry's Attack Cost reduction. It also features a 2-0-2 Greninja opting to not make use of Frogadier and relying solely on Rare Candy to evolve Froakie into Greninja.

Giratina ex can sit comfortably in the Bench, using Broken-Space Bellow to set itself up for a KO turn later in the game.

Two copies of Pokemon Center Lady are used as a way to keep your Pokemon healthy, but notably for curing Snorlax of Sleep after it uses Collapse.

The deck runs both Water and Psychic Energy, giving you the option to have Greninja attack with Mist Slash, or attach Energy to Giratina ex to speed up its setup. The usage of Psychic Energy and non-reliance on Broken-Space Bellow can allow Giratina ex to attack earlier than it usually does in Darkrai ex and Giratina ex decks.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Froakie x 2 (Charizard Pack) Greninja x 2 (Charizard Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Rocky Helmet x 1 (Palkia Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	Snorlax x 2 (Arceus Pack) Barry x 2 (Arceus Pack)
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Giratina ex x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Pokemon Center Lady 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)

Giratina ex and Greninja Deck

Froakie ×	Frogadier ×1	Greninja ×2	Shaymin ×1
Giratina ex ×1	Oricorio ×2	Giant Cape ×1	Cyrus ×1
Irida ×2	Rare Candy ×2	Guzma ×1	Poke Ball ×2
Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Greninja plays an important role in the deck, being the deck's main source of damage outside of Giratina ex's Chaotic Impact. Water Shuriken can get opposing Pokemon into Giratina ex's KO range,

Pom-Pom Oricorio serves as a wall, which negates all damage done by ex Pokemon. Pom-Pom Oricorio with Greninja in the back using Water Shuriken, as Giratina ex sets itself up with Broken-Space Bellow is a setup that's difficult to break.

It also makes use of Shaymin to keep its Pokemon healthy by healing 10 HP every turn, as well as Irida to heal 40 damage from your Pokemon with Water Energy.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Froakie x (Charizard Pack) Frogadier x 1 (Charizard Pack) Greninja x 2 (Charizard Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Shaymin x 1 (Dialga Pack) Giant Cape x 1 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	Irida x 2 (Arceus Pack)
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Giratina ex x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians	Oricorio x 2 (Solgaleo Pack) Rare Candy x 2 (Any Pack) Guzma 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)

Alternate Card Suggestions

Alternate Cards	Possible Cuts
Tapu Lele (A3 084)	→ • You can cut Pom-Pom Oricorio completely in favor of Tapu Lele, giving the deck an option for sniping.

Lunala ex and Giratina ex

Mewtwo ex ×1	Giratina ex ×2	Cosmog ×2	Cosmoem ×1
Lunala ex ×2	Sabrina ×1	Leaf ×2	Pokemon Communication ×1
Cyrus ×1	Rare Candy ×2	Guzma ×1	Poke Ball ×2
Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Lunala ex is a Stage 2 card that benefits from Rare Candy, which greatly speeds up its setup, allowing it to immediately start attacking for only two Energy.

It also synergizes with Giratina ex and Mewtwo ex as a card for Energy acceleration. Lunala ex's Ability allows it to help Mewtwo ex to quickly get its Energy requirements with help from Giratina ex's Ability.

Additionally, Lunala ex's Ability also ensures that you will always have a fresh attacker as long as you can switch them out when necessary.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Mewtwo ex x 1 (Mewtwo Pack) Sabrina x 1 (Charizard Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	Leaf x 2 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Pokemon Communication x 1 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Giratina ex x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians	Cosmog x 2 (Any Pack) Cosmoem x 1 (Any Pack) Lunala ex x 2 (Lunala Pack) Rare Candy x 2 (Any Pack) Guzma 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)

Alternate Card Suggestions

Alternate Cards	Possible Cuts
Tapu Lele (A3 084)	→ ・Tapu Lele can be a good substitute if you only have one Giratina ex. This card can easily snipe any opposing cards on the Bench and will be more effective if they have Energy attached to them.

Rayquaza ex and Giratina ex

Giratina ex ×2	Rayquaza ex ×1	Sabrina ×2	Leaf ×2
Giant Cape ×2	Cyrus ×1	Dawn ×1	Mars ×1
Pokemon Center Lady ×1	Red ×1	Potion ×2	Poke Ball ×2
Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

This deck runs similarly to the Giratina ex and Mewtwo ex deck, but with Mewtwo ex replaced by Rayquaza ex.

Unlike Mewtwo ex, Rayquaza ex does not need to discard Energy after using its Attack, so its strength is in its ability to use Draco Meteor in succession without the need for Dawn.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Sabrina x 2 (Charizard Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	Leaf x 2 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Giant Cape x 2 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack) Dawn x 1 (Dialga Pack) Mars x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Giratina ex x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Pokemon Center Lady x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Red 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	Potion x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Rayquaza ex x 1 (Promo-A Pack)

Alternate Card Suggestions

Alternate Cards	Possible Cuts
Team Rocket Grunt (A2b 072)	→ • You can cut Pokemon Center Lady for Team Rocket Grunt if you value disruption over survivability.
Rocky Helmet (A2 148)	→ • You can also include Rocky Helmet as an option to put damage on the board.

Mimikyu and Giratina ex

Giratina ex ×2	Sandygast ×1	Palossand ×1	Mimikyu ×2
Giant Cape ×1	Rocky Helmet ×2	Team Rocket Grunt ×2	Acerola ×2
Potion ×1	X Speed ×2	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

This deck uses Mimikyu as a damage receiver while Giratina ex is being set up in your Bench. In the early game, Mimikyu will take damage from your opponent's attacks while you are building up Energy for Giratina ex's attack.

Later on in the match, you can use Acerola on Mimikyu to inflict additional damage along with Giratina ex's attacks.

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) Rocky Helmet x 2 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Giratina ex x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Team Rocket Grunt x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians	Sandygast x 1 (Solgaleo Pack) Palossand x 1 (Solgaleo Pack) Mimikyu x 2 (Lunala Pack) Acerola x 2 (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	Potion x 1 (Promo-A Pack) X Speed x 2 (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
Cyrus (A2 150)	→ ・Cyrus can replace Team Rocket Grunt so you can chase after retreating Pokemon.

Space-Time Smackdown Giratina and Giratina ex

Giratina ×2	Giratina ex ×2	Cosmog ×2	Lunala ex ×2
Sabrina ×1	Leaf ×1	Giant Cape ×2	Cyrus ×1
Red ×1	Rare Candy ×2	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Lunala ex is a Stage 2 card that benefits from Rare Candy, which greatly speeds up its setup, allowing it to immediately start attacking for only two Energy.

It also synergizes with Giratina ex as a card for Energy acceleration. Additionally, Space-Time Smackdown Giratina is slotted in as a way to counter Pom-Pom Oricorio.

STS Giratina is a good choice for this deck due to how it can freely move out of the Active Spot thanks to its Levitate Ability. Lunala ex's Ability also allows it to help STS Giratina to quickly get its Energy requirements with help from Giratina ex's Ability.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Mewtwo ex x 1 (Mewtwo Pack) Sabrina x 1 (Charizard Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	Leaf x 2 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Pokemon Communication x 1 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Giratina ex x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians	Cosmog x 2 (Any Pack) Cosmoem x 1 (Any Pack) Lunala ex x 2 (Lunala Pack) Rare Candy x 2 (Any Pack) Guzma 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)

Alternate Card Suggestions

Alternate Cards	Possible Cuts
Tapu Lele (A3 084)	→ ・Tapu Lele can be a good substitute if you don't have Giratina. This card can easily snipe any opposing cards on the Bench and will be more effective if they have Energy attached to them.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Sabrina x 1 (Charizard Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	Leaf x 1 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Giratina x 2 (Palkia Pack) Giant Cape x 2 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Giratina ex x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Red x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians	Cosmog x 2 (Any Pack) Lunala ex x 2 (Lunala Pack) 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)

Giratina ex and Mewtwo ex Deck

Mewtwo ex ×1	Giratina ex ×2	Sabrina ×2	Blue ×1
Leaf ×2	Giant Cape ×2	Rocky Helmet ×1	Cyrus ×1
Dawn ×2	Red ×2	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

This deck runs similar to a 18 Trainer deck, but with an extra Pokemon instead of just two. A single copy of Mewtwo ex can help the deck score KOs on Pokemon whose HP Giratina ex can't reach by itself. This deck requires patience and strategic planning, as oftentimes, an overcommitment of resources could spell defeat for its user.

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

Alternate Card Suggestions

Alternate Cards	Possible Cuts
Cyrus (A2 150)	→ • Cutting Blue for a second Cyrus can help you be more consistent with your KOs, making sure weakened Pokemon do not get the chance to escape.
Giovanni (A1 223)	→ • Cutting Blue for Giovanni can ensure that Mewtwo ex scores KOs on 60 HP Pokemon like Sprigatito or Magnemite.
Mars (A2 155)	→ • Cutting Blue for Mars can take away win conditions from your opponent's hand.

Giratina ex and Mew ex Deck

Mew ex ×2	Giratina ex ×2	Sabrina ×1	Budding Expeditioner ×2
Giant Cape ×2	Rocky Helmet ×2	Cyrus ×1	Red ×2
Potion ×2	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

This deck uses Mew ex to take hits for the first few turns as well as an attacker whenever it can, which becomes more effective when facing Pokemon with high-damage Attacks, while Giratina ex generates energy on the Bench.

Once Giratina ex is ready, Mew ex can be scooped back up to your hand with Budding Expeditioner, allowing you to send in Giratina ex without spending on retreat costs while also keeping Mew ex from getting KOd.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Sabrina x 1 (Charizard Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	Mew ex x 2 (Mew Pack) Budding Expeditioner x 2 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Giant Cape x 2 (Dialga Pack) Rocky Helmet x 2 (Palkia Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
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	Potion x 2 (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
Dawn (A2 154)	→ • Copies of Dawn can give the deck an option to attack a turn earlier. This is great for a quick swing of momentum in your favor.

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)

Alternate Card Suggestions

Alternate Cards	Possible Cuts
Mars (A2 155)	→ • You can cut a copy of Giant Cape for a copy of Mars to put your opponent behind on cards when one of your ex Pokemon get KOd.

Dragonite and Giratina ex Deck

Dratini ×2	Dragonair ×2	Dragonite ×2	Druddigon ×2
Giratina ex ×1	Leaf ×2	Pokemon Communication ×2	Cyrus ×1
Iono ×1	Red ×1	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Giratina ex is played alongside Dragonite and Druddigon as a secondary attacker that can set itself up with Energy without the need of using up your attachment for the turn.

This Dragonite deck makes use of a copy of Giratina ex as a backup attacker, removing the deck's sole reliance on Dragonite for damage. A late-game Chaotic Impact can either take a meaningful KO, or put an ex Pokemon into range of a Draco Meteor KO.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Dratini x 2 (Mewtwo Pack) Dragonair x 2 (Mewtwo Pack) Dragonite x 2 (Mewtwo Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	Druddigon x 2 (Mew Pack) Leaf x 2 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Pokemon Communication x 2 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	Irida x 2 (Arceus Pack)
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Iono 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)

Alternate Card Suggestions

Alternate Cards	Possible Cuts
Giratina ex (A2b 035)	→ • You can cut Red for another copy of Giratina ex to give the deck more consistent odds of finding and benching it.

Giratina ex and Mismagius ex Deck

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

Mismagius ex can go into the front line while Giratina ex sets up in the Bench. Magical Delusion deals a decent enough 70 damage, which puts most ex Pokemon into Giratina ex's Chaotic Impact's 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)	Mismagius ex x 2 (Palkia Pack) Giant Cape x 1 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack) Dawn x 2 (Dialga Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Giratina ex x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Red 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	Potion x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Misdreavus x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Alternate Card Suggestions

Alternate Cards	Possible Cuts
Pokemon Center Lady (A2b 070)	→ • A copy of Pokemon Center Lady can increase your Pokemon's survivability, and help mitigate Darkrai ex's Nightmare Aura damage.

Gengar ex and Giratina ex Deck

Gengar ×1	Gengar ex ×2	Gastly ×2	Giratina ex ×1
Haunter ×1	Sabrina ×1	Leaf ×2	Pokemon Communication ×1
Cyrus ×1	Dawn ×1	Mars ×1	Rare Candy ×2
Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Giratina ex is featured alongside Gengar ex as a backup attacker that can set itself up with minimum effort. This also removes the deck's reliance on setting up a Gengar ex, with a Giratina ex readily available as an attacker.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Gengar x 1 (Mewtwo Pack) Gengar ex x 2 (Mewtwo Pack) Sabrina x 1 (Charizard Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	Leaf x 2 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Pokemon Communication x 1 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack) Dawn x 1 (Dialga Pack) Mars x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	Gastly x 2 (Arceus Pack)
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Giratina ex 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) Haunter x 1 (Promo-A Pack)

Alternate Card Suggestions

Alternate Cards	Possible Cuts
Dawn (A2 154)	→ • A second copy of Dawn can help your Pokemon attack earlier.

Dondozo and Giratina ex Deck

Dondozo ×2	Tatsugiri ×2	Giratina ex ×2	Misty ×2
Leaf ×2	Cyrus ×2	Dawn ×2	Irida ×2
Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Giratina ex's main role in this deck is to generate energy with Broken-Space Bellow and transfer it to Dondozo using Dawn to fulfill the two Colorless energy requirement of Ocean Cyclone.

With the right cards, Dondozo can use its attack and deal damage to the other half of the board as early as your third turn.

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)	Cyrus x 2 (Palkia Pack) Dawn x 2 (Dialga Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	Irida x 2 (Arceus Pack)
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Dondozo x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Tatsugiri x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Giratina ex 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)

Alternate Card Suggestions

Alternate Cards	Possible Cuts
Dawn (A2 154)	→ • A second copy of Dawn can help your Pokemon attack earlier.

Ultra Necrozma ex and Giratina ex Deck

Giratina ex ×2	Celesteela ×2	Dawn Wings Necrozma ×2	Ultra Necrozma ex ×1
Sabrina ×1	Giant Cape ×1	Rocky Helmet ×1	Dawn ×2
Poison Barb ×1	Lusamine ×2	Poke Ball ×2	Red Card ×1
Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Ultra Necrozma ex main gimmick is its Shoegaze Attack, which discards the top 5 cards of both player's decks. This is great for running your opponents out of resources. But it could also run you out of resources too, which you hopefully won't mind in the late-game.

The deck makes use of both Lunala ex and Solgaleo ex for their utility. Lunala ex can transfer Energy, while Solgaleo ex can switch in with Rising Road and attack for 120.

Giratina ex sits on the Bench and uses Broken-Space Bellow to generate Energy, which Lunala ex can transfer to Ultra Necrozma ex later in the game.

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) Rocky Helmet x 1 (Palkia Pack) Dawn x 2 (Dialga Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Giratina ex x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians	Poison Barb x 1 (Lunala Pack)
Extradimensional Crisis	Celesteela x 2 (Buzzwole Pack) Lusamine 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) Red Card x 1 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Dawn Wings Necrozma x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Ultra Necrozma ex x 1 (Promo-A Pack)

Guzzlord ex and Giratina ex Deck

Snorlax ×2	Giratina ex ×2	Guzzlord ex ×2	Sabrina ×1
Giant Cape ×2	Mars ×1	Barry ×2	Pokemon Center Lady ×2
Potion ×2	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Giratina ex is partnered with Guzzlord ex, instead of the usual Darkrai ex. This gives Giratina ex a disruptive partner that can set up KOs for it later in the game.

Snorlax and Barry are included in the deck, as a single-point option that can take on the likes of Pom-Pom Oricorio.

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 2 (Dialga Pack) Mars x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	Snorlax x 2 (Arceus Pack) Barry x 2 (Arceus Pack)
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Giratina ex x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Pokemon Center Lady x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians	No cards needed from this expansion.
Extradimensional Crisis	Guzzlord ex 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	Potion x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Snorlax ex and Lunala ex Deck

Giratina ex ×2	Comfey ×1	Cosmog ×2	Lunala ex ×2
Snorlax ex ×2	Sabrina ×1	Cyrus ×1	Pokemon Center Lady ×1
Rare Candy ×2	Leftovers ×2	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

This combo-heavy deck consists of Snorlax ex, Lunala ex, and Giratina ex, all working together.

Giratina ex accelerates Energy to itself, while Snorlax ex tanks damage and heals with Leftovers. Meanwhile, Lunala ex can transfer Energy from Giratina ex to Snorlax ex and have it attack.

Comfey and Pokemon Center Lady can cure Snorlax ex of Sleep, allowing it to use Flop-Down Punch without any downside.

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)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Giratina ex x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Pokemon Center Lady x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians	Comfey x 1 (Solgaleo Pack) Cosmog x 2 (Any Pack) Lunala ex x 2 (Lunala Pack) Rare Candy x 2 (Any Pack)
Extradimensional Crisis	No cards needed from this expansion.
Eevee Grove	Snorlax ex x 2 (Eevee Pack) Leftovers x 2 (Eevee Pack)
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)

Umbreon and Giratina ex

Darkrai ex ×2	Giratina ex ×2	Umbreon ×2	Eevee ×2
Sabrina ×1	Giant Cape ×2	Cyrus ×1	Mars ×1
Pokemon Center Lady ×1	Red ×1	Poke Ball ×2	Red Card ×1
Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Umbreon effectively walls Basic Pokemon at the cost of only one Energy. This allows you to set up a Giratina ex on your Bench, or repeatedly attach Energy to Darkrai ex for incremental damage.

Giratina ex is used as a finisher. It can also be used to counter evolved Pokemon that Umbreon cannot deal with.

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)	Darkrai ex x 2 (Dialga Pack) Giant Cape x 2 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack) Mars x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Giratina ex x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Pokemon Center Lady x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Red x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians	No cards needed from this expansion.
Extradimensional Crisis	No cards needed from this expansion.
Eevee Grove	Umbreon x 2 (Eevee Pack) Eevee x 2 (Eevee Pack)
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) Red Card x 1 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Umbreon ex and Giratina ex Deck

Darkrai ex ×2	Giratina ex ×2	Nihilego ×1	Umbreon ex ×2
Eevee ×2	Mars ×1	Red ×1	Poison Barb ×1
Lyra ×2	Silver ×1	Poke Ball ×2	Red Card ×1
Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

The Giratina ex and Darkrai ex core with a 2-2 Umbreon ex line gains the ability to target down any Pokemon on your opponent's bench if they have damage on them.

Lyra gives the deck added mobility, allowing you to switch out Pokemon as long as they have damage.

Silver can be disruptive, denying your opponents of a Supporter card for their turn.

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)	Darkrai ex x 2 (Dialga Pack) Mars x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Giratina ex x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Red x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians	Poison Barb x 1 (Lunala Pack)
Extradimensional Crisis	Nihilego x 1 (Buzzwole Pack)
Eevee Grove	No cards needed from this expansion.
Wisdom of Sky and Sea	Umbreon ex x 2 (Ho-Oh Pack) Eevee x 2 (Any Pack) Lyra x 2 (Lugia Pack) Silver x 1 (Ho-Oh 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) Red Card x 1 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Galarian Cursola and Sylveon ex Deck

Giratina ex ×2	Sylveon ex ×2	Eevee ×2	Galarian Corsola ×2
Galarian Cursola ×2	Sabrina ×1	Giant Cape ×1	Cyrus ×1
Mars ×1	Pokemon Center Lady ×1	Red ×1	Poke Ball ×2
Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

This Galarian Cursola and Sylveon ex deck lets Galarian Cursola stay on the Active spot to act as a wall that can also knock out attacking opponents with its Perish Body Ability and give Giratina ex enough time to set up.

Sylveon ex's main role is to draw cards and find evolution cards to speed up your setup. Galarian Cursola can then protect Giratina ex until the latter gathers enough Energy for a Chaotic Impact sweep.

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) Mars x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Giratina ex x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Pokemon Center Lady x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Red x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians	No cards needed from this expansion.
Extradimensional Crisis	No cards needed from this expansion.
Eevee Grove	Sylveon ex x 2 (Eevee Pack)
Wisdom of Sky and Sea	Eevee x 2 (Any Pack)
Secluded Springs	Galarian Corsola x 2 (Suicune Pack) Galarian Cursola 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)

Alternate Card Suggestions

Alternate Cards	Possible Cuts
Giant Cape (A2 147)	→ ・You can add another Giant Cape for the other Giratina ex. ・Pokemon Center Lady's main purpose in this deck is to remove status conditions.

Silvally and Giratina ex Deck

Giratina ex ×2	Type Null ×2	Silvally ×2	Leaf ×1
Giant Cape ×2	Cyrus ×1	Mars ×1	Pokemon Center Lady ×1
Red ×1	Big Malasada ×1	Gladion ×2	Poke Ball ×2
Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Silvally is paired with Giratina ex in this deck as a way to deal damage that exceeds Silvally's 100.

This deck also features multiple healing options such as Pokemon Center Lady and Big Malasada.

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)	Giant Cape x 2 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack) Mars x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Giratina ex x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Pokemon Center Lady x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Red x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians	Big Malasada x 1 (Any Pack)
Extradimensional Crisis	Type Null x 2 (Buzzwole Pack) Silvally x 2 (Buzzwole Pack) Gladion 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)

Giratina ex Deck Strategy Guide

Use Giratina ex as a Battery

Giratina ex's main role in most of these decks is to generate Energy through its Ability.

Although using Broken-Space Bellow immediately ends your turn, this allows you to use a powerful 3-energy Attack early, like Arceus ex's Ultimate Force and Mew ex's Genome Hacking, by moving an energy from Giratina ex using Dawn.

Have Healing Cards Ready

Giratina ex's Chaotic Impact also deals 20 damage to its user. You'd want to keep Giratina ex healthy by having healing cards like Potion and Pokemon Center Lady ready. This is especially important for later turns, where you cannot afford to have a low-HP Giratina ex knock itself out with recoil damage.

HP Recovery and Healing Cards List

How to Beat Giratina ex Decks

Punish Giratina ex for Passive Turns

Manaphy can comfortably set up in front of a Druddigon, attaching Energy to benched Pokemon with Oceanic Gift. A Manaphy that gets to successfully set up can send out a Gyarados ex that Giratina ex and its teammates cannot OHKO.

Hitmonlee can also Stretch Kick around a Druddigon's defenses and soften up your benched Pokemon for KOs later on.

Best Gyarados ex Decks and Card List

Punish Giratina ex for Attaching Energy

Some Pokemon can punish opposing Pokemon for having lots of Energy attached. Alakazam, Jynx, and Exeggutor from Mythical Island all have the Psychic attack with damage that increases according to the defending Pokemon's attached Energy.

The best Pokemon for this attack is Gallade ex, with its Energized Blade attack dealing up to 150 damage to a fully powered-up Giratina ex, which Giratina ex can't OHKO in return.

Best Gallade ex Decks and Card List

Use Non-ex Pokemon

Giratina ex trades damage unfavorably against non-ex Pokemon. Its 20 damage recoil from Chaotic Impact can put it into range for KOs from potent threats like Skarmory or Meowscarada.

Red can help you extend your damage to score a KO on Giratina ex.

Best Meowscarada Decks and Card List

Pokemon TCG Pocket Related Guides

Decks

Best Meta Decks Tier List

Mega Rising Decks

Top Decks in the Meta

Tier
Mega Altaria ex and Chingling Deck	Greninja ex and Suicune ex Deck	Mega Absol ex and Hydreigon Deck	-
Tier
Mega Blaziken ex and Heatmor Deck	Pom-Pom Oricorio and Magnezone Deck	Decidueye ex Deck	-
Tier
Mega Absol ex and Pom-Pom Oricorio Deck	Mega Absol ex and Weezing Deck	Hydreigon Deck	Espeon ex and Indeedee ex Deck
Tier
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	-
Tier
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
Tier
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	-

List of All Decks

Core Expansion	Decks
(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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The Nihilego variation is worse than the og one imo

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