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

Best Tinkaton ex Decks

Tinkaton ex Deck Variants	Strengths and Weaknesses
Tinkaton ex and Skarmory Deck [★ Best ★]	Strengths: • Tinkaton ex can potentially deal 160 damage with lucky Terrific Thumping flips. • Skarmory gives the deck early-game offensive pressure, being able to deal 50 for only 1 Energy if it has a Tool attached. Weaknesses: • Pokemon in the deck have high Attack Costs. • May initially struggle because of its low damage output early in the game. • Takes time to set up.

Tinkaton ex and Skarmory Deck

Skarmory ×2				Tinkatink ×2				Tinkatuff ×2				Tinkaton ex ×2
Pokemon Communication ×2				Giant Cape ×2				Rocky Helmet ×2				Iono ×1
Red ×1				Poke Ball ×2				Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

This deck has Skarmory as an early-game, low-cost attacker. It can deal 50 damage with a Tool attached while Tinkaton ex sets up in the Bench. When Tinkaton ex is ready, it can be switched in to use Terrific Thumping.

Tinkaton ex Deck Strategy Guide

Use an Early Game Attacker

Since Tinkaton ex is a Stage 2 Pokemon, it can take a while to set up. It is ideal to evolve it in the Bench as another Pokemon is in the Active Spot.

Skarmory is ideal for this, as it has a low Attack Cost, only needing one Energy. It can also deal 50 damage when it has a Tool attached, with 20 additional damage upon being attacked if it has the Rocky Helmet equipped.

Equip Tinkatink or Tinkatuff With the Giant Cape

There may be times when Skarmory isn't in your hand during the early game, or even situations where your unevolved Tinkatink or Tinkatuff are forced into the Active Spot. To mitigate the damage they might take before they evolve, you may equip them with the Giant Cape to increase their bulk.

How to Beat Tinkaton ex Decks

Knock out Tinkatink and Tinkatuff

Since Tinkaton ex takes time to set up, you can take advantage of this by knocking out its pre-evolutions. Sabrina and Cyrus can draw them out to the Active Spot, but you can also use cards that can damage Benched Pokemon such as Genetic Apex Hitmonlee.

Use Strong Fire-Types

You may also take advantage of Tinkaton ex's weakness to Fire-types. Both Genetic Apex Charizard ex and Shining Revelry Charizard ex can knock it out in one hit.

For cards that cannot OHKO Tinkaton ex due to its considerable bulk, they may rely on the additional damage from Red or the Rocky Helmet.

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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

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