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Pokemon TCG Pocket (PTCGP)

List of Ultra Beast Decks

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Ultra Beasts have arrived to Pokemon TCG Pocket (PTCGP) with new synergies and strategies to support them! Read on to learn about Ultra Beast decks, cards that synergize with them, and how to use them!

List of Ultra Beast Decks

Best Ultra Beast Decks Strengths and Weaknesses
Buzzwole ex and Pheromosa Deck Icon Buzzwole ex and Pheromosa Deck
[★ Best ★]
Strengths:
• Buzzwole ex is able to deal sizeable damage with Punch and Big Beat, while Pheromosa can spread damage for only one Energy with Jump Blues.
• Grass has support options like Leaf Cape and Erika.
• Pokemon in the deck can be powered up later in the game with Lusamine.
Weaknesses:
• All Pokemon in the deck share a Weakness to Fire.
• Buzzwole ex needs multiple turns to be effective.
Guzzlord ex and Nihilego Deck Icon Guzzlord ex and Nihilego Deck Strengths:
• Guzzlord ex can be very disruptive with Grindcore which has the chance of discarding an Energy from the Defending Pokemon.
• Nihilego is able to increase Poison's effectiveness with its Ability, More Poison.
• Pokemon in the deck do not have a shared Weakness.
Weaknesses:
• Pokemon in the deck require multiple turns to set up.
Pheromosa and Decidueye ex Deck Icon Pheromosa and Decidueye ex Deck Strengths:
• Has access to effective Sniping options in both Decidueye ex and Pheromosa.
• Pokemon in the deck have inexpensive Attack Costs.
• Grass has support options like Leaf Cape and Erika.
Weaknesses:
• All Pokemon in the deck share a Weakness to Fire.
Nihilego and Naganadel Deck Icon Nihilego and Naganadel Deck Strengths:
• Nihilego is able to increase Poison's effectiveness with its Ability, More Poison.
• Naganadel can inflict Poison with Electro House.
• Both Nihilego and Naganadel have low-cost moves that are quick to set up.
Weaknesses:
• May struggle since the Pokemon in the deck have a low damage output.
• Feature Pokemon in the deck have low HP.
Blacephalon and Turtonator Deck Icon Blacephalon and Turtonator Deck Strengths:
• Blacephalon can easily set up and sweep in the late game with the help of Lusamine and the Beastite tool.
• Turtonator is a strong Basic Pokemon with decent bulk that can handle itself in the early game.
Weaknesses:
• Blacephalon takes a large amount of damage whenever it attacks.
• Turtonator requires a constant supply of Energy in order to attack.

Best Decks Tier List (Updated for Extradimensional Crisis)

Buzzwole ex and Pheromosa Deck

Buzzwole ex ×2 Pheromosa ×2 Kartana ×1 Celesteela ×2
Erika ×2 Cyrus ×1 Leaf Cape ×2 Guzma ×1
Lusamine ×2 Poke Ball ×2 Red Card ×1 Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used
Grass Icon

Pheromosa provides a strong early-game offensive pressure with Jump Blues spreading damage across the board. Buzzwole ex can come in later in the game after Pheromosa has been KOd.

The Grass-types in the deck benefit from cards like Erika and Leaf Cape, which have synergy with Grass-type Pokemon.

Lusamine in the late-game can help you set up Buzzwole ex quickly by attaching Energy from the Discard Pile.

Celesteela can help the deck with mobility and flexibility with Ultra Thrusters letting you switch your Ultra Beasts at will.

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) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a) No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b) No cards needed from this expansion.
Celestial Guardians Leaf Cape x 2 (Solgaleo Pack)
Guzma x 1 (Lunala Pack)
Extradimensional Crisis Buzzwole ex x 2 (Buzzwole Pack)
Pheromosa x 2 (Buzzwole Pack)
Kartana x 1 (Buzzwole Pack)
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)

Guzzlord ex and Nihilego Deck

Nihilego ×2 Guzzlord ex ×2 Celesteela ×2 Sabrina ×1
Cyrus ×1 Mars ×1 Pokemon Center Lady ×2 Red ×1
Poison Barb ×2 Lusamine ×2 Poke Ball ×2 Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used
Darkness Icon

Guzzlord ex is paired up with Nihilego as the deck's offensive options, while Celesteela can help the deck with mobility and flexibility with Ultra Thrusters letting you switch your Ultra Beasts at will.

Poison Barb is used to provide incremental damage, which also synergizes with Nihilego's More Poison Ability.

Lusamine in the late-game can help you set up Guzzlord ex quickly by attaching Energy from the Discard Pile.

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)
Mars x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a) No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b) Pokemon Center Lady x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Red x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians Poison Barb x 2 (Lunala Pack)
Extradimensional Crisis Nihilego x 2 (Buzzwole Pack)
Guzzlord ex x 2 (Buzzwole Pack)
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)
Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Pheromosa and Decidueye ex Deck

Rowlet ×2 Decidueye ex ×2 Dartrix ×1 Pheromosa ×2
Erika ×2 Pokemon Communication ×1 Rare Candy ×2 Leaf Cape ×2
Lillie ×1 Hau ×1 Poke Ball ×2 Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used
Grass Icon

This deck has Pheromosa as an early-game attacker, being able to damage both Active Pokemon and Benched Pokemon. Once Decidueye ex is set up, it can attack the Pokemon that Pheromosa has damaged with Pierce the Pain.

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) Pokemon Communication x 1 (Dialga Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a) No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b) No cards needed from this expansion.
Celestial Guardians Rowlet x 2 (Lunala Pack)
Decidueye ex x 2 (Lunala Pack)
Rare Candy x 2 (Any Pack)
Leaf Cape x 2 (Solgaleo Pack)
Lillie x 1 (Solgaleo Pack)
Extradimensional Crisis Dartrix x 1 (Buzzwole Pack)
Pheromosa x 2 (Buzzwole Pack)
Eevee Grove Hau x 1 (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)

Alternate Card Suggestions

Alternate Cards Possible Cuts

Cyrus
(A2 150)

・Cyrus can be used to bring damaged Pokemon into the Active Spot.

Nihilego and Naganadel Deck

Darkrai ex ×1 Nihilego ×2 Poipole ×2 Naganadel ×2
Sabrina ×1 Pokemon Communication ×1 Cyrus ×1 Pokemon Center Lady ×2
Guzma ×1 X Speed ×2 Poke Ball ×2 Red Card ×1
Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used
Darkness Icon

Nihilego works together with Naganadel to maximize on incremental damage throughout the battle.

It only costs 1 Darkness energy to use Naganadel's attack, which can immediately inflict Poison on the opponent's defending Pokemon. Nihilego's ability can then boost the Poison damage by +10.

If you have more than one Nihilego in play, the effect can stack and you can deal 30 damage per turn through Poison.

Darkrai ex contributes to the chip damage through its own ability, which deals +20 damage to the opponent's Active Pokemon every time an energy is placed on the card. Since Nihilego and Naganadel's attacks don't do a lot of damage, Darkrai ex can also serve as an attacker who can deal with tankier Pokemon.

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 1 (Dialga Pack)
Pokemon Communication x 1 (Dialga Pack)
Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a) No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b) Pokemon Center Lady x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians Guzma x 1 (Lunala Pack)
Extradimensional Crisis Nihilego x 2 (Buzzwole Pack)
Poipole x 2 (Buzzwole Pack)
Naganadel 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 X Speed x 2 (Promo-A Pack)
Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack)
Red Card x 1 (Promo-A Pack)
Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Blacephalon and Turtonator Deck

Turtonator ×2 Blacephalon ×2 Giovanni ×1 Leaf ×2
Iono ×1 Red ×1 Kiawe ×2 Guzma ×1
Repel ×1 Beastite ×1 Lusamine ×2 Poke Ball ×2
Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used
Fire Icon

It's best to use Turtonator in the early game to knock out at least one Pokemon. You can help set up Turtonator using Kiawe.

Once you've gotten one or two points, you can let Turtonator go down and use Lusamine to set up Blacephalon with the fainted Turtonator's Energy. It is recommended to have the Beastite Pokemon Tool attached to Blacephalon to boost its damage output even further.

Expansions Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1) Giovanni x 1 (Mewtwo Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a) Leaf x 2 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2) No cards needed from this expansion.
Triumphant Light (A2a) No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b) Iono x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Red x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians Turtonator x 2 (Lunala Pack)
Kiawe x 2 (Lunala Pack)
Guzma x 1 (Lunala Pack)
Extradimensional Crisis Blacephalon x 2 (Buzzwole Pack)
Repel x 1 (Buzzwole Pack)
Beastite x 1 (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)
Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Best Ultra Beasts

Buzzwole ex is the Best Ultra Beast

Buzzwole ex's main strength is its Big Beat Attack, which comes with the restriction of not being usable the following turn. This gets reset once it gets benched. Buzzwole ex decks have plenty of ways to get around this restriction, and allow Buzzwole ex to use Big Beat consecutively.

Celesteela's Ultra Thrusters bring Buzzwole ex back to the Bench, allowing for a low Retreat Cost partner to go into the Active Spot, such as Pheromosa or Kartana.

Having two Celesteela on board can allow you to use Ultra Thrusters twice.

Guzzlord ex Has Potential

Guzzlord ex's Grindcore can be oppressive if it is able to successfully discard your opponent's Energy. This is reliant on heads flips, however, so relying on this as a main strategy may not be very consistent.

Guzzlord ex also has a notable Weakness to Grass, a very relevant type in the Extradimensional Crisis metagame.

Nihilego is a Versatile Ultra Beast

Nihilego enables Poison-centric strategies and makes them even more effective with its More Poison Ability. This Ability stacks, inflicting even more Poison damage between turns to your opponent's Active Pokemon.

Key Ultra Beast Cards

Lusamine

Lusamine helps you quickly set up an Ultra Beast after your opponent has taken a point, allowing you to have a backup attacker ready without any trouble.

Celesteela

Celesteela is a great inclusion to decks with Ultra Beasts because of its Ultra Thrusters Ability, that grants them the ability to switch out.

Beastite

Beastite increases the damage done by your Ultra Beasts by 10 to your opponent's Active Pokemon. This is great for giving your Ultra Beasts a bit of extra damage, which may prove useful for taking knock outs.

Beast Wall

Beast Wall reduces the amount of damage received by your Ultra Beasts by 20, but comes with the restriction of only being usable if your opponent hasn't taken any points.

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Best Meta Decks Tier List

Mega Rising Decks

Mega Altaria ex Deck IconMega Altaria ex Indeedee ex Deck Icon Indeedee ex Greninja ex Deck IconGreninja ex Mega Blaziken ex Deck IconMega Blaziken ex
Mega Absol ex Deck IconMega Absol ex Mega Gyarados ex Deck IconMega Gyarados ex Hydreigon Deck IconHydreigon Jolteon ex Deck Icon Jolteon ex
Mega Ampharos ex Deck IconMega Ampharos ex Melmetal ex Deck IconMelmetal ex Luxray Deck Icon Luxray Goodra Deck IconGoodra
Mega Pinsir ex Deck IconMega Pinsir ex Hitmonchan ex Deck IconHitmonchan ex Dragalge ex Deck IconDragalge ex Whimsicott ex Deck Icon Whimsicott ex
Rapidash ex Deck IconRapidash ex Tauros ex Deck IconTauros ex Golurk Deck IconGolurk Mega Pidgeot ex Deck IconMega Pidgeot ex

Top Decks in the Meta

S Tier Tier
Mega Altaria ex and Chingling DeckMega Altaria ex and Chingling Deck Greninja ex and Suicune ex DeckGreninja ex and Suicune ex Deck Mega Absol ex and Hydreigon DeckMega Absol ex and Hydreigon Deck -
A+ Tier Tier
Mega Blaziken ex and Heatmor DeckMega Blaziken ex and Heatmor Deck Pom-Pom Oricorio and Magnezone DeckPom-Pom Oricorio and Magnezone Deck Decidueye ex DeckDecidueye ex Deck -
A Tier Tier
Mega Absol ex and Pom-Pom Oricorio DeckMega Absol ex and Pom-Pom Oricorio Deck Mega Absol ex and Weezing DeckMega Absol ex and Weezing Deck Hydreigon DeckHydreigon Deck Espeon ex and Indeedee ex DeckEspeon ex and Indeedee ex Deck
B Tier Tier
Mega Blaziken ex and Entei ex DeckMega Blaziken ex and Entei ex Deck Mega Gyarados ex and Milotic DeckMega Gyarados ex and Milotic Deck Indeedee ex and Giratina ex DeckIndeedee ex and Giratina ex Deck Luxray DeckLuxray Deck
Pom-Pom Oricorio and Greninja DeckPom-Pom Oricorio and Greninja Deck Giratina ex and Darkrai ex DeckGiratina ex and Darkrai ex Deck Guzzlord ex and Naganadel DeckGuzzlord ex and Naganadel Deck -
C Tier Tier
Mega Pinsir ex and Leafeon ex DeckMega Pinsir ex and Leafeon ex Deck Mega Ampharos ex and Raikou ex DeckMega Ampharos ex and Raikou ex Deck Hitmonchan ex and Lucario DeckHitmonchan ex and Lucario Deck Jolteon ex and Jolteon DeckJolteon ex and Jolteon Deck
Tapu Koko ex and Pom-Pom Oricorio DeckTapu Koko ex and Pom-Pom Oricorio Deck SR Pikachu ex and Pom-Pom Oricorio DeckSR Pikachu ex and Pom-Pom Oricorio Deck Crobat and Arceus ex DeckCrobat and Arceus ex Deck Goodra and Indeedee ex DeckGoodra and Indeedee ex Deck
D Tier Tier
Rapidash ex and Ninetales DeckRapidash ex and Ninetales Deck Tauros ex and Hydreigon DeckTauros ex and Hydreigon Deck Whimsicott ex and Meowscarada DeckWhimsicott ex and Meowscarada Deck Dragalge ex and Nihilego DeckDragalge ex and Nihilego Deck
Golurk DeckGolurk Deck Aegislash and Togedemaru DeckAegislash and Togedemaru Deck Mega Pidgeot ex and Raikou ex DeckMega Pidgeot ex and Raikou ex Deck -

List of All Decks

Core Expansion Decks
Mega Rising Logo
(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
Secluded Springs Logo
(A4a)
Altaria
Celebi
Dugtrio
Entei ex
Galarian Cursola
Jumpluff ex
Latios
Miltank
Poliwrath ex
Raikou ex
Slowking
SS Eelektross
Suicune ex
Zoroark
Wisdom of Sea and Sky Logo
(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
Eevee Grove Logo
(A3b)
Alcremie
Dragonite ex
Espeon
Flareon ex
Glaceon
Jolteon
Leafeon
Primarina ex
Slurpuff
Snorlax ex
Sylveon ex
Umbreon
Vaporeon
Extradimensional Crisis Logo
(A3a)
Alolan Dugtrio ex
Blacephalon
Buzzwole ex
Guzzlord ex
Lycanroc ex
Naganadel
Nihilego
Pheromosa
Shiinotic
Silvally
Stoutland
Tapu Koko ex
Ultra Necrozma ex
Celestial Guardians Logo
(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
Shining Revelry Logo
(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
Triumphant Light Logo
(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
Space-Time Smackdown Logo
(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
Mythical Island Logo
(A1a)
Aerodactyl ex
Celebi ex
Golem
Gyarados ex
Mew ex
Pidgeot ex
Scolipede
Genetic Apex Logo
(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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