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Pokemon TGC Pocket - Stoutland Best Deck Build and How to Play

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

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Best Stoutland Decks
Stoutland Deck Strategy Guide
How to Beat Stoutland Decks
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Best Stoutland Decks

Stoutland Deck Variants	Strengths and Weaknesses
Stoutland and Gallade ex Deck [★ Best ★]	Strengths: • Stoutland forces opponents to commit more Energy to their Pokemon to be able to attack. • Gallade ex punishes opponents for attaching multiple Energy to their Pokemon. • Weaknesses: • The deck has multiple Stage 2 lines, which makes it less consistent and harder to set up.
Espeon and Stoutland Deck	Strengths: • Espeon punishes your opponent for their Energy attachments with Energy Crush, which does 20 for each Energy attached to all of your opponent's Pokemon. • Stoutland forces opponents to commit more Energy to their Pokemon to be able to attack. Weaknesses: • May lack offensive power in the early to mid game. • Stoutland requires some setup, which makes the strategy difficult to enforce on speedier decks.
Stoutland and Alolan Raichu ex	Strengths: • Stoutland forces opponents to commit more Energy to their Pokemon to be able to attack. • Alolan Raichu ex punishes opponents for attaching multiple Energy to their Pokemon. • Pom-Pom Oricorio is immune to any attacks from ex Pokemon thanks to its Ability. Weaknesses: • All Pokemon in the deck share a Weakness to Fighting. • May struggle against Energy-efficient Pokemon who don't mind the extra Energy attachments.
Stoutland and Tapu Lele	Strengths: • Stoutland forces opponents to commit more Energy to their Pokemon to be able to attack. • Tapu Lele punishes opponents for attaching multiple Energy to their Pokemon. Weaknesses: • May struggle against Energy-efficient Pokemon who don't mind the extra Energy attachments.

Stoutland and Gallade ex

Ralts ×2	Kirlia ×1	Gallade ex ×2	Lillipup ×2
Herdier ×1	Stoutland ×2	Cyrus ×1	Mars ×1
Iono ×1	Rare Candy ×2	Lillie ×1	Poke Ball ×2
Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Stoutland and Gallade ex synergize with each other because Stoutland forces opponents to attach more Energy, while Gallade ex punishes opponents for excess Energy attachments.

Its Energized Blade Attack does 70 damage, and an additional 30 more for each Energy attached to the defending Pokemon.

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)	Ralts x 2 (Dialga Pack) Kirlia x 1 (Dialga Pack) Gallade ex 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)	Iono x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians	Rare Candy x 2 (Any Pack) Lillie x 1 (Solgaleo Pack)
Extradimensional Crisis	Lillipup x 2 (Buzzwole Pack) Herdier x 1 (Buzzwole Pack) Stoutland 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)

Espeon and Stoutland Deck

Eevee ×2	Giratina ex ×1	Lillipup ×2	Herdier ×1
Stoutland ×2	Espeon ×2	Sabrina ×1	Cyrus ×1
Mars ×1	Iono ×1	Rare Candy ×2	Poke Ball ×2
Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Stoutland pairs well with Espeon, since Stoutland requires the opponent to attach more Energy than they would usually need in order to attack with their Pokemon. Espeon can then use this against them, since all Energy on the opposing side will contribute to its damage output.

It is recommended to evolve Stoutland as quickly as possible. This deck has both Herdier and the Rare Candy item to help you get Lillipup to its final evolution.

This deck also runs Giratina ex as a late-game finisher and an alternative source of damage if Espeon does not have enough damage output.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Eevee x 2 (Charizard Pack) 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)	Giratina ex x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Iono x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians	Rare Candy x 2 (Any Pack)
Extradimensional Crisis	Lillipup x 2 (Buzzwole Pack) Herdier x 1 (Buzzwole Pack) Stoutland x 2 (Buzzwole Pack)
Eevee Grove	Espeon 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)

Stoutland and Alolan Raichu ex

Pikachu ×2	Alolan Raichu ex ×2	Oricorio ×1	Lillipup ×2
Herdier ×1	Stoutland ×2	Pokemon Communication ×1	Cyrus ×1
Team Rocket Grunt ×2	Rare Candy ×2	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Stoutland synergizes with Alolan Raichu ex because Stoutland forces opponents to attach extra Energy, while Alolan Raichu ex punishes them for attaching extra Energy.

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

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)	Pokemon Communication x 1 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	Pikachu x 2 (Arceus Pack)
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Team Rocket Grunt x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians	Alolan Raichu ex x 2 (Solgaleo Pack) Oricorio x 1 (Solgaleo Pack) Rare Candy x 2 (Any Pack)
Extradimensional Crisis	Lillipup x 2 (Buzzwole Pack) Herdier x 1 (Buzzwole Pack) Stoutland 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)

Alternate Card Suggestions

Alternate Cards	Possible Cuts
Iono (A2b 069)	→ • You can cut Pokemon Communication for Iono to give yourself an option that refreshes your hand that also works as disruption for your opponents.

Stoutland and Tapu Lele

Oricorio ×1	Tapu Lele ×2	Lillipup ×2	Herdier ×1
Stoutland ×2	Sabrina ×1	Pokemon Communication ×1	Cyrus ×1
Iono ×1	Rare Candy ×2	Poison Barb ×2	Poke Ball ×2
Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Stoutland's Guard Dog Visage Ability forces your opponents to attach extra Energy to their Pokemon, while Tapu Lele punishes them for this.

All the Pokemon in the deck, including Sensu Oricorio, are single-point Pokemon. This forces your opponents to KO three Pokemon using lots of Energy to defeat you.

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)	Pokemon Communication x 1 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Iono x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians	Oricorio x 1 (Lunala Pack) Tapu Lele x 2 (Lunala Pack) Rare Candy x 2 (Any Pack) Poison Barb x 2 (Lunala Pack)
Extradimensional Crisis	Lillipup x 2 (Buzzwole Pack) Herdier x 1 (Buzzwole Pack) Stoutland 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)

Stoutland Deck Strategy Guide

Use Rare Candy to Quickly Set Up Stoutland

Rare Candy lets you set up Stoutland early, denying your opponents of an attack for the turn.

Use Team Rocket Grunt Aggressively

Team Rocket Grunt can deny your opponents of valuable turns where they can attack and damage your Pokemon. A successful Team Rocket Grunt can put your opponents at a highly disadvantageous situation, forcing them into disadvantageous damage trades.

Punish Opponents for Attaching Multiple Energy with Alolan Raichu ex

Because Stoutland forces opponents have to attach extra Energy, Alolan Raichu ex can capitalize on this and deal boosted damage.

Alolan Raichu ex can deal upwards of 120 damage to Pokemon with at least 2 Energy attached.

Opponent's Energy	Alolan Raichu ex's Damage
2 Energy	120
3 Energy	150
4 Energy	180
5 Energy	210

Wall ex Pokemon with Pom-Pom Oricorio

Pom-Pom Oricorio shuts down any ex Pokemon-centric decks thanks to its Ability. This lets you set up your attackers on the sidelines without the threat of Pom-Pom Oricorio being knocked out

How to Beat Stoutland Decks

Knock Out Lillipup and Herdier Before It Evolves

Since Stoutland 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.

Hand Disruption

Hand disruption is always great agaisnt Stage 2 decks, as it can shuffle their cards back into their deck. This can make your opponent lose access to valuable cards like Rare Candy or their evolution cards.

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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
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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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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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