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

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

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Best Shiinotic Decks
Shiinotic Deck Strategy Guide
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Best Shiinotic Decks

Shiinotic Deck Variants	Strengths and Weaknesses
Mega Absol ex and Dusknoir [★ New ★]	Strengths: • Mega Absol ex becomes very difficult to KO thanks to Dusknoir's Shadow Veil Ability that can transfer over damage. • Inexpensive Attack in Darkness Claw, which can 2HKO most ex Pokemon. • Darkness Claw can be disruptive if it can discard a Supporter card from your opponent's hand. Weaknesses: • Mega Absol ex has low HP compared to other Mega ex Pokemon.
	Strengths: • Dragonite ex can do a huge 180 damage with Giga Impact at the cost of not being able to Attack the following turn. • Shiinotic makes the deck much more consistent with its Illuminate Ability. Weaknesses: • Dragonite ex must always miss a turn of attacking after using Giga Impact. • Reliant on only Dragonite ex for damage, and will get easily walled by Pom-Pom Oricorio.
Solgaleo ex and Shiinotic	Strengths: • Solgaleo ex can easily switch itself into the Active Spot using its Rising Road Ability. • Sol Breaker does 120 damage for only two Energy. • Shiinotic makes the deck much more consistent with its Illuminate Ability. Weaknesses: • May stuggle against Pom-Pom Oricorio decks because of a lack of effective non-ex attackers. • Heavily reliant on Solgaleo ex for damage.
Magnezone and Shiinotic Deck	Strengths: • Magnezone is an excellent single point attacker that can be quickly charged up by its pre-evolution, Magneton from Genetic Apex. • Shiinotic makes the deck much more consistent with its Illuminate Ability. • Pom-Pom Oricorio is immune to any attacks from ex Pokemon thanks to its Ability. Weaknesses: • Reliant on only Magnezone for damage, and will require you to set up two Magnezones each game. • Does not have access to Leaf or X Speed to help Pokemon retreat.
Shiinotic and Nidoking Deck	Strengths: • Shiinotic makes the deck much more consistent with its Illuminate Ability. • Nidoking and Nidoqueen in the deck are synergistic Weaknesses: • Runs multiple Stage 2 lines which could make it inconsistent.

Mega Absol ex and Dusknoir Deck

Dusknoir ×2	Morelull ×2	Shiinotic ×2	Duskull ×2
Mega Absol ex ×2	Leaf ×1	Giant Cape ×2	Rare Candy ×2
Lisia ×2	Poke Ball ×1	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Mega Absol ex becomes very hard to KO because of Dusknoir's Shadow Veil, which removes all damage from it and transfers it to Dusknoir.

Giant Cape ensures that Dusknoir survives taking up to 140 damage from Shadow Veil, allowing you multiple uses of the Ability.

Lisia helps you find all your low-HP Basics, while Shiinotic helps you thin out your deck and find important evolution cards.

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)	Dusknoir x 2 (Dialga Pack) Giant Cape x 2 (Dialga Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Celestial Guardians	Rare Candy x 2 (Any Pack)
Extradimensional Crisis	Morelull x 2 (Buzzwole Pack) Shiinotic 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	Duskull x 2 (Mega Blaziken Pack) Mega Absol ex x 2 (Mega Gyarados Pack) Lisia x 2 (Mega Altaria Pack)
Crimson Blaze	No cards needed from this expansion.
Promo-A	Poke Ball x 1 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Dragonite ex and Shiinotic Deck

Dragonite ×1	Dratini ×2	Dragonair ×1	Dragonite ex ×2
Snorlax ex ×2	Old Amber ×1	Leaf ×2	Rocky Helmet ×1
Rare Candy ×2	Ilima ×2	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Dragonite ex is played with Shiinotic, which maximizes its consistency. Dragonite from Genetic Apex is also played in this deck as a non-ex alternative attacker.

This deck makes use of Leaf and Fossils to allow Dragonite ex to attack consecutively.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Dragonite x 1 (Mewtwo Pack) Old Amber x 1 (Mewtwo Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	Leaf x 2 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Rocky Helmet x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Celestial Guardians	Rare Candy x 2 (Any Pack) Ilima x 2 (Lunala Pack)
Extradimensional Crisis	No cards needed from this expansion.
Eevee Grove	Dratini x 2 (Eevee Pack) Dragonair x 1 (Eevee Pack) Dragonite ex x 2 (Eevee Pack) Snorlax ex 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.
Crimson Blaze	No cards needed from this expansion.
Promo-A	Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Solgaleo ex and Shiinotic Deck

Morelull ×2	Cosmog ×2	Cosmoem ×1	Solgaleo ex ×2
Shiinotic ×2	Cyrus ×1	Red ×1	Rare Candy ×2
Lillie ×1	Leftovers ×2	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Solgaleo ex can be set up quickly thanks to Shiinotic and its Illuminate Ability which searches for a random Pokemon from your deck.

By keeping the Pokemon list small and compact, you increase the odds of getting necessary cards to have a Solgaleo ex ready.

This deck gets Leftovers from Eevee Grove, which can keep Solgaleo ex healthy and out of KO range from even Charizard ex.

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)	Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Red x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians	Morelull x 2 (Lunala Pack) Cosmog x 2 (Any Pack) Cosmoem x 1 (Any Pack) Solgaleo ex x 2 (Solgaleo Pack) Rare Candy x 2 (Any Pack) Lillie x 1 (Solgaleo Pack)
Extradimensional Crisis	Shiinotic x 2 (Buzzwole Pack)
Eevee Grove	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.
Crimson Blaze	No cards needed from this expansion.
Promo-A	Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Magnezone and Shiinotic Deck

Magnemite ×2	Magneton ×2	Magnezone ×2	Morelull ×2
Oricorio ×1	Shiinotic ×2	Sabrina ×1	Giant Cape ×1
Cyrus ×1	Mars ×1	Poke Ball ×2	Red Card ×1
Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Shiinotic is played with Magnezone in this deck as a means to get Magneton and Magnezone into your hand as quickly as possible.

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)	Magnemite x 2 (Pikachu Pack) Magneton x 2 (Pikachu Pack) Sabrina x 1 (Charizard Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Magnezone x 2 (Any Pack) 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)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Celestial Guardians	Morelull x 2 (Lunala Pack) Oricorio x 1 (Solgaleo Pack)
Extradimensional Crisis	Shiinotic 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.
Crimson Blaze	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)

Shiinotic and Nidoking Deck

Nidoran F ×1	Nidorina ×1	Nidoqueen ×1	Nidoran M ×2
Nidorino ×1	Nidoking ×2	Morelull ×2	Shiinotic ×2
Rare Candy ×2	Lillie ×2	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Shiinotic helps get all the evolution cards necessary to set up Nidoking and Nidoqueen.

Nidoking serves as the deck's primary attacker, with Poison Horn dealing 80 and inflicting Poison. Nidoqueen is the deck's backup attacker that can deal a total of 150 damage with Lovestrike.

This deck runs a thin count of Trainer cards, using only what's necessary. This includes Rare Candy to speed up your setup and Lillie to heal up your Stage 2s.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Nidoran F x 1 (Pikachu Pack) Nidorina x 1 (Pikachu Pack) Nidoqueen x 1 (Pikachu Pack) Nidoran M x 2 (Pikachu Pack) Nidorino x 1 (Pikachu Pack) Nidoking x 2 (Pikachu Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Triumphant Light (A2a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Celestial Guardians	Morelull x 2 (Lunala Pack) Rare Candy x 2 (Any Pack) Lillie x 2 (Solgaleo Pack)
Extradimensional Crisis	Shiinotic 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.
Crimson Blaze	No cards needed from this expansion.
Promo-A	Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Shiinotic Deck Strategy Guide

Use Shiinotic's Illuminate to Find Pokemon

Shiinotic's Illuminate can search your deck for a random Pokemon. By keeping your Pokemon list tight, Illuminate becomes even more effective, finding only 'hits'.

It is also always important to find Rare Candy as quickly as possible, and save it for after you have used Illuminate.

Set Up Your Attackers

Shiinotic's ex partners are able to take over games once they are set up. Use these ex Pokemon to dominate your opponents and create an advantage that's difficult to overcome!

How to Beat Shiinotic Decks

Wall Shiinotic's Partners with Pom-Pom Oricorio

Shiinotic decks typically sacrifice flexibility for consistency. Though they may set up their aces more effectively, they may likely not have answers for Pokemon like Pom-Pom Oricorio, whose Safeguard Ability walls ex Pokemon.

Get Shiinotic Stuck in the Active Spot

Shiinotic has a hefty 2 Retreat Cost. While some decks have ways to get it out of the Active Spot such as Solgaleo ex with its Rising Road, other decks will need to spend resources to get it out.

Use Sabrina or Cyrus to put trap Shiinotic in the Active Spot.

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CB Magnezone	Mega Lopunny ex	Mega Charizard Y ex	Mega Venusaur ex
CB Heliolisk	Ariados	CB Ditto	Mega Blastoise ex
Mega Steelix ex	Reuniclus	-	-

Top Decks in the Meta

Tier
Mega Lopunny ex and CB Magnezone Deck	Greninja ex and Suicune ex Deck	CB Magnezone and Pom-Pom Oricorio Deck	Mega Absol ex and Hydreigon Deck
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Mega Altaria ex and Chingling Deck	Decidueye ex Deck	CB Magnezone and Darkrai ex Deck	-
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Jolteon ex and Jolteon Deck	Mega Charizard Y ex and Entei ex Deck	Mega Venusaur ex Deck	Ariados and Whimsicott ex
CB Heliolisk and CB Magnezone Deck	Mega Blaziken ex and Heatmor Deck	-	-
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Ditto and Rampardos Deck	Mega Altaria ex and Greninja Deck	Hitmonchan ex and Lucario Deck	-
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Mega Blastoise ex and Manaphy Deck	Mega Steelix ex Deck	Reuniclus and Chingling Deck	-
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Mega Venusaur ex and Leafeon ex Deck	Reuniclus and Gardevoir Deck	-	-

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Core Expansion	Decks
(B1a)	・Ariados ・CB Ditto ・CB Heliolisk ・CB Magnezone ・Mega Blastoise ex ・Mega Charizard Y ex ・Mega Lopunny ex ・Mega Steelix ex ・Mega Venusaur ex ・Reuniclus
(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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