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Best Baby Pokemon Decks

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Last updated on: November 16, 2025 07:55 PM

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

List of Contents

Decks That Use Cleffa
Decks That Use Mantyke
Decks That Use Pichu
Decks That Use Magby
Decks That Use Multiple Baby Pokemon
What Are Baby Pokemon Decks?
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Decks That Use Cleffa

Decks That Use Cleffa	Strengths and Weaknesses
Mega Blaziken ex Deck	Strengths: • Can deal a sizeable 120 damage for only 2 Energy with Mega Burning. • Has a low Retreat Cost of 1, which can get Mega Blaziken ex out of trouble in a pinch. • Huge 210 HP, making Mega Blaziken ex difficult to OHKO. Weaknesses: • Discards an Energy whenever you use Mega Burning, making it difficult to set up other attackers.
Hydreigon Deck	Strengths: • Can set itself up to Attack with its Roar in Unison Ability. • Can attack on consecutive turns, despite Hyper Ray's discard condition. Weaknesses: • Roar in Unison puts damage on Hydreigon, making it easier to KO. • Hydreigon is a Stage 2, which requires some effort and resources to set up.
Rampardos and Aerodactyl ex Deck	Strengths: • The deck will always start with your lone Cleffa, and will always be able to use Twinkly Call to find an Evolution card for the following turn. • Rampardos's low-cost attack can OHKO most Pokemon and deal meaningful damage to Pokemon who can tank it. • Aerodactyl ex can prevent your opponent's Active Pokemon from evolving. Weaknesses: • A very risky deck to play, as Cleffa might fetch an Evolution card that does not match your fossil. • No reliable way to search for your Fossils besides drawing into them.

Mega Blaziken ex Deck

Cleffa ×1	Torchic ×2	Combusken ×1	Mega Blaziken ex ×2
Heatmor ×2	Rocky Helmet ×1	Cyrus ×2	Rare Candy ×2
Lillie ×1	Flame Patch ×1	Copycat ×1	Poke Ball ×2
Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Mega Blaziken ex is the deck's primary attacker with Heatmor as a single-pont attacker that can target the Bench. These two Pokemon work in tandem, letting you choose which of your opponent's Pokemon to KO.

Additionally, Heatmor can KO low HP Basic Pokemon, such as Baby Pokemon or Magikarp.

Cyrus synergizes with Heatmor, allowing you to score KOs with Mega Blaziken ex whenever necessary

Best Mega Blaziken ex Decks and Card List

Hydreigon Deck

Cleffa ×1	Absol ×1	Deino ×2	Zweilous ×1
Hydreigon ×2	Sabrina ×1	Giant Cape ×1	Cyrus ×1
Red ×1	Rare Candy ×2	Lillie ×1	May ×1
Poke Ball ×2	Red Card ×1	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Hydreigon boasts a number of powerful attributes. being a non-ex, single-point Pokemon that can deal high damage and accelerate Energy onto itself.

Being a Stage 2, however comes with the limitation of being difficult to set up and being reliant on multiple turns and finding Rare Candy.

This deck also runs non-ex Absol, whose Leap Over Attack can outright KO Mantyke and Magikarp.

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)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Red x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians	Rare Candy x 2 (Any Pack) Lillie x 1 (Solgaleo Pack)
Extradimensional Crisis	No cards needed from this expansion.
Eevee Grove	No cards needed from this expansion.
Wisdom of Sky and Sea	Cleffa x 1 (Lugia Pack) Absol x 1 (Any Pack)
Secluded Springs	No cards needed from this expansion.
Mega Rising	Deino x 2 (Mega Gyarados Pack) Zweilous x 1 (Mega Gyarados Pack) Hydreigon x 2 (Mega Gyarados Pack) May x 1 (Mega Blaziken Pack)
Promo-A	Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Red Card x 1 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Best Hydreigon Decks and Card List

Rampardos and Aerodactyl ex Deck

Aerodactyl ex ×2	Rampardos ×2	Cleffa ×1	Sabrina ×1
Old Amber ×2	Skull Fossil ×2	Giant Cape ×2	Cyrus ×1
Red ×2	Rare Candy ×2	Silver ×1	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

This deck can win or lose fast with your sole Basic Pokemon being Cleffa, who can search out your Evolution cards as early as your first turn. Your single Cleffa runs the risk of getting donked if you do not find your Fossils quickly enough.

It is also very important to find Rare Candy as quickly as possible so that you can immediately start attacking.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Sabrina x 1 (Charizard Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	Aerodactyl ex x 2 (Mew Pack) Old Amber x 2 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Rampardos x 2 (Dialga Pack) Skull Fossil x 2 (Dialga Pack) Giant Cape x 2 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Red 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	Cleffa x 1 (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	Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Best Rampardos Decks and Card List

Decks That Use Mantyke

Decks That Use Mantyke	Strengths and Weaknesses
Mega Gyarados ex and Milotic Deck	Strengths: • Mega Blaster can work as a win condition that discards your opponent's deck, effectively limiting their options. • Mega Blaster does a solid 140 damage, enabling Mega Gyarados ex to 2HKO ex Pokemon. • Milotic can keep Mega Gyarados ex healthy, and is a decent enough countermeasure to Pom-Pom Oricorio. Weaknesses: • Magikarp and Feebas can get KO'd easily due to their low HP.
Suicune ex and Gyarados Deck	Strengths: • Gyarados' Wild Swing can discard Suicune ex, preventing opponents from getting 2 points. • Mantyke can accelerate Energy for Suicune. • Suicune ex's Ability can allow you to find cards quickly. Weaknesses: • Magikarp can get KO'd easily due to its low HP.
Poliwrath ex and Lucario Deck	Strengths: • Poliwrath ex has a hefty 180 HP, making it difficult to KO. • Poliwrath ex can deal 100 to 140 damage with its Hydro Knuckle Attack. • Mantyke can speed up Poliwrath's setup with its Splashy Toss. Weaknesses: • Poliwrath requires two different types of Energy to deal 140 damage with Hydro Knuckle.
Garchomp and Mantyke Deck	Strengths: • Mantyke removes the need for getting Water Energy from the Energy Zone. • Using Garchomp ex is an option if Mantyke is not drawn on the first turn. Weaknesses: • May take time to set up when Rare Candy isn't drawn.
Poliwrath ex and Rampardos Deck	Strengths: • Mantyke can speed up Poliwrath's setup with its Splashy Toss. • Rampardos is a good option for a main attacker if you do not start with Mantyke. Weaknesses: • Both main attackers in the deck are Stage 2 Pokemon. • Poliwrath requires two different types of Energy to deal 140 damage with Hydro Knuckle.

Mega Gyarados and Milotic Deck

Magikarp ×2	Feebas ×2	Milotic ×2	Mantyke ×2
Mega Gyarados ex ×2	Giovanni ×1	Heavy Helmet ×1	May ×1
Lisia ×2	X Speed ×1	Poke Ball ×1	Red Card ×1
Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Use Lisia to quickly find your Magikarp, Mantyke and Feebas. Once benched, it then becomes a matter of evolving your Pokemon as quickly as possible.

Once Magikarp has evolved into Mega Gyarados ex, use Mega Blaster every turn. Evolve Feebas into Milotic to heal 60 damage from Mega Gyarados ex using Healing Ripples.

Heavy Helmet is also an effective way of mitigating damage to Mega Gyarados ex.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Giovanni x 1 (Mewtwo 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	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	Magikarp x 2 (Lugia Pack)
Secluded Springs	Feebas x 2 (Suicune Pack) Milotic x 2 (Suicune Pack) Mantyke x 2 (Suicune Pack)
Mega Rising	Mega Gyarados ex x 2 (Mega Gyarados Pack) Heavy Helmet x 1 (Mega Gyarados Pack) May x 1 (Mega Blaziken Pack) Lisia x 2 (Mega Altaria Pack)
Promo-A	X Speed x 1 (Promo-A Pack) Poke Ball x 1 (Promo-A Pack) Red Card x 1 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Best Mega Gyarados ex Decks and Card List

Suicune ex and Gyarados Deck

Magikarp ×2	Gyarados ex ×1	Gyarados ×2	Suicune ex ×2
Mantyke ×2	Misty ×1	Leaf ×2	Mars ×1
Fishing Net ×2	Fisher ×1	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Mantyke is used to accelerate Energy for Suicune ex in the early game. Once Suicune ex is set up, it can be used as an early-game attacker and wall.

Gyarados functions as the late-game attacker. The player can discard Benched Pokemon to increase its attacking power. It can discard Suicune ex, preventing opponents from scoring 2 points with a KO.

Gyarados ex can be a good option for a finisher if the player's Bench is not filled out. Since it has a high Attack Cost, you may accelerate its Energy with Misty.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Misty x 1 (Pikachu Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	Magikarp x 2 (Mew Pack) Gyarados ex x 1 (Mew Pack) Leaf x 2 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	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	Fishing Net 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	Gyarados x 2 (Lugia Pack) Fisher x 1 (Lugia Pack)
Secluded Springs	Suicune ex x 2 (Suicune Pack) 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)

Best Suicune ex Decks and Card List

Poliwrath ex and Lucario Deck

Riolu ×2	Lucario ×2	Sylveon ex ×1	Eevee ×1
Poliwag ×2	Mantyke ×2	Poliwrath ex ×2	Misty ×1
Red ×1	Rare Candy ×2	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Poliwrath ex is the deck's primary attacker, being able to do 100 to 140 damage for only 3 Energy. This is very easy to achieve if you have Mantyke in the early game to accelerate 1 Water Energy onto your Poliwag.

Lucario and Red give Poliwrath ex damage boosts, which can be helpful if you did not draw Mantyke on the first turn.

You may use Sylveon ex to help you search for the support and evolution cards that you may need.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Misty x 1 (Pikachu Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Riolu x 2 (Dialga Pack) Lucario x 2 (Dialga Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Red x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians	Rare Candy x 2 (Any Pack)
Extradimensional Crisis	No cards needed from this expansion.
Eevee Grove	Sylveon ex x 1 (Eevee Pack)
Wisdom of Sky and Sea	Eevee x 1 (Any Pack)
Secluded Springs	Poliwag x 2 (Suicune Pack) Mantyke x 2 (Suicune Pack) Poliwrath ex 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)

Garchomp and Mantyke Deck

Gible ×2	Garchomp ×2	Gabite ×1	Garchomp ex ×2
Mantyke ×2	Giant Cape ×1	Cyrus ×1	Cynthia ×2
Iono ×1	Rare Candy ×2	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

This deck revolves around using Mantyke to generate Water Energy for Garchomp. This allows Garchomp to set up more smoothly, and removes the need to wait for Water Energy in the Energy Zone.

Garchomp ex is used as an alternative attacker if the player does not draw Mantyke on the first turn. While Garchomp ex cannot make use of Cynthia's damage boost, it can still be useful when targeting Benched 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)	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)

Best Garchomp ex Decks and Card List

Poliwrath ex and Rampardos Deck

Rampardos ×2	Poliwag ×2	Poliwhirl ×2	Mantyke ×2
Poliwrath ex ×2	Misty ×2	Skull Fossil ×2	Red ×2
Rare Candy ×2	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Mantyke can generate Water Energy even on the first turn. This can allow Poliwrath ex to deal 140 damage once it has set up.

If you did not draw Mantyke on your first turn, you may use Rampardos as your main mid to late game attacker instead. It can deal 130 damage with only one Energy, making it an efficient finisher.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Misty x 2 (Pikachu Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Rampardos x 2 (Dialga Pack) Skull Fossil x 2 (Dialga Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Red 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	Poliwag x 2 (Suicune Pack) Poliwhirl x 2 (Suicune Pack) Mantyke x 2 (Suicune Pack) Poliwrath ex 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)

Best Poliwrath ex Decks and Card List

Decks That Use Pichu

Decks That Use Pichu	Strengths and Weaknesses
Raikou ex and Zeraora Deck [★ Best ★]	Strengths: • Raikou ex's Ability increases the deck's consistency in finding necessary Pokemon and Trainer cards. • Has multiple ways to accelerate Energy like Zeraora and Pichu. • Pom-Pom Oricorio is immune to any attacks from ex Pokemon thanks to its Ability. Weaknesses: • The Pokemon in this deck don't deal high damage. • It is difficult to hit OHKOs against ex Pokemon.
Raikou ex and Decidueye ex Deck [★ New ★]	Strengths: • Raikou ex's Ability can allow you to draw necessary cards for your setup. • Decidueye ex's Pierce the Pain Attack gives the deck an option to snipe and KO Pokemon on the Bench. Weaknesses: • The deck may lack necessary damage output and may require multiple attacks to score KOs.
Pom-Pom Oricorio and Arceus ex Deck	Strengths: • Pom-Pom Oricorio is immune to any attacks from ex Pokemon thanks to its Ability. • Arceus ex is a solid attacker that can be set up by Pichu. Weaknesses: • Arceus ex may have trouble retreating if you start with it. • Baby Pokemon in the deck are very easy to KO because of their low 30 HP.
Ho-oh ex and Lugia ex	Strengths: • Ho-oh ex can set Lugia ex up for a sweep with Phoenix Turbo. • Lugia ex can deal a huge 180 damage with Elemental Blast, knocking out most Pokemon in the game. • Has multiple ways to generate Energy through Zeraora and Pichu. Weaknesses: • All ex Pokemon in the deck share a Weakness to Lightning. • Needs multiple turns to set up Ho-oh ex and Lugia ex.
Silvally and Pom-Pom Oricorio Deck	Strengths: • Silvally is easy to set up, especially with Gladion making it easier to find. • Pom-Pom Oricorio is immune to any attacks from ex Pokemon thanks to its Ability. Weaknesses: • May find it difficult to keep up with other single-point decks like Silvally and Rampardos.

Raikou ex and Zeraora Deck

Arceus ex ×1	Oricorio ×1	Zeraora ×2	Pichu ×2
Raikou ex ×2	Cyrus ×2	Mars ×1	Pokemon Center Lady ×1
Electrical Cord ×2	Elemental Switch ×2	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Use Raikou ex's Legendary Pulse to draw an extra card at the end of the turn, getting the essential cards in your hand.

Use Raikou ex as an early game attacker while building Arceus ex in the Bench. If the opponent's HP is low enough, use Arceus ex to KO them.

You can opt to use Zeraora's abiltiy to generate extra energy then use Elemental Switch to place it on the Active Pokemon.

If you do not get to draw Raikou ex on the first hand, you can also use Pichu to generate extra energy early on.

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 2 (Palkia Pack) Mars x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	Arceus ex x 1 (Arceus Pack)
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Pokemon Center Lady x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians	Oricorio x 1 (Solgaleo Pack)
Extradimensional Crisis	Zeraora x 2 (Buzzwole Pack) Electrical Cord x 2 (Buzzwole Pack)
Eevee Grove	No cards needed from this expansion.
Wisdom of Sky and Sea	Pichu x 2 (Lugia Pack) Elemental Switch x 2 (Lugia Pack)
Secluded Springs	Raikou ex 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)

Best Raikou ex Decks and Card List

Raikou ex and Decidueye ex Deck

Rowlet ×2	Decidueye ex ×2	Pichu ×2	Raikou ×1
Raikou ex ×2	Leaf ×2	Pokemon Communication ×1	Giant Cape ×1
Mars ×1	Rare Candy ×2	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

This deck takes advantage of Raikou ex's Sniping by using Decidueye ex's Pierce the Pain on damaged Pokemon. Raikou ex can also help consistently find important cards for your Decidueye ex setup.

Pichu can help with setup, by attaching Lightning Energy with Crackly Toss.

Non-ex Raikou gives the deck an option against Pom-Pom Oricorio.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Mythical Island (A1a)	Leaf x 2 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Pokemon Communication x 1 (Dialga Pack) Giant Cape x 1 (Dialga 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	Rowlet x 2 (Lunala Pack) Decidueye 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	Pichu x 2 (Lugia Pack) Raikou x 1 (Ho-Oh Pack)
Secluded Springs	Raikou ex 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)

Best Raikou ex Decks and Card List

Pom-Pom Oricorio and Arceus ex Deck

Arceus ex ×2	Oricorio ×2	Zeraora ×2	Pichu ×2
Sabrina ×1	Giant Cape ×1	Cyrus ×1	Pokemon Center Lady ×1
Ilima ×1	Guzma ×1	Elemental Switch ×2	Poke Ball ×2
Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Pom-Pom Oricorio is played alongside Zeraora and Arceus ex in this deck, with Zeraora being an early-game threat and Arceus ex being a late-game finisher.

This deck makes use of Elemental Switch to transfer Energy to usable attackers, and Pichu to quickly set up your attackers.

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)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	Arceus ex x 2 (Arceus Pack)
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Pokemon Center Lady x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians	Oricorio x 2 (Solgaleo Pack) Ilima x 1 (Lunala Pack) Guzma x 1 (Lunala Pack)
Extradimensional Crisis	Zeraora x 2 (Buzzwole Pack)
Eevee Grove	No cards needed from this expansion.
Wisdom of Sky and Sea	Pichu x 2 (Lugia Pack) Elemental Switch x 2 (Lugia 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) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Best Pom-Pom Oricorio Decks and Card List

Ho-oh ex and Lugia ex Deck

Zeraora ×2	Ho-Oh ex ×2	Pichu ×1	Lugia ex ×1
Leaf ×2	Pokemon Communication ×1	Giant Cape ×2	Dawn ×2
Guzma ×1	Elemental Switch ×2	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Ho-oh ex can easily power up a benched Lugia ex with Phoenix Turbo. This can be achieved quickly with Zeraora's Thunderclap Flash Ability and Elemental Switch.

Pichu is also in the deck as another option to accelerate Energy onto Ho-oh ex and Lugia ex.

Because this deck's strategy hinges on its setup, it is important to find your Basic Pokemon as early as possible, preferably on the first turn.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Mythical Island (A1a)	Leaf x 2 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Pokemon Communication x 1 (Dialga Pack) Giant Cape x 2 (Dialga Pack) Dawn x 2 (Dialga Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Celestial Guardians	Guzma x 1 (Lunala Pack)
Extradimensional Crisis	Zeraora x 2 (Buzzwole Pack)
Eevee Grove	No cards needed from this expansion.
Wisdom of Sky and Sea	Ho-Oh ex x 2 (Ho-Oh Pack) Pichu x 1 (Lugia Pack) Lugia ex x 1 (Lugia Pack) Elemental Switch x 2 (Lugia 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) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Best Ho-oh ex Decks and Card List

Silvally and Pom-Pom Oricorio

Oricorio ×2	Type Null ×2	Silvally ×2	Pichu ×2
Giovanni ×1	Sabrina ×1	Cyrus ×1	Mars ×1
Guzma ×1	Gladion ×2	Silver ×1	Poke Ball ×2
Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

This deck aims to quickly power up attackers with Pichu and Elemental Switch.

The inclusion of Pichu alleviates Silvally 's weakness of being an Energy behind when going first.

Pom-Pom Oricorio can wall unprepared ex Pokemon, while Silvally attacks for 100 every turn, forcing advantageous point trades.

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) 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	Oricorio x 2 (Solgaleo Pack) 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	No cards needed from this expansion.
Wisdom of Sky and Sea	Pichu 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) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

Best Silvally Decks and Card List

Decks That Use Magby

Decks That Use Magby	Strengths and Weaknesses
Ho-oh ex and Celebi ex Deck	Strengths: • Ho-oh ex can set Celebi ex and Snorlax ex up for a sweep with Phoenix Turbo. • Celebi ex can deal huge damage on lucky heads flips. • Snorlax ex is a solid tank that can also be scooped up by Ilima. Weaknesses: • Can take a few turns to set up attackers.

Ho-oh ex and Celebi ex Deck

Celebi ex ×2	Snorlax ×1	Snorlax ex ×1	Magby ×2
Ho-Oh ex ×2	Sabrina ×1	Leaf ×1	Giant Cape ×1
Cyrus ×1	Mars ×1	Pokemon Center Lady ×1	Ilima ×2
Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

The deck's main attacker is Celebi ex, who can be loaded up with lots of Energy by Magby's Toasty Toss and Ho-oh ex's Phoenix Turbo.

Snorlax ex and Triumphant Light Snorlax are also run in this deck as Colorless attackers who can make use of Energy of any type, with the latter being a single point option to use against Pom-Pom Oricorio.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Sabrina x 1 (Charizard Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	Celebi ex x 2 (Mew Pack) Leaf x 1 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Giant Cape x 1 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack) Mars x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	Snorlax x 1 (Arceus Pack)
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Pokemon Center Lady x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians	Ilima x 2 (Lunala Pack)
Extradimensional Crisis	No cards needed from this expansion.
Eevee Grove	Snorlax ex x 1 (Eevee Pack)
Wisdom of Sky and Sea	Magby x 2 (Ho-Oh Pack) Ho-Oh ex x 2 (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) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)

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Altaria Deck	Strengths: • Unlike other Dragon Pokemon, Altaria can use any energy type. • With the help of Baby Pokemon, you can get Altaria dealing 100 damage as early as the second turn. Weaknesses: • Baby Pokemon have very low HP and can easily be defeated. • Altaria can be easily KO'd by heavy hitting Pokemon.

Altaria Deck

Darkrai ex ×2	Magby ×1	Pichu ×1	Mantyke ×1
Altaria ×2	Swablu ×2	Sabrina ×1	Leaf ×1
Pokemon Communication ×1	Giant Cape ×1	Cyrus ×1	Mars ×1
Red ×1	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Using Baby Pokemon like Pichu, Magby, or Mantyke, you can generate a different type energy which you can place on Altaria to boost its damage.

If you have the First Turn, you will not get any energy from the Energy Zone during the initial start of the battle. However, since Baby Pokemon do not need energy to use their moves, you can use them to place energy on your Pokemon even during the First Turn.

If you have Altaria on the Bench during this time, you can get Altaria to deal 100 damage as early as the second turn. This will completely destroy your opponent's early game set-up.

Darkrai ex can be used as a secondary attacker and an additional damage booster. If you place energy on Darkrai ex, its ability will deal an additional 20 damage on the opponent's Active Pokemon.

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)	Darkrai ex x 2 (Dialga Pack) Pokemon Communication x 1 (Dialga 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)	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	Magby x 1 (Ho-Oh Pack) Pichu x 1 (Lugia Pack)
Secluded Springs	Mantyke x 1 (Suicune Pack) Altaria x 2 (Suicune Pack) Swablu 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)

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Decks That Use Baby Pokemon to Attack on the First Turn

Baby Pokemon are low-HP Basic Pokemon whose Attacks do not cost any Energy. These Pokemon are able to give you an upper hand with their being able to Attack on the first turn.

They come with the weakness of having only 30 HP and giving up a point when they are KOd, but their attacks should be able to put you ahead in momentum to justify their inclusion in your deck.

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Mega Altaria ex and Chingling Deck	Greninja ex and Suicune ex Deck	Mega Absol ex and Hydreigon Deck	-
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Mega Blaziken ex and Heatmor Deck	Pom-Pom Oricorio and Magnezone Deck	Decidueye ex Deck	-
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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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(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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