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Pokemon TCG Pocket has made competitive battling a major part of the game, and Wisdom of Sea and Sky introduces some new additions to the list of the best decks to play with.
With the arrival of a new booster set always comes the shaking up of the current competitive meta in the mobile game. Sylveon ex, for example, recently started taking tournaments in conjunction with Greninja or Charizard. Giratina was another meta-shifting card on release due to its ability to power-up by itself. Time will tell if these new cards have the same impact, and the only way to find out is to play them in new competitive decks.
Here are the best decks from Wisdom of Sky and Sea players should try out in solo battles or competitive play.
Best decks from Wisdom of Sea and Sky
Wisdom of Sea and Sky introduces a number of new cards to build potential best decks with. What makes a best deck, though, isn’t just cards. It also depends on skill level of the players involved and one’s strategy for play. So take these decks as a starting point to test and build off of.
Ho-Oh ex/Lugia ex
As the two featured Pokemon in the Wisdom of Sea and Sky expansion, it makes sense that Ho-Oh and Lugia would make up one of the new best potential decks. The two cards are expressly designed to work well together: Ho-Oh gives a benched Pokemon a lightning, fire, and water energy, which Lugia needs to deal a massive 180 damage. Ho-Oh also deals its own respectable 80 damage. And both are basic Pokemon, meaning they can get going right away without the need to draw any evolution cards.
Because Ho-Oh takes three energy to load up Lugia and do damage, the deck benefits greatly from an energy builder. Moltres ex is a particularly good fit because of its fire-type and the ability to add three energy to a benched Pokemon. Failing that, Eevee Grove’s Flareon gives one energy to a benched Pokemon with each attack it makes.
Though a Ho-Oh ex/Lugia ex deck doesn’t have to be based around fire-type cards because Ho-Oh takes any type of energy, it helps to play to opponent weaknesses. Ho-Oh and Lugia could also be a surprise in a grass deck with Leafeon ex, or even in an electric deck. One of the keys is really just to build up as much energy as possible as quickly as possible to get Lugia online. The other is to be able to switch as easily as one can without burning all of the stored energy.
- Ho-Oh ex x2
- Lugia ex x2
- Moltres ex x2
- Leaf x2
- Lyra x2
- XSpeed x2
- Elemental Switch x2
- Giant Cape x2
- Pokeball x2
- Professor’s Research x2
Umbreon ex/Absol/Darkrai
Umbreon ex is a major standout card from Wisdom of Sea and Sky. Much like a Starmie ex or Sylveon ex, Umbreon ex is a stage one Pokemon that only needs two energy to deal 70 damage. This means that it’s quick to get on the board and deal damage. With the new Eevee adding a random Pokemon to the player’s hand, it could get up to speed even faster now.
Where Umbreon ex really excels is in its special ability. When in the active spot, it can switch in an opponent’s Pokemon that already has damage on it without burning a trainer card. Absol works well as a companion card because it solely deals damage to the backline, setting up Umbreon to knock out any Pokemon it chooses once active.
Adding Darkrai ex from Space-Time Smackdown to the deck brings both passive damage and active power. Whenever the player attaches an energy to it from the energy zone, it deals 20 damage to the opponent’s active Pokemon. And while Umbreon ex is out in front, Darkrai ex can build up the three energy it needs to attack.
- Eevee (from Wisdom of Sea and Sky) x2
- Umbreon ex x2
- Absol x2
- Darkrai x2
- Sabrina x2
- Guzma x2
- Dark Pendant x2
- Rescue Scarf x2
- Pokeball x2
- Professor’s Research x2
Wisdom of Sky and Sea has a number of other cards that could enter the game’s competitive meta. These include Skarmory ex with a Steel Apron, Crobat ex paired with Nihilego, and Typhlosion. Players have a lot of new combinations to try out for best decks, but these should be enough to get them started.
