Pokemon TCG Pocket: The best decks for PvP right now

With so many players battling, here’s how to stand out with the best meta deck for PvP in Pokemon TCG Pocket.

Players have endless options for building decks for competitive battling in TCG Pocket. Many beginners find great value in the provided starter decks or unlocking rental decks. However, more experienced players are looking to improve their gameplay and results by building powerful decks of their own. A majority of the best meta PVP decks require two major cards: a heavy-hitter and a secondary to help build up energy for said heavy-hitter. They require a lot of strategy, time, and a bit of luck, but ultimately pay off.

Though there are a number of good decks for PvP in Pokemon TCG Pocket, there are three that stand above the rest in terms of power and utility.

Mewtwo ex and Gardevoir deck

The Mewtwo ex and Gardevoir combination can be enough to one-shot almost any Pokemon, provided it’s set up. Players ultimately want to keep their Mewtwo alive in the active spot while they build up to Gardevoir on the bench. Gardevoir’s Psy Shadow ability can be used from the bench, providing an additional Psychic energy to the active Pokemon. All of the required Pokemon can be found, over time, in the Mewtwo Genetic Apex pack.

This deck is also reliant on supporter cards. Sabrina, for instance, allows players to swap an opponent’s active Pokemon to avoid their Mewtwo getting hit. Additionally, Giovanni brings Mewtwo’s total damage in one turn up to 160, which is enough to take out most other Pokemon in one hit. These Supporter and other Item cards can be purchased if needed through tickets in the shop or unlocked via pack points.

• Mewtwo ex x2
• Ralts x2
• Kirlia x2
• Gardevoir x2
• Pokeball x2
• Professor’s Research x2
• Potion x2
• X Speed x2
• Giovanni x2
• Sabrina x2

Charizard ex and Moltres ex

In Pokemon TCG Pocket, the Charizard ex and Moltres ex deck is high risk but high reward. The main structure revolves around using Moltres as a blocker for a benched Charizard. Moltres’s Inferno Dance allows any benched Pokemon to take up to three fire energy per turn. Since Charizard takes three stages to evolve and four energy to use, with two discarded every Crimson Storm, it needs a lot of stored energy. Once it’s powerful enough, however, players can use an X Speed to switch it in and decimate their opponents.

Much like the Mewtwo ex/Gardevoir deck, one of the best things about the Charizard ex/Moltres ex deck is that all of the main Pokemon cards come from the Charizard pack. Any other needed or recommended cards, like potions or Sabrina, can either be obtained in other ways listed above. Cards in the meta deck include:

• Moltres ex x2
• Charmander x2
• Charmeleon x2
• Charizard ex x2
• Red card
• Pokeball x2
• Professor’s Research x2
• Potion x2
• X Speed x2
• Giovanni x2
• Sabrina

Articuno ex and Starmie ex

The Articuno ex/Starmie ex relies on three major players for success. First, Starmie ex only needs one stage to make it into the active position and only takes two energy to do 90 damage. Articuno ex, then, can deal damage to not only the opponent’s active Pokemon but also to each benched one, which can knock out lower HP Pokemon quickly. Finally, good flips on a Misty card are essential to providing energy to Articuno ex, since it needs three to kick off.

Unlike the other two decks, those looking to build up an Articuno ex and Starmie ex deck will have to alternate between pulling from the Mewtwo and Charizard packs. Otherwise, they could try and save up the 500 pack points needed to unlock an ex card.

• Staryu x2
• Starmie ex x2
• Articuno ex x2
• Pokeball x2
• Red card x2 or another water-type Pokemon x2
• Professor’s Research x2
• Potion x2
• Misty x2
• Sabrina x2
• Giovanni x2

Most meta decks, including these top three, are built around some of the rarest cards in the game. For those who really want to make the best PvP decks in Pokemon TCG Pocket, they may be spending a lot of time crossing their fingers and pulling.