The best deck in 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Pokémon TCG Pocket is a hotly contested accolade. 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Gyarados ex is winning a lot of tournaments. 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Celebi ex is everywhere in the game's PvP modes. Meta staples like Pikachu ex and🍸 Mewtw🐷o ex aren't going away any time soon.

Bu♛t my favourite deck isn't particularly popular. I can count on one hand the number of times I've encountered a mirror match in my 100+ Pokémon TCG Pocket vers𝔉us battles.

The Pokemon TCG Pocket card Weezing by KEIICHIRO ITO.

This deck is, of course, my Team Rocket-themed deck, featuring 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Weezing and Arbok. Throw in a couple of Kogas and sprinkle some other thematic spices to taste, and you've got a deck that can comfortably go head to head with the very best. It's a hard counter to 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Mewtwo ex (and, now, Mew ex), but it can handle Pikachu easily enough, too.

I've played this deck more than any other and it's not only good, itཧ's fun. But when Mythical Isl🎶and released, I found a way to improve on perfection, and crafted my Team Rocket deck into something even better.

Scolipede Makes Everything Better

Scolipede Mythical Island Pokemon TCG Pocket Card Art.

The most obvious change to the deck is swapping Arbok for Scolipede. While Arbok can trap opponents in the active spot to deal a sweet 70 damage a ಞturn (including that delicious poison damage), it's too frail to hold its own for any length of time. What good is trapping your opponent in with you if they can simply knock you out before you can capitalise on their entrapment?

Scolipede is a little trickier to get up and running, as a three-stage monster, but once you've evolved it on your backline, it's the perfect s💟weeper. Venoshock deals 70 damage for just two Darkness-type energy, but i🐟f the opposing Pokémon is poisoned that increases to an impressive 120.

Whirlipede Mythical Island Pokemon TCG Pocket Card Art.

Combine this with the deck's impressive manouevrability thanks to Koga and new addition Leafౠ, and you can surprise opponents with startling efficiency. 120 damage is enough to KO Pikachu ex. With type weaknesses and that 10 poison damage, Scoliped꧅e also one-hit KOs Mewtwo ex.

There's another benefit of using Scolipede over Arbok. Whirlipede, the first stage evolution of V🧸enipede, is a great backup for Weezing if you can't draw it. Poison Sting also poisons your opponent, setting up perfectly for y൩ou to evolve into Scolipede next turn.

Tweaks And Changes

I've shifted a few other elements of the deck 🧸to accommodate Scolipede. As a three-stage evolution, it takes up two extra s🔯pots in your deck. I've also added Leaf, another Mythical Island card that helps with positioning.

I've also added one basic Pokémon ♎to aid consistency. You could use Mew ex here, but I like that this deck never gives up more than one prize. Druddigon would also work, but I opt for a lone Salandit. It faints quickly, but occasionally its 50 damage Venoshock can win a game.

Venipede Mythical Island Pokemon TCG Pocket Card Art.

As such, the deck now looks like this:

  • Salandit
  • 2x Koffing
  • 2x Weezing
  • 2x Venipede
  • 2x Whirlipede
  • 2x Scolipede
  • 2x Poke Ball
  • 2x Professor's Research
  • 2x Koga
  • 2x Leaf
  • Sabrina

And it works a treat. This has carried me through the latest PvP event and puts in work against the AI as I try desperately to unlock that gorgeous Blastoise alt art (although this is a great place to get really weird ജbecause even the highest difficulty is a breeze).

There are no coin flips in this deck, there is the utmost consistency, there are no 🐽ex cards, and yet it can take all comers. I never thought I'd be able to improve on the best Pokémon TCG Pocket Deck, but it turns out that even perfection can be bettered.

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