Darkrai Ex: Mastering the Pokemon TCG Pocket Meta
The Pokemon TCG Pocket Space-Time Smackdown expansion has injected fresh strategies into the competitive scene, and Darkrai Ex stands out as a particularly potent force. This guide highlights top-tier Darkrai Ex deck builds for achieving victory.
Table of Contents
- Best Darkrai Ex Decks
- Darkrai Ex/Weavile Ex
- Darkrai Ex Koga Bounce
Darkrai Ex/Weavile Ex
This aggressive deck leverages Darkrai Ex's ability to inflict an additional 20 damage when moving Energy, synergizing perfectly with Dawn's Energy manipulation capabilities. Weavile Ex further amplifies this advantage, dealing increased damage to already weakened opponents.
Deck List:
- Sneasel x2
- Weavile Ex x2
- Murkrow x2
- Honchkrow x2
- Darkrai Ex x2
- Dawn x2
- Cyrus Leaf x2
- Professor’s Research x2
- Poke Ball x2
- Great Cape x2
This combination excels in the current meta due to its rapid setup and ability to overcome decks requiring longer preparation.
Darkrai Ex Koga Bounce
This deck employs a more intricate strategy, combining Weezing's poison damage with Koga's card reset capabilities. Darkrai Ex provides the finishing blow after opponents are weakened by poison.
Deck List:
- Koffing (GA) x2
- Weezing x2
- Spiritomb
- Darkrai Ex x2
- Professor’s Research x2
- Poke Ball x2
- Potion
- Cyrus x2
- Dawn x2
- Giant Cape x2
- Koga x2
While requiring skillful piloting due to its complex mechanics, this deck's strength lies in its ability to control the battlefield and inflict consistent damage. The minimal Energy investment required for Weezing and Spiritomb ensures maximum Energy allocation to Darkrai Ex for maximized damage output.
These are our top recommendations for Darkrai Ex decks in Pokemon TCG Pocket. For more in-depth game strategies and information, visit The Escapist.
