The introduction of the God of all Pokemon, Arceus Ex, into *Pokemon TCG Pocket* has significantly enhanced the game's strategic depth early in its lifecycle. Arceus Ex brings a suite of synergistic Pokemon from the Triumphant Light expansion, enabling players to craft powerful decks. Here's a detailed look at the best Arceus Ex decks in *Pokemon TCG Pocket*.
Best Arceus Ex Decks in Pokemon TCG Pocket
Arceus Ex boasts an ability that renders it immune to status conditions such as Sleep and Confused. Its Ultimate Force attack delivers 70 damage plus an additional 20 for each benched Pokemon, requiring just 3 Colorless energy. When fully powered, Arceus Ex can deal a formidable 130 damage.
Arceus Ex synergizes with eight different Pokemon from the Triumphant Light expansion, each possessing a unique "link" ability that activates when an Arceus Ex or regular Arceus is in play. These include:
- Carnivine (Power Link)
- Heatran (Speed Link)
- Abomasnow (Vigor Link)
- Raichu (Resilience Link)
- Rotom (Speed Link)
- Tyranitar (Power Link)
- Crobat (Cunning Link)
- Magnezone (Resilience Link)
Among these, Crobat, Magnezone, and Heatran stand out as the most potent. Let's explore an Arceus Ex deck for each.
Crobat (Dark Energy)
- 2x Arceus Ex
- 2x Zubat (Triumphant Light)
- 2x Golbat (Genetic Apex)
- 2x Crobat
- 1x Spiritomb
- 1x Farfetch’d
- 2x Professor’s Research
- 2x Dawn
- 2x Cyrus
- 2x Poke Ball
- 2x Pokemon Communication
This deck features two primary attackers: Crobat and Arceus Ex. With Arceus Ex in play, Crobat can deal 30 damage to your opponent’s Active Pokemon from the bench. Additionally, Crobat hits for 50 damage with just one Dark energy, making it an excellent complement to Arceus Ex, which you'll want to power up with three Colorless energies.
With Arceus Ex on the bench, you can retreat Crobat for free, allowing it to hit for 130 damage with a full bench. Farfetch’d adds pressure, while Spiritomb spreads damage to your opponent’s bench, setting up knockouts with Cyrus.
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Dialga Ex/Magnezone (Metal Energy)
- 2x Arceus Ex
- 2x Dialga Ex
- 2x Magnemite (Triumphant Light)
- 2x Magneton (Genetic Apex)
- 1x Magnezone (Triumphant Light)
- 1x Magnezone (Genetic Apex)
- 1x Skarmory
- 2x Professor’s Research
- 2x Leaf
- 2x Giant’s Cape
- 1x Rocky Helmet
- 2x Poke Ball
In this deck, Arceus Ex serves as the primary attacker, with both versions of Magnezone as backups. The Triumphant Light Magnezone reduces damage taken by 30 with Arceus Ex in play, while the Genetic Apex version deals 110 damage after using Magneton’s Volt Charge ability at least once. Note that the Genetic Apex Magneton requires Electric energy, so timing its evolution is crucial.
To maximize Arceus Ex's damage output, Skarmory, along with two Giant’s Capes and a Rocky Helmet, helps maintain a full bench. The Giant’s Capes protect Dialga Ex and Arceus Ex from heavy hits while powering up Skarmory.
Heatran (Fire Energy)
- 2x Arceus Ex
- 2x Heatran (Triumphant Light)
- 2x Ponyta (Mythical Island)
- 2x Rapidash (Genetic Apex)
- 1x Farfetch’d
- 2x Professor’s Research
- 1x Blaine
- 1x Cyrus
- 1x Dawn
- 2x Giant’s Cape
- 2x Poke Ball
- 2x X Speed
This deck offers a more aggressive Fire-type strategy, similar to the Ninetails Blaine deck. Early threats come from Heatran, Rapidash, and Farfetch’d, which require minimal energy to activate, while Arceus Ex powers up on the bench. Giant’s Cape helps keep Heatran alive and pushes Arceus Ex over the 150 HP threshold.
With Arceus Ex in play, Heatran can retreat for free, allowing for flexible Pokemon swaps at a low energy cost. Its Ragin’ Fury attack deals 80 damage for two Fire energies if Heatran has been damaged; otherwise, it deals 40 damage, which can be sufficient early in a match.
As the meta evolves, more strategies involving Arceus Ex will undoubtedly emerge. For now, these are the top decks featuring the legendary Pokemon in *Pokemon TCG Pocket*.
*Pokemon TCG Pocket is available now on mobile devices.*
