Purple. I like the Onix deck with Kabutops. Allows guaranteed draw of Onix and put up your wall to get your Kabutops going. Once they’re out there, they are hard to stop with 50 health healing per turn plus possibly potions. Only thing that really stops it is a strong grass deck, of which there is thankfully not many.
@@sweettea735 Yes, I'm running the same deck and the Giovanni works very well with both Onix and Kabutops, since Onix can then two-shot cards like Mewtwo and Kabutops obtains more healing with more damage dealt!
@@Mmrtlm Yes and no, there’s definitely strong decks that have more consistent chances to win. These less popular decks are still able to do well, you just rely on your opponent getting less lucky. With an ideal hand for each deck, the S+ tier decks will almost always eek out
It’s all luck base right now any deck can win it’s about which deck can win more back to back consistently before I get a bad start or don’t pull what I need
I think 100 HP is an important threshold right now in Pocket. Sandslash and Onyx can tank hits from both Starmie EX and Pikachu EX, which are both very prevalent, fast, and successful decks in the current meta. Especially Onyx at 110 can even outlast a 90 + Giovanni, as well as the various 100 Damage attacks out there (Primeape, Zapdos, etc.)!!
Been using the golem weezing deck you showed off. I'm surprised at how much I'm enjoying it. Had a game against a mewtwo ex and because I had golem fully ready to go on my bench he was too afraid to switch in his fully built mewtwo. Was a really fun game of chicken lol great videos man loving the pocket content
I use Onyx with Kabutops, as you're guaranteed to start with Onyx, since fossils are not basic. You also don't mind Onyx's high retreat cost either, since Kabutops require only 1 energy to attack, so you can pretty much retreat Onyx if that's the case. And Kabutops is kinda too strong and no one is using it. I'm loving that deck!
Love this deck. Solid for F2P. My only EX cards for now are dbl exegg and double articuno (which lives or dies by bad Mistry rng) so this has been great for me What website do you use to show the decks you built?
Been using a deck like this since the beginning. Out of all the decks I've tried, I find this the most consistent for getting wins. Very simple yet reliable deck.
I've got a better deck for you 2x Geodude 2x Graveler 2x Golem 2x Diglet 2x Dugtrio 1x Porygon 1x X Speed 1x Hand Scope 1x Red Card 2x Professor Oak 2x Brock 2x Sabrina Basic premise is to stall with Dugtrio and Handscope/Red Card combo and use Porygon to know what Card is played next so you can load up energy more efficiently or evolve efficiently and final tip ALWAYS use Professor Oak BEFORE Porygon ability I've demolished all 3 main meta decks thus far with him quite easily to be honest only thing I have struggled with is lucky Misty OHKO.
My fav color is yellow! And saturday my friends will have a "only 3 diamonds or less rarity tournament" and I definetely am going with it. I thought about going with Golem, but this is better!
I love Onix. I used it in my Machamp EX deck as a sponge to huy turns to setup and most times with Brock I was able to almost sweep with the Onix. It helped me grind the 45 wins for the badge rather easily.
Yellow is my favorite color. Been absolutely loving the off-meta decks you've been playing. I really want to play a variation of your paralyze/sleep deck but with Omastar somewhere in there. Keep up the uploads!
So I tried this deck out and didn’t love the sand slash. I took that and fetch out. Added cubone 2 normal marrowak 1 marrowak ex and a hitmonlee and feels a lot better.
I just opened a Mewtwo pack whilst watching this video and got Charizard EX crown rarity. That's my first 👑 rare! Subbed and liked! Thanks for the luck!
Jake, i have seen an onix/brock deck around, it uses kabutops as the only other line, since fossils arent pokemon, you always draw onix, brock gets it online faster while you piece together kabutops, its low energy requirement, 140, and heal make it hard to take out unless its one shot, onix stalls out nicely while doing pretty heavy damage for them to triage while you build. Sure theres decks that’ll stomp it, but the idea is solid, its also a decent contender for the “pokedex tech”.
playing this but with aerodactyl over sandshrew/slash and it's insanely fun. onix sets up quick and you can shuffle away things in a pinch, super interesting imo
I have to imagine that there’s going to be so many new cards that change the game up. This is just the starting decks. It’ll feel like a different game when new cards release.
I saw a vid by Mogwai wherr he ran onix with kabutops. The fossils not counting as basics allows you to guarantee onix start and gives you the option to drop a pokeball as well
In general like light colors, it depends on moods ..in specific though I like red, orange, light blue, sea blue... it very much depends the color is on what Also, Sprangels, will you ever make a Discord server?
You also tie after 30 turns. Had it happen against a double butterfree/Exegcutor EX Deck when playing Alakazam/Aerodactyl. I just couldn't deal enough damage while they healed 40 per turn
Mewtwo and Pikachu are the best decks, but Pika just sets up faster/ gets going faster. Either one can lose if they go first and/or get a bad hand, but Pika going second and having Pika active is almost a death sentence. I've beaten perfect draw Pika runs with perfectly drawn Mewtwo runs and strategic Sabrina's, but it's still an uphill battle. I think Pika should be "30x this attack does 30 damage times the number of energy cards attached to this card (max 4)." Bench is too easy to fill. This prevents 90 damage on turn 4, but would allow Pika To OHKO StarmieEX later. It's also a bigger investment to put more energy on it.
I got my 45 wins wins pretty quick with a Dugtrio, Onix, machamp deck. Dugtrio only needs 1 energy and if you flip heads the opponent can’t attack it next turn so it gives me time to set up onix with Brock cards and machamp regularly.
I know this is more of a fun deck but this deck heavily relies on being second and also hoping for favourable matchups such as the Pikachu decks showcased in the video, nonetheless great budget deck!
I've already fought against these decks, the person started with Onix behind and Sandslash behind, putting energy on him, I just needed to switch and I won because he didn't have energy for Onix or to remove the field
The Brock trainer card is probably the worst but I like how everyone is tryin to find a deck that's viable all because Brock is one of the best characters.
I play this deck but swapped the farfetched for hitmonlee to hit their benched pikachu’s when they try to stall. So I can hit them without a Sabrina in hand.
I am mixing Hitmonlee from time to time and the 30 damage to a benched mon which usually is an Ex almost dead makes the work for me in those situations and when I am losing 1-2 I end up winning 3-2 , could try 1 Hitmonlee 1 Farfetch instead of two of them
Farfetch or Hitmonchan works well. I’d argue for hitmonchan only because in the scenario of fighting electric decks you deal 10 more at 50 cause of weakness and with gio you can take out 60 hp mons. Against mewtwo you would lose just the same to mewtwo with gio regardless of either choice. Yes farfetch does 10 more in regards to mewtwo. Ultimately damage thresholds are the same with both fetch and hitmon against mewtwo even with a single potion. Hitmon 30 -> 150-> 120+20 potion ->140 two 70 hits required. Fetch 40 -> 150->110+20 potion -> 130 two 70 hits required. In the event of two potions both add an extra hit or gio needed. So overall, 🤓 nerd rant aside lol. Hitmon is slightly better if you were to fight pika and mewtwo at an even rate. Plus were pika ex to not potion hitmon does 50 -> 120 -> 70 no potion pika onix or sand slash 70 KOs
Just play Only Onix with fossils at least you always have the combo ready if you get a Brock in hand, with this you need to draw both Onix and Brock and honestly at this point you're better off using sandlash+marowak.
My luck is in the shitter right now. Haven’t pulled anything in at least 30 packs last hit was immersive charizard don’t even think I’ve pulled a 3 star. Its been days
Love all the pokemon content on both your unite channel and now your pocket channel binging all your pocket guides makes the games extra more fun trying all these deck ideas thank you so much look forward to future guides! PS favorite color is blue 💙
This game has too much RNG and it’s honestly ruining the fun. You have cards that seem rigged like misty and cards like Moltres exist that can put 3 energy on a fire card EVERY turn. They need to do something to these cards because it’s really not in a good place rn
Purple.
I like the Onix deck with Kabutops. Allows guaranteed draw of Onix and put up your wall to get your Kabutops going. Once they’re out there, they are hard to stop with 50 health healing per turn plus possibly potions.
Only thing that really stops it is a strong grass deck, of which there is thankfully not many.
It works with Giovanni right?
@@sweettea735 Yes, I'm running the same deck and the Giovanni works very well with both Onix and Kabutops, since Onix can then two-shot cards like Mewtwo and Kabutops obtains more healing with more damage dealt!
@@CallMeGaia ahhh sweet I just need to get Kabu now 😂😂😂
Watching all of these deck videos: maybe everything is viable and the game is quite well balanced?
Pretty much yeah
For now
@@Mmrtlm Yes and no, there’s definitely strong decks that have more consistent chances to win. These less popular decks are still able to do well, you just rely on your opponent getting less lucky. With an ideal hand for each deck, the S+ tier decks will almost always eek out
It’s all luck base right now any deck can win it’s about which deck can win more back to back consistently before I get a bad start or don’t pull what I need
most reasonably constructed decks can win with luck, so if that's your idea of balanced, then yeah
I think 100 HP is an important threshold right now in Pocket. Sandslash and Onyx can tank hits from both Starmie EX and Pikachu EX, which are both very prevalent, fast, and successful decks in the current meta.
Especially Onyx at 110 can even outlast a 90 + Giovanni, as well as the various 100 Damage attacks out there (Primeape, Zapdos, etc.)!!
Also survives 2 hits of Mewtwo's first attack
Been using the golem weezing deck you showed off. I'm surprised at how much I'm enjoying it. Had a game against a mewtwo ex and because I had golem fully ready to go on my bench he was too afraid to switch in his fully built mewtwo. Was a really fun game of chicken lol great videos man loving the pocket content
Thank you for helping me understand deck construction!
13:33 bro thought he was cooking but he got burned 😂
The rage quit there ...i swear to god when you need misty the most it always lands tails
I finally built a Lt. Surge deck with electabuzz magnemite and raichu. It was genuinely fun and is one of my favorite decks now
Sending energy from Magneton to Raichu is so satisfying
Dude I want to play it so bad but I just can’t pull these damn magnets
Isn't Electabuzz kind of a waste of an Lt. Surge?
Using magneton as a power bank is so funny to me 😂😂😂
@@A-lik depends on the situation but I’ve handled pikas mewtwos all the legendary birds with it but again it’s situational 😂
I use Onyx with Kabutops, as you're guaranteed to start with Onyx, since fossils are not basic. You also don't mind Onyx's high retreat cost either, since Kabutops require only 1 energy to attack, so you can pretty much retreat Onyx if that's the case. And Kabutops is kinda too strong and no one is using it.
I'm loving that deck!
Love this deck. Solid for F2P. My only EX cards for now are dbl exegg and double articuno (which lives or dies by bad Mistry rng) so this has been great for me
What website do you use to show the decks you built?
Been using a deck like this since the beginning. Out of all the decks I've tried, I find this the most consistent for getting wins. Very simple yet reliable deck.
I've got a better deck for you
2x Geodude
2x Graveler
2x Golem
2x Diglet
2x Dugtrio
1x Porygon
1x X Speed
1x Hand Scope
1x Red Card
2x Professor Oak
2x Brock
2x Sabrina
Basic premise is to stall with Dugtrio and Handscope/Red Card combo and use Porygon to know what Card is played next so you can load up energy more efficiently or evolve efficiently and final tip ALWAYS use Professor Oak BEFORE Porygon ability I've demolished all 3 main meta decks thus far with him quite easily to be honest only thing I have struggled with is lucky Misty OHKO.
Ima try this. I’m getting bored of the ex decks I love off meta decks like this.
My fav color is yellow! And saturday my friends will have a "only 3 diamonds or less rarity tournament" and I definetely am going with it. I thought about going with Golem, but this is better!
Wow. going second is OP
I love Onix. I used it in my Machamp EX deck as a sponge to huy turns to setup and most times with Brock I was able to almost sweep with the Onix. It helped me grind the 45 wins for the badge rather easily.
Came to comment this ^ Machamp with Onix + Brocks is very strong!
Yellow is my favorite color. Been absolutely loving the off-meta decks you've been playing. I really want to play a variation of your paralyze/sleep deck but with Omastar somewhere in there. Keep up the uploads!
So I tried this deck out and didn’t love the sand slash. I took that and fetch out. Added cubone 2 normal marrowak 1 marrowak ex and a hitmonlee and feels a lot better.
I also run hitmonlee in all my fighting decks, it helps a lot to pick up surprise KOs on the bench
Hitmonlee is great with onix against Pikachu ex
My favorite color is green. And I found your account recently and really love your content. Keep it up!
10:44 I’ve never seen someone aggressively ask such an innocent question
best pokemon tcg channel hands down
I just opened a Mewtwo pack whilst watching this video and got Charizard EX crown rarity. That's my first 👑 rare! Subbed and liked! Thanks for the luck!
How'd you get charizard from a mewtwo pack?
@@MartyMeganium all the crown rarity's can be pulled from any pack. Just 0.160% chance to get one
@@MartyMeganium youre probably thinking of the interactive charizard.
I just pulled 2 Charizard ex immersive in one ten pull
@IXxhpnotiqxXI nice. I've gotten like 4 in total.... they're cool but I want NEW cards not dupes 🤣🤣
I been rocking Onix with the kabutops line and its been insane.
Green! But if we talking about pokemon it's steel!!!! Haha
Jake, i have seen an onix/brock deck around, it uses kabutops as the only other line, since fossils arent pokemon, you always draw onix, brock gets it online faster while you piece together kabutops, its low energy requirement, 140, and heal make it hard to take out unless its one shot, onix stalls out nicely while doing pretty heavy damage for them to triage while you build.
Sure theres decks that’ll stomp it, but the idea is solid, its also a decent contender for the “pokedex tech”.
Thanks for dropping this, Brock always seemed fun to me but I didn't think it was viable.. until now. Turquoise btw
I liked Mogwais spin. Use fossil pokemon so you always pull onix at the start. Its worked out pretty well for me.
playing this but with aerodactyl over sandshrew/slash and it's insanely fun. onix sets up quick and you can shuffle away things in a pinch, super interesting imo
...Mogwais..?
@@A-likmogwai he also plays PTCG
Fun deck, just tried it out and finished my event with some strong wins!
Probably Red, Gambit fit lesgo. Love the vids man.
Great, now I have to go back to work after lunch break with my mind absolutely blown from what I just witnessed
My favorite color is black. Thank you, have nice day!!!
Lilac 💜
This deck looks fun, I think I'll try it out!
Been loving the content Jake! And my fav colour is Blue. What’s yours?
I have to imagine that there’s going to be so many new cards that change the game up. This is just the starting decks. It’ll feel like a different game when new cards release.
That's how card games work🤷
@@AtebitAcorn and I’ll be waiting for it lol 🖤💪🏽
I saw a vid by Mogwai wherr he ran onix with kabutops. The fossils not counting as basics allows you to guarantee onix start and gives you the option to drop a pokeball as well
Gambit costume goes hard.
Ngl... Seeing Pikachu ex lose... It's very satisfying 😊
thank you for this! onix is one of my favorites and im gonna try this out soon!
This was the first decent deck I did and I improved it with mankey/primeape instead of farfetchd and it's been solid
In general like light colors, it depends on moods ..in specific though I like red, orange, light blue, sea blue... it very much depends the color is on what
Also, Sprangels, will you ever make a Discord server?
We need to start a petition to change the music in the main menu and when you open up packs..
I have a similar onix deck that uses marowak Ex and hitmonlee, plays v well
You also tie after 30 turns. Had it happen against a double butterfree/Exegcutor EX Deck when playing Alakazam/Aerodactyl. I just couldn't deal enough damage while they healed 40 per turn
I would love to see you use a Nidoking deck, or a deck with both Nidos. Great content man👍👍
I like onyx with kabutops because then you’re guaranteed to start with onyx & you usually get onyx attacking on turn 2 with brock
Mewtwo and Pikachu are the best decks, but Pika just sets up faster/ gets going faster.
Either one can lose if they go first and/or get a bad hand, but Pika going second and having Pika active is almost a death sentence.
I've beaten perfect draw Pika runs with perfectly drawn Mewtwo runs and strategic Sabrina's, but it's still an uphill battle.
I think Pika should be "30x this attack does 30 damage times the number of energy cards attached to this card (max 4)."
Bench is too easy to fill. This prevents 90 damage on turn 4, but would allow Pika To OHKO StarmieEX later. It's also a bigger investment to put more energy on it.
I pulled 2 full art brocks and blaines and was like great lol when my chase cards were Sabrina, Erica, Gio, and Misty
I got my 45 wins wins pretty quick with a Dugtrio, Onix, machamp deck. Dugtrio only needs 1 energy and if you flip heads the opponent can’t attack it next turn so it gives me time to set up onix with Brock cards and machamp regularly.
I know this is more of a fun deck but this deck heavily relies on being second and also hoping for favourable matchups such as the Pikachu decks showcased in the video, nonetheless great budget deck!
@@bigzybonam most RUclipsr deck showcases are like that
Nice Gambit costume!
Is that a gambit cosplay? thats awesome
Hey spragels been loving your channel since pocket came out please try one jiggly/wiggly ex line and one drowsy line and 2 eggzcute with Erika
The game plan is front line eggs and stall to get wiggly online if eggs die only run grass energy and use drowsy as stall tool on bench
I've already fought against these decks, the person started with Onix behind and Sandslash behind, putting energy on him, I just needed to switch and I won because he didn't have energy for Onix or to remove the field
damn I was thinking about this last night! Just Onix for Brock and use Sandslash or something similar.
Onix and Pidgeot to control the board is sick!
Turquoise, but tend to like it going more into the green territory than blue.
Onix is just behind farfetched as my favorite Mon. I hope he gets a better version soon.
Use the dragonite and weezing deck please, with koga!! Its so good and soooooo fun. I got my highest win steak of 7 with it
Suggestion: Swap farfetched out for Kangestan
My mans dressed like he's got tcg pocket at 12:00 and then to make a name for himself at 1:00
... I was waiting for the hutch "do it"...
Green
Zapdos being weak to electric not fighting always throws me off
@@ianoleary8122 Zaptos: You are your own worst enemy
Mine is pink. Interesting deck.
The Brock trainer card is probably the worst but I like how everyone is tryin to find a deck that's viable all because Brock is one of the best characters.
Purple, and also, I think onyx could do 80 and be fine, and I'd love it to do 90, Giovanni kill pika would be nice
Ofc this drops when i get 2 full art brocks in like the span of 5 packs
I play this deck but swapped the farfetched for hitmonlee to hit their benched pikachu’s when they try to stall. So I can hit them without a Sabrina in hand.
Kabutops is the secret for ground decks. It's incredible strong.
I want to play it...but still can't pull a kabuto & fossil (even in wonder picks)😢
@@mrmal8532 You're not alone. I have zero Kabutops and I really want to play it, because it destroyed me. It must be a lot of fun to play.
Where do y'all get Giovanni and Sabrina cards? I've been playing for a while now and I still don't have even single one
Whoooaaaa lookin to make a name for ma self right heer.
All the decks are viable, it's just the high tier stuff are pretty powerful.
I am mixing Hitmonlee from time to time and the 30 damage to a benched mon which usually is an Ex almost dead makes the work for me in those situations and when I am losing 1-2 I end up winning 3-2 , could try 1 Hitmonlee 1 Farfetch instead of two of them
Farfetch or Hitmonchan works well. I’d argue for hitmonchan only because in the scenario of fighting electric decks you deal 10 more at 50 cause of weakness and with gio you can take out 60 hp mons. Against mewtwo you would lose just the same to mewtwo with gio regardless of either choice. Yes farfetch does 10 more in regards to mewtwo.
Ultimately damage thresholds are the same with both fetch and hitmon against mewtwo even with a single potion. Hitmon 30 -> 150-> 120+20 potion ->140 two 70 hits required. Fetch 40 -> 150->110+20 potion -> 130 two 70 hits required. In the event of two potions both add an extra hit or gio needed.
So overall, 🤓 nerd rant aside lol. Hitmon is slightly better if you were to fight pika and mewtwo at an even rate. Plus were pika ex to not potion hitmon does 50 -> 120 -> 70 no potion pika onix or sand slash 70 KOs
Solid Rocks Brother!
Just play Only Onix with fossils at least you always have the combo ready if you get a Brock in hand, with this you need to draw both Onix and Brock and honestly at this point you're better off using sandlash+marowak.
10:45 BLUEEEE!!!!!
Yellow is my favorite color
My luck is in the shitter right now. Haven’t pulled anything in at least 30 packs last hit was immersive charizard don’t even think I’ve pulled a 3 star. Its been days
Great success
The colour of your eyes. Especifically when you ordered me to say my favorite colour.
Favorite color? Blue
YouknowhowlongIbeenwaitingforthis
WooImbouttomakeanameformyselfhere.
*Hypes up onix deck* Opponents all play electric deck....
13:44 LOL 😂
Love all the pokemon content on both your unite channel and now your pocket channel binging all your pocket guides makes the games extra more fun trying all these deck ideas thank you so much look forward to future guides! PS favorite color is blue 💙
I run one onix/brock in marowak ex with sandy shrewd very similar but do think onix needs a point or 2 on retreat cost 4 bit steep
You kinda look like gambit with that jacket
Wish I could have seen it go up against mewtwo ex
I tied with an omastar. My butterfree execute stalled it
I pulled 4 charizard 3starts
3 regular charizard ex
And 15 other 2/1 star cards and still not a single moltress
GREEN IS MY FAVORITE
I cant beat the green deck with a rock deck in solo mode. That egg guy is rough
This game has too much RNG and it’s honestly ruining the fun. You have cards that seem rigged like misty and cards like Moltres exist that can put 3 energy on a fire card EVERY turn. They need to do something to these cards because it’s really not in a good place rn
I tied against butterfree exxegcutor at turn 30
2nd turn is OP
Onix really isnt that bad. Just take a little bit to ramp up
We stan our non-EX deck users 🫡
Try some dugtrio too, it's kinda luck, but really annoys you
My favorite color is blue.
I use the machop deck.
Yellow!! 💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛
oh u said fighting is good into Mewtwo but now i realise u meant Pikachu, right?