How hard is it to play?
Tricky (4/5)
Estimated price to buy
$40
Singles from a card shop, 60 cards.
Main strategy
Get Dragapult ex into play quickly and use Phantom Dive to hit the Active Pokémon for 200 damage while placing 60 damage on the opponent’s Bench. Focus on spreading damage so you can set up future Knock Outs.
Remember this: Build Drakloak, power up Dragapult, Phantom Dive, spread the damage and finish the KOs!
Your game set up
Turn 1: Get Dreepy onto the Bench and start building your board. Turn 2: Evolve into Drakloak and prepare your Energy. Turn 3+: Evolve into Dragapult ex and repeatedly use Phantom Dive to pressure the Active and Bench.
Combos that make it powerful
- ◆Dreepy into Drakloak into Dragapult ex - get your main attacker online while Drakloak helps you draw.
- ◆Drakloak and Recon Directive - look at the top 2 cards and keep the one you need.
- ◆Dragapult ex and Phantom Dive - 200 to the Active + 60 damage spread across the Bench.
Pros
- Strong damage spread
- 320 HP
- Can pressure multiple Pokémon at once
Cons
- Needs time to evolve
- Requires careful Bench-damage placement
- Can struggle against Pokémon with very high HP
Beats these decks
- Low-HP Pokémon
- Bench-heavy decks
- Decks that need multiple Pokémon to set up
Watch out for
- High-HP Pokémon
- Fast aggressive decks
- Pokémon that can easily one hit KO Dragapult ex
Featured deck list (60 cards)
Pokémon (19)
- Dreepyx4
- Drakloakx4
- Dragapult exx3
- Meowth exx2
- Munkidorix2
- Fezandipiti exx1
- Budewx1
- Genesectx1
- Moltresx1
Trainer (33)
- Lillie's Determinationx4
- Boss's Ordersx3
- Crispinx2
- Judgex1
- Dawnx1
- Ultra Ballx4
- Poké Padx4
- Buddy-Buddy Poffinx4
- Night Stretcherx2
- Special Red Cardx1
- Air Balloonx1
- Handheld Fanx1
- Risky Ruinsx2
- Area Zero Underdepthsx1
- Jamming Towerx1
- Unfair Stampx1
Energy (8)
- Basic Fire Energyx3
- Basic Psychic Energyx3
- Basic Darkness Energyx2
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