Best Pokemon TCG Pocket Decks Tier List (June 2025)

Since its release on October 30, 2024, the Pokemon TCG Pocket Decks Tier List has constantly been changing with every new expansion the game introduces. The game’s engaging yet simplified mechanics and dynamic metagame have led players to craft innovative and competitive decks.

Whether attempting to win event emblems, Ranked matches or playing casually, knowing the best decks can elevate your experience.

This tier list highlights the game's strongest decks and provides insights into their performance. Let’s dive into the tiers to see which decks dominate the meta.

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Pokemon TCG Pocket Decks tier list: S-tier

S-tier Pokemon TCG Pocket best decks (Image via The Pokemon Company)

S-Tier decks are the pinnacle of the metagame, excelling in both consistency and power. These decks are user-friendly and highly efficient, making them the best options for players aiming for top results.

Deck	Strengths	Weaknesses
Arceus ex	Completely Immune to status conditions and adapts well with other types	Highly dependent on other cards
Gyarados ex	High burst damage with energy disruption	Its 4 energy requirement makes it highly dependent on Misty and Manaphy
Palkia ex	High burst damage while chip damaging the benched cards as well. Deck is enhanced with Irida and Cyrus included	Its high energy requirement makes it dependent to other Support cards like Manaphy and Misty
Giratina ex	Great energy acceleration and synergy with Darkrai ex with a solid 130 damage	It requires a lot of energy to do burst damage after it is in play, has to be protected until then. The 20 damage to itself could also put you in a tight spot
Decidueye ex	Excels at bench pressure and decent damage output at low energy cost	Heavily relies on Rare Candy and bench being damage
Solgaleo ex	Sets up quickly with good pressure, requiring low energy	Highly relies on Pokemon cards to stall and Support cards to sustain
Charizard ex (Shining Revelry)	This variant of Charizard ex is self reliant and quickly generates energy. With 180 HP and a solid 150 damage, it is strong core offensive card.	Charmander and Charmeleon are weak and they can't generate energy until final evolution; relies on Rare Candy for quick execution
Mewtwo ex	Great HP, damage and early-game pressure without any need of evolution	Highly depends on Gardevoir for consistency of damage output

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Pokemon TCG Pocket Decks tier list: A-tier

A-tier Pokemon TCG Pocket best decks (Image via The Pokemon Company)

A-tier decks are formidable and capable of competing at the highest levels but require more finesse or face competition from the S-tier options. These decks are powerful but may demand a bit more effort to master.

Deck	Strengths	Weaknesses
Tapu Koko ex	Sets up quickly and applies good early pressure	Lacks damage output in late-game compared to many others in the meta
Ultra Necrozma ex	Its move, Shoegaze, applies the most disruption to opponents the game has ever seen, along with dealing a solid 120 damage	It highly relies on other cards to support it, and its multi-type requirement could hinder setup if your strategy gets interrupted
Lycanroc ex	With Passimian ex and Rockruff's (A3) move, setting this deck up is very easy with a solid damage	Discard 1 energy may restrict setting up other cards on the bench. If Passimian ex isn't played in the early-mid game then might hit a wall
Guzzlord ex	Highly versatile and disruptive with a bulky HP making it a reliable core card	Highly energy hungry and a hefty retreat cost make this card less creative and predictable
Buzzwole ex	Consistent damage with the right set up and benefits from all Grass-type advantages	Setup might take a while and requires Celesteela to stay alive for consistent damage
Infernape ex	Unique hit-and-run playstyle with high consistent damage output	Depends too much on Moltres ex to take the lead to setup and stall
Darkrai ex and Magnezone	2x energy generation and constant chip damage	Relies highly on chip damage until higher burst damage is ready
Celebi ex	Low energy needed and the has the highest damage potential per turn in the game	Highly relies on coin flips and Serperior being set up
Weavile ex and Darkrai ex	Maintains pressure with consistent chip damage and sets up quickly	Does not have high burst damage, chip damage can be recovered with Potion, Irida and Erika
Garchomp ex	Great consistent damage output with excellent bench pressure	Takes time to setup and requires Lucario to stay alive, resulting in having a strong stall wall almost essential for this deck to work
Charizard ex	Highest consistent damage in the game of 200 per turn	2 stage evolution takes time resulting in it being highly dependent on Moltres ex for stall and setup
Pikachu ex	Sets up fast dealing decent damage for low energy cost	Highly depends on the bench to be full
Articuno ex	Consistent damage and has the potential hit hard turn 1 with Misty	If misty fails it may take time to set up
Dialga ex	Fast energy setup with consistent damage. Pokemon Tools enhance this deck further	Highly dependent on Dialga ex to take the lead
Pidgeot ex	Highly disruptive and has versatile synergy due to its Colorless requirement	2 stage evolution takes times to setup. Depends on your bench being full
Aerodactyl ex	One of the highest damage potential among the fighting decks. Aerodactyl's ability is great for disruption as well	Aerodactyl evolves from Old Amber cards which can't be pulled from PokeBall, so setting this up can be inconsistent
Yanmega ex	Sets up fast and applies immediate pressure	Because one energy being discarded every time you attack, it restricts you to only focus on Yanmega ex
Gallade ex	Great counter to high energy running decks and gets bonus damage with Lucario on the bench	Takes time to setup and requires Lucario to stay alive, resulting in having a strong stall wall almost essential for this deck to work
Beedrill ex	Sets up quickly, requires minimal energy and disrupts opponent's energy generation. Exeggutor ex and Erika provides great support	80 damage is the highest damage this deck can go to. Beedrill ex's 2 stage evolution might be hinder to your set up
Lucario ex	Deck puts get pressure on your opponent's active and bench cards. Synergies well Cyrus, regular Lucario and Sudowoodo	Lucario ex's 100 damage might be underwhelming for 3 energy in the current meta. Its 150 HP make it depend on Giant's Cape to out live many others' attacks
Bibarel ex	100 damage and 30 heals per turn provide solid damage with decent sustainability. This deck becomes even better with Pokemon Tools, Potions and Pokemon Center Lady	Highly depends on Dialga ex to the lead and assist it to generate energy
Tinkaton ex	Even its minimum 80 damage applies decent amount pressure for opponents to spend their resources on them	Depends on Dialga ex to set up and coinflips to have its maximum damage output
Pikachu ex (Shining Revelry)	Does a solid 150 damage for a basic card and does well against Water decks which are popular in the meta	Pikachu ex's Thunderbolt discards all energy which forces you to swap it out making you strategically reliant on other cards
Meowscarada	Low cost energy, disrupts opposing energy generation and counters ex cards very well	All Pokemon in this deck have to go through 3 evolution stages that might disrupt the flow of this deck
Leafeon ex	Its HP, decent damage and 2x energy acceleration make it a great offensive and supportive. Cards like Potions, Shaymin and Erika increase the deck's survivability	Depends on other cards to give out higher damage output. Highly depends on Eevee to lead and survive
Alolan Muk ex	Applies great disruptive pressure through random status conditions while dealing solid damage	Other cards have to stall till mid-game for it to be ready, and lack high damage output
Crabominable ex	Fast setup with low energy requirement, dealing consistent damage	Struggles to out damage other cards and has a high retreat cost
Incineroar ex	Applies good pressure and does decent chip damage	Full damage potential is restricted until sustained damage
Wishiwashi ex	Sets up quickly with high potential damage	Depends on bench being full and restrains deck creativity
Alolan Raichu ex	highly adaptable and consistent counter to high-energy decks	Takes some time to set up and has to be protected until then
Lunala ex	Manages and generates energy efficiently while dealing consistent damage	Depends on other cards to take the core offensive role
Passimian ex	Applies great early game pressure while setting up another card well on the bench	Highly depends on other cards to deal massive damage
Rayquaza ex	Has a solid damage output with the ability to disrupt the opponents' strategy	Has high energy requirement and depends on others to take the lead
Oricorio	Excellent counter to a ex-heavy meta rendering them unable to damage it	Does not have a good damage output or HP making it weak to other non-ex Pokemon and chip damage

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Pokemon TCG Pocket Decks tier list: B-tier

B-tier Pokemon TCG Pocket best decks (Image via The Pokemon Company)

B-tier decks are solid performers but typically require more skill to compete effectively. They’re ideal for seasoned players who can leverage their potential fully.

Deck	Strengths	Weaknesses
Alolan Dugtrio ex	The low energy requirement and 1 evolution makes it easy to set up. The ability to potentially deal 180 damage is highly valuable as it can KO the majority of meta giants in the game	130 HP makes it extremely vulnerable, and relying on coin-flips can backfire, potentially dealing no damage at all
Probopass ex	Has highest defensive and sustainable potential the game while maintaining decent damage output	Damage output somewhat falls short compart to other decks in the meta. Giant Cape and healing gives the opponent more space to out live Probopass ex's damage
Dragonite	200 damage per turn is highly disruptive to opponents' strategies	Requires too much of setting up; lacks impactful supporting cards to stall. Dragonite's random targeting makes it difficult to have battle control
Venusaur ex	With Giant Bloom, Potion and Erika, this deck has one of the highest healing potential	Its 2 stage evolution and 4 energy requirement takes time, making the stall go for 3 turns atleast
Golem (Mythical Island)	High consistent damage and sustainability potential	Takes time to setup with not many great supporting stall cards' synergy
Lucario	2 Lucario cards essentially lets you stack on the damage output	Depends highly on other cards as Lucario's damage by itself is not that great
Silvally	Fun deck with solid damage and rewards for using supporter cards. Ilima keeps the deck alive when needed.	Lacks damage output overall. Decent bulk but can't outlive popular moves in the meta
Volkner	Can potentially have high burst damage	Requires a lot of systematic steps. If it gets disrupted its hard to creatively adapt to given situation
Koga	Your Darkness cards survive well and put instant pressure on the opponent	No high burst damage giving enough time for the opponent to set up their bench
Paldean Clodsire ex	This deck is Energy friendly, making it an easy, quick and disruptive set	Has underwhelming damage and relies highly on the opposing card to be poisoned
Wugtrio ex	Sets up quickly and does consistent 150 damage per turn. Applying damage to random target can apply decent pressure	The damage might be underwhelming compared to many others in the meta. Additionally the random targeting can also backfire not hitting the intended target
Dhelmise ex	Doesn't require any evolution and disrupts opposing strategies	High energy requirement, with okay damage and highly depends on other Pokemon
Krookodile	Highly disruptive and stacks poison chip damage, makes this deck really fun	May take some time to set up, energy hungry and lacks damage output

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Pokemon TCG Pocket Decks tier list: C-Tier (off-meta decks)

C-tier Pokemon TCG Pocket best decks (Image via The Pokemon Company)

C-tier decks are niche options, excelling at countering specific threats but require highly skilled pilots to succeed. They’re not as consistent as higher-tier decks but can be rewarding in the right hands.

• Arbok Lock (Pidgeot) Deck
• Zapdos ex Deck (18 trainer deck)
• Blastoise ex Deck
• Gengar ex Deck
• Machamp ex Deck
• Wigglytuff ex Deck
• Melmetal Deck
• Koga Deck
• Omastar and Articuno ex Deck
• Lapras ex and Butterfree Deck
• Poliwrath Deck
• Tentacruel and Greninja Deck
• Victreebel and Exeggutor ex Deck
• Gengar ex and Golbat Deck
• Persian and Mawile Deck
• Lickitung and Primeape Deck
• Exeggutor ex and Alakazam Deck

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Pokemon TCG Pocket Decks tier list: D-tier

D-tier Pokemon TCG Pocket best decks (Image via The Pokemon Company)

D-tier decks are PvE-friendly and can still perform well but are often outclassed by higher-tier decks. They’re great for beginners or players looking for specific niches.

• Frosmoth and Articuno ex Deck
• Gyarados Deck
• Centiskorch and Moltres ex Deck
• Grapploct and Pidgeot Deck
• Cinccino and Weezing Deck
• Brock Deck
• Kabutops Deck
• Eeveelutions and Ditto Deck
• Lickitung Deck
• Articuno Deck
• Zapdos Deck
• Moltres Deck
• Venusaur Deck
• Charizard Deck
• Blastoise Deck

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FAQs about Pokemon TCG Pocket best decks

1) Which card holds the highest rarity in Pokemon TCG Pocket? In Pokemon TCG Pocket, the rarest card type currently available is known as the Hyper Rare, easily recognized by its distinctive gold crown symbol. These cards are exceptionally scarce, even more so than the highly sought-after three-star Immersive cards. At present, only eight cards hold this elite status: Nihilego, Lunala ex, Solgaleo ex, Poke Ball, Arceus ex, Dialga ex, Palkia ex, Mew ex, Charizard ex, Pikachu ex, and Mewtwo ex. If you're aiming to build around Pokemon TCG Pocket best decks, pulling one of these could give your lineup a serious edge.

2) What’s the strongest non-ex deck in Pokemon TCG Pocket right now? While ex cards often steal the spotlight, some of the Pokemon TCG Pocket best decks come from non-ex combinations. The standout non-ex setup in the current meta is the Magnezone & Hitmonlee core, known for its versatility and pressure. Other competitive options include Dragonite with Manaphy, the interesting pairing of Sudowoodo and Marshadow, and the control-heavy combo of Weezing and Arbok. These builds prove that you don't always need an ex card to dominate matches.

3) What exactly is a God Pack in Pokemon TCG Pocket? A God Pack in Pokemon TCG Pocket is a rare and exciting find, labeled in-game as a Rare Pack. What makes it so special? Every card inside is guaranteed to be of 1-star rarity or higher — meaning you’ll open a full pack of five premium cards. This can include full-art, immersive, or even gold crown Hyper Rares. For players aiming to unlock the Pokemon TCG Pocket best decks, finding a God Pack can be a game-changing moment.

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