Summary
If you’ve taken part inPokemon Trading Card Game Pocket’snewly added Ranked Battles, there’s a high likelihood you’ve encountered a player (or ten) running a deck containing the deadlyDarkrai ex/Giratina ex combination.
While itmight not be the most successful, the deck is by far the most popular in the virtual TCG, with it competing in over 17 percent of all recorded tournament matches, according toLimitless TCG.
With Darkrai ex and Giratina ex decks so common, naturally, players are looking for the best counters, and one TCG Pocket fan has found that four decks have a win rate of over 50 percent against the troublesome duo.
If You Want To Beat Giratina ex And Darkrai ex Decks, Use One Of These Four Alternatives
Initiallysharedon the Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocketsubreddit, one player, Fantastic_Escape_304, has trawled Limitless TCG to figure out which decks to use against the game’s most popular combination.
The obvious choice, according to the findings, is a deck that revolves around Meowscarada and Beedrill ex. This deck, while slow to ramp up with two Stage 2 Pokemon, hits hard for a limited number of energy. Coupled with the fact that both Pokemon hit Darkrai ex for an additional 20 damage, capitalizing on its weakness, and it deserves its 61 percent win rate against the deck.
The second deck with a high win rate against Darkrai ex and Giratina ex is theGyarados ex/Manaphy deck. It’s the second most popular in the entire game, and its ability to hit hard and fast gives it a 60 percent win rate against the opposition deck.
Third, with a 55 percent win rate, is theMagnezone/Meowscaradadeck. Once again, it utilizes Meowscarada, this time, hitting hard with Magnezone. Fantastic_Escape notes that this deck had a ~65 percent win rate until recently, when players started incorporating the Mars supporter into their decks.
Finally, with a split 50/50 win rate, is a Moltres ex and Charizard ex deck. This archetype has been popular since TCG Pocket released, and somehow, with a couple of minor tweaks, is one of the best counters to Darkrai ex and Giratina in the game.
