Pokemon TCG Pocket best Blastoise ex deck - card list and guide

As Pokemon TCG Pocket continues to reveal more events, there are slowly more opportunities when it comes to building decks in the casual mobile card-collecting game. In this instance, we’re using our newly-acquired Lapras ex's to help build the best Blastoise ex deck possible.

This is a demanding deck — one of the best decks in the game — that requires you to have some outstanding luck, or an excessive amount of Pack Points necessary for crafting cards, given that we need two Blastoise ex’s. Though, we have offered some alternative Pokemon to use while you wait to build your dream deck in this guide to the best Blastoise ex deck in Pokemon TCG Pocket, which includes a card list.

Pokemon TCG Pocket best Blastoise ex deck - card list and guide

This Blastoise ex deck is one of the better Water-type decks available in Pokemon TCG Pocket right now, with a costly combination of Starmie ex and Articuno ex being the only Water-type deck that I would suggest is better.

That said, this deck is still costly to build given that you need two Blastoise ex’s to make the most of it, and these cards are difficult to get your hands on naturally. That said, we have offered alternative Pokemon cards to use below that should help you get through the majority of the available Solo Battles without breaking the bank.

With some luck, the Pack Hourglasses you acquire from those battles might see you acquire the last few cards you need!

For this Blastoise ex deck, you need the cards listed below, but there is room to swap cards you don’t have out for alternatives. More on this below!

• 2x Squirtle
• 2x Wartortle
• 2x Blastoise ex
• 1x Lapras ex OR Starmie ex
• 1x Fossil Card OR Staryu
• 2x X Speed
• 2x Misty
• 2x Sabrina
• 2x Professor’s Research
• 2x Potion
• 2x Poke Ball

In this Blastoise ex deck, we’re making use of the Lapras ex promo cards which — with some luck — you should hopefully have acquired from the Lapras ex event. If you don’t have this card available, you can always swap it and your Fossil Card for both Staryu and Starmie ex if you have those instead. These are powerful Pokemon that require just two Energy to attack, and Starmie ex has the added benefit of having no retreat cost, so you can swap in Blastoise ex whenever the opportunity arises. If you've multiple Starmie ex, be sure to take a look at our Starmie ex deck too.

We have have Professor's Research and the Poke Ball Trainer Cards to aid with drawing the cards we need, and Misty — who is vital to any Water-type deck — to help us stack Energy on our primary Pokemon.

If you’d rather not play Lapras ex or Starmie ex, or don't yet have them, you can also consider Normal-type Kangaskhan. This 100 HP Pokemon is capable of packing a punch with just a single Energy, and a decent filler card for any deck. Though, don't underestimate how useful Fossil Cards can be as a counter to the Sabrina Supporter Card. They can temporarily keep benched Pokemon safe from attacks, which is useful if you're in the midst of building your Blastoise ex.

You can also consider using Tentacool and Tentacruel over Lapras ex and a Fossil Card, if you don't have Starmir ex. They're considered as a less Energy-intensive pick, given that Tentacruel can damage and poison opponents with just two Energy attached. Failing that, there’s Psyduck and Golduck, who dishes out 70 damage with just two Energy attached. These aren’t the best picks by any means, but they can definitely do the job while you wait to craft or open better cards!

As a last resort, there is also Magikarp and Gyarados over Lapras ex and a Fossil Card. Gyarados, unfortunately, is costly to use given that its main move requires four Energy, but they do discard your opponent’s Active Pokemon’s Energy which can be useful.

As for our Trainer Cards, we’ve opted for two X Speeds to minimise the Retreat Cost of our Pokemon, given that we may have to quickly swap Lapras ex — or whichever alternative Pokemon we are using — for primary Pokemon, Blastoise ex. Worst comes to worst, we can also use this to have Blastoise ex retreat in exchange for our alternate Pokemon or a Fossil Card and prevent our opponent from taking two Prize Points.

Sabrina is a solid selection for most decks given that she forces the opponent to switch their Active Pokemon, which can save our own Pokemon from some otherwise devastating attacks. Last but not least, we’ve also added Potions and a Poke Balls. The Potions can help heal the likes of or Squirtle if needed and save them from being knocked out on occasion, while the Poke Ball can help us ensure we have Squirtle and/or Lapras ex available and on our bench.

For more on Pokemon TCG Pocket, take a look at our Lapras ex deck guide, which requires just four Pokemon cards. On top of that, take a look at how to add Flair to your cards, as well as the rarest cards in the casual, card-collecting game.