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Best Decks Tier List (Updated for Deluxe Pack Mega)

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Last updated on: October 20, 2026 03:48 AM

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These are the best decks in Pokemon TCG Pocket as of the Deluxe Pack Mega Set! Check out our best decks tier list and the deck codes to scan them. Learn how to use the best meta decks in battles and an in-depth explanation of their strengths and matchups.

List of Contents

Best Decks Tier List
Analysis of Best Decks in the Meta
S Tier Decks (Top Tier)
A+ Tier Decks (Nearly Top Tier)
Tier List Criteria
List of Decks
Deck-Building Guides and Lists
Related Guides

Best Decks Tier List

Top Decks in the Deluxe Pack Mega Meta

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The three strongest decks in TCG Pocket currently, with the addition of Deluxe Pack Mega reprints, are Chien-Pao ex and Baxcalibur, Mega Lucario ex and Hitmonlee, and Mega Altaria ex and PD Espeon. We'll keep this tier list updated as the meta evolves.

Analysis of Best Decks in the Meta

The Strongest Pokemon are Suicune ex, Mega Lucario ex, and Espeon

The new Deluxe Pack Mega set focuses on reprints, which will not affect the metagame in an impactful way.

The strongest decks are Suicune ex and Baxcalibur, Mega Lucario ex and Hitmonlee, and Darkrai and Mega Altaria ex.

All three S Tier decks have high offensive capabilities, flexibility, adaptability to counter various other decks. Use these decks to aim for a 50% or higher win rate on ranked ladder!

Which Meta Deck Do You Think is Best?

Chien-Pao ex and Baxcalibur Deck 132

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Mega Lucario ex and Hitmonlee Deck 338

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Mega Altaria ex and PD Espeon 137

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Other (Tell us in the comments!) 41

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Comment Section (478)

S Tier Decks (Top Tier)

Mega Lucario ex and Hitmonlee Deck

Deck	Commentary
Mega Lucario ex and Hitmonlee Deck	Strengths: • Mega Lucario ex's Fighting Pulse can deal up to 140 damage for only 2 Energy, and can be buffed my Korrina and Arena of Antiquity. • Hitmonlee can snipe a benched Baby Pokemon for a clean KO. Weaknesses: • Can have trouble finding Mega Lucario ex from the deck.
Card List

Energy Used		Scan Code Save image to scan in-game.

Mega Lucario ex and Hitmonlee Deck Strategy Guide and Card List

Mega Altaria ex and PD Espeon Deck

Deck	Commentary
Mega Altaria ex and PD Espeon Deck	Strengths: • Can deal up to 80 damage on your first attack. • With a lot of Basic Pokemon included in the deck, Area Zero becomes more useful for searching cards. • Mega Altaria ex's Mega Harmony can deal up to 130 damage with a full Bench for only 2 Energy. Weaknesses: • Prone to bad starts if you open with Darkrai.
Card List

Energy Used		Scan Code Save image to scan in-game.

Mega Altaria ex and PD Espeon Deck Strategy Guide and Card List

Hoopa ex and Darkrai ex Deck

Deck	Commentary
Hoopa ex and Darkrai ex Deck	Strengths: • Hoopa ex has a low-cost Shadow Bullet that can immediately apply offensive pressure for only one Energy. • Darkrai ex is able to deal incremental damage with its Nightmare Aura Ability. Weaknesses: • May have difficulty against decks that can gain an advantage late into a game.
Card List

Energy Used		Scan Code Save image to scan in-game.

Hoopa ex and Darkrai ex Deck Strategy Guide and Card List

A+ Tier Decks (Nearly Top Tier)

Mega Diancie ex and Carbink Deck

Deck	Commentary
Mega Diancie ex and Carbink Deck	Strengths: • Mega Diancie ex can be loaded up with Psychic Energy to deal lots of damage. • Carbink can set up Mega Diancie ex with lots of Energy, threatening a KO on a future turn. • Flutter Mane is a decent single-point attacker that can deal 90 damage with minimal effort. Weaknesses: • Pokemon in the deck share a Weakness to Metal.
Card List

Energy Used		Scan Code Save image to scan in-game.

Mega Diancie ex and Carbink Deck Strategy Guide and Card List

Mega Altaria ex and Greninja Deck

Deck	Commentary
Mega Altaria ex and Greninja Deck	Strengths: • Mega Harmony can deal up to 130 damage with a full Bench for only 2 Energy. • Easy conditions for maximizing Mega Harmony's damage output. • Greninja can damage any of the opponent's Pokemon with Water Shuriken. Weaknesses: • Greninja is a Stage 2 Pokemon which needs a few turns to set up.
Card List

Energy Used

Mega Altaria ex and Greninja Deck Strategy Guide and Card List

Chien-Pao ex and Baxcalibur Deck

Deck	Commentary
Chien-Pao ex and Baxcalibur Deck	Strengths: • Chien-Pao ex can snipe any Pokemon on your opponent's side with Diving Icicles. • Baxcalibur can easily set up Chien-Pao ex with Ice Maker. Weaknesses: • Pokemon in the deck have a shared Weakness to Metal.
Card List

Energy Used		Scan Code Save image to scan in-game.

Chien-Pao ex and Baxcalibur Deck Strategy Guide and Card List

Miraidon ex and CB Magnezone Deck

Deck	Commentary
Miraidon ex and CB Magnezone Deck	Strengths: • Magneton can accelerate Energy, then pass all of its Energy onto Miraidon ex. • Miraidon ex can keep increasing its damage output each turn and is difficult to stop once it gets going. • Magnezone is a strong secondary attacker that can prevent the opponent from attacking. Weaknesses: • Since you'll want to keep Miraidon in your hand until you're ready to make it your Active Pokemon, you may struggle with opposing disruptive cards. • Benched Pokemon may be left vulnerable without Energy if Miraidon ex is knocked out too quickly.
Card List

Energy Used		Scan Code Save image to scan in-game.

Miraidon ex and CB Magnezone Deck Strategy Guide and Card List

Mega Sceptile ex and EW Butterfree Deck

Deck	Commentary
Mega Sceptile ex and EW Butterfree Deck	Strengths: • Mega Sceptile ex can deal 140 damage per turn in total with only 2 Energy. • Butterfree can evolve quickly thanks to Caterpie's Ability and Quick-Grow Extract. Weaknesses: • Discards an Energy whenever you use Terminating Tail, making it hard to set up your Benched Mega Sceptile ex. • Your Caterpie's can get KO'd easily before they evolve.
Card List

Energy Used		Scan Code Save image to scan in-game.

Mega Sceptile ex and EW Butterfree Deck Strategy Guide and Card List

Vespiquen ex and Shuckle ex Deck

Deck	Commentary
Vespiquen ex and Shuckle ex Deck	Strengths: • Vespiquen ex partners well with Shuckle ex, as both ex Pokemon are easy to set up and play. • It's easy to fill your hand with Pokemon thanks to Fragrant Forest and Combee, allowing you to consistently discard cards. • Non-ex Vespiquen can work as an attacker for favorable point trades, and against Pom-Pom Oricorio. Weaknesses: • Most of your damage output relies on Vespiquen ex discarding cards.
Card List

Energy Used		Scan Code Save image to scan in-game.

Vespiquen ex and Shuckle ex Deck Strategy Guide and Card List

Tier List Criteria

Explanation of Tiers

	The best decks are in the S tier, which are decks that have amazing consistency on top of being easy to build and function with minimal difficulty.
	A+ Tier Decks are some of the most powerful metagame options. These can function at the highest level, but face competition against S tiers.
	A Tier Decks are also powerful, and can also function at a high level, but may not be as easy to pilot as the S Tiers.
	B Tier Decks are decent, but would require more skill to achieve success with.
	C Tier consists of the game's Rogue Decks. These are great for countering specific threats but require skilled pilots and specific circumstances to succeed with.
	D Tier include decks that used to be stronger, and those kept to date with the latest sets, but lacks the consistency to keep up with the heavier hitters.

Pokemon TCG Pocket Tier List Maker

Consistency Valued Heavily

Powerful decks are able to implement a strategy consistently and effectively. Its ability to to be effective at all times is considered for a deck's placing on the list.

Energy efficiency and damage dealt both contribute to a deck's overall consistency.

Versatile Decks Place Higher

Facing off against specific deck archetypes would require you to strategize and modify strategies to suit different situations. A deck's ability to pivot to different options is considered for its tier placing.

Pokemon TCG Pocket Meta Guide

List of Decks

Core Expansion	Decks
(B4a)	・ PD Espeon ・ Team Rocket's Articuno ex ・ Team Rocket's Moltres ex ・ Team Rocket's Raticate ex ・ Team Rocket's Slowking ex ・ Team Rocket's Weezing ex ・ Team Rocket's Wobbuffet ・ Team Rocket's Zapdos ex ・ TRA Garchomp
(B4)	・ Beautifly ・ Hoopa ex ・ Mega Gallade ex ・ Mega Metagross ex ・ Mega Rayquaza ex ・ Mega Sharpedo ex ・ Rotom ex ・ RS Heliolisk ・ Swanna ex ・ Typhlosion ex ・ Vespiquen ex ・ Wailord ex
(B3b)	・ Dedenne ex ・ EW Butterfree ・ Hisuian Zoroark ex ・ Mega Diancie ex ・ Mega Sableye ex ・ Milotic ex ・ Puppy Pile
(B3a)	・ Flutter Mane ex ・ Iron Bundle ex ・ Iron Valiant ・ Koraidon ex ・ Miraidon ex ・ Raging Bolt ・ Terapagos ex
(B3)	・ Corviknight ex ・ Crustle ex ・ Flygon ex ・ Inteleon ・ Magnezone ex ・ Mega Audino ex ・ Mega Camerupt ex ・ Mega Heracross ex ・ Mega Lucario ex ・ Mega Sceptile ex ・ Vaporeon ex ・ Zoroark ex ・ Zygarde ex
(B2b)	・ Darkrai ・ Haxorus ・ Mega Charizard X ex ・ Mega Gengar ex ・ Mega Manectric ex ・ Mega Scizor ex ・ Mega Slowbro ex
(B2a)	・ Armarouge ex ・ Baxcalibur ・ Bellibolt ex ・ Chien-Pao ex ・ Gholdengo ex ・ Meowscarada ex ・ PW Pawmot ・ Skeledirge
(B2)	・ Alolan Ninetales ex ・ Blacephalon ex ・ Chandelure ・ Galarian Obstagoon ・ Gigalith ex ・ Gourgeist ・ Maushold ・ Mega Gardevoir ex ・ Mega Kangaskhan ex ・ Mega Mawile ex ・ Mega Medicham ex ・ Mega Swampert ex ・ Mimikyu ex ・ Teal Mask Ogerpon ex ・ Toxtricity ex ・ Tyrantrum
(B1a)	・ Ariados ・ CB Ditto ・ CB Heliolisk ・ CB Magnezone ・ CB Porygon-Z ・ Mega Blastoise ex ・ Mega Charizard Y ex ・ Mega Lopunny ex ・ Mega Steelix ex ・ Mega Venusaur ex ・ Reuniclus
(B1)	・ Aegislash ・ Dragalge ex ・ Golurk ・ Goodra ・ Greninja ex ・ Hitmonchan ex ・ Hydreigon ・ Indeedee ex ・ Jolteon ex ・ Mega Absol ex ・ Mega Altaria ex ・ Mega Ampharos ex ・ Mega Blaziken ex ・ Mega Gyarados ex ・ Mega Pidgeot ex ・ Mega Pinsir ex ・ Melmetal ex ・ MR Luxray ・ Rapidash ex ・ Tauros ex ・ Whimsicott ex
(A4a)	・ Altaria ・ Celebi ・ Dugtrio ・ Entei ex ・ Galarian Cursola ・ Jumpluff ex ・ Latios ・ Miltank ・ Poliwrath ex ・ Raikou ex ・ Slowking ・ SS Eelektross ・ Suicune ex ・ Zoroark
(A4)	・ Crobat ex ・ Donphan ex ・ Espeon ex ・ Ho-oh ex ・ Kingdra ex ・ Lanturn ex ・ Lugia ex ・ Magcargo ・ Raikou ・ Scizor ・ Shuckle ex ・ Skarmory ex ・ Steelix ・ Umbreon ex ・ WSS Gyarados ・ WSS Tyranitar ・ Xatu
(A3b)	・ Alcremie ・ Dragonite ex ・ Espeon ・ Flareon ex ・ Glaceon ・ Jolteon ・ Leafeon ・ Primarina ex ・ Slurpuff ・ Snorlax ex ・ Sylveon ex ・ Umbreon ・ Vaporeon
(A3a)	・ Alolan Dugtrio ex ・ Blacephalon ・ Buzzwole ex ・ Guzzlord ex ・ Lycanroc ex ・ Naganadel ・ Nihilego ・ Pheromosa ・ Shiinotic ・ Silvally ・ Stoutland ・ Tapu Koko ex ・ Ultra Necrozma ex
(A3)	・ Alolan Muk ex ・ Alolan Ninetales ・ Alolan Raichu ex ・ Araquanid ・ Banette ・ Crabominable ex ・ Decidueye ex ・ Dhelmise ex ・ Incineroar ex ・ Kommo-o ・ Lunala ex ・ Mimikyu ・ Passimian ex ・ Pom-Pom Oricorio ・ Rayquaza ex ・ Solgaleo ex ・ Tsareena ・ Turtonator ・ Vikavolt ・ Wishiwashi ex
(A2b)	・ Beedrill ex ・ Bibarel ex ・ Dondozo ・ Gholdengo ・ Giratina ex ・ Lucario ex ・ Meowscarada ・ Paldean Clodsire ex ・ Pawmot ・ SR Charizard ex ・ SR Pikachu ex ・ Tinkaton ex ・ Wugtrio ex
(A2a)	・ Abomasnow ・ Arceus ex ・ Bronzong ・ Carnivine ・ Crobat ・ Donphan ・ Garchomp ex ・ Gengar ・ Glaceon ex ・ Heatran ・ Houndoom ・ Leafeon ex ・ Origin Forme Palkia ・ Probopass ex ・ Snorlax ・ Staraptor ・ TL Tyranitar
(A2)	・ Bastiodon ・ Darkrai ex ・ Dialga ex ・ Empoleon ・ Gallade ex ・ Garchomp ・ Infernape ex ・ Lickilicky ex ・ Lucario ・ Magnezone ・ Mesprit ・ Mismagius ex ・ Pachirisu ex ・ Palkia ex ・ Porygon-Z ・ Rampardos ・ Rhyperior ・ SS Luxray ・ Togekiss ・ Torterra ・ Weavile ex ・ Yanmega ex
(A1a)	・ Aerodactyl ex ・ Celebi ex ・ Golem ・ Gyarados ex ・ Mew ex ・ Pidgeot ex ・ Scolipede
(A1)	・ Aerodactyl ・ Alakazam ・ Arbok ・ Arcanine ex ・ Articuno ・ Articuno ex ・ Blastoise ・ Blastoise ex ・ Centiskorch ・ Charizard ・ Dragonite ・ Exeggutor ex ・ Frosmoth ・ GA Charizard ex ・ GA Gyarados ・ GA Pikachu ex ・ Gengar ex ・ Greninja ・ Kabutops ・ Kingler ・ Lapras ex ・ Machamp ex ・ Marowak ex ・ Melmetal ・ Mewtwo ex ・ Moltres ex ・ Ninetales ・ Omastar ・ Pidgeot ・ Poliwrath ・ Primeape ・ Raichu ・ Starmie ex ・ Venusaur ・ Venusaur ex ・ Weezing ・ Wigglytuff ex ・ Zapdos ・ Zapdos ex

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Rhuann Lebid about 1 month

Scan Code of the Absol and Hydreigon deck is wrong.

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Anonymous about 2 months

bro, literally any deck can win most games if coin tosses are in your favor

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Best Decks Tier List

Top Decks in the Deluxe Pack Mega Meta

Analysis of Best Decks in the Meta

The Strongest Pokemon are Suicune ex, Mega Lucario ex, and Espeon

Which Meta Deck Do You Think is Best?

S Tier Decks (Top Tier)

Mega Lucario ex and Hitmonlee Deck

Mega Altaria ex and PD Espeon Deck

Hoopa ex and Darkrai ex Deck

A+ Tier Decks (Nearly Top Tier)

Mega Diancie ex and Carbink Deck

Mega Altaria ex and Greninja Deck

Chien-Pao ex and Baxcalibur Deck

Miraidon ex and CB Magnezone Deck

Mega Sceptile ex and EW Butterfree Deck

Vespiquen ex and Shuckle ex Deck

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Explanation of Tiers

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