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Pokemon TGC Pocket - Alolan Muk ex Best Deck Build and How to Play

This guide will show you how to build some of the strongest Alolan Muk ex Decks. We'll cover the best Alolan Muk ex Deck builds, how to use them, as well how to beat Alolan Muk ex Decks, and more!

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Best Alolan Muk ex Decks
Alolan Muk ex Deck Strategy Guide
How to Beat Alolan Muk ex Decks
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The decks on this page reflect the meta around the Eevee Grove Expansion.

Best Alolan Muk ex Decks

Alolan Muk ex Deck Variants	Strengths and Weaknesses
Nihilego and Alolan Muk ex Deck [★ Best ★]	Strengths: • Nihilego provides good additional damage with its More Poison Ability. • Alolan Muk can inflict status conditions with its Chemical Panic Attack. Weaknesses: • No Energy acceleration available, and relies on manual Energy attachment.
Alolan Muk ex and Grafaiai Deck [★ Best ★]	Strengths: • Alolan Muk can inflict status conditions with its Chemical Panic Attack. • Grafaiai can inflict Poison on a lucky coin flip. • The deck can stack multiple status conditions. Weaknesses: • No Energy acceleration available, and relies on manual Energy attachment. • Pokemon in the deck are weak to Fighting, which is a commonly used type.

Nihilego and Alolan Muk ex

Koffing ×2	Weezing ×2	Alolan Muk ex ×2	Nihilego ×2
Alolan Grimer ×2	Koga ×2	Leaf ×1	Rocky Helmet ×2
Cyrus ×1	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

The deck features multiple ways to inflict Poison including Promo Alolan Grimer's Poison Gas Attack, Nihilego's New Wave, and Weezing's Gas Leak Ability.

Nihilego can then increase Poison damage with its Ability, softening up opposing Pokemon for later KOs. Once set up, Alolan Muk ex can inflict one of many Status Conditions like Sleep, Burn, Paralysis, Confusion, or Poison.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Koffing x 2 (Mewtwo Pack) Weezing x 2 (Mewtwo Pack) Koga x 2 (Mewtwo Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	Leaf x 1 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Rocky Helmet x 2 (Palkia Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Celestial Guardians	Alolan Muk ex x 2 (Lunala Pack)
Extradimensional Crisis	Nihilego x 2 (Buzzwole Pack)
Eevee Grove	No cards needed from this expansion.
Wisdom of Sky and Sea	No cards needed from this expansion.
Secluded Springs	No cards needed from this expansion.
Mega Rising	No cards needed from this expansion.
Crimson Blaze	No cards needed from this expansion.
Fantastical Parade	No cards needed from this expansion.
Paldean Wonders	No cards needed from this expansion.
Mega Shine	No cards needed from this expansion.
Pulsing Aura	No cards needed from this expansion.
Paradox Drive	No cards needed from this expansion.
Everyday Wonders	No cards needed from this expansion.
Ruler of the Skies	No cards needed from this expansion.
Team Rocket's Ambition	No cards needed from this expansion.
Promo-A	Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Alolan Grimer x 2 (Promo-A Pack)
Promo-B	No cards needed from this expansion.

Alolan Muk ex and Grafaiai Deck

Shroodle ×2	Grafaiai ×2	Alolan Grimer ×2	Alolan Muk ex ×2
Sabrina ×1	Giant Cape ×2	Iono ×1	Pokemon Center Lady ×2
X Speed ×2	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Once set up, Alolan Muk ex can inflict one of many Status Conditions like Sleep, Burn, Paralysis, Confusion, or Poison. Grafaiai can inflict Poison, and stack it with other Status Conditions from Alolan Muk ex.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Sabrina x 1 (Charizard Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Giant Cape x 2 (Dialga Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Shroodle x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Grafaiai x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Iono x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Pokemon Center Lady x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians	Alolan Grimer x 2 (Lunala Pack) Alolan Muk ex x 2 (Lunala Pack)
Extradimensional Crisis	No cards needed from this expansion.
Eevee Grove	No cards needed from this expansion.
Wisdom of Sky and Sea	No cards needed from this expansion.
Secluded Springs	No cards needed from this expansion.
Mega Rising	No cards needed from this expansion.
Crimson Blaze	No cards needed from this expansion.
Fantastical Parade	No cards needed from this expansion.
Paldean Wonders	No cards needed from this expansion.
Mega Shine	No cards needed from this expansion.
Pulsing Aura	No cards needed from this expansion.
Paradox Drive	No cards needed from this expansion.
Everyday Wonders	No cards needed from this expansion.
Ruler of the Skies	No cards needed from this expansion.
Team Rocket's Ambition	No cards needed from this expansion.
Promo-A	X Speed x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)
Promo-B	No cards needed from this expansion.

Alternate Cards	Possible Cuts
Rocky Helmet (A2 148)	→ ・You can cut Giant Cape for Rocky Helmet to help put damage on the board, helping your Pokemon take important KOs.

Alolan Muk ex Deck Strategy Guide

Stack Status Conditions with Alolan Muk ex and Grafaiai

Grafaiai can inflict Poison on the Defending Pokemon on a lucky coin flip, while Alolan Muk ex can inflict either Sleep, Burn, Paralysis, Confusion, or Poison, with some Status Conditions being able to stack with others.

Keep Alolan Muk ex Healthy Until it Can Attack

Alolan Muk needs multiple turns to set up. Use cards like Giant Cape and Pokemon Center Lady to keep Alolan Muk ex in the battle longer.

How to Beat Alolan Muk ex Decks

Use Fighting-type Pokemon

Fighting decks can outspeed Alolan Muk ex, and can inflict more damage to it than Alolan Muk ex can dish out. Rampardos can easily deal 150 damage to Alolan Muk with Head Smash, with Lucario increasing the damage even further with Fighting Coach.

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Team Rocket's Ambition Decks

TR Articuno ex	TR Zapdos ex	TR Weezing ex	TR Slowking ex
TR Raticate ex	TRA Garchomp	TR Moltres ex	TR Wobbuffet
Mega Garchomp ex	-	-	-

Top Decks in the Meta

Tier
Mega Lucario ex and Hitmonlee Deck	Darkrai and Mega Altaria ex Deck	Hoopa ex and Darkrai ex Deck	-
Tier
Chien-Pao ex and Baxcalibur Deck	Vespiquen ex and Shuckle ex Deck	Mega Sceptile ex and EW Butterfree Deck	Miraidon ex and CB Magnezone Deck
Mega Rayquaza ex and Gouging Fire Deck	-	-	-
Tier
Mega Altaria ex and Greninja Deck	Mega Absol ex and Hydreigon Deck	Mega Sceptile ex and Greninja Deck	Heliolisk and Mega Manectric ex Deck
Mega Charizard X ex and Entei ex Deck	Magnezone ex and Pom-Pom Oricorio Deck	-	-
Tier
Mega Sableye ex and Greninja Deck	Mega Blaziken ex and Greninja Deck	Team Rocket's Weezing ex and Hoopa ex Deck	Mega Altaria ex and Gourgeist Deck
Meowscarada ex and Teal Mask Ogerpon ex Deck	-	-	-
Tier
TRA Garchomp and Mantyke Deck	Ariados and Whimsicott ex Deck	Mega Sharpedo ex and Chien-Pao ex Deck	Hoopa ex and Zoroark ex Deck
Mega Diancie ex and Mega Gardevoir ex Deck	Flygon ex Deck	-	-

List of All Decks

Core Expansion	Decks
(B4a)	・Team Rocket's Articuno ex ・Team Rocket's Moltres ex ・Team Rocket's Slowking ex ・Team Rocket's Zapdos ex ・Team Rocket's Raticate ex ・Team Rocket's Wobbuffet ・TRA Garchomp ・Mega Garchomp ex
(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)	・EW Butterfree ・Dedenne ex ・Hisuian Zoroark ex ・Mega Diancie ex ・Mega Sableye ex ・Milotic ex ・Puppy Pile
(B3a)	・Espeon ・Flutter Mane ex ・Iron Bundle ex ・Iron Valiant ・Koraidon ex ・Miraidon ex ・Raging Bolt ・Terapagos ex
(B3)	・Crustle ex ・Corviknight ex ・Flygon ex ・Inteleon ・Magnezone ex ・Mega Audino ex ・Mega Heracross ex ・Mega Camerupt 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 ・Gourgeist ・Gigalith ex ・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 Porygon-Z ・CB Magnezone ・Mega Blastoise ex ・Mega Charizard Y ex ・Mega Lopunny ex ・Mega Steelix ex ・Mega Venusaur ex ・Reuniclus
(B1)	・Aegislash ・Dragalge ex ・Greninja ex ・Golurk ・Goodra ・Hitmonchan ex ・Hydreigon ・Indeedee ex ・Jolteon ex ・Luxray ・Mega Absol ex ・Mega Altaria ex ・Mega Ampharos ex ・Mega Blaziken ex ・Mega Gyarados ex ・Mega Pidgeot ex ・Mega Pinsir ex ・Melmetal ex ・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 ・Luxray ・Magnezone ・Mesprit ・Mismagius ex ・Pachirisu ex ・Palkia ex ・Porygon-Z ・Rampardos ・Rhyperior ・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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Anonymous over 1 year

Outdated, Nihilego, Poison Barb, and the Event Alolan-Grimer make for a better deck than simply Giraf in my opinion.

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