Team Rocket's Articuno ex (Team Rocket's Ambition) Expert Solo Battle Guide
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This Expert Solo Battle guide is for the Team Rocket's Articuno ex Deck from the Team Rocket's Ambition expansion. Read on to learn about how to defeat it, counter decks, how to beat the battle tasks, and rewards.
List of Contents
How to Beat Team Rocket's Articuno ex Expert Solo Battle
Opponent's Card List
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Use Fast Lightning-Type Pokemon
The opponent can attack and accelerate Energy rather quickly. It is best to land KOs fast in order to stop them from setting up.
It is best to use Lightning-type Pokemon with low Attack Costs. Pom-Pom Oricorio is particularly good for walling ex Pokemon.
Use High-Damage Attacks as Finishers
It may be good to have Pokemon with higher damage outputs in order to KO ex Pokemon more efficiently. They can be used mid to late game.
Heal or Increase Your HP
Mega Sharpedo ex and Team Rocket's Lapras will not be able to KO high-HP Pokemon. However, they can do enough damage to put your Pokemon in KO range for the next turn.
You may use cards that heal or increase your Pokemon's HP to increase their survivability.
Team Rocket's Articuno ex Expert Solo Battle Tasks
Battle Tasks and Rewards
| Mission | Reward |
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| Win this battle with a deck whose Pokemon are only Fire type |
 Shop Ticket
x5 |
| Win this battle without any Pokemon ex included in your deck |
Shop Ticket
x5 |
| Win this battle with 12 or more Team Rocket's Ambition cards included in your deck. |
Shop Ticket
x5 |
| Win this battle without your opponent getting any points |
Shop Ticket
x5 |
| Win this battle by turn 12 |
Shop Ticket
x5 |
Recommended Decks
Mega Blaziken ex and Sunny Form Castform Deck
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| 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) | 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 | Rare Candy x 2 (Any Pack) Lillie x 1 (Solgaleo 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 | Torchic x 2 (Mega Blaziken Pack) Mega Blaziken ex x 2 (Mega Blaziken Pack) Flame Patch x 2 (Mega Blaziken Pack) Copycat x 1 (Mega Gyarados Pack) |
| Crimson Blaze | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Fantastical Parade | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Paldean Wonders | Mesagoza x 1 (Paldea Pack) |
| Mega Shine | Hiking Trail x 1 (Mega Gengar Pack) |
| Pulsing Aura | Castform Sunny Form x 2 (Mega Lucario Pack) |
| 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) |
| Promo-B | No cards needed from this expansion. |
Mega Blaziken ex is the deck's primary attacker. It has a powerful, low-cost attack, and can also inflict opponents with Burn.
Sunny Form Castform can also hold its own as a single-pont attacker that synergizes with the deck's Stadium cards, allowing it to deal 30-50 damage for only 1 Energy.
Best Mega Blaziken ex Decks and Card List
Crimson Blaze Magnezone and Pom-Pom Oricorio Deck
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| Expansions | Cards to Get and Packs to Open |
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| Genetic Apex (A1) | Magneton x 2 (Pikachu Pack) |
| Mythical Island (A1a) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Spacetime Smackdown (A2) | Magnezone x 1 (Any Pack) Giant Cape x 1 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 2 (Palkia Pack) |
| Triumphant Light (A2a) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Shining Revelry (A2b) | Pokemon Center Lady x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack) |
| Celestial Guardians | Oricorio x 2 (Solgaleo 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 | Copycat x 2 (Mega Gyarados Pack) Lisia x 1 (Mega Altaria Pack) |
| Crimson Blaze | Magnemite x 2 (Mega Charizard Pack) Magnezone x 1 (Mega Charizard Pack) Clemont x 1 (Mega Charizard Pack) |
| Fantastical Parade | Protective Poncho x 1 (Mega Gardevoir Pack) |
| 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 1 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack) |
| Promo-B | No cards needed from this expansion. |
While using Pom-Pom Oricorio to nullify attacks from ex Pokemon, accelerate Lightning Energy to Genetic Apex Magneton with its Ability. Once set up, evolve Magneton to Crimson Blaze Magnezone.
Promote your fully-set up Magnezone to the Active Spot since it will be your main attacker. Magnezone's Mirror Shot will force the opponent to flip a coin whenever they attack. When flipping Tails, the attack does not happen. Taking advantage of this disruption will be key to victory.
Best Crimson Blaze Magnezone Decks and Card List
12x B4a Team Rocket's Weezing Deck
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| Expansions | Cards to Get and Packs to Open |
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| Genetic Apex (A1) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Mythical Island (A1a) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Spacetime Smackdown (A2) | 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 | Poison Barb 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 | Copycat x 1 (Mega Gyarados Pack) |
| 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 | Team Rocket's Magmar x 2 (Team Rocket Pack) Team Rocket's Koffing x 2 (Team Rocket Pack) Team Rocket's Weezing ex x 2 (Team Rocket Pack) Happiny x 2 (Team Rocket Pack) Team Rocket's Goo-zooka x 2 (Team Rocket Pack) Team Rocket's Master Plan x 2 (Team Rocket Pack) |
| Promo-A | Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack) |
| Promo-B | No cards needed from this expansion. |
This deck's win condition is inflicting Status Conditions to fuel Team Rocket's Magmar's Derisive Roasting. Each Status Condition on the opponent's Active Pokemon adds 50 damage, enough to blow up even bulky ex Pokemon. Team Rocket's Weezing's Boiler Smog, Team Rocket's Master Plan, and Poison Barb are your main tools for applying those conditions.
Ideally you'll start with Happiny on the Active Spot, since Chubby Cheer adds +20 damage to your attacks next turn. Team Rocket's Koffing is also an okay start, as Reverse Thrust lets it retreat for free so a different Pokemon can stay on Active. TR Magmar is the least ideal start, but can still be worked around. You'll want to save it purely for the finishing blow. Whichever Pokemon is Active going into your opponent's turn, equip it with Poison Barb.
- Keep Happiny Active and bait the opponent into attacking it. The Poison Barb inflicts Poison, and Happiny's attack sets up the +20 buff for your next turn. Build your bench with TR Koffing (ready to evolve) and TR Magmar (waiting for the KO).
- If they refuse to bite (avoiding the Poison), use Team Rocket's Master Plan to inflict Confusion instead. Don't worry about Confusing yourself. You will get a free retreat into TR Magmar regardless.
- With TR Magmar now Active, evolve TR Koffing. Boiler Smog triggers on evolution, adding Burn and Poison on top of the Confusion already in play.
- That's 3 Status Conditions (+150 damage) plus Happiny's +20 buff. Derisive Roasting now hits for 180 damage off a single energy. Considering they will also suffer 20 damage from Burn and 10 damage from Poison between turns, the opponent is looking at 210 damage total. That's enough to knock out anything short of a handful of Mega exs.
- If you somehow anticipate that they can survive and retreat to safety, you have options in the form of bringing them back to Active with Cyrus, or locking them in place with Team Rocket's Goo-zooka before attacking so they can't retreat.
Team Rocket's Articuno ex Expert Solo Battle Rewards
First Time Completion Rewards
| First-Time Clear Rewards |
 EXP x100 |
 Shinedust x500 |
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Pokemon TCG Pocket Related Guides
Solo Battle Guides:
All Decks, Battle Tasks and Counters
Expert Solo Battle Guides
Crimson Blaze (B1a)
Mega Rising (B1)
Deluxe Pack ex (A4b)
Secluded Springs (A4a)
Wisdom of Sea and Sky (A4)
Eevee Grove (A3b)
Extradimensional Crisis (A3a)
Celestial Guardians (A3)
Shining Revelry (A2b)
Triumphant Light (A2a)
Space-Time Smackdown (A2)
Advanced Solo Battle Guides
 Mythical Island (A1a) |
・Celebi ex ・Volcarona & Blaine ・Gyarados ex ・Raichu & Lt. Surge ・Mew ex ・Aerodactyl ex ・Golem & Brock ・Blue & Pidgeot ex |
|---|---|
 Genetic Apex (A1) |
・Venusaur ex ・Charizard ex ・Blastoise ex ・Pikachu ex ・Mewtwo ex ・Machamp ex ・Nidoqueen & Nidoking |
Step Up Advanced Solo Battle Guides
Intermediate Solo Battle Guides
| Genetic Apex (A1) |
・Venusaur & Exeggutor ex ・Charizard & Arcanine ・Blastoise & Gyarados ・Magneton & Eelektross ・Alakazam & Mewtwo ・Golem & Machamp ・Nidoking & Muk |
|---|
Step Up Intermediate Solo Battle Guides
Beginner Solo Battle Guides
| Genetic Apex (A1)
|
・Ivysaur ・Charmeleon ・Wartortle ・Heliolisk ・Swoobat ・Grapploct ・Nidorina & Nidorino |
|---|
Step Up Beginner Solo Battle Guides
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