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The Mega Altaria ex deck build in Pokemon TCG Pocket has become a staple of the S-tier meta, and is easily one of the most powerful decks out there since it debuted in the Mega Rising expansion. It has all kinds of variations based around adding or subtracting certain cards, but ultimately a Stage 1 card capable of doing 130 damage on two energy is always going to be a powerhouse choice. Below I'll explain the best Mega Altaria ex deck built in PTCGP, how it works, and how you should be using it.
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Best Mega Altaria ex deck build in Pokemon TCGP
Darkrai's power to drain sleeping opponents does passive damage until Altaria can come out and finish the fight.
- Darkrai (Mega Shine) x2
- Swablu (Mega Rising) x2
- Mega Altaria ex x2
- Igglybuff x2
- Leaf x1
- Rocky Helmet x1
- Cyrus x1
- Mars x2
- Copycat x1
- Lisia x1
- Training Area x1
- Poke Ball x2
- Professor's Research x2
Energy: Psychic
Darkrai might be Dark-type, but its energy needs are universal, so it can slot into this deck nicely. The goal here is simple enough: Use sleep effects from Swablu and Igglybuff to send foes to sleep and inflict chip damage through the Dark Dreams power, all while building up either to Mega Altaria or Darkrai itself. It's a very strong strategy, and we expect to see this build (or some variant of it) staying high in the meta for a while. There's already lots of Altaria builds that have emerged and this one remains the most universally powerful, but there are plenty of variants if you don't have all the cards above or just want to try something new.
- Pros
- Strong early game
- Flexible build and strategies
- Good durability
- Cons
- Requires a full hand to really make the most out of
- No healing or status prevention
- An empty bench leaves Altaria powerless
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