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Ho-Oh ex / Lugia ex

B Tier Type-based 53% Win Rate Colorless
Tier
B
Win Rate
53%
Difficulty
Advanced
Cost
High

Strategy Guide

Get Ho-Oh ex active and use Phoenix Turbo to attach Fire/Water/Lightning Energy to benched Lugia ex. Use Zeraora's Thunderclap Flash and Pichu's Crackly Toss for additional energy acceleration. Once Lugia has all 3 energy types, Elemental Blast deals 180 damage - enough to OHKO most Pokemon. Use Elemental Switch to reposition energy after Lugia's discard.

Complete Decklist (20 Cards)

Ho-Oh ex 2
Ho-Oh ex
Lugia ex 2
Lugia ex
Zeraora 2
Zeraora
Pichu 2
Pichu
Elemental Switch 2
Elemental Switch
Professor's Research 2
Professor's Research
Poké Ball 2
Poké Ball
Giovanni 2
Giovanni
Sabrina 2
Sabrina
X Speed 2
X Speed

Strengths

  • Ho-Oh's Phoenix Turbo attaches Fire/Water/Lightning to bench
  • Lugia's Elemental Blast deals 180 damage (OHKOs most Pokemon)
  • Zeraora and Pichu provide energy acceleration
  • Strong late-game inevitability

Weaknesses

  • Requires 3 different energy types
  • Weak to Lightning (especially Pom-Pom Oricorio)
  • Setup-dependent on Ho-Oh
  • Elemental Blast discards all 3 energy types

Key Matchups

Mewtwo Ex Favorable (65%)
Oricorio Unfavorable (25%)
Charizard Ex Even (50%)
Celebi Ex Favorable (60%)

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