The new Mega Rising expansion has arrived in Pokemon TCG Pocket, introducing new Mega Pokemon cards. Many of these cards are absolutely stunning and could change the meta. One such card is Mega Gyarados EX, a top card from the latest pack among Pokemon TCG pocket players.
Mega Gyarados EX can be obtained by opening the Mega Gyarados (Mega Rising) Booster Pack in-game. This Pokémon card will knock your opponents straight up and force them to give up if you've played with the right strategy. If you own Mega Gyarados EX and are looking for the best deck and card list, you've come to the right place.
All cards to build the Mega Gyarados EX deck in Pokemon TCG Pocket
There are 20 cards you should use in the Mega Gyarados EX deck. The cards listed below are best suited for this deck.
- 2 Mega Gyarados EX
- 2 mantykes
- 2 Manaphy
- 2 Pokeballs
- 2 Magikarp (jump attack)
- 1 red
- 2 Professor's research
- 2 Misty
- May 1st
- 1 Lysias
- 1 The gate
- 2 Giant Cloak
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Image credit: Deck Builder by Pokemon Meta (Deck by Arnamoy Das/Beebom) -
Image credit: Deck Builder by Pokemon Meta (Deck by Arnamoy Das/Beebom)
Alternative cards
If you are missing any of the Pokémon, Trainer, or Item Support Cards, you can consider the following options depending on your needs.
- Any Water-type Pokémon with 50 or less HP
- Mars
- Pokemon communication
- Red card
You can ask your friends to share Pokemon TCG Pocket cards with the new feature if you are missing some common, uncommon, rare and double rare cards.
Mega Gyarados EX card details
Mega Gyarados EX is the Mega Evolved form of Gyarados, available from the Mega Rising expansion pack released during the Anniversary Update. It is a second tier card that can be evolved from Magikarp.
- PS: 210
- Type: Water
- Attack:
- Mega Blaster – 140 damage
- Requires 3 Water and 1 Colorless Energy (discards the top 3 cards of your opponent's deck)
- Cost of withdrawal: 3 Colorless Energy
- Weakness: Lightning +20
- Mega Evolution from RULE: If your Mega Evolution-Ex is eliminated, your opponent scores 3 points.
Mega Gyarados EX deck strategy
The strategy for using the Mega Gyarados EX deck is to equip your Mega Gyarados EX with the right energy so that it can deal damage as early as possible. You also need to make sure that your Magikarp is not under fire from your opponent.
This deck includes eight Pokemon cardsincluding Mantyke and Manaphy with 50 HP each. When the round begins, you must try to get one of the four 50 HP Pokémon cards as your active Pokémon and Magikarp as your bank card.
Remember that Magikarp will remain benched for the entire duration until it evolves. That's because we have to Save our Magikarp for Mega Gyarados EX.
Magikarp has 30 HP and can be easily knocked out by your opponent. On the other hand, it takes two turns to take down the 50 HP Pokemon (one turn if using Giovanni, which most opponents in today's decks don't). Mantyke and Manaphy can also generate energy for Mega Gyarados Ex, helping you prepare the beast to attack.
If you don't have any other Pokemon besides your active one, draw the required card using Lisia, May, or Pokeballs. You can also use the Professor's research to draw cards. If you have one Giant cape card in your hand, Use it on the Magikarp for +20 HP. This provides additional sustainability and prevents them from being shot at by Pokémon like Greninja.
By turn 3, you should have the Mega Gyarados EX card in your hand (I hope we're all that lucky), which you can then use. The sooner you evolve your Magikarp, the better it is. Use Misty to get more Energy on your Gyarados if they don't have the required four Energy to attack. Irida can get used to it Heal 40 HPand Red can be used to deal +20 damage to your opponent's active EX card.
Mega Gyarados EX can cause great damage (140 DMG) with each attack and discard the top three cards from your opponent's deck. It's a powerful deck when played correctly. However, you need to be careful in rounds 1 and 2 as your opponents may try to knock out both of your Magikarp.
However, we are still trying out deck combinations and any other changes will be updated. If you have any suggestions, feel free to comment below.
