In Pokémon TCG Pocket, there are currently many top decks. However, one trainer shows that in doubt, a small electric squirrel with a lot of support is enough to win.
The list of best decks in Pokémon TCG Pocket is extensive, and there are some favorites among players that win many matches.
- Darkrai-ex is currently dominating with various variants
- Palkia-ex is causing trouble in the Manaphy combo
- And other cards like Gyarados, Celebi, or Mewtwo are still very powerful
The card “Pachirisu-ex” from the new expansion is currently not among the absolute top favorites. While the small electric squirrel is strong, it is not a top pick in the current meta.
However, one player was not deterred from building a deck around the card. To top it all off, he completely forwent other Pokémon.
Pachirisu-ex and 18 Trainer Cards Win the Game
Through the portal “play.limitless.tcg,” numerous tournaments are organized and held – also in Pokémon TCG Pocket. Recently, a tournament with 64 participants caused excitement in the community of the game’s subreddit. There, a trainer noted: The player “javirl02” built a deck with only 2 Pachirisu-ex and 18 trainer cards – and won.
You can check out the post from user “Adept-Arm7967”, which received over 4,500 upvotes, here:
What’s in the deck? The complete deck list can be viewed at Limitless TCG. Here is the following setup:
- 2 copies of Pachirisu-ex. It is the only Pokémon in the deck.
- 2 Professor’s Research
- 2 Giovanni
- 2 Sabrina
- 2 Cyrus
- 1 Blue
- 1 Mars
- 2 Pokéball
- 2 Potion
- 2 Giant Cape
- 2 Headband
What makes the deck special? Since you always get a basic Pokémon at the beginning of the game, you are guaranteed to have a Pachirisu-ex in hand that you can play right away. The risk is that you only draw the one and can’t put anything on the bench. If Pachirisu 1 is defeated early before Pachirisu 2 is on the bench, you can lose quickly.
That’s why there are cards in the deck designed to quickly get to the second Pachirisu. There are also cards like Cyrus and Sabrina, with which you can swap your opponent’s active monster. Giovanni and Blue change the damage numbers, while Mars allows you to shuffle your opponent’s hand back into the deck.
Equipment cards like Giant Cape and Headband give Pachirisu bonuses and especially strengthen its attack “Device Spark”. Then it deals more damage.
Is this deck really that strong? It is definitely a deck that can surprise the opponent and plays unconventionally. The combinations are not bad. Surely luck plays a part here, as a lot has to go right to win multiple matches with this deck. But: At least for the player in the tournament, it seems to have worked. It’s definitely something “different” to try when you don’t feel like playing the same decks all the time.
The special thing about Pachirisu: Pachirisu is a special Pokémon, which is likely a reason why this deck received so much attention. At the 2014 Pokémon World Championship, it was precisely a little Pachirisu that decided the final of the tournament in the main games. Here you can see a little recap on YouTube:
In an iconic moment to this day, player Se Jun Park used the Pokémon considered useless in the final game and redirected the attacks of the opposing Tyranitar and Brutalanda through the attack “Spotlight” onto Pachirisu. This absorbed the attacks and gave his own Garchomp room to attack. Se Jun Park became world champion – through Pachirisu. Endless memes were created that immortalized the moment.
So: Anyone who wants to rely on the little world champion creature can give it a try. This deck will definitely bring a bit of fresh air when you see only Darkrai or Shardrago everywhere else. Especially this combo is currently annoying quite a few TCG players, as matches with the two cards can stretch quite a bit. You can see a closer look at the Darkrai-Shardrago combo here.
