To build your deck in Pokémon TCG Pocket, you need to build it on one or more elements. MeinMMO will tell you which cards you need to use to build a Darkness deck.
What are Darkness cards? The Darkness cards in Pokémon TCG Pocket are dark green in color. They often have mechanics that poison the opponent. This causes the opponent to take 10 damage per round. At first glance, this doesn’t seem like much. But if the match drags on for several rounds, it can become threatening.
A major feature is that the opponent cannot recover from poison. With other status changes, there is a coin toss every round to see if the Pokémon recovers from the negative status effect. This does not apply to poison.
Another advantage is that a Darkness deck deals more damage against Mewtwo. The psychic Pokémon is currently part of one of the strongest decks.
To get to the desired deck faster, you can use the following table of contents:
If you prefer to build something with Celebi-ex, you can watch the following video:
How to build the optimal Darkness deck
The best decks in the Darkness area work with Smogmog. It is the only Darkness Pokémon that has an ability. With Smogmog, you can automatically poison the opponent’s Pokémon when Smogmog is in the active position.
Smogmog with Cerapendra
Which cards do I need? For this Darkness deck, you need the following cards:
- 2x Smogon
- 2x Smogmog
- 2x Toxiped
- 2x Rollum
- 2x Cerapendra
- 2x Koga
- 2x Sabrina
- 2x Leaf
- 2x Pokéball
- 2x Professor’s Research
What are the advantages and disadvantages? A good option is to combine Smogmog with Cerapendra. This Pokémon has been available since the booster expansion “Mysterious Island” and is a great addition as it deals more damage when the active Pokémon is poisoned.
All the attacks require very few energy points, a maximum of 2. Therefore, it is quickly set up. At least, if you have the right Pokémon in hand. Cerapendra is a stage 2 Pokémon, and it might take some time to get it onto the field.
Smogmog with Mew-ex
Which cards do I need? For this Darkness deck, you need to collect the following cards:
- 2x Smogon
- 2x Smogmog
- 2x Mew-ex
- 2x Koga
- 2x Sabrina
- 2x Adventurer Novice
- 2x Tank
- X Initiative
- 2x Pokéball
- Red Card
- 2x Professor’s Research
What are the advantages and disadvantages? Mew-ex is a genius counter to face the strongest meta decks. This Pokémon also came with the new booster. Due to the low energy costs of Smogmog, the Darkness Pokémon can do the groundwork in combination with Koga until Mew-ex comes into play.
Although Mew-ex cannot use Psychic Shot due to the Darkness energy, it is not necessary. Genome Hacking is always the better choice and does not require a specific energy type. However, this attack requires more energy, which makes it difficult to deal a lot of damage in the early game.
Alternatively, you can use Mew-ex to create your own deck from it. With the Psychic deck, you have a good counter against many S-tier decks and are generally flexible. You can find the best options on MeinMMO: Pokémon TCG Pocket: Mew ex Deck – Here are the strongest combinations
