The Charizard ex Moltres ex deck is one of the top competitive decks in Pokemon Pocket! It’s a popular choice in community tournaments and you’ll usually see it in top cuts. This Fire-type deck heavily relies on Charizard ex as its main win condition but you’ll need a couple of turns to build it up.
If you’re a fan of Charizard, then this is the best list right now for tournaments and PvP. I’ll explain everything you need to know about the deck so you can pick it up and start one shotting opponent’s Pokemon with Charizard ex!
Charizard Moltres Decklist
Pokémon: 8
2 Charmander A1 33
2 Charmeleon A1 34
2 Charizard ex A1 36
2 Moltres ex A1 47
Trainer: 12
2 Professor's Research P-A 7
1 Leaf A1a 68
2 Poké Ball P-A 5
2 X Speed P-A 2
2 Pokémon Communication A2 146
2 Potion P-A 1
1 Giant Cape A2 147How to Play
Early Moltres ex
Moltres ex is a Basic type Pokemon, so you have a 50% chance of drawing him your starting hand. You want Moltres ex in the Active spot as early as possible, attach a Fire Energy on him to activate Inferno Dance. Inferno Dance is ramp ability, letting you flip 3 coins and for each Heads, you can attach a Fire Energy to your Benched Fire Pokemon.
If you start with Charmander in the Active spot, you can use X-Speed to retreat it and get Moltres ex to the Active spot. Once your Charizard ex is in play, you can retreat Moltres ex to prevent opponents from knocking him out easily and rely on Charizard ex to carry the game. Potion’s 20 HP healing is useful here to ensure Moltres ex isn’t knocked out easily.
Charizard ex Carry
You want to have Charmander on the Bench as early as possible to get Fire Energy on him through Moltres ex‘s Inferno Dance. Poke Ball helps you find Charmander if he’s not in your hand early in the game.
We aren’t looking to attack with Charmander because he discards Fire Energy, which will put us behind on the Charizard ex win condition. Charizard ex is a Stage 2 Pokemon, so we still have to evolve Charmander into Charmeleon before getting Charizard ex in play.
Charizard ex‘s 180 HP makes him a tanky Pokemon, difficult for opponents to remove easily. His Crimson Storm deals 200 damage, knocking out any Pokemon in the opponent’s Active spot. This attack requires 4 Energy and will discard 2 Fire Energy when activated. This means if we have exactly 4 Energy attached to Charizard ex, you won’t be able to activate it on the upcoming turn.
So having at least 5 Energy on Charizard ex before going for the Crimson Storm attack ensures you can activate it twice in a turn, Knocking out two of the opponent’s Pokemon with ease.
Draw Cards
Poke Ball will draw you a basic Pokemon, helping you find Charmander or Moltres ex early into the game.
Pokemon Communication increases the odds of finding the Pokemon we need to evolve into Charizard ex. We can choose a Pokemon in our hand and switch it with a random Pokemon from the deck, often we’ll use it to find Charmeleon or Charizard ex.
Professor’s Research is a Supporter card to draw 2 cards. You want to play it early in the game since you’ll prefer playing other Supporter cards.
Battle Cards
Potion heals your damaged Pokemon from 20 damage, helping you put them out of range from the opponent’s upcoming attack. This prevents them from getting a match point and gives you an opportunity to either attack with that Pokemon or retreat it to your Bench.
Giant Cape tool gives 20 HP to your attached Pokemon, making it harder for your opponent to knock it out.
X-Speed reduces the retreat cost of our Active Pokemon by 1, making it easier for us to retreat out Pokemon without heavily relying on discarding Energy.
Leaf reduces the retreat cost of one of your Pokemon by 2, making it easier for you to retreat without having to discard Energy from it.
Charizard ex Moltres Weaknesses
- If you don’t have Moltres ex in the Active spot as early as possible, you’ll struggle to power up Charizard ex quickly.
- Since Charizard ex is a Stage 2 Pokemon, you might end up not finding the Pokemon you need to evolve, slowing down your Strategy.
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