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Pokémon TCG Pocket features a ridiculous roster of powerful decks, each centering around one or two different types of Pokémon. Usually, the more powerful decks focus on just one type at their core, although there are some key exceptions to this rule – including one of the decks in this list.
Psychic type decks tend to focus on interesting Energy mechanics and heavy-hitting Pokémon ex, with some of them leaning into Special Conditions to help secure the win. Here are the best Psychic type decks to use in Pokémon TCG Pocket today, based on real tournament data.
Best Psychic type decks in Pokémon TCG Pocket
As is the case with the other Pokémon TCG Pocket round-ups on Kyusai, I started my research for this article by checking out Limitless TCG’s Pocket data, to see which decks have been performing well in community tournaments, before heading to the game to test them out for myself.
While I tend to lean towards Lightning types or Fire types with my own competitive deck lists, I always have a good time playing with Psychic type cards. Mechanically, they’re some of the most interesting in the game, and they often have great artwork as well.
Indeedee ex Dedenne ex
This is not a pure Psychic-type deck, but Indeedee ex and Dedenne ex make a wonderful combination when paired with a Pokémon Tool-heavy deck list.
Indeedee ex acts as the main source of support for the deck with its Watch Over ability. Once per turn, the card lets the user heal 20 damage from the Active Pokémon, which provides a good amount of value in the early to mid game.
Psychic is a simple stacking attack, dealing 30 base damage for two Energy Tokens, then stacking an extra 30 damage for each Energy Token attached to the enemy’s Active Pokémon.
Dedenne ex has the potential to stack up a mighty amount of damage, dealing a base 40 damage for two Energy Tokens, then stacking an extra 40 damage on top of this for every Pokémon Tool attached to all of your Pokémon. While the card is a little squishy with 120 HP, it’s a great source of damage.
Basic Pokémon don’t play much of a role in this deck list for the most part, aside from Safeguard Oricorio to help mitigate damage from ex cards.
To get the most value out of Dedenne ex and keep Indeedee ex in good condition, Pokémon Tools are an essential. Cards like Clear Veil, Small Balloon, and Giant Cape are essential – particularly the latter, to give Dedenne ex a health boost.
Mega Altaria ex Espeon
Mega Altaria ex is one of the simpler Mega cards in Pokémon TCG Pocket, but that doesn’t make it any less effective. In fact, this card can be found topping community charts with a few different deck list variations.
Mega Harmony deals 40 base damage for two Energy Tokens, but deals an extra 30 for each of the user’s Benched Pokémon, making it possible to access a much higher chunk of damage in the early game.
This card also has a singular Retreat Cost, making it easy to dip out of trouble where needed. Some Mega cards are rather expensive with their attack Energy requirements and Retreat Costs, but Mega Altaria ex breaks the mold and doesn’t require heavy Energy investment for use.
The Basic Pokémon that can typically be found in this deck include Espeon and Igglybuff, both focusing on sending the other Pokémon to sleep. Espeon hits a little harder, dealing 40 damage in contrast to Igglybuff’s 10 damage, but both can put the opponent to sleep with minimal Energy cost.
Special Conditions are vastly useful in Pokémon TCG Pocket, with Dark type and Grass type decks often making good use of them. Being able to put opponents to Sleep reliably makes this deck viable for competitive matches.
Mega Gardevoir ex Mega Diancie ex
Doubling up on Mega ‘mons, the Mega Gardevoir ex and Mega Diancie ex deck centers around Psychic Energy Tokens, with the former helping to generate Energy and the latter using the Energy to stack up damage.
Mega Gardevoir ex has the Fantasia Force attack, costing two Energy Tokens for 110 damage. It lets the user take three Psychic Tokens from their Energy Zone and attach them to their Psychic Pokémon in any way they like. Not only is it a great source of Energy, it also deals good damage for just two Energy Tokens.
Mega Diancie ex is slightly less tanky than Mega Gardevoir ex – the latter having 210 HP versus the former’s 170 HP – but both can take a hit. Mega Diancie ex is much more aggressive than its counterpart, though.
The Brilliant Storm attack costs three Energy Tokens, dealing a base 40 damage. It stacks an extra 20 damage on top of this for each Psychic Energy attached to all of your Pokémon, meaning this attack can hit for potentially ridiculous numbers.
If you’re looking for a new Pokémon TCG Pocket deck to experiment with, the Psychic type is worth playing around with. The three decks listed here have been pulling in impressive results from community-led tournaments, and, more importantly, they’re a hell of a lot of fun to play once you’ve practiced with them.
FAQs
The best types in Pokémon TCG Pocket vary based on the current meta and most recent release, but generally, Fire type, Lightning type, and Dark type are considered to be some of the best types in the game.
No, Pokémon TCG Pocket is not available on PC. It’s a mobile-exclusive, as of the time of writing this article, although I can confirm from first-hand experience that it plays nicely on tablets as well.
Yes, Pokémon TCG Pocket is free-to-play. There are paid resources and cosmetics, but similarly to other games like Infinity Nikki or Cookie Run: Kingdom, they’re optional and don’t block access to any content.
Yes, Pokémon TCG Pocket is approachable and easy to get the hang of, with a decent onboarding process for new card game fans. As someone who plays both the standard Pokémon TCG and Pocket, it’s much simpler than its standard counterpart.
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