The best Pokemon TCG Pocket Venusaur ex deck and builds
Nov. 21, 2024Venusaur ex can heal in Pokemon TCG Pocket, but it’s a late game play
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Making a good Pokemon TCG Pocket Venusaur ex deck is tricky, but Venusaur has a respectable place in the meta right now - not the best, but up there and likely to get higher as Grass-type events and new cards impact the way it’s used. Being part of a Grass deck opens Venusaur up to pairing with all kinds of useful cards specific to that type, like Exeggutor ex, Erika and Lilligant, so we’ve seen more than a few deck builds arising as a result.
With that in mind, we’ve put together all the best Venusaur ex decks in the Pokemon TCG Pocket Meta right now, so you can create a leafy, healing build that can help you endure and and survive what your opponents throw at you.
The best Venusaur ex decks in Pokemon TCG Pocket
Right now there are two Venusaur ex deck builds in Pokemon TCG Pocket with slightly different approaches.
Though arguably one of thePokemon TCG Pocket best cardswhen it comes to Grass-types, the big failing of Venusaur ex is that it’s a late-game card where you need to evolve and charge up Bulbasaur, and until then you’re potentially at risk. Both Lilligant and Exeggutor ex are powerful cards that solve this problem in different ways: Lilligant supplies Venusaur with energy to try and speed up the process, while Exeggutor is a tanky early game card that can hold the line until Venusaur is ready.
Below we’ll lay out both versions, but with one of thePokemon TCG Pocket Eventsupcoming focused on Venusaur itself, we’ll likely see a lot more use of this card, Grass-type cards generally, and the more verdant kind of deck coming to the fore. With that in mind, it’s good to know exactly how to play Venusaur, and what makes it one of thePokemon TCG Pocket best decksright now.
This deck build is focused on using Lilligant’s “Leaf Supply” attack, which provides energy to a benched Pokemon, and use that to quickly fuel Venusaur and move into the late-game faster. To make that deck, you’ll need the following:
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Obviously you want to start by putting out and evolving Petilil as a first priority, while building up Venusaur on the bench. Use Sabrina to throw your opponent off-balance in the early game and Erika to heal whoever needs it - then when you’re done, it’s time to cycle in Venusaur for some heavy damage.
All the cards here are pretty tanky, so ideally surviving those early phases should be manageable, especially with Petilil’s self-healing and cards like Erika in play. Obviously you need to be worried about Fire-types though, so if thePokemon TCG Pocket Charizard ex deckor some other powerhouse comes up against you, it’s time to start thinking strategically and go on the offensive.
Rather than speed up the early game, this Venusaur ex build is about getting in a powerful Pokemon to simply make surviving it a little easier: Exeggutor ex.
This time you want to get out Exeggcute and Exeggutor ex as fast as possible, then keep them safe and healed with Potions and Erika while setting up Venusaur on the back bench. Exeggutor ex is a great early game card; tanky and durable with a cheap 1-energy attack that can do up to 80 damage, depending on a coin flip. It’s good at holding down the line or softening up the enemy for Venusaur to come in and close the deal later.
Itwillbe later, though. Without Lilligant, you’ll be lucky to have Venusaur ready by turn 10, and if Exeggutor gets taken down you’re immediately two-thirds of the way towards defeat.
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