Pokémon Pocket: Best Lists with Extradimensional Crisis!

The new Pokémon Pocket set, "Extradimensional Crisis", has been out for a while, so now the meta is stable enough for us to know which decks are strong and which aren't.

In this article, we'll show you a few lists that won some big grassroot Pokémon Pocket tournaments in the last few weeks. We'll also explain why they're so strong, and give you a few tips on how to play them!

Unsurprisingly, this is still the best list in the game. This deck has been the best strategy in Pokémon Pocket for three sets now, and is only getting better.

This is the fastest Pokémon ex list around, as well as one of the few decks in this style that can deal 130 damage on turn 3.

In particular, this version can shuffle your opponent's hand back into their deck as an alternative win condition, as this type of effect often "bricks" your opponent's hand. It prevents them from evolving their Pokémon or playing their combo, so it can definitely win the game on its own.

It obviously sounds incredibly strong at first, but keep in mind it can also help your opponent because you might end up giving them a chance to "fix" their hand. That's why you need to know the right time to shuffle their cards, and, to do this, you need to know a lot about the game as a whole.

"Reading" your opponent's hand is not an exact science, and you need somewhat of a "sixth sense" to do this. It's a skill you only learn after playing a lot of matches.

A new deck that surprised me a lot recently and that, for now, has been one of the most consistent lists in the format is this Buzzswole ex list with Ultrabeasts.

Grass Pokémon are very sturdy thanks to their support cards, like Erika and Leaf Cape. And these cards, alongside Ultrabeast cards, help Buzzswole ex stay in play for a long time as your active Pokémon, dealing damage and absorbing enemy damage.

The secret behind this list is using Celesteela wisely. Your Buzzswole ex can't attack after you use its main attack, which deals 120 damage, so, while it can't attack, you must swap it with your Pheromosa with Celesteela's active ability. You won't need any energies to do this.

Pheromosa deals damage to your opponent's bench, so, after doing this, you should use Cyrus to pull these damaged benched Pokémon to the active spot and Knock them Out right afterward.

Guzzlord ex is one of the most promising Pokémon in this set. It is actually performing really well in the meta as a direct answer to Giratina ex.

This list, in particular, centers around discarding energies from your opponent's active Pokémon, and, at the same time, Poisoning them with Poison Barb.

Just like Buzzswole ex's list, this list also plays Celesteela to swap your Guzzlord ex with Nihilego.

It is also extremely easy to pilot because the only thing you have to do is attack with your frontline Pokémon, hit a few coin flips, and destroy your opponent's game plan.

Because it is so simple and very destructive when it comes to disrupting your opponent's strategy, it is one of the best lists in the ranked queue, and great in tournaments too.

This is one of the most popular lists in the entire game right now, and also one of the strongest.

It is extremely consistent because of Gladion, which draws a Type: Null or a Silvally from your deck.

The Pokémon in this deck only need a few energies to attack and deal a lot of damage, so playing them is extremely easy.

As this list doesn't play Pokémon ex, you won't struggle a lot when your opponent Knocks Out your Pokémon. You'll actually have a lot of time to set up another Rampardos or Silvally on your bench.

The only secret strategy behind this list is knowing how to use your Trainers. You must use them on the same turn you attack with Silvally, as it deals 50 extra damage if you play a Supporter on the same turn.

Because only a few Water lists are seeing play in the meta, Fire lists are better now.

One of these Fire lists is this Rare Candy list with Charizard ex: A2b - 010. Wigglytuff: A2b - 061's ability heals your active Pokémon by 20 points, so it makes Charizard quite sturdy. Together, they can compete with nearly everything in the meta head-on.

This list focuses on keeping your Charizard ex in the active spot and letting it absorb all enemy damage as you attach energies to it and get ready to use its powerful attack, which deals 150 damage.

The entire deck was designed to keep this Pokémon alive. All its support cards can heal up to 170 damage, and that's not even considering Wigglytuff's ability.

This list often "bricks" a bit, as it is a Rare Candy list. However, once you evolve your Charmander, you'll hardly lose the game.

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