There are some cards that make life difficult for you in Pokémon TCG Pocket. Therefore, you should avoid putting these cards in your deck. MeinMMO shows you what they are.
What kind of cards are these? In order to build an optimal deck in Pokémon TCG Pocket, you should definitely keep an eye on the tier list. It is also advisable to have the right counterattacks ready for the strongest decks. But there are also cards that you should definitely skip.
These include, for example, cards that require a lot of energy but only cause minimal damage. Even effects that are of little use have no place in your deck. Instead, you can use alternative cards that will give you more benefit, no matter the situation.
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6 cards that don’t belong in your deck
1. Porygon
What can it do? Porygon is a basic Normal Pokémon that has 50 HP. It even has an ability called Data Scan, which allows you to look at the top card of your deck. At the same time, it has an attack called Sharpener, which only costs one energy and causes 20 damage.
However, Porygon’s ability is almost useless. Because you can only look at the next map, it is almost impossible to plan well tactically. Its low HP and weak attack also make it a Pokemon that is better to replace.
What alternatives are there? If you want to use another basic Normal Pokémon that only has one energy, there are many alternatives. For example, Picochilla, Habitak and Dodu have 10 CP more than Porygon and have the opportunity to evolve.
2. Gyarados
What can it do? The water Pokémon has an incredible 150 HP and uses the Hyper Beam, which does 100 damage to the opponent. Additionally, Gyarados can remove a random Energy from the opponent’s Active Pokémon.
Gyarados is the only Water-type Pokémon that requires 4 energy counters for its attack. Other 1st stage Pokémon like Starmie-ex only do 10 less damage but only require half the energy cost. In addition, the precursor to Gyarados, Magikarp, is one of the weakest Pokémon with its splash and 30 HP.
What alternatives are there? In addition to Starmie-ex, many basic Water-type Pokémon are a better alternative. These include Arktos-ex and Lapras-ex. For two-stage Water-types, Amoroso and Mottineva are good choices because they prevent the opponent from attacking.
However, be careful not to take the basic variant of Lapras, because its stats are even worse than Gyarados when it has 4 energy counters attached. With 100 HP, Lapras does 90 damage with 4 energy counters.
3. Tangela
What can it do? Tangela looks acceptable at first glance. It has 80 HP and has an attack called Absorber. This attack can deal 40 damage and heal itself for 10 HP. So far so good.
However, the attack costs 2 energy. Among the plant-based Pokémon, there are other Pokémon that deal significantly more damage for 2 energy counters, sometimes even with just one energy counter. The 10 HP healed are simply not enough to justify such high energy costs.
What alternatives are there? It’s better to pack basic Pokémon like Sichlor or Pinsir into your deck. They either have higher damage or lower energy costs. Even with a potion or Erika you are better served to heal your Pokémon than with Tangela.
4. Nidoqueen
What can it do? Nidoqueen is a Pokémon that has 140 HP and deals good damage at 80 points for 3 energy costs. It also receives 50 more damage for every Nidoking on the bench, which would make it a surprisingly good attacker – in theory.
Because: Both Nidoking and Nidoqueen are Pokémon of the 2nd stage of development. So it takes numerous rounds until there are Nidoqueen on the field and several Nidokings on the bench. In most cases, by the time Nidoqueen becomes the ultimate fighting machine, it has already been defeated.
What alternatives are there? With a Nidoqueen/Nidoking deck you are very limited. That’s why we would recommend you to look at the tier list of the best decks and bet on a different combination.
5. Geowaz
What can it do? At first glance, Geowaz seems incredibly strong: it has 160 HP and can perform a Risk Tackle attack that does 150 damage. With such a high attack, it’s appropriate that it requires 4 energy counters. But this high level of damage comes with one of the biggest negative effects.
For every risk tackle you use, Geowaz loses 50 points of damage. So if you attack once, you only have 110 HP left. That’s enough for ex-Pokémon like Machomei-ex or Arkani-ex to kill you.
What alternatives are there? If you’re looking for high damage, try Knogga-ex. The Pokémon can deal 80 damage with each head when tossing a coin, giving it 160 damage if everything goes well. If you are more interested in high HP, Machomei-ex and the normal Machomei could be an alternative for you.
6. Mew
What can it do? Mew is a secret card that you get for completing a special secret mission. Mew is a Psychic-type Pokémon that has no evolution level. It has 60 HP and uses an attack called Psychic Revelation that deals 20 damage.
In addition to the 20 damage, Mew can also reveal your opponent’s hand cards. But since a Pokémon’s attack always occurs at the end of a turn, it’s the opponent’s turn again immediately and can adapt their tactics. He draws a new card and can play cards you’ve already seen, such as development stages. This means you can hardly react to your opponent’s hand cards.
What alternatives are there? If you are looking for a Pokémon with similar stats that has a better effect, we can recommend Flunkifer. It has 70 HP and does 20 damage with its cruncher. The good thing: If the subsequent coin toss turns out to be heads, you can remove one energy from the Active Pokémon. This way you’re more likely to annoy your opponent than just look at his hands.
However, if you’re looking for the effect, it’s better to try a combination of hand periscope and red card. This way you can at least have the cards your opponent has shuffled back into the deck if they are too good.
It’s also a good idea to always choose a Pokémon’s ex variant as its standard variant. The prerequisite, of course, is that you already own it. But there are also trainers who don’t want the overpowering cards and exclude them: Pokémon TCG Pocket players want to avoid the best cards in battles and find creative solutions