Poliwrath ex is such a weird card to base a deck around due to its attack card effect, requiring you to make a deck with both Water-type and Fighting-type energy in Pokémon TCG Pocket to make it work. Still, I think I have come up with a way to make a plausible deck that could be enjoyable to play, albeit casually.
I think this is a fun deck to play, but I'm unsure if it can handle higher ranks. Maybe I am wrong. You be the judge.
Best Poliwrath ex deck list in Pokémon TCG Pocket
| Card | Amount | Set |
|---|---|---|
| Poliwrath ex | 2 | Secluded Springs |
| Poliwhirl | 1 | Secluded Springs |
| Poliwag | 2 | Secluded Springs |
| Politoed | 1 | Wisdom of Sea and Sky (Lugia) |
| Mantyke | 2 | Secluded Springs |
| Rare Candy | 2 | Celestial Guardians |
| Poké Ball | 2 | Promo A |
| Professor's Research | 2 | Promo A |
| Sabrina | 1 | Genetic Apex (Charizard) |
| Cyrus | 1 | Space-Time Smackdown (Palkia) |
| Misty | 2 | Genetic Apex (Pikachu) |
| X Speed | 2 | Promo A |
First things first, you need to be using both Water and Fighting-type energy here to make this work, and you must ensure you're directing most of this energy towards your Poliwrath ex. I also considered adding some Fighting-type Pokémon into the mix or even using a variant of Gallade ex to mix and match, but it felt like focusing entirely on the Poliwag line made the most sense.
Mantyke is a key new Water-type Pokémon setup, and that is what you will be doing a lot here. Setting up Politoed in the backline gives you an additional boost of damage to your Poliwrath ex. If you can get both Water and Fighting-type energy on your Poliwrath ex, it'll deal enough damage that it will one-hit most, if not all, Pokémon TCG Pocket so far.
The issues I've found with it so far are that the deck is extremely slow and difficult to get something going. It relies too heavily on pulling the right cards at the right time all the time, and if you don't get what you need early to set up, you'll easily be overcome by most, if not every deck you can come across.
I feel like the deck is still missing something, so if you have created a better deck or have some suggestions on things you would change, I'd appreciate it. Let me know in the comments below as I want to come back to this deck eventually to hopefully update it with future expansions if this type of deck gets more support.
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