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Another way to guarantee more wins inPokemon Trading Card Game Pocketis to attack an opponent’s bench. A lot of beginners won’t expect that, and you will catch them completely off-guard with this strategy. There are a few decks you can use for that purpose, and one of the stronger ones is the Dragonite and Zebstrika deck.
Zebstrika takes up only one Lightning energy, but it will take a little time for you to prepare your Dragonite considering its requirements. Having tanks like Snorlax can also withstand an opponent’s attacks until you have your Dragonite prepared. When everything is ready, you may use Draco Meteor to deal a devastating blow to the cards on the opponent’s bench.
Dragonite And Zebstrika Deck List
Yourmain damage dealer in this deck will be the Dragonite card. ItsDraco Meteorattacks theopponent’s cards randomly, so to ensure your victory you may pair it with Zebstrika which can hurt cards in an opponent’s bench.
Adding a tank or two will give you more room to prepare your cards,we recommend usingSnorlax due to its high HP.
Dragonite And Zebstrika Deck
Dratini x2
Dragonair x2
Dragonite x2
Blitzle x2
Zebstrika x2
Snorlax x2
Sabrina x2
Potion x1
X Speed x1
The Dragonite cardscan be obtained from theGenetic Apex Mewtwo booster packs.Snorlaxcan be grabbed from thePikachu booster packand Zebstrika cards have a chance of appearing in any booster pack.
you’re able to substitute the Snorlax card for any other tank that you own, such as Chansey.
Zebstrika is more sustainable due to its high HP, but you can also pick a water Pokemon that candamage an opponent’s bench. Seadra is a great choice considering how it can deal about 50 damage when it’s ready, but you need more energy to prepare it.
Deck Strategy
The entire deck will simplyfocus onattacking your opponent’s bench. This will catch them completely off-guard and also make it much harder for them to prepare their powerful Pokemon. Ideally, you shouldsend out your tanks as your first active Pokemon.
In most cases, your opponent’s Pokemon cards will not be able to make strong attacks right off the bat.So your Snorlax can easily withstandthem while you continue to prepare other cards on your bench.
Your main focus should be toprepare your Dragonite so it can use Draco Meteorto defeat your opponent’s remaining cards. Keep evolving it every turn as well if it’s possible.Use the Professor’s Reseach card to draw out more cardsif you need its evolution cards.
When your Dragonite is completely prepared, send it out while your opponent’s Pokemon are still weak, so it can quickly defeat a few cards using Draco Meteor only once.
Never switch out an unprepared Dragonite on the front when an opponent uses Sabrina, as retreating will cost a lot of energy, and you may get defeated quickly by an opponent.
In case your Dragonite is still unprepared, you shouldsend out your Zebstrika card, which can deplete the opponent’s cards HP. It’s also risky to have Dragonite on the front when the opponent’s bench is full of powerful Pokemon ready to attack you, so before you swap in your Dragonite, make sure to hit them with Zebstrika’s Electric spear as many times as you can.
Zebstrika needs only one Lightning energy to retreat, so you may call it back even without using the X Speed card, but if you have it on your hand, prioritize using it to save energy.
If your rival’s current Active Pokemon is too strong and can kill Blitzle or Zebstrika, we recommendusing the Sabrina card to force them to send a weaker Pokemonon the front. You should also not stall for too long, so if an opponent has already defeated Snorlax once, you can send out your Zebstrika before your opponent gets too strong to beat.
The Poke Balls in your deck should ideally help you get Snorlax quickly, but there will be cases where you may need to have your Blitzle sent out first, depending on your hand. The Strategy in this case will be slightly different, andyou may have to switch out your Pokemon quicklybefore they are defeated. Place your other Blitzle on the bench if you can as well.
If an opponent hasalready assigned energies to their card, they will defeat Snorlax quickly, and in that case, there is no point in using Tanks. Instead, you shouldkeep using Zebstrika to cut off their HPeven though it ends up sacrificed. You can then send out your prepared Dragonite and finish the battle.
You should also prepare another Dragonite on the bench, while the current one is battling hard. In case one of them is defeated, you can still use the other if need be.
Deck Match-Ups
The Dragonite Zebstrika deck is one of the easier decks to use, and it should grant you a couple of victories without much trouble. However, you still need to watch out for Charizard ex decks. The Charizard ex cards can one-shot any card if it has energies assigned to it. So, you have todefeat any Charmander cards quickly with your Zesbtrikawhile the opponent is still preparing them.
In case an opponent has a prepared Charizard ex card ready to attack, you canswitch it either with Sabrina or retreat to let your tankstake the hit. Now you will have more room to go on an offensive as Charizard needs to recharge again. You can then bring out your Dragonite on your front and use the Draco meteor move.
The Mewtwo ex, Venusaur ex, and Starmie ex are very offensive decksas well, so you will need to be careful and use support cards to throw your opponents off their plans.
