Best Pokemon TCG Pocket Mega Pidgeot EX Decks and Its Counters

The new Pokemon TCG Pocket event is here in the midst of the Mega Rising Expansion. The new Mega Pidgeot EX Drop Event introduces us to Mega Pidgeot EX, which is an exclusive Promo Card that you can obtain for a limited time. Obtaining the card is very easy; you just need to play the event for a while.

Mega Pidgeot EX can be a solid choice in the current meta of TCG Pocket if you can pair it well with proper support cards and build a deck around it. This article covers all the best Mega Pidgeot EX decks and the counters you should be looking out for.

Best Mega Pidgeot EX Decks in Pokemon TCG Pocket

The best Mega Pidgeot EX decks in Pokemon TCG Pocket are as follows:

• Mega Pidgeot EX Solo Deck
• Mega Pidgeot EX and Pompom Oricorio Deck
• Mega Pidgeot EX and Suicune EX Deck

1. Mega Pidgeot EX Solo Deck

Required Cards

Here are 20 cards that are the most suitable for the Mega Pidgeot EX Solo deck in Pokemon TCG Pocket:

• 2 Mega Pidgeot EX
• 2 Mantyke
• 2 Pidgey
• 1 Pidgeotto
• 1 Pidgeot
• 2 Poke Ball
• 2 Professor’s Research
• 2 Rare Candy
• 1 Cyrus
• 1 May
• 2 Lillie
• 1 Irida
• 1 Lima

If you do not have any of the cards we mentioned, you can ask your friends to share them with you using the share feature in Pokemon TCG Pocket.

Deck Strategy

The key strategy of the Mega Pidgeot EX Solo Deck involves setting up your Mega Pidgeot EX with adequate energy, using Mantyke. You will start the round with a Mantyke as the active Pokemon and Pidgey as the benched. You can draw only the two basic Pokemon using May, Professor’s Research, and Poke Ball.

For your next round, the goal should be getting a Pidgeotto or a Rare Candy. If you have a Mega Pidgeot and a Rare Candy in your hand, then you can evolve it in one go. Or else you’ll have to draw cards and hope to get both of them. We have added a non-EX Pidgeot to counter Pompom Oricorio decks, if you encounter one.

Lillie and Irida can be used for healing, and Lima can be used to withdraw a damaged Pokemon. Cyrus is the last piece to this puzzle that will allow you to swap your opponent’s damaged Pokemon into an active spot, deal the final blow, and secure a winning point.

2. Mega Pidgeot EX and Pompom Oricorio Deck

Required Cards

• 2 Mega Pidgeot EX
• 2 Mantyke
• 2 Pidgey
• 1 Pidgeotto
• 2 Pompom Oricorio
• 2 Poke Ball
• 2 Professor’s Research
• 2 Rare Candy
• 1 Cyrus
• 1 May
• 2 Lillie
• 1 Irida
• 1 Lima

Deck Strategy

The strategy for the Mega Pidgeot EX and Pompom Oricorio Deck is very similar to our previous deck. The only notable difference is that we have added two copies of Pompom Oricorio and removed non-EX Pidgeot and Lima.

Pompom Oricorio can counter any EX Pokemon with its Safeguard Ability, which prevents EX from dealing damage to it.

3. Mega Pidgeot EX and Suicune EX Deck

Required Cards

• 2 Mega Pidgeot EX
• 2 Mantyke
• 2 Pidgey
• 1 Pidgeotto
• 1 Pidgeot
• 2 Suicune EX
• 2 Poke Ball
• 2 Professor’s Research
• 2 Rare Candy
• 1 Cyrus
• 1 May
• 2 Lillie

Deck Strategy

Mega Pidgeot EX Suicune EX deck is arguably the best possible deck around this card. This deck has enough card-drawing options while fulfilling the energy requirements of Mega Pidgeot EX. Mantyke can provide energy to your Mega Pidgeot EX or Suicune EX during turn 1. You can use a Giant Cape to protect your Mantyke or Pidgey, so that they don’t get sniped.

Suicune is one of the best cards in the game. Its’ Legendary Pulse’ ability allows you to draw a card at the end of each turn. You can even use its attack to snipe down opponents’ benched Pokemon. You can use Rare Candies to evolve Pidgey into Mega Pidgeot EX, only when you have both the cards in your hand. You can also use a Pidgeotto if your hand doesn’t have a Rare Candy.

Lastly, the non-EX Pidgeot can be used to one-hit-KO opponent’s Pompom Oricorio. Poke Ball, May and Professor’s Research can be used for drawing cards. You can use two copies of Lillie if you are facing difficulties in managing your Pokemon’s HP. Cyrus allows you to swap your opponent’s damaged Pokemon into an active spot, deal the final blow, and secure a winning point.

Mega Pidgeot EX Deck Counters

Mega Pidgeot EX is weak against Lightning-type Pokemon and Decks built around them. Here are some of the notable decks that you should look out for:

• Mega Ampharos EX Deck
• Jolteon EX Deck
• Luxray Deck
• Pikachu EX deck

These were the Lightning Decks that are currently in the meta, and can be a threat to the deck. You can still manage to win against them if you set up your cards before your opponent can. Mega Blaziken EX, Mega Gyarados EX, and Mega Altaria EX decks are some of the very powerful decks, and you should also look out for them if your opponent uses any.

Mega Pidgeot EX Card Details

Mega Pidgeot EX is a Stage 2 Evolution card that evolves from Pidgeotto. You can use a Rare Candy card to evolve it from Pidgey. The only way to obtain this card is by participating in the Mega Pidgeot EX Drop Event.

• HP: 210
• Type: Colorless
• Attack:
  • Giant Twister – 100 dmg
  • Requires 3 Colorless energy (Flip 3 Coins. For each Heads, discard a random energy from your opponent’s active Pokemon. This attack does nothing if all of them are tails.)
• Retreat Cost: 2 Colorless energy
• Weakness: Lightning +20
• Mega Evolution ex RULE: When your Mega Evolution ex is Knocked Out, your opponent gets 3 points.

This sums up everything about the Mega Pidgeot EX Decks. While you are building decks, make sure to check the upcoming Pokemon TCG Pocket Live events.

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