Then Pokemon Pocket launched, the Metal archetype has been the least favored of all types. While many players have tried to build competitive decks around it, most have failed, and the metagame has yet to see a truly successful metal deck.

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Pokemon Pocket: The Best Dragon-Type Deck
This might be the only Dragon deck in Pokemon Pocket that can hold its own against other meta decks and get you some wins – but don't get your hopes up.
That said, there is still room for creativity. Recent metal decks, especially those refined with Mythical Island cards, have shown potential. In this guide, I walk through building two of these decks, which use Pokemon Pockets new cards to offset the archetype's below-average stats.
To build a consistent metal deck, limit your Pokémon to three: Meltan, Melmetal, and Druddigon. Use Meltan to accelerate energy, stay with Druddigon and deal with Melmetal. Fill the rest of the deck with trainer cards to improve draw rates.
Here's how to build the Melmetal-Druddigon deck:
Meltan-Druddigon Decklist
Short |
Quantity |
---|---|
Melt |
2 |
Alloy metal |
2 |
Druddigon |
2 |
The professor's research |
2 |
Pokeball |
2 |
X speed |
2 |
Drink |
2 |
Giovanni |
2 |
Blue |
2 |
Leaf |
1 |
Sabrina |
1 |
Recent tournaments saw the emergence of a new metal deck that caught the attention of many meta decks: The Melmetal-Greninja deckwith the support of Druddigon. And it's one of the most promising settings for the Metal archetype.
The deck's concept is simple: Place Druddigon in the frontline to stay. Build up Meltan, which evolves into Melmetal. When Melmetal is ready to attack, start taking damage. Meanwhile, keep Greninja on the bench to provide additional chip damage, helping to offset Melmetal's below-average results.
You don't need to add Water-type Energy to the Melmetal & Greninja deck, as Greninja stays on the bench and just applies chip damage with its energy-free ability.
How to build the Melmetal-Greninja deck:
Melmetal-Greninja Decklist
Short |
Quantity |
---|---|
Melt |
2 |
Alloy metal |
2 |
Druddigon |
1 |
Froakie |
2 |
Frogadier |
2 |
Greninja |
2 |
Pokeball |
2 |
The professor's research |
2 |
X speed |
2 |
Giovanni |
2 |
Leaf |
1 |
I analyzed the last ten Pokemon Pocket tournaments that focus on the number of players using a metal deck. My research shows that metal type sets appeared in 40% of matches, with an average rank of 66.2. In other words, Metal decks didn't make the top 50.
The only tournament where a Melmetal deck performed well was one that landed in 12th place. In all other cases, the metal decks I reviewed either conceded or ranked below 40.
There are two major problems with the metal archetype i Pokemon Pockets current meta: 1) There aren't many Metal-type Pokemon, and 2) Only a few Pokemon are weak to Metal, and none of them are meta cards. This leaves you with a small pool to build from and a loss of type advantage, which is why metal decks often fail.
However, metal type decks may gain popularity with upcoming expansions. New cards could address both problems: introducing more meta-friendly Metal Pokemon and adding more meta-impacting Pokemon that are weak to Metal.
In the current metagame, all Metal Pokémon are in Pocket are weak to fire type decks. As a result, basic Charizard ex or Arcanine ex decks can be very effective against them. Generally though, fast build lineups, like Pikachu ex decks, perform well against the slow Metal lineups.