List of rental decks for Pokemon Pocket TCG

For either die-hard fans of the Pokemon Trading Card Game series, or those just joining the launch of the Pokemon TCG Pocketone of the best ways to familiarize yourself with the game's mechanics and cards is by renting decks. These decks only require players to acquire their staple cards through packs, and once unlocked they can be used to grind through battles against even some of the toughest opponents.



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Now, like any card or deck in trading card games, some are better than others. It can be hard to tell thanks to the balance of the game being different from a traditional Pokemon game, but each rental card ranks at a certain level compared to the rest of them.


Pokemon Pocket – List of rental decks

The Venusaur EX card in the Pokemon TCG Pocket.

Tire rental is temporary tires which players acquire when they receive a specific card through a package, which ranges from EX cards to supporter cards. Anyway, the rental deck includes cards that a player does not ownbut they can use it to compete in solo battles for ten areas of use. There are total twelve rental decks in Pokemon TCG Pocket.

Current and potential future rental decks can be tracked on the Tire Assignments taband accessing the tires is as easy as by pressing the Decks button on the Battle screenand then press Rental Decks tab in the deck menu to see what you've collected so far.


Now, all Rental Decks are good options for players who are not used to building decks themselves, but some are simply stronger than others because of the strength of the cards inside. Here's how the tiers work in this rental deck list to see the difference and maybe see which decks you should try and use first.

Tier

Explanation

S

The best of the best rental decks out there, and great decks to duplicate if you have the cards.

A

Good rental decks, usually highlighted by good cards, and a good base to adapt around for later.

B

Decent rental decks, are good for testing out unique cards and learning how the game is played.

C

Poor rental decks, unlikely to win games but may have some fun cards to see in action.

The are not terrible rental tiresbut if you want the best taste of what's to come, the S-tier and A-tier decks are your best bet.

S Tier Rental Tires

The Mewtwo EX card in Pokemon TCG Pocket.


Tier

Deck

Reason

S

Mewtwo EX

Only Mewtwo EX is a card that can carry battles if you get them early, and the damage from the rest of the deck isn't sloppy either.

Pikachu EX

The Pikachu EX deck is strong because cheap energy costs and good damage attack.

Effectively, if you can pack any of the main cards for these rental tires, you are in for a treat. If you get ten battles from any of these decks, it's going to be hard to go wrong with the strength of the cards.

Mewtwo is more of a pure damage dealer, with the goal of the deck staying alive with strong cards like Gengar or Slowbro so your Mewtwo can stack energy and hit hard. The play for this may require a bit more thought than other decks as Mewtwo is closer and should be built up as your other cards take most of the damage.

The Pikachu deck relies on outplaying the opponent thanks to cheap cards that can hit hard with few energy cards, to defeat them before they can even field their strongest Pokémon. Some of the key Pokemon for the Pikachu EX deck include Electrode, Zebstrika, and Heliolisk, and the gameplay is fast and aggressive.


A Tier Rental Tires

The Blaine supporter card in Pokemon TCG Pocket.

Tier

Deck

Reason

A

Blastoise EX

This tire has one of the strongest Water EX cards in the game while remaining flexible. The key to playing this deck right is around the Supporter card Misty, which can move extra energy cards to a Water-type you have out. So stack them on a benched Blastoise and watch him destroy opponents in no time.

Charizard EX

Charizard always has been a booklet for the Pokemon TCG, and the EX deck is a good option if you pack him. The high damage output of Charizard mixed with other great secondary options like Salazzle and Rapidash allows for an aggressive playstyle to work wonders against weaker decks.

Venusaur EX

Where Blastoise EX is one of the strongest Water EX cards, Venusaur matches it too Grass type Pokemon. Like the Charizard deck above, the Venusaur EX deck allows a powerful grass type to blitz through enemies, and thanks to Vensaur's key attack, it also heals and keeps it alive longer.

Blaine

The combination of Blaine and specific Fire Pokemon allows for quite a bit of damage, as long as you calculate your damage correctly.

Kanto fossils

The Fossil Pokemon in Pocket mechanic allows one unique way to quickly add strong Pokemon to the board. Both Aerodactyl and Kabutops can do big damage for a single evolution card, and other colorless options like Kangaskhan and Tauros can hold their own.

These decks are still strong, but won't lead you to as many easy wins as the S-tier rental decks will. Thank God, with a good selection of EX cards and strong supporter cardseach of these rental decks can find their use either online or against solo opponents.


Where this tier stands out is our first non-EX rental decks, with Notably, Blaine is the first Supporter rental deck on the list. The highlight card alone does not determine the strength of the rental deck, as the Blaine deck revolves around doing more damage with cards like Ninetales, Rapidash, or Magmar. To play the deck as intended, just bench one of these three Pokémon, and when you trade them in, hit hard with the Blaine card to help.

B Tier rental tires

The Machamp EX card in Pokemon TCG Pocket.

Tier

Deck

Reason

B

Brock

Very handy for Onix or Golem, but still a notch below other rentals. Brock is completely dependent on taking out Onix or Golem, and they both need a lot of energy to function, and a weakness to a common type like Grass only makes it more challenging.

Boil

Similarly to Brock, this deck works completely around Muk and Weezing but offers nothing good outside of that. The only good damage dealer for this composition is Muk, while Koga just gets those cards into your hand to set up faster. Tempo is what determines a win or loss with this deck; either you get Muk or Weezing out quickly, or you don't and a loss is expected.

Lieutenant Surge

The Energy move from benched Pokemon to a key Raichu, Electrode or Electabuzz can change the flow of a game at once but requires a lot of setup to perform. Also, for the key damage dealer in Raichu, their Thunderbolt throws all their energy, which can be a hassle without Lt. The Surge card in your hand.

Machamp EX

Although it is quite matchup specific, Machamp EX can knock through opponents quickly. Many decks have colorless cards in them, making a Fighting-type useful, but the other Pokemon in the deck don't match up well and deal a lot of damage, instead relying on getting the benched Machamp EX on the board and energy boosted.


In this B level we have many supporter rental decksmainly because they require some setup to get value while EX decks are much more flexible and easy to use.

C Tier Rental Tires

The Wigglytuff EX card in Pokemon TCG Pocket.

Tier

Deck

Reason

C

Wigglytuff EX

The only colorless EX rental deck does not offer the same advantages of weaknesses as the above decks. The additions of good Lightning-type Pokémon like Pikachu and Jolteon allow for some flexibility, but if you don't evolve and get Wigglytuff EX ready, it's hard to win with this deck.

Nidoqueen and Nidoking

These two strong final development cards enable a good rental deck without relying on EX cards, but instead offers a very specific set for a win condition. To have a fully developed Nidoqueen and Nidoking available takes time or luck, there your opponents can usually complete their win condition insteadusually with a strong EX card.

The Wigglytuff EX rental deck is not available like all other rental decks; it is only available if the player completes the Battle Guide.

These are the worst rental decks to use, and while they aren't worthless, most of them aren't either doesn't have strong enough cards to compete with other decks or requires too much setup to get value.


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