How To Counter Meta Gyarados Deck In Pokémon TCG Pocket

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Gyarados ex has become one of the biggest decks in the meta after the release of Mythical Island in . This has led to the rise of a lot of different counters, as people seek to find a way around the heavy hitter. Gyarados ex has one main weakness in the form of Magikarp, but to get to Magikarp, players are going to have to find a very specific counter.

The best Gyarados ex deck in utilizes a combination of the Gyarados ex evolution line and the Greninja line. The main point of the deck is to use Gyarados ex as the main point of damage, and it can be overwhelming if you face down a fully loaded one. However, if you can get the right counter, you can hit a vulnerable Magikarp before it ever evolves.

The best counters to Gyarados ex are the ones that allow you to hit your opponent’s Bench so that you can clear off Magikarp without having to wait for it to appear in the Active Spot. Assuming your opponent knows what they are doing, they shouldn’t ever have a Magikarp in the Active Spot without evolving it first. That said, you will want to have that counter ready to go.

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There are a few challenges to building a specific counter for Gyarados ex:

Most of the best Gyarados Water-type decks build around the idea that they are only focusing on those last two evolution lines. But you still want to win when your opponent isn’t using one of these decks. Building a deck around this, then, is difficult. However, if you are just looking for a single card that can counter Gyarados most effectively without anything else, the answer is fairly clear. Hitmonlee is going to be the best bet to hit Magikarp before it can hit back.

Hitmonlee is a Basic Pokémon that can single out a Benched Pokémon for 30 HP and only 1 Energy. This means as early as Round 2 if you are going second, Hitmonlee can take out a Magikarp on the Bench. Granted, if your