Pokémon TCG Pocket: Best Toxicroak Deck (Best Strategy & Cards)

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A powerful new Toxicroak deck has emerged in , leveraging a clever mechanic to outplay and defeat opponents. Since the release of the expansion for the mobile game, several ex cards quickly started appearing in competitive decks. However, this left several underrated yet strong cards unnoticed and underused. Toxicroak is a prime example of this, serving as a Pokémon with effective damage potential that can efficiently take down opposing ex cards.

This deck uses a potentially underused mechanic to boost Toxicroak’s damage output. Fossil cards are more commonly used to evolve into Pokémon such as Aerodactyl; however, they can also be used in other ways, serving as basic 40 HP Pokémon. This can be taken advantage of in this deck, contributing to its consistent power.

Toxicroak is an underrated card in, boasting an impressive attack and solid HP. The Darkness-type Pokémon is a Stage One card and is available in the Dialga pack from the expansion. Its attack, Group Beatdown, gives you an opportunity to do some serious damage with coin flips. When using this attack, you flip a coin for each Pokémon you have in play, and it then does 40 damage for each heads flipped. Though this does rely heavily on RNG, the opportunity to potentially hit for 160 damage is unmissable.

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Group Beatdown also only costs two Darkness Energy to use, meaning it has a simple set up. Toxicroak also boasts 90 HP, allowing you to confidently place Toxicroak in your Active Spot, knowing it's unlikely to be knocked out in a single hit. This is also something that can be boosted by the Giant Cape tool card, which increases Toxicroak's HP by 20. For me, it was particularly helpful when facing Pickachu ex decks that easily hit for 90 damage.

Use Professor's Research and Poké Ball to cycle through your deck and quickly find the cards needed to set up the