Dragapult ex & Dusknoir (Destined Rivals)

LimeLemon LimeLemon Standard 5,243 views Jul 01, 2025 Updated Jul 02, 2025
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Standard Format: Illegal

This deck is not legal in Standard format:

  • Hawlucha (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Artazon (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Boss’s Orders (Ghetsis) (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Counter Catcher (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Iono (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Jacq (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Nest Ball (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Professor's Research (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
Deck Primer

Decided to release another variant for Dragapult ex despite how much I hate this deck.

Strategy: I recommend going second with this deck. Anyways, for your first turn, try and get out 2-3 Dreepy's, 1-2 Duskull's, Shaymin (if needed like against Tera Box), and Budew assuming you're going second, then use Itchy Pollen to slowly set up. Drakloak is your main source on drawing cards which is really helfpul, especially due to how slow build is. Anyways, when you eventually have your Dragapult ex

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Decided to release another variant for Dragapult ex despite how much I hate this deck.

Strategy: I recommend going second with this deck. Anyways, for your first turn, try and get out 2-3 Dreepy's, 1-2 Duskull's, Shaymin (if needed like against Tera Box), and Budew assuming you're going second, then use Itchy Pollen to slowly set up. Drakloak is your main source on drawing cards which is really helfpul, especially due to how slow build is. Anyways, when you eventually have your Dragapult ex established, you will be able to spread a lot of damage by then especially with Munkidori, Dusclops, Dusknoir, and Hawlucha assisting in spread damage as well. Jacq helps search for your Evolution Pokémon especially your Drakloak's which is really helpful, especially if you're under an item-lock. Do note that Shaymin only blocks Snipe Attacks that says deal 120 Damage to one of your Opponnet's Pokémon (Ex: being Wellspring Ogerpon ex), so it doesn't block Damage Counters from Pokémon like Pult's Phantom Dive. Bloodmoon Ursaluna helps as a late game attacker, and the ACE SPEC of choice, NUE (Neo Upper Energy), allows Pult to attack instantly with just one Energy attachment which is quite helpful. That is all for the strategy section, so feel free to make any changes it to leave any suggestions!

CTC: The cards I can recommend to add will be in a list, if there are any cards here or any cards you want to add yourself, feel free to cut out any cards that you dislike in this list.

With that being said, here is the list:

- Latias ex - Provides free retreat to your Basics.

- 4th Professor's Research - Better consistency and allows you to get bigger hands more oftenly.

- 2 Arven - Helps find your Item Cards and Tool Cards if any are added.

- 2 Brock's Scouting - Alternative to Jacq.

- 1 Crispin - Helps get Pult to Attack much more efficiently.

- 1 Rescue Board - Gives Drakloak and Pult along with other Pokémon with One Retreat, Free Retreat.

- 2 TM: Evolution's - Helps get out your Evolution Pokémon out earlier on.

- Sparkling Crystal - Allows Pult to just need One Energy to Attack but since Jamming Tower is played oftenly, NUE is better.

- Unfair Stamp - Great Distuption Card.

- Jamming Tower - Shuts off tool cards all together, ruining certain decks.

Edits:

Edit #1: Cut Latias ex for 1 Artazon. This change was made because having a stadium in this deck s really helpful.

Card Types

Trainer 30
Pokémon 23
Energy 7

Energy Types

Dragon 11
Psychic 8
Grass 3
Colorless 1
Darkness 1
Fighting 1
Fire 1

Energy Curve

Distribution of attack energy costs in your deck

1 Energy 11 attacks
11
34.4% of attacks
2 Energy 17 attacks
17
53.1% of attacks
3 Energy 3 attacks
3
9.4% of attacks
5 Energy 1 attack
3.1% of attacks

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Comments

LimeLemon avatar

The rest of the description will be added later on today.

LimeLemon avatar

The description has been finished, sorry if it's not that good, I just don't really like playing Pult and it's really easy to use so not much explaining is needed.

Pyxel avatar

Yeah pult sucks. The only reason I ever played it was limited access to cards

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