Dragapult ex (Destined Rivals)

LimeLemon LimeLemon Standard 2,000 views Jun 01, 2025 Updated Jun 06, 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.
  • Squawkabilly ex (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.
  • Arven (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.
  • Exp. Share (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.
  • Nest Ball (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Pokémon League Headquarters (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

This deck yet again adapts to do well in the current format. Dragapult scares mostly everyone, almost no one is safe besides decks that run Lillie's Clefairy ex. (Please keep nuking this deck Gardevoir players)

Strategy: Just go second, this should already be self-explanatory. Anyways, for your first turn, get out 2-3 Dreepy's, Munkidori, Budew (if you're going second), Latias ex, and Squawkabilly ex out. You don't need to get Squawk but it's nice to get a bigger hand out especially

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This deck yet again adapts to do well in the current format. Dragapult scares mostly everyone, almost no one is safe besides decks that run Lillie's Clefairy ex. (Please keep nuking this deck Gardevoir players)

Strategy: Just go second, this should already be self-explanatory. Anyways, for your first turn, get out 2-3 Dreepy's, Munkidori, Budew (if you're going second), Latias ex, and Squawkabilly ex out. You don't need to get Squawk but it's nice to get a bigger hand out especially since it only works for your First Turn. Anyways, after your board is set up just use Budew's Itchy Pollen. You'll be using Itchy Pollen a lot while setting up your Drakloaks and Pult's as well. Anyways, Hawlucha helps spread damage onto your Opponent's Benched Pokémon, Munkidori spreads Damage through moving it off of your Pokémon on one of theirs which helps make getting KO's on the Bench with Phantom Dive a lot easier, and TR's Venture Bomb gets Damage onto them or yourself which you could move off with Munkidori. Artazon helps search out for your Non-Rulebox Pokémon much earlier on, Pokémon League Headquarters should only be used once you have Pult established since it makes Itchy Pollen require an Energy to attack but it does slow down your Opponent a bit like forcing them to attach another Energy to their Pikachu ex or something like that. Luminous Energy helps for your Munkidori's Adrena Brain and helps get an Energy for your Phantom Dive you'll soon spam. Rare Candy helps accelerate into Pult a lot quicker. Drakloak is your main draw support. Shaymin helps protect your Non-Rulebox Pokémon from things like Wellspring Ogerpon and other Rulebox Pokémon that have snipe attacks that don't spread Damage Counters. Energy Search helps get out your other Energy to attack with Pult, Brock's Scouting is really helpful in your Early Game since it can get out Basic Pokémon or an Evolution Pokémon it's also really helpful when you're item-locked. Exp. Share helps keep an Energy in play when your Active is KO'd. There is no fun in this deck, it's only purpose is to cause suffering to all those around you. Bloodmoon helps as a lategame attacker and can end games in many situations. The ACE SPEC of choice, Unfair Stamp, is really unfair in this deck, it's a great disruption card and can help win games since it can brick your Opponent and you can get even better cards in hand. That's all I'm explaining for this deck for strategy, I apologize if it's not that great I just really dislike Pult decks but feel free to make any changes or to leave any suggestions.

CTC: I don't want to make this a section but I will anyways. The cards will be listed in a list with a brief explanation:

- Genesect - Shuts off your Opponent's ACE SPEC's.

- 4th Iono - Just overall good for more consistency and to disrupt much further.

- 2 Jacq's - Alternative to Brock's Scouting and gets out 2 Evolution Pokémon instead.

- 2nd Rare Candy - Provides better consistency and to accelerate even more quicker.

- Crispin - gets a Phantom Dive out a lot quicker.

- 2nd Artazon - Better consistency.

- Sparkling Crystal - Makes Phantom Dive a lot cheaper.

- Bravery Charm - Makes your Basic Pokémon more Tanky.

- Neo Upper Energy - Allows you to use Phantom Dive instantly.

- Colress's Tenacity - Gets out a Stadium and Luminous Energy or something else like NUE if you play that.

These cards should be self-explanatory on what to cut like for a 2nd Artazon, cut Pokémon League HQ.

Card Types

Trainer 33
Pokémon 20
Energy 7

Energy Types

Dragon 11
Psychic 4
Grass 3
Colorless 2
Fire 2
Darkness 1
Fighting 1

Energy Curve

Distribution of attack energy costs in your deck

1 Energy 10 attacks
10
37.0% of attacks
2 Energy 13 attacks
13
48.1% of attacks
3 Energy 3 attacks
3
11.1% of attacks
5 Energy 1 attack
3.7% of attacks

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Comments

LimeLemon avatar

I apologize for releasing a Dragapult deck, I really hate making these kinds of decks. Anyways, I'll probably release 3-4 decks today instead of the average 1-2 as I have a lot of ideas on what decks to make.

Pyxel avatar

LimeLemon i wouldn't agree that dragapult is still the best. As a former dragapult player, I scraped my dragapult deck because I just couldn't win against gardevoir. I believe garde is the best right now, but I don't play it

LimeLemon avatar

Pyxel  Fair enough and yeah Gardy is probably the BDIF as of now since it just keeps getting stronger from each set like  Lillie's Clef from Journey Together and now Venture Bomb can help it out a lot.

Waffle Enthusiast avatar

You should make a Dusknoir Build and maybe a Thorns Build as well.

LimeLemon avatar

Waffle Enthusiast Those have been planned on being made but I plan to release them way later on since I heavily dislike playing Dragapult.

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