Gholdengo ex (cheese)

Pe7son Pe7son Standard 955 views Jul 24, 2025 Updated Aug 11, 2025
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Standard Format: Illegal

This deck is not legal in Standard format:

  • Gholdengo ex (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Gimmighoul (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Gimmighoul (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Scizor (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Scyther (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.
  • Earthen Vessel (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.
  • Picnic Basket (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Professor Turo's Scenario (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Rigid Band (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Superior Energy Retrieval (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
Deck Primer

A good deck gets better

The strategy is to go second or first depending on the matchup. For your fist turn, try to get out 1-3 Gimmighoul's, if your playing a mirror match one of the Gimmighoul's should be the Paradox Rift one. Also, if you're playing mirror match DO NOT EVOLVE GIMMIGHOUL UNLESS YOU WANT TO LOSE. Anyways, if you're not playing mirror match, you might want to get Gholdengo pretty fast. If you have Energy Search Pro, don't use it right away--your opponent will Iono you. (Scizor is

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A good deck gets better

The strategy is to go second or first depending on the matchup. For your fist turn, try to get out 1-3 Gimmighoul's, if your playing a mirror match one of the Gimmighoul's should be the Paradox Rift one. Also, if you're playing mirror match DO NOT EVOLVE GIMMIGHOUL UNLESS YOU WANT TO LOSE. Anyways, if you're not playing mirror match, you might want to get Gholdengo pretty fast. If you have Energy Search Pro, don't use it right away--your opponent will Iono you. (Scizor is a backup attacker) That's it, suggestions appreciated!

Main Deck (60 cards)

Pokémon (14)
4 Gholdengo ex sv8pt5-164
$50.48 Metal 260
2 Genesect ex zsv10pt5-67
$1.19 Metal 220
1 Fezandipiti ex sv6pt5-84
$11.76 Darkness 210
1 Scizor sv3-141
$0.23 Metal 140
1 Genesect sv6pt5-40
$0.15 Metal 110
1 Gimmighoul sv4-198
$14.98 Psychic 70
2 Gimmighoul sv8-97
$0.16 Psychic 70
1 Scyther sv3pt5-123
$0.19 Grass 70
1 Gimmighoul sv4-87
$0.18 Psychic 50
Trainer (35)
3 Air Balloon zsv10pt5-79
$0.25
4 Arven sv3-186
$0.34
3 Boss’s Orders (Ghetsis) sv2-172
$0.39
Trainer (35)
4 Buddy-Buddy Poffin sv5-144
$0.28
2 Ciphermaniac's Codebreaking sv5-145
$0.17
1 Counter Catcher sv4-160
$0.26
1 Earthen Vessel sv4-163
$0.22
1 Energy Search Pro sv8-176
$0.60
1 Iono sv2-185
$0.25
1 Levincia sv10-244
$6.90
4 Nest Ball sv1-181
$0.22
1 Night Stretcher sv6pt5-61
$0.30
1 Picnic Basket sv1-184
$0.18
2 Professor Turo's Scenario sv8pt5-121
$0.07
1 Rigid Band sv3pt5-165
$0.21
4 Superior Energy Retrieval sv2-189
$0.31
1 Tool Scrapper rsv10pt5-85
$0.15
Energy (11)
1 Basic Darkness Energy sve-15
$0.19 Darkness
1 Basic Fighting Energy sve-6
$0.09 Fighting
1 Basic Fire Energy sv3-230
$3.93 Fire
1 Basic Grass Energy sv2-278
$10.64 Grass
2 Basic Lightning Energy sve-4
$0.15 Lightning
3 Basic Metal Energy sve-16
$1.59 Metal
1 Basic Psychic Energy sve-13
$0.14 Psychic
1 Basic Water Energy sv2-279
$10.39 Water

Card Types

Trainer 35
Pokémon 14
Energy 11

Energy Types

Metal 11
Psychic 5
Darkness 2
Grass 1

Energy Curve

Distribution of attack energy costs in your deck

1 Energy 10 attacks
10
52.6% of attacks
2 Energy 2 attacks
2
10.5% of attacks
3 Energy 7 attacks
7
36.8% of attacks

Opening Hand Probability Calculator

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Gholdengo got 7 at the World Championships!

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