Hydreigon Ex / Xatu Mid-Range

DJkilledNavi DJkilledNavi Standard 811 views Apr 19, 2025 Updated Apr 24, 2025
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Standard Format: Illegal

This deck is not legal in Standard format:

  • Girafarig (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Mew ex (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Natu (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Toedscool (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Toedscruel (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Xatu (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Zweilous (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.
  • 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.
  • Pokémon League Headquarters (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Super Rod (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Technical Machine: Devolution (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Technical Machine: Evolution (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
Deck Primer

Hydreigon Ex / Xatu deck that focuses on keeping the board state flexible with options and card draw. Tends to work well in slower matches but can use Toedscruel's versatility to restrict decks that depend on discard retrieval.

Briar may be worth adding for additional clutch plays but relies heavily on Hydreigon set-up and card draw (which are not out of the question with Fez and Mew but difficult to guarantee).

Main Deck (60 cards)

Pokémon (20)
2 Hydreigon ex sv8-119
$1.00 Darkness 330
1 Farigiraf ex sv5-108
$0.82 Darkness 260
1 Fezandipiti ex sv6pt5-38
$3.37 Darkness 210
1 Lillie's Clefairy ex sv9-56
$2.42 Psychic 190
1 Pecharunt ex sv6pt5-39
$6.01 Darkness 190
1 Mew ex sv3pt5-151
$8.54 Psychic 180
1 Toedscruel sv9-89
$0.04 Fighting 130
1 Toedscruel sv4-185
$6.17 Grass 120
1 Girafarig sv2-154
$0.14 Colorless 100
2 Xatu sv4-72
$0.21 Psychic 100
1 Zweilous sv2-139
$0.14 Darkness 100
3 Deino sv8-117
$0.17 Darkness 70
1 Toedscool sv1-25
$0.11 Grass 60
2 Natu sv4-71
$0.14 Psychic 50
1 Budew sv8pt5-4
$0.18 Grass 30
Trainer (30)
2 Arven sv1-166
$0.31
1 Binding Mochi sv8pt5-95
$0.21
1 Boss's Orders swsh45-58
$0.31
1 Brock's Scouting sv9-179
$2.12
3 Buddy-Buddy Poffin sv5-144
$0.28
1 Counter Catcher sv4-160
$0.26
1 Counter Gain sv8-169
$0.17
1 Crispin sv7-133
$0.24
1 Earthen Vessel sv4-163
$0.22
2 Energy Retrieval sv1-171
$0.24
3 Iono sv2-185
$0.25
2 Nest Ball sv1-181
$0.22
1 Night Stretcher sv6pt5-61
$0.30
1 Pokémon League Headquarters sv3-192
$0.21
Trainer (30)
2 Rare Candy swsh1-180
$0.26
1 Super Rod sv2-188
$0.30
1 Technical Machine: Devolution sv4-177
$0.20
1 Technical Machine: Evolution sv4-178
$0.23
1 Tera Orb sv8-189
$0.18
2 Ultra Ball sv4pt5-91
$0.25
1 Unfair Stamp sv6-165
$15.24
Energy (10)
3 Basic Darkness Energy sve-15
$0.19 Darkness
2 Basic Metal Energy sve-16
$1.59 Metal
4 Basic Psychic Energy sve-13
$0.14 Psychic
1 Mist Energy sv5-161
$1.24

Card Types

Trainer 30
Pokémon 20
Energy 10

Energy Types

Darkness 12
Psychic 10
Grass 3
Metal 2
Colorless 1
Fighting 1

Energy Curve

Distribution of attack energy costs in your deck

1 Energy 8 attacks
8
28.6% of attacks
2 Energy 9 attacks
9
32.1% of attacks
3 Energy 9 attacks
9
32.1% of attacks
4 Energy 2 attacks
2
7.1% of attacks

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Comments

Micah_6000 avatar
Micah_6000

so many techs!

i play this deck with azelf and neo upper energy, trying to lean into spamming obsidian and having that 1 prize offset option in azelf. great list!

DJkilledNavi avatar
DJkilledNavi

Thanks! It can can get going pretty quickly and there are a few cards you can swap in (like Budew, Briar, Azelf, Toedscruel Ex, or Counter Gain - for the sneaky three energy attach with Crispin, Xatu, Energy Attach -> Rare Candy Obsidian).

Just trying to find a way for Hydreigon to work in a very Dragapult leaning world haha

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