Palkia vstar

While Terapagos ex works well on its own, some would argue it’s stronger when paired with Palkia VSTAR. Palkia does added damage for each benched Pokemon, making it fit seamlessly alongside Terapagos ex and Area Zero Underdepths. 

While Palkia VSTAR/Terapagos ex is definitely a strong build and a bit more versatile than basic Terapagos ex on its own, it also has a higher skill threshold, meaning newer players might find all of its moving parts harder to manage and win with.

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While Terapagos ex works well on its own, some would argue it’s stronger when paired with Palkia VSTAR. Palkia does added damage for each benched Pokemon, making it fit seamlessly alongside Terapagos ex and Area Zero Underdepths. 

While Palkia VSTAR/Terapagos ex is definitely a strong build and a bit more versatile than basic Terapagos ex on its own, it also has a higher skill threshold, meaning newer players might find all of its moving parts harder to manage and win with.

Still, with the ability to take massive KOs against virtually any deck while also managing to enable bench sniping with Radiant Greninja, Palkia VSTAR/Terapagos ex has a lot of tricks up its sleeves, and you can bet it’s going to perform well at some big tournaments in the Stellar Crown format.

The core strategy of the Palkia VSTAR/Terapagos build is to leverage Area Zero Underdepths to significantly bolster the power of Palkia VSTAR’s Subspace Swell attack. Even if your opponent doesn’t have any Pokemon (which is an unlikely scenario) assuming you can build up a bench of eight using Area Zero, you can take one hit knockouts against most basic Pokemon ex and V. 

Having a strong primary attacker isn’t enough to make it into the Pokemon TCG hall of fame, however. The strongest decks are often the most versatile, and this deck has versatility in spades thanks largely to the Star Portal VSTAR ability. Able to be used once per game, you can quickly accelerate an incredible number of energies onto your Pokemon, enabling you to take double knockouts via Radiant Greninja or Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex. 

You can also use this energy acceleration to beef up other powerful attackers like your Terapagos ex or Chien-Pao. 

Clearly this deck is shaping up to be quite, quite strong, and could very well catapult Palkia VSTAR to the top deck in the Pokemon TCG standard format. That being said, it isn’t without its own fair share of weaknesses.