Best Weavile ex / Darkrai ex Deck

Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket continued to update the game with new expansions every so many months, bringing fresh booster packs for players to open, and new cards to collect. One of these many expansions is the Space-Time Smackdown set, which was released in late January 2025. As the name indicates, this set features 2 different booster packs with artwork showcasing the Sinnoh Region Box Art Legendaries – Palkia and Dialga.

On top of this, many different cards in the set feature other Sinnoh Region Pokemon, giving players a whole lot of new options when it comes to deck building. Many key ex cards or cards with unique abilities have established some strong synergy both with cards from previous sets, as well as other cards in Space-Time Smackdown. One such pairing is Weavile ex and Darkrai ex, which has quickly emerged as one of the strongest Dark Type decks in the Pokemon TCG Pocket meta. Find out about how to craft this deck build through the guide below, which includes a complete card list to help you get started.

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Best Weavile ex / Darkrai ex Deck In Pokemon TCG Pocket, Explained

One of the greatest strengths of the Weavile ex and Darkrai ex combination deck is that these two Ace Pokemon are extremely quick to get into play, due to Darkrai being a Basic Pokemon, and Weavile only being a Stage 1 evolution. Darkrai ex has the unique ability to inflict damage onto the enemy Active Pokemon every single time a Dark Type Energy is attached to it, which synergizes well with Weavile ex’s Scratching Nails attack. Scratching Nails causes damage to ramp up to 70 on any target that has already taken damage, and only needs attached Energy to operate – making it extremely useful.

Spiritomb is a handy addition to deal splash damage to every single one of your opponent’s Pokemon, which can also help trigger Weavile ex’s Scratching Nails. Lastly, Cyrus completes the synergy among these Pokemon as a handy Supporter card that can be used to force an opponent’s damaged benched Pokemon into the Active Spot, enabling you to follow up for the kill with Weavile ex, or Darkrai ex for even more significant damage.

The remainder of this deck is filled with Supporter / Item cards to help assist you in getting the correct cards into your hand, attaching Energies, and switching your Pokemon around to help with Spiritomb-Weavile-Darkrai rotation. These cards include the likes of X Speed, Dawn, Poke Ball, Pokemon Communication, and Professor’s Research.

Weavile ex / Darkrai ex Deck Build in Pokemon TCG Pocket

Systems

Released

October 30, 2024

Developer(s)

DeNA, Creatures Inc.

Multiplayer

Online Multiplayer

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