Hey Godzly, hope you are fine. I don’t usually leave comments. As a middle-aged guy getting into the world of Pokémon TCG Pocket Game (because I love Pokemon since long time), I have to say this video was an absolute gem! The way you explained everything about the decks was incredibly clear and beginner-friendly, but it still had enough depth to keep me hooked. The script and production was so well thought out, and the editing was fantastic, smooth transitions, fun visuals, and everything was paced perfectly. Your deck showing graphics is clear and nice. I was looking for a channel like this where I can learn about the game more, but others was too fast paced for me to catchup. But your video made learning not just easy but genuinely enjoyable. Hats off to you for putting so much effort into making this such a quality experience. Truly impressed, keep up the amazing work!
As another middle-aged man, I religiously watch this >__< What I respect is that Godzly is never putting anyone down, talking negative, and giving chances to off-meta deck suggestions, while explaining the why. That's huge for me. Thanks for making a great community Godzly
Exeggutor EX is heavily underrated. I can't count how many times in normal games or solo games I've been wiped out turn 2 by it bc they flipped heads and knocked out the only pokemon I had in play.
You said that only 3 of 5 decks have Stage 2. But all of them except for Pikachu have Stage 2: Gyrados: Stage 2 Greninja Mewtwo: Stage 2 Gardevoir Charizard: Stage 2 Charizard Celebi: Stage 2 Serperior But what you are saying is still somewhat valid as Stage 1 is easier to get out. Problem is that many Stage 1 decks are on a time-limit as they want to strike earlier and end the match before you can get Stage 2. Most Stage 2 decks use a tank card (Mew, Druddigon, Tauros, Kangaskhan, Dhelmise, Lapras, etc.) or in some cases, an often quick Stage 1 tank card like Exeggutor EX. Until we have a way to counter slow metas, it’s hard to counter these Stage 2 metas. Gyrados EX is the only Stage 1 with the likeness of Stage 2 HP and Attack Power. So Greninja isn’t necessarily needed but it aids with ensuring that you will have lethal with Gyrados if the HP is too high. Druddigon also helps reduce HP when attacked for when the time comes. Honestly, it has a hard time against Grass with the abundant heals but at least there are no snipes. Like from Hitmonlee, Zebstrika, or Electabuzz decks. Pikachu EX is the only Basic that requires 4 other basics to maximize attack rather than 2 evolution cards, but we have pokeball to search for basics and we do not have to wait a turn for a 2nd evolution (we can place all basics on the bench for the power. But Pikachu is only slightly higher to a Stage 1 effective level of HP and Attack Power. Mewtwo and Celebi, while only basic, needs a Stage 2 line to get energy to be effective. Gardevoir and Serperior, respectively. Mewtwo needs it to replenish energy while Celebi needs the double energy to grant more flip chances (therefore, high probability lethal). Charizard is the only real deck that its primary win condition is using a Stage 2 Pokemon (Gyrados is Stage 1 while Pikachu, Mewtwo, and Celebi are basics). Like Mewtwo, you discard energy for attacks but instead of relying on Gardevoir, you need a Moltres to dance and gamble for energy. This is even more akin to Gyrados’ need for Misty, gambling for more energy. But you only lose 1 energy (again somewhat the same as Gyrados EX who affects all Pokemon who have energy). But Stage 2 Charizard isn’t guaranteed. Which is why Arcanine EX has to step up from time to time. Stage 2 decks remain supreme but it’s only a matter of time before we get more potential to draw, shuffle, and search our decks with new cards and effects. Pokeball searches basics right now but we’ll get something like Great Balls or Ultra Balls to search Stage 1 and Stage 2 in the future. Not to mention searchable ways to find fossil cards. And other unique draw and shuffle cards like Mythical Slab.
@alcedof.6629 less energy cost is more valuable than more hitpoints. Same example with the promo jigglypuff. Much better bc you can attack turn one. If you run two snivys the chances of starting with it are very high. That's very valuable
It's weird to see godzly playing meta decks rather than something he absolutely cooked in the lab but is a good video to make people know what the basic cards are to look for to run a good deck.
I'm running: 2 Pikachu EX, 2 Raiuchu (1 Thunderbolt and 1 Gigashock) and 2 Electrabuzz, 2 Sabrina, 2 speed, 2 Ltn Surge, 2 Research, 2 Pokeball, 1 Giovani, 1 potion Been winning some matches. Ltn Surge clutches often. I'm Always trying to set up Pikachu Ex and when you draw the cards you can easily maneuver your cards. Pretty cool deck.
LEOOOOOO 🫶💗 his climbing is immaculate! Love that GYRADOS is shown so much love now! Everyone was saying Gyrados was the worst EX Pokemon when it first came out, but now it’s one of the top decks!!
@@arvy7765 a LOT of content creators were saying Gyarados EX was underwhelming when the set first came out and they were looking at all the cards. tf you on
@@arvy7765 You weren't paying attention then, people thought oh just a 4 energy 140 damage attack that discards a random energy from somewhere is bad because they couldn't clue in on the fact that even if gyarados discards an energy, you place another one next turn and still keep attacking. Making it a water version of mewtwo EX that doesn't need a stage 2 pokemon on the bench to dish out every turn.
I think that 180 HP on a first stage evolution is too much. It is however kinda balanced by the fact that Magikarp only had 30 HP and a lot of pokemon can target the bench. But still... Water decks rely heavily on misty to work which make them either broken or slow as heck.
I know this was the meta deck list but honestly as a free to play player I love seeing ur base card decks because I can't make a single deck that you had here as in mystical island I have every card except a celebi ex or better and don't have a mew ex or better either. And in first set although I have 1 of most cards having to need 2 of most isn't an option either for me and I'm guessing most others as well. But again love the decks and the explanations are top teir but seeing as how 80%+ of your decks have a mew ex in them I'm chalked and can't run any of them.
Love the content, really well thought through and you can see the effort you put into your editing to make it relevant to this platform. Only little bit of feedback is you refer to opponents as 'he' when in fact there are a lot of 'she's' who play too :D keep up the great work
It would be nice if you Show also the weaknesses of these decks and maybe 1-2 losses. I often copy your decks and then I loos so much because of bad drawings or bad match-ups.
normally i would agree but having 3-5 games for each deck (times by 5) would be far too much for a video like this. My favourite part was Mewtwo because godzly had to think, Least probably Pikachu due to how quick it ended but i don't feel bad.
Most notable is it counters mewtwo ex but it also works situationally on others like if a golem attacks you while your active pokemon got 120hp left unless they got giovanni or just to counter giovanni
It lets you live specific one shots. Pika ex survives a marshadow boosted attack, primeape 100 damage, it breaks a lot of gio thresholds, for gyara ex it can let magikarp survive one of the 30 damage bench hitters. That kind of thing. Its typically used to make specific match-ups better, or specific interactions within the match-up at the very least.
mewtwo deck has a little bit of variety in the trainer cards, blue can help with certain breakpoints on attacks but i feel requires a bit more skill/prediction. budding expeditioner is just a koga for mew ex which can be good since in worst case scenario you use mew ex as a wall while building up mewtwo/gardevoir. both are good i feel overall blue is a little more situational but can still come in clutch i recommend playing 5-6 games with each and see which you like more
I know the new set is based mostly on Gen 2 (Jotho). But I'm still hoping to get a Lucario line 😀 It's my favorite pokemon! And since there's not much of fighting types in Gen 2, maybe we will get it? 😀 I mean, we only have 3: Tyrogue, Hitmontop and Heracross (which will most likely be a grass type in this game because of the bug typing). sooooo LUCARIO LUCARIO LUCARIO LUCARIO 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
IMO Pikachu is the best because it has the least “hard losing” matchups. Mewtwo HARD loses to Gyarados. Gyarados HARD loses to Pikachu. Charizard HARD loses to any Mew variant. Celebi HARD loses to Blaine and RNG. Pikachu hard loses to nothing, including fighting variants.
That''s not the top zebstrika pikachu deck. You gotta remove leaf and put potio, either 2 potion or 1 potion+blue. You can also remove 1 zapdos and put in a Mythical Island Electabuzz
I’ve made a deck I feel is better than all of these. I demolished that mewtwo deck right before this and am feeling confident. Lmk if you want me to put you on game godzly. This is my greatest cookout yet.
Misty honestly ruins the game… it’s broken. It should be flip one coin 50% chance to add 1 energy. Brock only adds one energy to onix which is literally useless or golem which is fine. Misty can add energy to ANY water Pokemon. Which deck could overcome a first turn articuno ex blizzard? Thats a straight up 2 turn advantage and it’s ridiculous.
r u kidding ? charizard is out of so call strong. it even not in the meta. I know it got big power that can one hit ko all the pokemon , but it take too much time to set up and too easy to be counter , too unstable . unless 29 jan got something good like mew or slab that increase the stability or reducing set up time. or else it is far to be call strong.
Pudiste haberle dado las primeras dos energías al Moltres de la banca, y al siguiente turno meter 90 de daño, tenías a Hoja para sacar al Moltres activo
Yo Godzly, one suggestion to make the streams/videos/channel more inclusive is a small change: start using "they." Defaulting to "he" when very clearly sometimes you're going up against a "she" or potentially enby person always hits the ear wrong. Much love 🤟
0:23 Gyarados Greninja Deck
7:20 Mew Two
17:22 Pikachu EX
21:45 Charizard/Moltres
26:28 Celebi
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thank you!
Hey Godzly, hope you are fine. I don’t usually leave comments. As a middle-aged guy getting into the world of Pokémon TCG Pocket Game (because I love Pokemon since long time), I have to say this video was an absolute gem! The way you explained everything about the decks was incredibly clear and beginner-friendly, but it still had enough depth to keep me hooked. The script and production was so well thought out, and the editing was fantastic, smooth transitions, fun visuals, and everything was paced perfectly. Your deck showing graphics is clear and nice. I was looking for a channel like this where I can learn about the game more, but others was too fast paced for me to catchup. But your video made learning not just easy but genuinely enjoyable. Hats off to you for putting so much effort into making this such a quality experience. Truly impressed, keep up the amazing work!
❤ this comment is an absolute gem 💎
Thank you!
As another middle-aged man, I religiously watch this >__< What I respect is that Godzly is never putting anyone down, talking negative, and giving chances to off-meta deck suggestions, while explaining the why. That's huge for me. Thanks for making a great community Godzly
Exeggutor EX is heavily underrated. I can't count how many times in normal games or solo games I've been wiped out turn 2 by it bc they flipped heads and knocked out the only pokemon I had in play.
Yeah egg punishes those people having less basics For consistent starts
He does... But I rage quit because of it one time after not flipping tails at all for like 4 games straight!
"underrated" loool
You said that only 3 of 5 decks have Stage 2. But all of them except for Pikachu have Stage 2:
Gyrados: Stage 2 Greninja
Mewtwo: Stage 2 Gardevoir
Charizard: Stage 2 Charizard
Celebi: Stage 2 Serperior
But what you are saying is still somewhat valid as Stage 1 is easier to get out. Problem is that many Stage 1 decks are on a time-limit as they want to strike earlier and end the match before you can get Stage 2. Most Stage 2 decks use a tank card (Mew, Druddigon, Tauros, Kangaskhan, Dhelmise, Lapras, etc.) or in some cases, an often quick Stage 1 tank card like Exeggutor EX.
Until we have a way to counter slow metas, it’s hard to counter these Stage 2 metas.
Gyrados EX is the only Stage 1 with the likeness of Stage 2 HP and Attack Power. So Greninja isn’t necessarily needed but it aids with ensuring that you will have lethal with Gyrados if the HP is too high. Druddigon also helps reduce HP when attacked for when the time comes. Honestly, it has a hard time against Grass with the abundant heals but at least there are no snipes. Like from Hitmonlee, Zebstrika, or Electabuzz decks.
Pikachu EX is the only Basic that requires 4 other basics to maximize attack rather than 2 evolution cards, but we have pokeball to search for basics and we do not have to wait a turn for a 2nd evolution (we can place all basics on the bench for the power. But Pikachu is only slightly higher to a Stage 1 effective level of HP and Attack Power.
Mewtwo and Celebi, while only basic, needs a Stage 2 line to get energy to be effective. Gardevoir and Serperior, respectively. Mewtwo needs it to replenish energy while Celebi needs the double energy to grant more flip chances (therefore, high probability lethal).
Charizard is the only real deck that its primary win condition is using a Stage 2 Pokemon (Gyrados is Stage 1 while Pikachu, Mewtwo, and Celebi are basics). Like Mewtwo, you discard energy for attacks but instead of relying on Gardevoir, you need a Moltres to dance and gamble for energy. This is even more akin to Gyrados’ need for Misty, gambling for more energy. But you only lose 1 energy (again somewhat the same as Gyrados EX who affects all Pokemon who have energy). But Stage 2 Charizard isn’t guaranteed. Which is why Arcanine EX has to step up from time to time.
Stage 2 decks remain supreme but it’s only a matter of time before we get more potential to draw, shuffle, and search our decks with new cards and effects. Pokeball searches basics right now but we’ll get something like Great Balls or Ultra Balls to search Stage 1 and Stage 2 in the future. Not to mention searchable ways to find fossil cards. And other unique draw and shuffle cards like Mythical Slab.
Only change i would make to Celebi deck is use the Promo Snivy instead as Promo Snivy can attack for 1 energy if you get an ultra bad hand.
Yes I support that
Normal snivy had 70 HP and therefor doesnt die to 2 Hits from Bench Attackers like Hitmonlee. The promo one has 60 HP.
@alcedof.6629 less energy cost is more valuable than more hitpoints. Same example with the promo jigglypuff. Much better bc you can attack turn one. If you run two snivys the chances of starting with it are very high. That's very valuable
@@maxheili6029 I have yet to see someone play the new snivy. You never want to have it in the active slot anyway.
It's weird to see godzly playing meta decks rather than something he absolutely cooked in the lab but is a good video to make people know what the basic cards are to look for to run a good deck.
more like the decks that he threw into a pot and brewed it into a poisonous soup, like 90% of those are literally unviable
I'm running:
2 Pikachu EX, 2 Raiuchu (1 Thunderbolt and 1 Gigashock) and 2 Electrabuzz, 2 Sabrina, 2 speed, 2 Ltn Surge, 2 Research, 2 Pokeball, 1 Giovani, 1 potion
Been winning some matches. Ltn Surge clutches often. I'm Always trying to set up Pikachu Ex and when you draw the cards you can easily maneuver your cards.
Pretty cool deck.
You missed the chance to knock out Servine to win early
Good presentation! Deck > example > deck > example works well.
I would love to see more games with every single one of these. 5 more videos with highest streak incoming?
LEOOOOOO 🫶💗 his climbing is immaculate!
Love that GYRADOS is shown so much love now! Everyone was saying Gyrados was the worst EX Pokemon when it first came out, but now it’s one of the top decks!!
nobdoy said that
@@arvy7765 a LOT of content creators were saying Gyarados EX was underwhelming when the set first came out and they were looking at all the cards. tf you on
@@arvy7765alot of people actually
omg yeag i was excited for wping a gyarados ex on the 1st day and somebody was like: but celebi ex is better! 😂
@@arvy7765 You weren't paying attention then, people thought oh just a 4 energy 140 damage attack that discards a random energy from somewhere is bad because they couldn't clue in on the fact that even if gyarados discards an energy, you place another one next turn and still keep attacking. Making it a water version of mewtwo EX that doesn't need a stage 2 pokemon on the bench to dish out every turn.
i think the video tittle could be better like "best deck January 2025" all this deck could be getting power creep by next few expansions
Guys help there’s a spider in my room
It's just a spider use hit or take a broom and smack it.
use quick attack
@@mumuelmer84 underrated comment 🤣
Use Sabrina and force its trainer to swap it for a different Pokemon
don't forget if spider attack learn parry moves first
The trouble with these decks is the need for double everything it makes it so much more boring
I am personally a fan of your Aero EX, Marshadow, Farfetch'd deck. Maybe it makes this list! 😅
I’m shocked no Blaine deck
ninetales ex when ;_;
I think that 180 HP on a first stage evolution is too much. It is however kinda balanced by the fact that Magikarp only had 30 HP and a lot of pokemon can target the bench. But still... Water decks rely heavily on misty to work which make them either broken or slow as heck.
So glad I can build all of these while being F2P.
How do you get your hair to look like that? It looks amazing
I know this was the meta deck list but honestly as a free to play player I love seeing ur base card decks because I can't make a single deck that you had here as in mystical island I have every card except a celebi ex or better and don't have a mew ex or better either. And in first set although I have 1 of most cards having to need 2 of most isn't an option either for me and I'm guessing most others as well. But again love the decks and the explanations are top teir but seeing as how 80%+ of your decks have a mew ex in them I'm chalked and can't run any of them.
Hey Godzly , I wanted to ask if you could please make other good decks like darkness type etc. ❤
Top 5 Rogue/Anti Meta deck next hopefully?
Love the content, really well thought through and you can see the effort you put into your editing to make it relevant to this platform. Only little bit of feedback is you refer to opponents as 'he' when in fact there are a lot of 'she's' who play too :D keep up the great work
We re just 2 weeks in dude
That’s what I’m sayin lol
Hey Godzly, i am hyped for Umbreon! Can u tell me where i can play this on PC? Thanks, and keep going!
He uses mumu emulator! 😊
tyvm 😊
It would be nice if you Show also the weaknesses of these decks and maybe 1-2 losses. I often copy your decks and then I loos so much because of bad drawings or bad match-ups.
You can watch his vods.
normally i would agree but having 3-5 games for each deck (times by 5) would be far too much for a video like this. My favourite part was Mewtwo because godzly had to think, Least probably Pikachu due to how quick it ended but i don't feel bad.
Alacazam top 2 and most underrated, only loses with gyarados
hey godzly can i ask you what emulator do you use to play tcgpocket ?
Mumu
I like running the celebi deck with executor EX and the new one with Psychic
What is with people starting to opt for blue in their decks, in what scenario do you even use blue
in a scenario where getting hit by giovanni makes you lose
Most notable is it counters mewtwo ex but it also works situationally on others like if a golem attacks you while your active pokemon got 120hp left unless they got giovanni or just to counter giovanni
It lets you live specific one shots. Pika ex survives a marshadow boosted attack, primeape 100 damage, it breaks a lot of gio thresholds, for gyara ex it can let magikarp survive one of the 30 damage bench hitters. That kind of thing. Its typically used to make specific match-ups better, or specific interactions within the match-up at the very least.
In any situation where it turns your opponents one shot into a two shot obviously. Easiest example is Mewtwo surviving Psydrive.
Feels very matchup fishy, what are said notable threshholds of health where running blue may benefit the most
Not even a shoutout for the scoliopede/weezing deck I've been using to stomp on mew/mewtwo decks :((
idk if you’ll see this but i just thought that you should try jolteon vaporeon and dragonite deck, i just thought of it and will try it out later lol
all the decks you make are really good I’m just hoping I can fill out the missing pieces to copy them
So its really 4/5 Decks use Stage 2´s?
Wait... how many pets do you have man :D two dogs two cats? I only remember Leo "the main character" here on his thron!
I'd like to see more play of Exeggutor-Celebi with Greninja instead of Serperior.
I've been using it, and it seems promising.
why no budding expeditioner in mew two deck?
mewtwo deck has a little bit of variety in the trainer cards, blue can help with certain breakpoints on attacks but i feel requires a bit more skill/prediction. budding expeditioner is just a koga for mew ex which can be good since in worst case scenario you use mew ex as a wall while building up mewtwo/gardevoir. both are good i feel overall blue is a little more situational but can still come in clutch i recommend playing 5-6 games with each and see which you like more
I know the new set is based mostly on Gen 2 (Jotho). But I'm still hoping to get a Lucario line 😀 It's my favorite pokemon! And since there's not much of fighting types in Gen 2, maybe we will get it? 😀 I mean, we only have 3: Tyrogue, Hitmontop and Heracross (which will most likely be a grass type in this game because of the bug typing).
sooooo LUCARIO LUCARIO LUCARIO LUCARIO 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
Godzly uploads, I watch like and comment. Pretty simple formula
Hey, you're my friend!
So every deck has a stage 2 except pikachu lol
im still with the jynx
Godzly I appreciate your content. However, your deck not having the border to match the element makes me mad 😡. Keep up the good work.
😂
Where is Aerpdactyl??
Golem🤜gyrados
Golem🤜mewtwo
Golem🤜pikachu
Golem🤛charizard ( with a good hand )
Golem🤜🤛celebi ( they both are very good )
Use golem.
golem takes too long in my experience
golem 🤝 bottom of my deck
Ts kinda fax tho
But I got it everytime 😅
I like 2 dedenne > 2 zebstrika more basics for Pikachu, also I run 2 potion instead of leaf and blue, feel like they're more useful
Top 5 spicy decks next !!
I swear Misty’s head rate is higher on gyarados than everything else.
Your cat is so cute
IMO Pikachu is the best because it has the least “hard losing” matchups.
Mewtwo HARD loses to Gyarados. Gyarados HARD loses to Pikachu. Charizard HARD loses to any Mew variant. Celebi HARD loses to Blaine and RNG.
Pikachu hard loses to nothing, including fighting variants.
That''s not the top zebstrika pikachu deck. You gotta remove leaf and put potio, either 2 potion or 1 potion+blue. You can also remove 1 zapdos and put in a Mythical Island Electabuzz
charizard is a good deck to deal with gyarados decks, not the other way around.
Celery users when they flip 8/10 heads: this game is cheating lol
I’ve made a deck I feel is better than all of these. I demolished that mewtwo deck right before this and am feeling confident.
Lmk if you want me to put you on game godzly. This is my greatest cookout yet.
Scolipede weezing salandit is broken
throw in a tauros instead of salandit in case scolipede doesn’t work out, def worked out for me. salandit just never felt like enough when i used it
decklist? I have the old version without Salandit
@@dgeneratio1
2x koga
2x poke Ball
2 research
1 x speed
2 weezing family
2 scolipede family
1 salandit
1 sabrina
1 gio
@@ogfrzn9303 cheers, i just had to remove Leaf for Salandit.
@jasonblanco129 Salandit is for the celebi nerds
I’m not gonna sub or like the video stop asking
Hi
Its ya boy
Misty honestly ruins the game… it’s broken. It should be flip one coin 50% chance to add 1 energy. Brock only adds one energy to onix which is literally useless or golem which is fine. Misty can add energy to ANY water Pokemon. Which deck could overcome a first turn articuno ex blizzard? Thats a straight up 2 turn advantage and it’s ridiculous.
r u kidding ? charizard is out of so call strong. it even not in the meta. I know it got big power that can one hit ko all the pokemon , but it take too much time to set up and too easy to be counter , too unstable . unless 29 jan got something good like mew or slab that increase the stability or reducing set up time. or else it is far to be call strong.
Looking forward to more packs and different card combos. The Meta EX crutch is boring and shows lack of creativity.
first!
Pudiste haberle dado las primeras dos energías al Moltres de la banca, y al siguiente turno meter 90 de daño, tenías a Hoja para sacar al Moltres activo
First ☝️😊
Anti spiral
Yo Godzly, one suggestion to make the streams/videos/channel more inclusive is a small change: start using "they." Defaulting to "he" when very clearly sometimes you're going up against a "she" or potentially enby person always hits the ear wrong. Much love 🤟
He’s not fighting multiple people, don’t use plural pronouns
@ralphclaariv2942 Singular they has been a thing in English for literally hundreds of years. Open a book.
Oh, here we go again.
You don't have to watch.
Who cares? That's not the point of these videos. He could be calling the opponent Snorlax's and no one would care