“ex Starter Decks” Revealed Featuring Greninja ex, Decidueye ex, Clefable ex, and More!

By: Water Pokémon Master · Posted Posted onMay 6, 2023 at 11:02 PM · 30 Comments

As we posted back in January, more “ex Starter Decks” will release on July 7th featuring Decidueye ex, Victini ex, Greninja ex, Miraidon ex, Clefable ex, Koraidon ex, Houndoom ex, or Melmetal ex. They will cost 550 yen each.

The decks were just revealed during the livestream for Japan’s Champions League tournament in Niigata.

A “Random ex Starter Deck” will also release containing one of ten random decks. The deck will either be one of the eight above or two “secret” decks you can only get from this package. The two secret decks haven’t been revealed yet.

Thanks goes to Toine L., Bangiras, and JustInBasil for the card translations!

Rowlet – Grass – HP70
Basic Pokemon

[G] Sharp Claws: 20 damage.

Weakness: Fire (x2)
Resistance: None
Retreat: 1

Dartrix – Grass – HP90
Stage 1 – Evolves from Rowlet

[G][C] Shoot Through: 40 damage. This attack does 20 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokemon (don’t apply Weakness or Resistance for Benched Pokemon).

Weakness: Fire (x2)
Resistance: None
Retreat: 2

Decidueye ex – Grass – HP320
Stage 2 – Evolves from Dartrix

Ability: Untethered
Once during your turn, you may use this Ability. If this Pokémon is on your Bench, you may switch it with your Active Pokémon. If this Pokémon is in the Active Spot, you may switch it with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.

[G][C] Hunting Arrow: 130 damage. This attack does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokemon.

Pokemon ex rule: When your Pokemon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Weakness: Fire (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 2

Smoliv – Grass – HP50
Basic Pokemon

[G] Absorb: 10 damage. Heal 10 damage from this Pokémon.

Weakness: Fire (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 1

Dolliv – Grass – HP80
Stage 1 – Evolves from Smoliv

[G] Sunny Wind: 30 damage. Heal 30 damage from this Pokémon.

Weakness: Fire (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 1

Arboliva – Grass – HP140
Stage 2 – Evolves from Dolliv

[G] Healing Fruit: Heal all damage from 1 of your Benched Pokémon.

[G] Oil Shot: 90 damage.

Weakness: Fire (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 1

Victini ex – Fire – HP190
Basic Pokemon

[R] Strafe: 30 damage. You may switch this Pokemon with 1 of your Benched Pokemon.

[R][R][C] Victory Flame: 220 damage. This Pokemon can’t attack during your next turn.

Pokemon ex rule: When your Pokemon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Weakness: Water (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 1

Litwick – Fire – HP60
Basic Pokemon

[R] Firebreathing: 10+ damage. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 more damage.

Weakness: Water (x2)
Resistance: None
Retreat: 1

Lampent – Fire – HP80
Stage 1 – Evolves from Litwick

[R] Flame: 20 damage.

[R][C] Luring Flame: Switch 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokemon with their Active Pokemon. This attack does 30 damage to the new Active Pokemon.

Weakness: Water (x2)
Resistance: None
Retreat: 1

Chandelure – Fire – HP150
Stage 2 – Evolves from Lampent

[R] Chain Burning: 10+ damage. This attack does 50 more damage for each Energy attached to your opponent’s Active Pokemon.

[R][C][C] Heat Blast: 150 damage.

Weakness: Water (x2)
Resistance: None
Retreat: 2

Lapras – Water – HP110
Basic Pokemon

[C][C] Hail: This attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent’s Pokemon (don’t apply Weakness or Resistance for Benched Pokemon).

[W][W][C] Freezing Wind: 100 damage.

Weakness: Metal (x2)
Resistance: None
Retreat: 1

Froakie – Water – HP70
Basic Pokemon

[W] Leap Out: 30 damage. Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.

Weakness: Lightning (x2)
Resistance: None
Retreat: 1

Frogadier – Water – HP90
Stage 1 – Evolves from Froakie

[W][W] Strafe: 40 damage. You may switch this Pokemon with 1 of your Benched Pokemon.

Weakness: Lightning (x2)
Resistance: None
Retreat: 1

Greninja ex – Water – HP300
Stage 2 – Evolves from Frogadier

[C] Stealthy Shuriken: This attack does 40 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Pokemon.

[W][W] Strong Stream Slash: 120+ damage. If your opponent’s Active Pokemon already has any damage counters on it, this attack does 120 more damage.

Pokemon ex rule: When your Pokemon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Weakness: Lightning (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 1

Miraidon ex – Lightning – HP220
Basic Pokemon

[L] Quick Draw: 20 damage. Draw 2 cards.

[L][L][L] Techno Turbo: 150 damage. Attach 1 Basic [L] Energy from your discard pile to 1 of your Benched Pokemon.

Weakness: Fighting (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 0

Clefairy – Psychic – HP60
Basic Pokemon

[P][P] Double Hit: 30x damage. Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 damage for each heads.

Weakness: Metal (x2)
Resistance: None
Retreat: 1

Clefable ex – Psychic – HP260
Stage 1 – Evolves from Clefairy

Ability: Lunar Zone
Your Pokemon that have any [P] Energy attached to them have no Retreat Cost.

[P][P][P] Moon Magic: 170 damage. Move any amount of [P] Energy from your Pokemon to your other Pokemon in any way you like.

Pokemon ex rule: When your Pokemon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Weakness: Metal (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 2

Mawile – Psychic – HP100
Basic Pokemon

[P] Wiley Crunch: 30x damage. This attack does 30 damage for each [P] Energy attached to this Pokemon.

Weakness: Metal (x2)
Resistance: None
Retreat: 2

Koraidon ex – Fighting – HP230
Basic Pokemon

[F] Split Beam: 20 damage. This attack does 20 damage to 2 of your opponent’s Benched Pokemon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokemon.)

[F][F][C] Gaia Press: 230 damage. This Pokemon does 30 damage to itself.

Pokemon ex rule: When your Pokemon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Weakness: Psychic (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 2

Houndour – Darkness – HP70
Basic Pokemon

[D] Bite: 10 damage.

[D][D][D] Darkness Fang: 70 damage.

Weakness: Grass (x2)
Resistance: None
Retreat: 1

Houndoom ex – Darkness – HP270
Stage 1 – Evolves from Houndoom

[D][D] Wicked Claws: 90 damage. If the Defending Pokemon is a Basic Pokemon, it can’t attack during your opponent’s next turn.

[D][D][D] Hound Fangs: 220 damage. This Pokemon does 30 damage to itself.

Pokemon ex rule: When your Pokemon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Weakness: Grass (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 2

Meltan – Metal – HP70
Basic Pokemon

[M] Melt: 20 damage.

Weakness: Fire (x2)
Resistance: Grass (-30)
Retreat: 1

Melmetal ex – Metal – HP300
Stage 1 – Evolves from Meltan

[M] Metal Absorption: Search your deck for up to 2 Basic [M] Energy and attach them to this Pokemon. Then, shuffle your deck.

[C][C][C][C] Full Metal Knuckle: 90 damage. This attack does 30 more damage for each [M] Energy attached to this Pokemon.

Pokemon ex rule: When your Pokemon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Weakness: Fire (x2)
Resistance: Grass (-30)
Retreat: 4

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Alex Leblanc said:
It seems solid. Ability says pokemon with energy have no retreat, and the attack effect is moving from any of your pokemon to your other pokemon however you want
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That synergizes terrifyingly with LOR Clefairy and Zacian V CEL. Bit more boss vulnerable than Gardevoir though, as you place energy at the end of the turn rather than during, but the extra deck space and lack of self damage will at least make it a budget rogue alternative. Plus, you can swing with Clefairy instead for smaller targets like lost box.
 
Decidueye and Greninja seem like the best ones here, though all of them are super bland, decidueye at least has decent synergy with the H decidueye.
 
Clefable ex - this seems interesting since we have Clefairy that could accelerate up to 4 energy at once and free retreat on an ex. IIRC, no decks rn that could take adv of locking your opponent in the active spot. Seems a thing to keep an eye on. Altho the Clefairy still has bad attack tho, 20x is low for the meta rn. We have things like Gardevoir who has skyrocketed HP of 310, and Clefairy takes 16 energy to KO a Gardevoir, in which a Drifloon can do a better job than that. 2/4-5
Decidueye ex - 2/2/3 why? There's a reason why BKT Zoroark's ability will never be reprinted, and this is one of them.
Melmetal ex - why tho? 2/2-3
Greninja ex - I still need a good Frogadier, this Greninja is nuts for 2 energy, hitting Vs and basic ex? I know Irida is a thing but, would it be nice to rely on that Supporter card to speed up the evolution? 2/2/3-4
Victini ex- Fire still sucks and they still are. 220 flat is just bland nowadays. 3
Houndoom ex - wth? 3/3
Miraidon ex/ Koraidon ex - idk man, seems kinda mid. 3/3
 
bbb888 said:
Decidueye's translation is incomplete. Its Ability can also switch Decidueye with a Benched mon if it is Active. In other words, it can move freely between Bench and Active Spot.
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Correct, this is true. They even specify it on their youtube channel that it can move to the active spot and then switch back to the bench when it needs to retreat using this ability.
 
creg22 said:
Decidueye and Greninja seem like the best ones here, though all of them are super bland, decidueye at least has decent synergy with the H decidueye.
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That’s true. I hadn’t considered that. Sounds like it would make a really cool and fun deck with depth and skill, even though it probably wont be competitive succesful
 
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