1/19/2025

A guide to building a competitive Ampharos EX deck.

Ampharos EX Energy Accelerator Deck

Ampharos ex
Flaaffy
Mareep
Zeraora V
Manaphy
Professor's Research
Marnie
Boss's Orders
Raihan

Pokémon Cards (12)

  • Ampharos ex (x3): Main attacker of the deck. It provides strong electric-type damage with its powerful attack, which can become stronger with energy acceleration.
  • Flaaffy (x3): Evolves from Mareep to Ampharos EX, essential for setting up the energy acceleration needed for fast attacks. Flaaffy’s “Dynomotor” ability is key to powering up Ampharos EX and other Pokémon.
  • Mareep (x2): Basic form needed for evolution, and also can be used to set up Flaaffy and Ampharos EX faster.
  • Zeraora V (x2): Backup attacker that synergizes with energy acceleration, capable of quickly building momentum and providing flexibility in offensive options.
  • Manaphy (x2): Protects your bench from being targeted by opponent's attacks, ensuring your key Pokémon are kept safe while you build up energy on the field.

Supporter Cards (8)

  • Professor's Research (x3): Provides strong draw power to keep your hand full and cycle through important cards like energy and evolution pieces quickly.
  • Marnie (x2): Disrupts your opponent’s hand, preventing them from setting up their strategy while replenishing your own hand.
  • Boss's Orders (x2): Helps target key opposing Pokémon, allowing you to knock out threats and reduce the opponent’s options on the bench.
  • Raihan (x1): Speeds up energy acceleration after a knockout, enabling you to quickly power up Ampharos EX or Zeraora V.

Explanation

  1. Ampharos ex is your primary attacker, leveraging strong Electric-type attacks that become even more potent with energy acceleration.
  2. Flaaffy plays a crucial role by accelerating energy to the active Pokémon, making sure Ampharos EX can continuously attack.
  3. Zeraora V provides additional offensive power and synergy with energy acceleration, adding flexibility to your attacks.
  4. Manaphy protects your bench from damage, which is important for keeping your evolution setup safe.
  5. Professor's Research and Marnie keep the deck's flow smooth by ensuring you always have the right cards, while Boss’s Orders targets high-priority threats for quick knockouts.

Synergy and Strategy

  • Flaaffy’s “Dynomotor” ability accelerates energy, allowing you to quickly power up Ampharos ex for strong attacks.
  • Raihan is essential for accelerating energy in key moments after knocking out a Pokémon, keeping the momentum going.
  • Use Professor's Research to ensure you have quick access to your energy and evolution cards.
  • Boss's Orders allows you to dictate the flow of the game by targeting important threats on the opponent’s bench.
  • Manaphy ensures that your Pokémon aren’t easily targeted by bench-sniping tactics, which is crucial for keeping your setup safe.

Ampharos EX Stall & Control Deck

Ampharos ex
Flaaffy
Mareep
Togekiss V
Manaphy
Snorlax
Professor's Research
Marnie
Boss's Orders
Raihan

Pokémon Cards (12)

  • Ampharos ex (x3): The primary attacker, dealing consistent Electric-type damage with high energy costs.
  • Flaaffy (x3): Essential for energy acceleration. Flaaffy’s ability helps set up the powerful Ampharos EX quickly.
  • Mareep (x2): Needed to evolve into Flaaffy and eventually into Ampharos EX. Helps cycle through the evolution chain.
  • Togekiss V (x2): Provides secondary energy acceleration and control options with its “Magical Shot” and “Rainbow Burst” attacks.
  • Manaphy (x2): Protects the bench, ensuring your Pokémon stay safe and allowing you to focus on evolving Ampharos EX.
  • Snorlax (x1): A tanky Pokémon that can stall while your setup gets ready. It also gives you time to get Ampharos EX into play.

Supporter Cards (8)

  • Professor's Research (x3): Helps with drawing through your deck quickly to find necessary resources like energy or evolution cards.
  • Marnie (x2): Disrupts your opponent’s hand while replenishing yours, helping to slow down aggressive strategies from your opponent.
  • Boss's Orders (x2): Allows you to target the opponent’s benched Pokémon, removing threats before they can attack or set up.
  • Raihan (x1): Speeds up energy attachment after a knockout, perfect for quick transitions to stronger attackers like Ampharos EX.

Explanation

  1. Ampharos ex is the main offensive threat, using its powerful attacks to deal big damage while also utilizing energy acceleration from Flaaffy.
  2. Flaaffy and Mareep form the core of the energy acceleration combo, powering up Ampharos EX quickly.
  3. Togekiss V provides more energy acceleration and an additional attacker with high versatility.
  4. Snorlax is a tanky Pokémon that can absorb damage and stall for time while you set up Ampharos EX.
  5. Manaphy prevents your Pokémon from being easily knocked out by bench damage, ensuring a safe evolution process.

Synergy and Strategy

  • Flaaffy enables Ampharos ex to deal heavy damage without worrying too much about energy costs.
  • Snorlax helps to buy time by absorbing damage while you work to accelerate energy and evolve into Ampharos EX.
  • Togekiss V can help further power up your attackers, especially if you are facing a more aggressive opponent.
  • Raihan allows you to accelerate energy in critical moments, enabling you to quickly power up Ampharos EX or Togekiss V.
  • Professor's Research and Marnie work together to ensure your hand is constantly refreshed, while Boss’s Orders lets you focus on disrupting your opponent's game plan by knocking out high-priority targets.

Ampharos EX Speed & Aggression Deck

Ampharos ex
Flaaffy
Mareep
Zeraora V
Manaphy
Raikou V
Professor's Research
Marnie
Boss's Orders
Raihan

Pokémon Cards (12)

  • Ampharos ex (x3): Key attacker, using powerful Electric-type attacks to quickly deal damage.
  • Flaaffy (x3): Provides the energy acceleration needed to speed up Ampharos EX’s attacks, helping you build momentum quickly.
  • Mareep (x2): The basic form for evolution into Flaaffy and eventually Ampharos EX.
  • Zeraora V (x2): Secondary attacker with strong synergy with energy acceleration, capable of taking the fight to the opponent with speed.
  • Manaphy (x2): Bench protector, ensuring your Pokémon stay safe from damage.
  • Raikou V (x1): Another fast Electric-type attacker that can support Ampharos EX with powerful attacks.

Supporter Cards (8)

  • Professor's Research (x3): Helps cycle through the deck and ensures you can get to your key cards quickly.
  • Marnie (x2): Disrupts your opponent’s hand while refreshing your own, slowing down their setup and keeping you ahead.
  • Boss's Orders (x2): Allows you to target specific Pokémon for knockouts, disrupting the opponent’s strategy.
  • Raihan (x1): Enables energy acceleration, giving you the ability to quickly set up for big attacks after a knockout.

Explanation

  1. Ampharos ex is the deck’s primary attacker. Thanks to Flaaffy, it can attack frequently and hit hard.
  2. Zeraora V and Raikou V offer additional Electric-type offensive power, allowing you to switch between attackers and keep up the pressure.
  3. Manaphy ensures that your bench is safe from sniping, which is important for maintaining your setup.
  4. Flaaffy plays a key role in accelerating energy, allowing Ampharos ex to attack frequently with less energy commitment.
  5. Professor's Research and Marnie ensure that your deck runs smoothly, while Raihan accelerates energy when a Pokémon is knocked out, keeping you ahead.

Synergy and Strategy

  • Ampharos ex is designed to be fast and aggressive, leveraging Flaaffy to accelerate energy quickly.
  • Use Zeraora V and Raikou V as backup attackers to pressure the opponent while you set up Ampharos EX for heavier hits.
  • Manaphy ensures that your bench stays safe while Marnie keeps your opponent from gaining an advantage.
  • Raihan ensures that if a knockout happens, you can immediately follow up with a charged-up Pokémon, keeping the offensive momentum.

These are three well-balanced Ampharos ex decks, each offering a unique approach depending on your playstyle—whether you prefer energy acceleration, control, or speed and aggression. Let me know if you'd like to tweak any details!