12/15/2024

A guide to building a competitive Venusaur EX deck.

Venusaur EX Ramp-Up Deck

Venusaur ex
Bulbasaur
Shuckle
Vileplume
Exeggutor
Professor's Research
Marnie
Boss's Orders
Raihan

Pokémon Cards (12)

  • Venusaur ex (x3): Primary attacker with powerful Grass-type moves. Key to building up a large amount of energy quickly.
  • Bulbasaur (x3): Essential for evolving into Venusaur EX, provides a stable foundation for the deck.
  • Shuckle (x2): Provides energy acceleration with its "Energy Storage" ability, helping to power up Venusaur EX quickly.
  • Vileplume (x2): Provides an additional consistency boost with its "Flower Shield" ability, ensuring Venusaur EX remains safe from status conditions.
  • Exeggutor (x2): A secondary attacker that can deal decent damage and support Venusaur EX’s ramp-up with additional Grass-type synergy.

Supporter Cards (8)

  • Professor's Research (x3): Allows you to discard and draw cards, providing the necessary support to set up Venusaur EX quickly.
  • Marnie (x2): Disrupts your opponent’s hand while reshuffling your own, providing control over the flow of the game.
  • Boss's Orders (x2): Enables strategic targeting of key threats on your opponent’s Bench for knockouts.
  • Raihan (x1): Provides energy acceleration when one of your Pokémon is knocked out, enabling you to set up Venusaur EX’s attacks.

Explanation

  1. Venusaur EX is the main attacker, utilizing Grass-type energy for big damage. The goal is to accelerate energy and use it for powerful attacks.
  2. Shuckle and Vileplume support Venusaur EX by providing additional energy acceleration and protection from status conditions, respectively.
  3. Exeggutor offers more Grass synergy, serving as a secondary attacker and providing additional support to the main strategy.
  4. Bulbasaur is essential for evolving into Venusaur EX, providing consistency early on.

Synergy and Strategy

  1. Use Professor’s Research to quickly cycle through your deck and find Venusaur EX and energy acceleration cards like Shuckle and Exeggutor.
  2. Marnie disrupts your opponent’s hand while Boss’s Orders helps you target specific threats on the opponent’s bench for knockouts.
  3. Shuckle provides energy for Venusaur EX’s powerful attacks, while Vileplume shields Venusaur EX from status conditions, ensuring its longevity.
  4. The strategy is to quickly ramp up Venusaur EX’s attacks, using energy acceleration to maximize its potential.

Venusaur EX Aggro Deck

Venusaur ex
Bulbasaur
Exeggutor
Celebi
Shiftry
Tropius
Professor's Research
Marnie
Boss's Orders
Raihan

Pokémon Cards (12)

  • Venusaur ex (x3): The main attacker, utilizing heavy Grass-type damage to overwhelm opponents quickly.
  • Bulbasaur (x3): Necessary to evolve into Venusaur EX and provides early-game consistency.
  • Exeggutor (x2): Adds a secondary attacker that works well in the early game and offers additional Grass-type synergy.
  • Celebi (x2): Helps to accelerate Grass energy and can deal decent damage for backup.
  • Shiftry (x2): Can hit hard with its "Solar Stealth" attack, dealing damage while also offering energy support.
  • Tropius (x1): Provides healing, supporting Venusaur EX's long-term survival.

Supporter Cards (8)

  • Professor's Research (x3): Helps you quickly cycle through your deck to get Venusaur EX or needed energies.
  • Marnie (x2): Forces both players to shuffle and draw new hands, disrupting your opponent while refreshing your own.
  • Boss's Orders (x2): Lets you target Pokémon on your opponent's bench for key knockouts.
  • Raihan (x1): Can accelerate energy to any Pokémon after a knockout, helping Venusaur EX get set up faster.

Explanation

  1. Venusaur EX remains the primary attacker, delivering big damage with Grass-type energy.
  2. Exeggutor and Shiftry are solid secondary attackers that work well in the early game, providing additional Grass-type synergy.
  3. Celebi supports energy acceleration, while Tropius provides healing to sustain Venusaur EX longer.
  4. Bulbasaur remains essential for evolving into Venusaur EX and supports the early game setup.

Synergy and Strategy

  1. The deck’s goal is to quickly build up Venusaur EX as your primary attacker while using Exeggutor and Shiftry as secondary threats to apply pressure.
  2. Use Professor's Research and Marnie to disrupt your opponent’s strategy and keep your hand filled with useful cards.
  3. Boss’s Orders helps you target and eliminate key threats from your opponent’s bench, while Raihan accelerates energy to ensure your attackers are always ready.
  4. Tropius provides a nice defensive touch, healing Venusaur EX when needed to prolong your lead.

Venusaur EX Defensive Control Deck

Venusaur ex
Bulbasaur
Exeggutor
Roserade
Shuckle
Professor's Research
Marnie
Boss's Orders
Raihan

Pokémon Cards (12)

  • Venusaur ex (x3): Primary attacker that does significant damage while controlling the battlefield with its abilities.
  • Bulbasaur (x3): Essential for evolving into Venusaur EX, providing early game consistency.
  • Exeggutor (x2): Works as a secondary attacker and helps control the game with Grass-type synergy.
  • Roserade (x2): Can poison the opponent’s Pokémon, forcing them to deal with damage over time.
  • Shuckle (x1): Provides additional energy storage, helping to ramp up Venusaur EX’s attacks.

Supporter Cards (8)

  • Professor's Research (x3): Allows you to quickly cycle through the deck to find key cards and set up Venusaur EX.
  • Marnie (x2): Disrupts the opponent's hand and forces a new draw, slowing down their strategy.
  • Boss's Orders (x2): Lets you target specific Pokémon for knockouts, especially those that are stalling your plans.
  • Raihan (x1): Provides energy acceleration after a knockout, speeding up your deck’s setup.

Explanation

  1. Venusaur EX is the deck's powerhouse attacker, using its abilities and attacks to deal significant damage while also controlling the board.
  2. Exeggutor offers more Grass synergy, serving as a secondary attacker and providing additional support to the main strategy.
  3. Roserade inflicts poison damage, forcing your opponent to deal with the ongoing threat.
  4. Shuckle ensures that Venusaur EX has access to extra energy, giving it more power to continue attacking.

Synergy and Strategy

  1. The core of the deck is Venusaur EX, which can deal massive damage and control the pace of the game. Exeggutor provides secondary attacking power and additional Grass synergy.
  2. Roserade applies poison damage over time, forcing your opponent to either retreat or lose Pokémon due to constant damage.
  3. Shuckle helps store extra energy for Venusaur EX, allowing it to ramp up and deal continuous attacks.
  4. Professor’s Research helps you cycle through your deck quickly, ensuring that you get the necessary cards to keep the strategy flowing.
  5. Marnie disrupts your opponent’s strategy by forcing them to shuffle and draw new cards, while Boss’s Orders targets key threats to eliminate.