Pokémon TCG Pocket: Koraidon ex Fighting Deck Guide

To play Koraidon ex effectively in Pokémon TCG Pocket, keep your unpowered Koraidon ex on the bench while attaching Fighting Energy, use low-commitment Basic Pokémon to absorb early hits in the Active Spot, and switch Koraidon ex in once fully powered to force favorable two-point knockouts.

Core Deck List and Card Roles

A standard Koraidon ex deck relies on high-HP Ancient brawlers backed by staple draw and positioning items to maintain momentum.

Card	Count	Primary Role
Koraidon ex	2	Main attacker and damage sponge; closes games once fully powered.
Basic Fighting Pokémon	2–4	Absorbs early hits, chips enemy health, and prevents premature damage to Koraidon ex.
Professor's Research	2	Essential draw support to find Pokémon and Energy attachments quickly.
Poké Ball	2	Searches out Basic Pokémon to guarantee an early bench setup.
Sabrina	1–2	Forces injured opposing Pokémon into combat or pulls an unprepared support active.
Giovanni	1–2	Grants a +10 damage boost to cross critical HP knockout thresholds.
X Speed	1–2	Reduces retreat costs to smoothly swap out damaged or sacrificial leads.

Running two copies of Koraidon ex ensures you can locate your primary attacker reliably without stalling behind a buried prize card or deck bottom.

Opening Strategy and Energy Sequencing

Because Koraidon ex requires multiple Energy attachments before it can launch its primary attacks, leading with it in the Active Spot exposes your main win condition to early chip damage and status effects.

Deploy a buffer to the Active Spot: Open with a secondary Basic Pokémon that can take hits or swing for low Energy costs without risking two victory points if knocked out.
Search for Koraidon ex immediately: Use Poké Ball or Professor's Research on turn one or two to place Koraidon ex onto your bench.
Commit manual Energy attachments to the bench: Attach your manual Fighting Energy to the benched Koraidon ex each turn until its attack threshold is reached.
Rotate into combat: Once energized, use X Speed to retreat your lead, or let your lead Pokémon fall if denying points is not an issue, bringing a full-health Koraidon ex forward to attack.

Target Priority and Damage Thresholds

Do not spend high-cost attacks blindly on expendable opposing cards if a larger threat is developing on the enemy bench.

Crossing HP Breakpoints: Use Giovanni to push standard damage output over common thresholds, such as converting a narrow miss into a clean one-shot against 120 or 140 HP targets.
Punishing Benched Targets: When an opponent retreats a damaged ex Pokémon to protect their points, play Sabrina to disrupt their frontline and drag the damaged target back out for the final knockout.
Evaluating Trades: Against rival ex Pokémon, trade hits only when Koraidon ex's bulk allows it to survive the incoming counterattack, securing two victory points on the return swing.

Matchup Strategies

Opposing Matchup	Threat Level	Game Plan
Lightning (e.g., Miraidon ex)	Favorable	Take advantage of natural Fighting weakness to secure fast, efficient knockouts.
Psychic (e.g., Mewtwo ex / Gardevoir)	Unfavorable	Do not rush an isolated Koraidon ex forward. Feed secondary attackers first to absorb damage before committing your ex.
Water / Freeze Control	Moderate	Hold X Speed to clear status conditions or bench locks, then burst down their core attackers.
Fighting Mirror	Even	Prioritize Energy tempo. The player who sets up their main attacker first usually dictates the prize race.

Against unfavorable Psychic matchups, holding Potion can prevent opposing attackers from hitting exact one-shot thresholds, buying Koraidon ex an extra turn to return heavy damage.