Pokemon TCG Pocket: Best Dragonite deck guide

This Dragonite deck in Pokemon TCG Pocket requires a patient approach but delivers powerful results when set up correctly. Its strength lies in Dragonite’s ability to deal heavy, unpredictable damage that disrupts your opponent's strategy.

With its signature move, Draco Meteor, Dragonite randomly selects one of your opponent's Pokemon four times, dealing 50 damage each time. This randomness keeps opponents on their toes, making Dragonite a formidable choice in any deck.

In this article, we will break down the ideal cards, setup strategy, and how to play this powerful Dragonite deck effectively.

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Pokemon TCG Pocket Dragonite deck guide: Which cards should you use?

For an effective Dragonite build, you will need the following cards:

Card	Quantity
Dratini	2
Dragonair	2
Dragonite	2
Manaphy	2
Pokemon Communication	2
Giant Cape	2
Rocky Helmet	2
Irida	2
Poke Ball	2
Professor's Research	2

Energy requirements: This deck requires Water and Lightning Energy to optimize Dragonite’s moves and keep Frosmoth powered.

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Pokemon TCG Pocket Dragonite deck guide: Strategy and how to play

Dragonite's evolution line in Pokemon TCG Pocket (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Dragonite’s stats and move details:

HP: 160
Type: Dragon
Weakness: None
Evolution: 3 Stages (Dratini → Dragonair → Dragonite)
Move: Draco Meteor
Move description: Dragonite randomly selects one of your opponent’s Pokemon four times, dealing 50 damage each time.
Move Energy requirements: 1 Water, 1 Lightning, and 2 Colorless
Retreat Cost: 3 Colorless

While Dragonite’s Draco Meteor requires setup, its damage potential is tremendous, once active. The key strategy with this deck is to stall until Dragonite is ready on the bench. With two evolution stages (Dratini to Dragonair to Dragonite) and four Energy requirements, getting Dragonite prepared might seem challenging at first. This is where Manaphy, with its helpful stalling and energy acceleration abilities, becomes essential.

Manaphy’s Oceanic Gift attack is key to getting your Dragonite ready faster. Oceanic Gift gives two benched cards one Water energy each everytime it is used. This lets you build up Dragonite in two three turns provided you get atleast one Lightning energy from the energy zone.

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Cards that support Dragonite well (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Manaphy has one drawback that it has only 50 HP making not last for too long, this where Giant Cape or Rocky Helmet comes in the picture. Giant Cape will give Manaphy +20 HP making it survive longer while Rockey Helmet will make opponents hesitate to hit it because of the 20 damage returned if hit by any move.

The Pokemon Communication, Poke Ball and Professor's Research support cards can help you draw and find key pieces of your deck quickly, improving your consistency. Use Irida strategically to keep Manaphy or even Dragonite alive longer, giving you time to reach the optimal setup.

With this deck setup, you can essentially have two Manaphys and two Dragonites on the Bench and Active Spot. Losing a Dragonite will only give the opponent one point, giving you the space to sacrifice one Manaphy; but be sure to swap out the second one if you plan to use both the Dragonites.

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This Dragonite deck in Pokemon TCG Pocket rewards a methodical approach. Use Manaphy to effectively stall and ensure your Dragonite setup goes smoothly. Once Dragonite’s Draco Meteor is active, capitalize on its randomness to disrupt your opponent’s strategy and keep the pressure on for a game-winning advantage.

If you can keep a balanced approach between stalling and generating energy with Manaphy, supporting with key Trainers, and building up Dragonite, this deck becomes challenging for any opponent to counter.

With a bit of patience and some well-timed moves, this Dragonite deck has the potential to be both a powerful and disruptive force in the Pokemon TCG Pocket format.

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