Mega Blaziken EX & Greninja Deck Guide

Strategy Overview

Open Torchic or Froakie and immediately start digging for Juliana, Rare Candy, and Professor's Research. Use Juliana to tutor random Stage 2 Pokémon, evolve Mega Blaziken EX with Rare Candy, and bench Greninja for free Water Shuriken chip. Castform's Sunny Scorching and Heatmor's Tongue Whip add extra Burn and bench snipe lines while Flame Patch and Hiking Trail keep the engine flowing.

Gameplay Video

Early Game

Bench Torchic and Froakie, attach Fire energy, and chain Professor's Research and Copycat to find Juliana and Rare Candy. On turn one with Mega Blaziken EX & Greninja, your priority is finding Mega Blaziken EX or Greninja so you can start attaching Fire energy on schedule. If you open with the wrong basic, search aggressively with Professor's Research or Poké Ball before committing energy you might waste. Bench every basic you intend to evolve as early as possible — Mega Blaziken EX and Greninja need time to come online, and an empty bench turn one usually loses you the tempo war. Preserve removal Supporters like Cyrus or Sabrina for the mid game; using them on turn one is rarely worth the lost draw. Against fast aggressive openings hinted at by your unfavored matchups (two stage 2 lines require precise sequencing and rare candy), bench a pivot so a surprise knockout on the active does not strand your evolution line.

Mid Game

Use Juliana and Rare Candy to evolve into Mega Blaziken EX and Greninja, applying Water Shuriken chip while building energy on Mega Blaziken EX. By the mid game Mega Blaziken EX & Greninja should have Mega Blaziken EX powered and at least one back-up attacker on the bench. This is the window where the deck's core engine — Mega Blaziken EX, Greninja, Juliana — has to actively trade prizes. Sequence your attacks so each knockout sets up the next: leave a damaged opposing Pokémon active for Cyrus, or use Sabrina to drag out a benched threat before it can power up. Track your prize trade carefully. Mega Blaziken EX & Greninja leans on the strengths "Mega Blaziken EX hits for 120 with Mega Burning and applies Burn pressure" and "Greninja's Water Shuriken adds free chip every turn without needing Water energy", so push the board state that maximises those lines rather than auto-attacking the active. If you fall behind on board, pivot to a single-prize attacker and use this turn to rebuild instead of giving up a multi-prize knockout.

Late Game

Close with Mega Burning knockouts, leaning on Flame Patch and Hiking Trail to refill energy and hand size. Late game with Mega Blaziken EX & Greninja is about closing on your terms. Count your remaining prizes and the opponent's, then build the exact attack sequence that wins before they can stabilise. If you are ahead, deny the comeback: knock out their last realistic attacker or use Sabrina to strand a benched Pokémon that cannot retreat. If you are behind, look for an OHKO line using Mega Blaziken EX — Mega Blaziken EX & Greninja typically wins from behind by chaining a single huge turn rather than grinding back evenly. Be ready to spend every remaining Supporter and energy on the closing turn; holding resources "just in case" after the prize race is decided is the most common way to throw a winning position with this deck.

Mulligan Guide & Opening Priorities

The ideal opener for Mega Blaziken EX & Greninja is Mega Blaziken EX + Greninja in hand with a way to attach Fire energy on the first turn. Mulligan decisions in Pokémon TCG Pocket are limited, so focus on what you keep: prioritise basics that evolve into your key attackers, plus at least one draw Supporter like Professor's Research or Iono. Hold onto Rare Candy or stage-up pieces even if they look dead early — they enable the explosive mid game this deck depends on. Preserve removal cards (Cyrus, Sabrina) for when the opponent has a damaged or vulnerable bench rather than spending them on the first available target.

Common Mistakes

• Benching Mega Blaziken EX too early without protection, letting the opponent snipe your main attacker before it is powered.
• Attaching Fire energy to a Pokémon that will not attack this game instead of building toward your win condition.
• Spending Cyrus or Sabrina on turn one for tempo when they would have closed a prize two turns later.
• Evolving on curve into Mega Blaziken EX without first checking whether you have the energy to attack the same turn.
• Ignoring the weakness "Two Stage 2 lines require precise sequencing and Rare Candy" and not boarding a pivot or single-prize back-up in unfavored matchups.
• Auto-attacking the active Pokémon instead of using Sabrina/Cyrus to set up the knockout sequence the deck actually wants.
• Burning Professor's Research with a full hand and losing the cards you still needed for the closing turn.