Magnezone EX & Magnezone Deck Guide

Strategy Overview

Build Magnemite → Magneton on turn one, then use Volt Charge every turn to load Lightning energy onto your Magnezone line. Promote Magnezone EX for repeated Storm Blade knockouts, and pivot to Mirror Shot Magnezone when you want to deny opposing attacks. Drop Oricorio against EX-heavy boards to stall.

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Early Game

Bench Magnemite, evolve to Magneton, and start Volt Charging energy onto your benched Magnezone line. On turn one with Magnezone EX & Magnezone, your priority is finding Magnezone EX or Magnezone so you can start attaching Lightning 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 — Magnezone EX and Magnezone 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 (stage 2 setup is slow against aggressive openers), bench a pivot so a surprise knockout on the active does not strand your evolution line.

Mid Game

Promote Magnezone EX and chain Storm Blade knockouts, using Cyrus or Sabrina to pull damaged Pokémon active. By the mid game Magnezone EX & Magnezone should have Magnezone EX powered and at least one back-up attacker on the bench. This is the window where the deck's core engine — Magnezone EX, Magnezone, Magneton — 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. Magnezone EX & Magnezone leans on the strengths "Strong energy acceleration through Volt Charge" and "Magnezone EX hits 130 with Storm Blade", 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

Pivot to Mirror Shot Magnezone for disruption or drop Oricorio to stall opposing EX attackers. Late game with Magnezone EX & Magnezone 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 Magnezone EX — Magnezone EX & Magnezone 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 Magnezone EX & Magnezone is Magnezone EX + Magnezone in hand with a way to attach Lightning 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 Magnezone EX too early without protection, letting the opponent snipe your main attacker before it is powered.
• Attaching Lightning 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 Magnezone EX without first checking whether you have the energy to attack the same turn.
• Ignoring the weakness "Stage 2 setup is slow against aggressive openers" 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.