Mega Steelix EX & Indeedee EX Deck Guide

Strategy Overview

Open Onix, attach Metal energy and immediately start digging for Brock to ramp energy, then Rare Candy into Mega Steelix EX. Bench Indeedee EX early so Watch Over starts healing the Active each turn. Use Adamantine Rolling to wall behind a -20 damage buffer, and stack healing through Pokémon Center Lady, Potion, Steel Apron and Starting Plains. Cyrus pulls a damaged opposing Pokémon active for a clean knockout.

Gameplay Video

Early Game

Bench Onix and Indeedee EX, attach Metal energy and use Brock and Professor's Research to find Rare Candy. On turn one with Mega Steelix EX & Indeedee EX, your priority is finding Mega Steelix EX or Indeedee EX so you can start attaching Metal 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 Steelix EX and Indeedee EX 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 line means mega steelix is slow to set up), bench a pivot so a surprise knockout on the active does not strand your evolution line.

Mid Game

Rare Candy into Mega Steelix EX, start chaining Adamantine Rolling and let Watch Over heal each turn. By the mid game Mega Steelix EX & Indeedee EX should have Mega Steelix EX powered and at least one back-up attacker on the bench. This is the window where the deck's core engine — Mega Steelix EX, Indeedee EX, Onix — 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 Steelix EX & Indeedee EX leans on the strengths "Mega Steelix EX is one of the bulkiest attackers in the format and has no Weakness" and "Indeedee EX's Watch Over heals 20 damage from the Active Pokémon every turn", 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

Outlast the opponent with stacked healing, then use Cyrus to drag a damaged benched Pokémon up for the closing knockout. Late game with Mega Steelix EX & Indeedee EX 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 Steelix EX — Mega Steelix EX & Indeedee EX 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 Steelix EX & Indeedee EX is Mega Steelix EX + Indeedee EX in hand with a way to attach Metal 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 Steelix EX too early without protection, letting the opponent snipe your main attacker before it is powered.
• Attaching Metal 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 Steelix EX without first checking whether you have the energy to attack the same turn.
• Ignoring the weakness "Stage 2 line means Mega Steelix is slow to set up" 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.