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Pokemon TCG Pocket decks: All starter decks and how to unlock them
Pokemon TCG Pocket The Pokemon Company
Pokémon’s latest free app, TCG Pocket, is out now, but did you know that you can choose your starter deck? While it feels that you get one of the three starter decks at random, it’s actually decided by the first Boost Pack you decide to open. We’ve broken down what starter deck you unlock based on your first Booster Pack as well as which EX and full art cards you’re guaranteed. This digital version of the game may not be able to give us any of the rarest Pokémon cards, but it has plenty of cool new stuff on offer. Those who choose the Mewtwo booster pack will end up with the Sandslash starter deck. You will be guaranteed to pull a Marowak EX card which can slot into your deck neatly by swapping out the Pidgey or Jigglypuff card which are mostly worthless here. The Marowak EX card is very unpredictable as its attack Bonemerang deals between 0-160 damage per turn. However, it only has a one energy retreat cost and two energy use making it decently useful. The deck is based around Fighting-types which is powerf

This article first appeared on Video Games on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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