[Update 26 Mar 2025] A new variant of this deck which has recently emerged includes Grand Tree from Stellar Miracle [SV7], Milotic from Mask of Change [SV6], and Radiant Alakazam from Incandescent Arcana [S11a]. Grand Tree gets the deck’s titular Pokémon in play in a way that circumvents Item locks, Milotic counters the Gardevoir ex deck by ensuring that the opponent can return their Pokémon in play to the hand, and Radiant Alakazam manipulates the damage on opposing Pokémon to put the player in an advantageous position.

The Pidgeot ex card from the Ruler of the Black Flame [SV3] set is best known as being a key piece of the Charizard ex deck that has been dominating the Pokémon TCG tournament scene. However, another viable option involving Pidgeot ex is a deck built around it. At the recent Pokémon Europe International Championships (EUIC), Italian player Alessandro Cremascoli finished third with this defensively-oriented deck.

This deck is primarily intended to drain opponents’ resources and leave them helpless. For this purpose, the deck includes cards such as Eri from Wild Force [SV5K] and Counter Catcher from Future Flash [SV4M]; these disruptive cards do much to prevent opponents from adequately setting up.

Another important card in this deck is the Mimikyu card from Shiny Treasure ex [SV4a]. Its Ability of Safeguard shields it from all damage done by the opponent’s Pokémon-ex and Pokémon V. This often forces opponents into retreats, making them need to reset their approach. While all of this is going on, Pidgeot ex itself will be constantly utilizing Quick Search, its iconic Ability, to load up the player’s hand with exactly the cards to throw the opponent off.

Like many defensive decks, this deck’s main win condition is usually the opponent’s decking out rather than the collection of six Prize cards. Additionally, using this deck often allows the player to dictate the tempo of play, especially if the opponent doesn’t have a suitable counter.

The total cost of all the cards in the Pidgeot ex Deck is at least 10,400 JPY (~US$68).

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