Beedrill ex Deck
0.1% of the meta · Updated September 8, 2026
Signature card
Beedrill ex
Shiny Super Rare
Strengths
- Crushing Spear discards a random energy each hit, stalling multi-energy attackers and preventing them from reaching their attack thresholds.
- Rare Candy lets you jump from Weedle directly to Beedrill ex, bypassing the fragile Kakuna stage and accelerating the setup.
- Favorable into Togekiss (75%), Corviknight ex (70%), and Mewtwo ex (68%), covering high-HP slow-setup decks that rely on energy accumulation.
Weaknesses
- Beedrill ex is an ex: a knockout hands the opponent 2 points, often enough to nearly clinch the 3-point win.ex KO
- Stage 2 setup through Weedle and Kakuna (or Rare Candy) is slow; early knockouts on Weedle before Beedrill ex arrives are devastating.Consistency
- Leafeon ex (25%) and Alolan Ninetales ex (25%) matchups show vulnerability to type-advantage and high-damage attackers that don't care about energy loss.Matchup
- Energy disruption is less effective against decks with zero- or one-energy attacks; Crushing Spear's 80 damage may not keep pace.Matchup
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Core Cards
Key Moves & Abilities
Strategy Guide
Auto-generatedBeedrill ex (170 HP) wins by stripping energy from the opponent's Active Pokemon with Crushing Spear while dealing 80 damage, starving opposing attackers of the energy they need to fire back. The deck pairs Beedrill ex with a Crawdaunt support line to compound disruption.
Open with Poké Ball to find Weedle and Corphish, establishing both evolution lines on the bench. Use Professor's Research and Copycat to draw into Rare Candy, which lets you skip Kakuna and evolve directly from Weedle to Beedrill ex. Once Beedrill ex is active with two grass energy, begin firing Crushing Spear every turn to deal 80 damage and discard a random energy from the opponent's Active Pokemon. Crawdaunt provides a secondary attacker that compounds the disruption plan. Parasol Lady shores up consistency across the mid-game.
How to Play
Chain Crushing Spear to Starve the Opponent of Energy
Two grass energy power Crushing Spear for 80 damage plus a random energy discard. Repeated use forces opponents to reattach energy every turn rather than building toward their win condition. Cyrus can drag up a benched Pokemon loaded with energy, letting Crushing Spear strip it before it even attacks.
Use Rare Candy to Fast-Track Beedrill ex
Rare Candy lets you evolve Weedle directly into Beedrill ex, skipping Kakuna entirely. Getting Beedrill ex online one full turn earlier is critical because Pocket games end at 3 points. Use Professor's Research and Copycat aggressively to find Rare Candy in the first two turns.
Support With Crawdaunt for Secondary Pressure
Crawdaunt provides a non-ex attacker option alongside Beedrill ex. Having a second attacker means you can keep pressure up if Beedrill ex is knocked out. Parasol Lady maintains hand size in the mid-game so you do not run dry when searching for evolutions and energy.
How to Beat This Deck
Knock Out Weedle Before Beedrill ex Arrives
Beedrill ex needs at minimum two turns of setup. A single knockout on a Weedle before Rare Candy fires scores 1 point and removes the evolution line. Bench-sniping tools or cheap one-energy attackers that threaten basics before Rare Candy can be played are the most efficient counters.
Attack With Single-Energy Moves to Minimize Discard Impact
Crushing Spear discards a random energy, but if you only attach one energy per turn and attack with it immediately, there is nothing to lose. Fast single-energy attackers deny the disruption value entirely and keep trading efficiently while Beedrill ex's 80 damage base is insufficient to one-shot ex Pokemon.
Apply Type-Advantage Pressure Through Fire or Flying
Grass-type Beedrill ex is susceptible to type-advantage attacks from fire and opposing grass counters. Leafeon ex at 25% favorable win rate against this deck demonstrates that high-damage type-advantage attackers can close out the game before Crawdaunt provides meaningful backup.
Common Substitutions
Secondary non-ex attacker
- Crawdaunt:Pairs with Corphish in top build; provides a non-ex option that scores only 1 point on knockout.
Matchups
Threats — Weak Against
Based on type weakness analysis of core cards. View full matchup matrix →