Is Chandelure Deck good in Pokemon TCG Pocket?

Chandelure Deck is a Tier 3 deck with a 47% win rate and 0.7% meta share. It's a viable deck that can perform well in the right hands.

What cards do I need for Chandelure Deck?

The core cards for Chandelure Deck are: Chandelure, Chandelure. Top tournament builds also commonly include Dusclops, Dusknoir, Duskull, Gourgeist.

How do you play Chandelure Deck?

Build your strategy around Chandelure. It's the deck's main damage dealer. Use Chandelure's Ability "Slow Sear" — Once during your turn, you may discard the top card of your opponent's deck.

What is the best Chandelure Deck deck list?

The top-performing Chandelure Deck list runs: 1x Chandelure, 1x Dusclops, 1x Dusknoir, 1x Duskull, 1x Gourgeist, 1x Lampent, 1x Litwick, 1x Meloetta, 1x Pumpkaboo, 1x Copycat, 1x Lillie, 1x Lisia, 1x May, 1x Peculiar Plaza, 1x Poké Ball, 1x Professor’s Research, 1x Rare Candy, 1x Red Card, 1x Sabrina, 1x Sightseer. This build achieved 5W-0L at Weekly#2-10｜$100 forSeries｜Noex/Monotype/Singleton.

What beats Chandelure Deck in Pokemon TCG Pocket?

Chandelure Deck's core Pokemon are weak to water, darkness types. Strong counters include Mega Absol ex Deck, Suicune ex Deck, Darkrai ex Deck.

How many packs do I need to build Chandelure Deck?

Based on pull rates, you'll need approximately 860 packs to collect all core cards for Chandelure Deck. Some high-rarity cards like Chandelure are particularly hard to pull.

Chandelure Deck

0.7% of the meta · Updated June 10, 2026

Tier 3

Win Rate

47.2%

Meta Share

0.7%

Core Cards

Estimated Pack Cost

860

estimated packs to collect all core cards

2x Rare~430/ea

ChandelureRare

Gardevoir560 pks

ChandelureRare

Mega Altaria300 pks

Estimates based on pull rates. Actual results may vary.

Core Cards

Chandelure

Mega Rising #043

Chandelure

Fantastical Parade #069

Key Moves & Abilities

AbilitySlow Sear(Chandelure)

Once during your turn, you may discard the top card of your opponent's deck.

Heat Blast(Chandelure)

Past Friends(Chandelure)

This attack does 20 more damage for each Supporter card in your discard pile.

Strategy Guide

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Chandelure runs two distinct versions of the same card: the psychic variant uses Past Friends to scale damage with every Supporter in the discard pile, while the fire variant's Slow Sear ability mills the opponent's deck. The deck wins through either overwhelming damage output or deck depletion, supported by Meloetta.

Open by using Poké Ball to find Litwick and dropping Meloetta to the bench for early psychic support. Reach Chandelure through Professor's Research and Copycat — Rare Candy skips Lampent to accelerate the Stage 2 arrival. The psychic Chandelure variant scales Past Friends damage as Supporters cycle into the discard pile: each Supporter played is permanent damage added to every future attack. Mid-game you use both Chandelure copies to either mill with Slow Sear or attack with Past Friends depending on the matchup. Lisia and Sabrina provide finishing tools when one hit can secure the final point.

Damage Math

Opponent's Active Pokemon — Past Friends scaling

Past Friends base 60 + (20 x number of Supporters in discard) = total

With 3 Supporters discarded, Past Friends deals 120; with 5 Supporters, 160 — reaching one-shot range on many targets

Strengths

Past Friends scales to very high damage as the game progresses, making late-game Chandelure increasingly difficult to wall.
Slow Sear mills one card per turn from the opponent's deck, threatening an alternate win condition in long games.
Meloetta provides early bench presence and psychic synergy while Chandelure finishes its Stage 2 evolution.

Weaknesses

Past Friends starts at only 60 damage, meaning early-game Chandelure cannot one-shot most relevant attackers.Tempo
The Litwick-to-Chandelure Stage 2 line requires multiple turns of setup; Rare Candy is critical to avoid being caught in Lampent.Consistency
Castform Sunny Form and Ho-Oh ex matchups sit at 25-33%, suggesting fire-type counters and fast attackers outpace the scaling plan.Matchup

How to Play

Cycle Supporters Early to Scale Past Friends Damage

Every Supporter you play goes to the discard pile and permanently raises Past Friends damage by 20. Play Professor's Research, Copycat, Sabrina, and Red aggressively in the early and mid-game, not just for their effects but to build the discard pile. By turn 5-6, Past Friends can threaten 120-160 damage per hit.

Key cardsChandelureProfessor's ResearchCopycatSabrinaRed

Use Slow Sear to Threaten Deck-Out

The fire Chandelure variant discards one card from the opponent's deck each turn as a free ability. In matchups where your damage output is insufficient to reach 3 points through KOs, switching to Slow Sear attrition forces the opponent to play around two win conditions simultaneously. Peculiar Plaza and Giant Cape support this attacker while it mills.

Key cardsChandelurePeculiar PlazaGiant Cape

How to Beat This Deck

End the Game Before Past Friends Scales

Chandelure starts slow: 60 base damage is not threatening. Decks that can reach 3 points within 4-5 turns deny Chandelure the Supporter cycling needed to become a threat. Aggressive non-ex decks that chain two early KOs can close out before Past Friends ever reaches one-shot damage levels.

KO Chandelure Before It Establishes on the Board

At 140 HP, Chandelure is not particularly durable for a Stage 2. If you can KO it before it uses Past Friends even once, you deny all the discard-pile scaling investment. Because the deck runs 1 Lampent and 2 Litwick copies, destroying the Chandelure mid-evolution disrupts the entire plan.

Play Around Slow Sear by Thinning Your Deck

Slow Sear mills the top card of your deck once per turn. Decks that draw aggressively and use their deck down naturally minimize the relative impact — when you have few cards left, deck-out is unlikely before the game ends on points. High-draw decks shrink the window where Slow Sear is relevant.

CountersProfessor's ResearchCopycat

Common Substitutions

Secondary attacker or bench presence

Meloetta:51.79% flex inclusion; early bench presence with psychic synergy alongside the Chandelure line
Pumpkaboo:48.21% flex inclusion; pairs with Gourgeist for an alternate psychic attacker in the flex spot

Draw and hand support

May:50% flex inclusion; additional supporter that fuels both hand refresh and Past Friends discard scaling
Lisia:81.55% core inclusion; key supporter for drawing and contributing to the discard pile count