Is Crabominable Deck good in Pokemon TCG Pocket?

Crabominable Deck is a Tier 3 deck with a 40% win rate and 0.0% meta share. It's a viable deck that can perform well in the right hands.

What cards do I need for Crabominable Deck?

The core cards for Crabominable Deck are: Crabominable. Top tournament builds also commonly include Crabrawler, Diglett, Dugtrio, Hitmonchan.

How do you play Crabominable Deck?

Build your strategy around Crabominable. It's the deck's main damage dealer. This is a mono-fighting deck, giving you consistent energy draws. Every energy card works for any attacker.

What is the best Crabominable Deck deck list?

The top-performing Crabominable Deck list runs: 1x Crabominable, 1x Crabrawler, 1x Diglett, 1x Dugtrio, 1x Hitmonchan, 1x Hitmonlee, 1x Hitmontop, 1x Lucario, 1x Marshadow, 1x Riolu, 1x Tyrogue, 1x Copycat, 1x Cyrus, 1x Giant Cape, 1x Lucky Ice Pop, 1x Poké Ball, 1x Pokémon Center Lady, 1x Professor’s Research, 1x Rocky Helmet, 1x Sabrina. This build achieved 1W-2L at Weekly#2-9｜$100 for Series｜Noex/Monotype/Singleton.

What beats Crabominable Deck in Pokemon TCG Pocket?

Crabominable Deck's core Pokemon are weak to psychic types. Strong counters include Mega Altaria ex Deck, Mega Gardevoir ex Deck, Giratina ex Deck.

How many packs do I need to build Crabominable Deck?

Based on pull rates, you'll need approximately 37 packs to collect all core cards for Crabominable Deck. Most cards are reasonably accessible through regular pack opening.

Crabominable Deck

0.0% of the meta · Updated June 10, 2026

Tier 3

Win Rate

40.0%

Meta Share

0.0%

Core Cards

Estimated Pack Cost

estimated packs to collect all core cards

1x Uncommon~37/ea

CrabominableUncommon

Mega Blaziken37 pks

Estimates based on pull rates. Actual results may vary.

Core Cards

Crabominable

Mega Rising #140

Key Moves & Abilities

Strategy Guide

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Crabominable uses Last-Chance Punch to threaten 90 damage from a single Fighting energy once its HP drops to 30 or below. The win condition is baiting damage onto Crabominable, then swinging for a finishing KO while your diverse Fighting roster picks up additional points.

Open by establishing Crabrawler on the bench and using your single-copy support attackers — Hitmonchan, Hitmonlee, Hitmontop, Tyrogue, Marshadow — to trade early points. Mid-game, get Crabominable active and deliberately absorb chip damage, ideally with Giant Cape or Rocky Helmet modifying the damage exchange. Once Crabominable sits at 30 HP or less, Last-Chance Punch jumps from 30 to 90 damage, threatening most mid-HP Pokemon. Use Sabrina or Cyrus to manipulate targets and maximize the payoff turn.

Damage Math

Crabominable at low HP

base 30 + bonus 60 = 90

Requires remaining HP to be 30 or less when Last-Chance Punch resolves

Strengths

Low energy cost — Last-Chance Punch fires for a single Fighting energy, enabling fast attacks.
Broad attacker suite — Lucario, Dugtrio, Hitmonchan, Hitmonlee, Hitmontop, and Marshadow cover multiple angles.
Favorable matchup into Venusaur decks (63%) where Fighting typing and varied attackers apply constant pressure.

Weaknesses

Crabominable must be severely damaged before its attack reaches its damage ceiling, making the setup telegraphed and risky.Consistency
All-1-copy roster means a poor opening hand can strand you with an unusable active attacker.Deckbuilding
Fire-type decks like Entei ex (25% win rate) punish the Fighting line hard before Crabominable can reach the damage threshold.Matchup

How to Play

Bait Damage onto Crabominable

Get Crabominable active with Giant Cape increasing its effective durability, then let opponents chip it down. Rocky Helmet returns damage to the attacking Pokemon while you wait. Once HP falls to 30 or less, Last-Chance Punch hits 90 — enough to KO most mid-range attackers. Pokemon Center Lady can reset the threshold if timing is wrong.

Key cardsCrabominableGiant CapeRocky HelmetPokemon Center Lady

Leverage the Fighting Attacker Bench

Tyrogue, Hitmonchan, Hitmonlee, Hitmontop, Marshadow, and Lucario each score independent points against opponents who leave low-HP targets. Use Sabrina to drag up a vulnerable benched Pokemon, use Cyrus to disrupt the opponent's setup, and chain single-energy attacks to reach 3 points before Crabominable even needs its powered-up swing.

Key cardsTyrogueHitmonchanHitmonleeHitmontopMarshadowLucarioSabrinaCyrus

How to Beat This Deck

Heal Through the Threshold

If you are playing against Crabominable, heal its active before it drops to 30 HP to nullify Last-Chance Punch's bonus damage. Any healing effect that keeps Crabominable above 30 HP forces it to deal only 30 damage, making it non-threatening. Force it active before the bonus is online, then finish it quickly.

CountersPokemon Center Lady

KO Crabominable Before the Threshold

Crabominable has only 120 HP and a retreat cost of 3, making it stranded once active. Burst it down in one or two hits before it reaches the 30-HP threshold. Fire-type attackers with sufficient damage — such as those in Entei ex or Skeledirge builds — can eliminate it before the bonus triggers.

Target the Thin Bench

Every attacker in this deck runs as a single copy. Knock out Crabrawler before it evolves to shut off the deck's main win condition. With no redundancy in the evolution line, a single well-timed Sabrina to drag Crabrawler active and KO it removes the entire Crabominable threat from the game.

CountersSabrina

Common Substitutions

Item disruption / damage modifier

Giant Cape:Increases Crabominable's effective bulk, buying time to reach the 30-HP threshold safely.
Rocky Helmet:Punishes the opponent for attacking into Crabominable while you wait for the threshold.
Lucky Ice Pop:Flex heal option if Pokemon Center Lady is not drawing at the right moment.