Crobat ex Deck
0.2% of the meta · Updated September 8, 2026
Signature card
Crobat ex
Special Art Rare
Strengths
- Venomous Slash costs only one Darkness energy, enabling attacks on the first turn you attach energy.
- Mandatory poison from Venomous Slash plus Poison Barb stacks residual damage, wearing down tanks that would otherwise survive direct hits.
- Nihilego provides a supplemental attacker or bench disruption that opponents must account for alongside Crobat ex.
Weaknesses
- Losing a Crobat ex to knockout gives your opponent 2 points, which is nearly match-winning against a 3-point threshold.ex KO
- Raikou ex, Gallade ex, and Zoroark ex all sit at 34-35% win rates for this deck, indicating multiple hard counters in the meta.Matchup
- 43.1% overall win rate reflects structural weaknesses; the deck's poison plan is slow against high-HP walls that heal or rotate.Other
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Est. 301 packs to collect all core cardsdetails
Core Cards
Key Moves & Abilities
Strategy Guide
Auto-generatedCrobat ex wins by combining its Venomous Slash attack with Poison Barb to stack poison damage on every opponent's turn, racing to 3 points through attrition. The one-energy cost makes it one of the fastest Stage 2 attackers in the format.
Open with Zubat and use Poké Ball to secure it, then draw toward Rare Candy with Professor's Research and Copycat to skip Golbat and land Crobat ex as early as possible. Attach Poison Barb in the mid-game to deal bonus poison between turns on top of Venomous Slash's mandatory poison. Nihilego supplements the bench with additional pressure or disruption, while Cyrus and Sabrina pull safer knockout targets into the active slot to accelerate points.
Damage Math
Active Pokemon each turn
Venomous Slash 70 dmg + Poison Barb poison between turns
Poison accumulates between turns; exact between-turn poison damage depends on Poison Barb text not fully specified, but stacking two poison sources accelerates KO timing
How to Play
Stack Poison Sources for Passive Damage
Attach Poison Barb to your active attacker before swinging with Venomous Slash. Both sources apply poison simultaneously, accelerating knockout timing. Cyrus can then pull a damaged target into the active position so you can finish it before it retreats. This two-layer poison plan is the deck's primary damage engine.
Evolve Quickly with Rare Candy
Zubat is your only Basic attacker, so dig aggressively with Professor's Research and Copycat to find Rare Candy. Bypassing Golbat gets Crobat ex into the active spot faster and lets you threaten Venomous Slash before the opponent establishes their own attacker.
Apply Disruption with Nihilego and Sabrina
Nihilego gives you a secondary threat on the bench that forces the opponent to track two dangerous Pokemon. Sabrina pulls the opponent's most vulnerable benched Pokemon into the active slot so Crobat ex can finish it for a point before they can respond.
How to Beat This Deck
Remove Poison Between Turns with Healing
Pokémon Center Lady or Lucky Ice Pop removes damage, directly neutralizing the poison stacking that Crobat ex relies on. Healing even once per game forces the Crobat ex player to spend extra turns re-applying the poison clock, buying you time to complete your own win condition.
Exploit the Raikou ex and Zoroark ex Matchup Advantage
Raikou ex and Zoroark ex post 65-66% win rates against Crobat ex. Electric attackers exploit any type weakness, while Zoroark ex's speed can outscore the slower poison strategy before it accumulates enough damage to close games.
Pressure the Zubat Before It Evolves
Crobat ex is a Stage 2 that needs Zubat to survive. Use Sabrina or Cyrus to force Zubat active before the player draws Rare Candy. Knocking out Zubat early denies the entire attacker line and forces a restart that may never recover within a short game.
Common Substitutions
Secondary attacker or disruption
- Mega Absol ex:Included in the medoid list as a heavy hitter; in 34.15% of lists alongside Darkrai ex as a secondary Darkness threat
- Darkrai ex:In 34.15% of lists; another Darkness ex attacker that complements the poison gameplan
Disruption and hand denial
- Lillie:In 34.15% of lists; hand-refresh option for low-hand situations
- X Speed:In 43.9% of lists; reduces retreat cost so Crobat ex can pivot out of danger
Matchups
Threats — Weak Against
Based on type weakness analysis of core cards. View full matchup matrix →