Is Gholdengo Deck good in Pokemon TCG Pocket?

Gholdengo Deck is a Tier 3 deck with a 49% win rate and 0.1% meta share. It's a viable deck that can perform well in the right hands.

What cards do I need for Gholdengo Deck?

The core cards for Gholdengo Deck are: Gholdengo, Gholdengo. Top tournament builds also commonly include Gimmighoul, Snorlax, Arcade, Celestic Town Elder.

What is the best Gholdengo Deck deck list?

The top-performing Gholdengo Deck list runs: 2x Gholdengo, 1x Gimmighoul, 2x Snorlax, 2x Arcade, 1x Celestic Town Elder, 2x Copycat, 2x Field Blower, 2x Poké Ball, 2x Professor’s Research, 1x Skull Fossil, 1x Small Balloon, 2x Will. This build achieved 6W-0L at Exclusive Format #7 - Arcade Mode (FA Oak).

What beats Gholdengo Deck in Pokemon TCG Pocket?

Gholdengo Deck's core Pokemon are weak to fire types. Strong counters include Mega Blaziken ex Deck, Entei ex Deck, Chandelure Deck.

How many packs do I need to build Gholdengo Deck?

Based on pull rates, you'll need approximately 209 packs to collect all core cards for Gholdengo Deck. Most cards are reasonably accessible through regular pack opening.

Gholdengo Deck

0.1% of the meta · Updated October 22, 2026

Tier 3

Build this deck

Signature card

Gholdengo

Art Rare

49.2% win rate0.1% meta share2 core cards

Top Tournament Deck Lists

#1 — 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗢 . hansuwe

Exclusive Format #7 - Arcade Mode (FA Oak) · 6W-0L-1T

20 cards

Pokemon (5)

Gholdengo

Gimmighoul

Snorlax

Trainers (15)

Arcade

Celestic Town Elder

Copycat

Field Blower

Poké Ball

Professor’s Research

Skull Fossil

Small Balloon

Will

#5 — GarboHanzo

Exclusive Format #7 - Arcade Mode (FA Oak) · 4W-1L

Energies

20 cards

Pokemon (8)

Gholdengo

Gimmighoul

Grookey

Rillaboom

Snorlax

Trainers (12)

Arcade

Copycat

Field Blower

Lisia

Poké Ball

Professor’s Research

Rare Candy

Will

#2 — FrogEX | Cosmo

Exclusive Format #7 - Arcade Mode (FA Oak) · 5W-2L

20 cards

Pokemon (8)

Budew

Gholdengo

Gimmighoul

Snorlax

Trainers (12)

Arcade

Copycat

May

Poké Ball

Professor’s Research

Sightseer

Will

Est. 209 packs to collect all core cardsdetails

GholdengoRare

180 pks

GholdengoUncommon

29 pks

Core Cards

Gholdengo

Shining Revelry #057

Gholdengo

B4a #051

Key Moves & Abilities

Scintillating Surfing(Gholdengo)

Flip a coin for each Energy attached to this Pokémon. This attack does 50 damage for each heads.

AbilityLuxury Coin(Gholdengo)

Once during your turn, when you flip any coins for an effect of your Trainer cards, you may ignore all results of those coin flips and begin flipping those coins again. You can't use more than 1 Luxury Coin Ability each turn.

Power Gem(Gholdengo)

How to Play

Build your strategy around Gholdengo. It's the deck's main damage dealer.

Use Gholdengo's Ability "Luxury Coin" — Once during your turn, when you flip any coins for an effect of your Trainer cards, you may ignore all results of those coin flips and begin flipping those coins again. You can't use more than 1 Luxury Coin Ability each turn.

The core attackers here cost only Colorless energy, so any energy type pays for them — declare the type your support Pokémon and secondary attackers actually need.

Top players consistently include Snorlax, Arcade, Copycat, Poké Ball, Professor’s Research alongside the core — consider these essential support cards.

Matchups

Threats — Weak Against

Mega Blaziken ex Deck

fire · 49% WR

Entei ex Deck

fire · 47% WR

Chandelure Deck

psychic, fire · 47% WR

Charizard ex Deck

fire · 50% WR

Flareon ex Deck

fire · 49% WR

Mega Houndoom ex Deck

fire · 45% WR

Favorable — Strong Against

Mega Altaria ex Deck

psychic · 49% WR

Sylveon ex Deck

psychic · 48% WR

Alolan Ninetales ex Deck

water · 45% WR

Mega Diancie ex Deck

psychic · 49% WR

Flutter Mane ex Deck

psychic · 48% WR

Iron Valiant Deck

psychic · 50% WR

Based on type weakness analysis of core cards. View full matchup matrix →

Pokemon in this Deck

Gholdengo