Is Giratina ex Deck good in Pokemon TCG Pocket?

Giratina ex Deck is a Tier 3 deck with a 45% win rate and 0.8% meta share. It's a viable deck that can perform well in the right hands.

What cards do I need for Giratina ex Deck?

The core cards for Giratina ex Deck are: Giratina ex. Top tournament builds also commonly include Darkrai ex, Indeedee ex, Cyrus, Giant Cape.

What is the best Giratina ex Deck deck list?

The top-performing Giratina ex Deck list runs: 2x Darkrai ex, 2x Giratina ex, 1x Indeedee ex, 1x Cyrus, 1x Giant Cape, 1x Guzma, 1x Lucky Ice Pop, 1x Mars, 1x Peculiar Plaza, 2x Poké Ball, 2x Professor’s Research, 1x Red, 2x Rocky Helmet, 1x Sabrina, 1x Starting Plains. This build achieved 10W-2L at The Breakfast Club Weekly Standard #2-$5.

What beats Giratina ex Deck in Pokemon TCG Pocket?

Giratina ex Deck's core Pokemon are weak to darkness types. Strong counters include Mega Absol ex Deck, Darkrai ex Deck, Guzzlord ex Deck.

How many packs do I need to build Giratina ex Deck?

Based on pull rates, you'll need approximately 541 packs to collect all core cards for Giratina ex Deck. Some high-rarity cards like Giratina ex are particularly hard to pull.

Giratina ex Deck

0.8% of the meta · Updated May 22, 2026

Tier 3

Win Rate

45.5%

Meta Share

0.8%

Core Cards

Estimated Pack Cost

541

estimated packs to collect all core cards

1x Double Rare~541/ea

Giratina exDouble Rare

Shining541 pks

Estimates based on pull rates. Actual results may vary.

Core Cards

Giratina ex

Shining Revelry #035

Key Moves & Abilities

AbilityBroken-Space Bellow(Giratina ex)

Once during your turn, you may take a {P} Energy from your Energy Zone and attach it to this Pokémon. If you use this Ability, your turn ends.

Chaotic Impact(Giratina ex)

130

This Pokémon also does 20 damage to itself.

How to Play

Your main attacker is Giratina ex (150 HP). Focus on getting it into play as early as possible.

Use Giratina ex's Ability "Broken-Space Bellow" — Once during your turn, you may take a {P} Energy from your Energy Zone and attach it to this Pokémon. If you use this Ability, your turn ends.

This is a mono-psychic deck, giving you consistent energy draws. Every energy card works for any attacker.

Top players consistently include Darkrai ex, Cyrus, Giant Cape, Mars, Poké Ball alongside the core — consider these essential support cards.