Is Gourgeist Deck good in Pokemon TCG Pocket?

Gourgeist Deck is a Tier 3 deck with a 45% win rate and 0.5% meta share. It's a viable deck that can perform well in the right hands.

What cards do I need for Gourgeist Deck?

The core cards for Gourgeist Deck are: Gourgeist. Top tournament builds also commonly include Chandelure, Cleffa, Greavard, Houndstone.

What is the best Gourgeist Deck deck list?

The top-performing Gourgeist Deck list runs: 1x Chandelure, 1x Cleffa, 1x Gourgeist, 1x Greavard, 1x Houndstone, 1x Klefki, 1x Lampent, 1x Litwick, 1x Meloetta, 1x Pumpkaboo, 1x Copycat, 1x Hiking Trail, 1x Lisia, 1x Mars, 1x Peculiar Plaza, 1x Poké Ball, 1x Pokémon Center Lady, 1x Professor’s Research, 1x Sabrina, 1x Sightseer. This build achieved 8W-0L at Lagoon Gym Leader Challenge (FA Choice Prize).

What beats Gourgeist Deck in Pokemon TCG Pocket?

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

How many packs do I need to build Gourgeist Deck?

Based on pull rates, you'll need approximately 560 packs to collect all core cards for Gourgeist Deck. Some high-rarity cards like Gourgeist are particularly hard to pull.

Gourgeist Deck

0.5% of the meta · Updated July 30, 2026

Tier 3

Build this deck

Signature card

Gourgeist

Rare

45.4% win rate0.5% meta share1 core cards

Top Tournament Deck Lists

#1 — garo1

Lagoon Gym Leader Challenge (FA Choice Prize) · 8W-0L-1T

Energies

20 cards

#1 — koko_Pokepoke

The Breakfast Club Late Night-Prize TBD · 8W-0L-2T

Energies

20 cards

Pokemon (11)

Comfey

Gourgeist

Jirachi

Mega Altaria ex

Pumpkaboo

Swablu

Trainers (9)

Copycat

Cyrus

Lisia

Peculiar Plaza

Poké Ball

Professor’s Research

Sabrina

Training Area

#1 — FrogEX | Njord

🐸FrogEX JaggerGrimm's Cup • 50 USD [2/3]🐸 · 11W-1L

Energies

20 cards

Pokemon (11)

Chingling

Gourgeist

Jirachi

Mega Altaria ex

Pumpkaboo

Swablu

Trainers (9)

Copycat

Cyrus

Lisia

Mars

Poké Ball

Professor’s Research

Sabrina

Training Area

Est. 560 packs to collect all core cardsdetails

GourgeistRare

560 pks

Core Cards

Gourgeist

Fantastical Parade #072

Key Moves & Abilities

Soul Shot(Gourgeist)

Discard a card from your hand. If you can't, this attack does nothing.

How to Play

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

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

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

Matchups

Threats — Weak Against

Mega Absol ex Deck

darkness · 42% WR

Darkrai ex Deck

darkness · 45% WR

Zoroark ex Deck

darkness · 45% WR

Mega Sableye ex Deck

darkness · 42% WR

Guzzlord ex Deck

darkness · 47% WR

Hydreigon Deck

darkness · 47% WR

Favorable — Strong Against

Mega Lucario ex Deck

fighting · 43% WR

Mega Lopunny ex Deck

fighting · 43% WR

Koraidon ex Deck

fighting · 41% WR

Annihilape Deck

fighting · 43% WR

Hitmonchan ex Deck

fighting · 36% WR

Gallade ex Deck

fighting · 38% WR

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

Pokemon in this Deck

Gourgeist