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Mega Slowbro ex Deck

0.4% of the meta · Updated July 25, 2026

Tier 3
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Mega Slowbro ex

Signature card

Mega Slowbro ex

Shiny Super Rare

39.8% win rate0.4% meta share1 core cards

Strengths

  • Laundry-Go-Round deals 20 damage per heads flip to each benched Pokemon — all 3 heads against a full bench of 3 spreads 180 total bench damage.
  • 200 HP with Heavy Helmet retaliation makes Mega Slowbro ex extremely difficult to remove in one hit.
  • 75% favorable matchups into Eevee ex, Heliolisk, and Mew ex confirm spread damage dominates low-HP bench-heavy builds.

Weaknesses

  • As a Mega ex, Mega Slowbro ex awards 3 points on KO — losing it means the opponent wins immediately.Mega KO = lose
  • Bench damage output depends entirely on coin flips; bad runs produce 90 damage to the active only, which is below average for 3 energy.Consistency
  • Retreat cost of 3 traps Mega Slowbro ex active once damaged — Calem and Serena help manage this but do not eliminate the vulnerability.Tempo
  • Grass-type decks like Victreebel (25% win rate) exploit weakness and reach one-shot damage thresholds against water types.Matchup

Top Tournament Deck Lists

#2 — Mambaste

Lagoon Serenity Format (Chose Prize) · 8W-2L

Energies
W
20 cards

Pokemon (6)

Mantyke

Mantyke

2
Mega Slowbro ex

Mega Slowbro ex

2
Slowpoke

Slowpoke

2

Trainers (14)

Calem

Calem

Copycat

Copycat

2
Cyrus

Cyrus

Heavy Helmet

Heavy Helmet

2
Irida

Irida

Poké Ball

Poké Ball

2
Pokémon Communication

Pokémon Communication

Professor’s Research

Professor’s Research

2
Serena

Serena

Training Area

Training Area

#10 — DG | Markoh

Icetea hometown pocket 20$ (×2 prize challenge) · 7W-2L

Energies
W
20 cards

Pokemon (6)

Mantyke

Mantyke

2
Mega Slowbro ex

Mega Slowbro ex

2
Slowpoke

Slowpoke

2

Trainers (14)

Copycat

Copycat

2
Cyrus

Cyrus

Heavy Helmet

Heavy Helmet

Inflatable Boat

Inflatable Boat

Lucky Ice Pop

Lucky Ice Pop

2
Misty

Misty

Poké Ball

Poké Ball

2
Pokémon Center Lady

Pokémon Center Lady

Professor’s Research

Professor’s Research

2
Training Area

Training Area

#10 — Shellj25

Lagoon Serenity Format (FA, RR or Shiny Choice) · 5W-1L-1T

Energies
W
20 cards

Pokemon (7)

Mantyke

Mantyke

2
Mega Slowbro ex

Mega Slowbro ex

2
Slowpoke

Slowpoke

2
Wellspring Mask Ogerpon

Wellspring Mask Ogerpon

Trainers (13)

Copycat

Copycat

2
Cyrus

Cyrus

Inflatable Boat

Inflatable Boat

2
Mars

Mars

Poké Ball

Poké Ball

2
Pokémon Center Lady

Pokémon Center Lady

Professor’s Research

Professor’s Research

2
Will

Will

2
Est. 301 packs to collect all core cardsdetails
Mega Slowbro exDouble Rare
301 pks

Core Cards

Mega Slowbro ex

Mega Slowbro ex

Mega Shine #016

Key Moves & Abilities

Laundry-Go-Round(Mega Slowbro ex)
90

Flip 3 coins. This attack also does 20 damage for each heads to each of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon.

Strategy Guide

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Mega Slowbro ex fires Laundry-Go-Round for 90 damage to the active plus 20 damage per heads flip to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon — up to 60 per benched Pokemon per flip with all 3 heads. The win condition is accumulating bench damage alongside active KOs to threaten multiple opponents' Pokemon simultaneously.

Open with Slowpoke searched by Poke Ball and begin attaching water energy while drawing with Professor's Research and Copycat to find Mega Slowbro ex. Mantyke provides a supporting Basic that sits on the bench. Once Mega Slowbro ex is active with 3 energy, Laundry-Go-Round hits the active for 90 and flips 3 coins — each heads deals 20 to each benched Pokemon. Heavy Helmet punishes opponents who attack back. Mid-game, Irida and Misty accelerate water energy attachment. Training Area provides additional support. The game plan compounds over several turns as bench damage from coin flips chips down the opponent's entire roster.

Damage Math

Laundry-Go-Round maximum output

90 dmg to active + (20 × 3 heads × 3 benched) = 90 active + 180 bench (max)

All 3 coins heads; bench of 3 — each benched Pokemon takes 60, totaling 180 bench damage plus 90 to the active. Average expected bench damage per benched Pokemon is 30 (1.5 expected heads × 20).

How to Play

Spread Bench Damage Across Multiple Turns

Each Laundry-Go-Round flip that hits applies 20 damage to every benched Pokemon. Over 3-4 turns even average flip results accumulate damage across the bench. When bench damage pushes opponents to low HP, Cyrus or Calem can drag one up for a clean KO, scoring points without requiring a Laundry-Go-Round high roll on that turn.

Key cardsMega Slowbro exCalemSerena

Build Energy Quickly with Irida and Misty

Irida and Misty accelerate water energy onto Mega Slowbro ex to reach the 3-energy threshold faster. Pokémon Communication can find Mega Slowbro ex if Poke Ball has already searched Slowpoke but Mega Slowbro ex has not yet appeared. Training Area supports consistent energy attachment. Inflatable Boat provides a mobility option to reposition Mega Slowbro ex if needed.

Key cardsIridaMistySlowpokePokémon CommunicationTraining AreaInflatable Boat

How to Beat This Deck

Minimize Bench Size to Reduce Spread Targets

Laundry-Go-Round deals 20 damage to each benched Pokemon per heads flip. If you bench only one or two Pokemon, total possible bench damage is lower and every flip delivers less value. Playing a narrow bench reduces the impact of each coin flip significantly and forces Mega Slowbro ex to rely on the 90 active damage alone.

One-Shot Mega Slowbro ex for the Instant Win

Mega Slowbro ex has 200 HP and a retreat cost of 3, making it nearly immovable once active. Grass-type attackers like Victreebel exploit type advantage to reach one-shot thresholds. Wugtrio ex (25% win rate against this deck) provides another vector. Scoring 3 points from one KO ends the game immediately — commit resources to that single hit.

Heal Benched Pokemon to Negate Accumulated Chip Damage

The spread damage strategy only pays off when bench chip accumulates to KO thresholds. Pokémon Center Lady or equivalent healing removes that accumulation and forces Mega Slowbro ex to redo multiple turns of damage work. Healing a benched Pokemon from 40 damage back to full HP negates roughly two average flip turns of spread damage.

CountersPokémon Center Lady

Common Substitutions

Water energy acceleration

  • Irida:In 54.46% of lists; speeds water energy attachment to reach Laundry-Go-Round earlier.
  • Misty:In 47.32% of lists; alternative energy acceleration with different timing utility.

Mobility and positioning

  • Inflatable Boat:In 35.71% of lists; reduces the effective retreat cost burden of Mega Slowbro ex's 3-cost retreat.

Matchups

Threats — Weak Against

Mega Manectric ex Deck

lightning · 44% WR

T2

Miraidon ex Deck

lightning · 44% WR

T2

Bellibolt ex Deck

lightning · 46% WR

T2

Magnezone ex Deck

lightning · 44% WR

T3

Jolteon ex Deck

lightning · 45% WR

T3

Magnezone Deck

lightning · 48% WR

T3

Favorable — Strong Against

Mega Blaziken ex Deck

fire · 41% WR

T2

Entei ex Deck

fire · 43% WR

T2

Chandelure Deck

psychic, fire · 49% WR

T3

Charizard ex Deck

fire · 45% WR

T3

Armarouge ex Deck

fire · 44% WR

T3

Mega Charizard X ex Deck

fire · 33% WR

T3

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

Pokemon in this Deck

Mega Slowbro