Is Skeledirge Deck good in Pokemon TCG Pocket?

Skeledirge Deck is a Tier 3 deck with a 51% win rate and 0.2% meta share. It's a viable deck that can perform well in the right hands.

What cards do I need for Skeledirge Deck?

The core cards for Skeledirge Deck are: Skeledirge. Top tournament builds also commonly include Castform Sunny Form, Chi-Yu, Fuecoco, Copycat.

What is the best Skeledirge Deck deck list?

The top-performing Skeledirge Deck list runs: 2x Castform Sunny Form, 1x Chi-Yu, 2x Fuecoco, 2x Skeledirge, 2x Copycat, 1x Cyrus, 1x Field Blower, 2x Flame Patch, 1x Hiking Trail, 1x Mesagoza, 2x Professor’s Research, 2x Rare Candy, 1x Sabrina. This build achieved 8W-1L at Pocket Lagoon No EX (FA Choice Prize).

What beats Skeledirge Deck in Pokemon TCG Pocket?

Skeledirge Deck's core Pokemon are weak to water types. Strong counters include Suicune ex Deck, Alolan Ninetales ex Deck, Milotic ex Deck.

How many packs do I need to build Skeledirge Deck?

Based on pull rates, you'll need approximately 240 packs to collect all core cards for Skeledirge Deck. Most cards are reasonably accessible through regular pack opening.

Skeledirge Deck

0.2% of the meta · Updated July 30, 2026

Tier 3

Build this deck

Signature card

Skeledirge

Rare

51.1% win rate0.2% meta share1 core cards

Top Tournament Deck Lists

#2 — SkateBors

Pocket Lagoon No EX (FA Choice Prize) · 8W-1L-1T

Energies

20 cards

Pokemon (7)

Castform Sunny Form

Chi-Yu

Fuecoco

Skeledirge

Trainers (13)

Copycat

Cyrus

Field Blower

Flame Patch

Hiking Trail

Mesagoza

Professor’s Research

Rare Candy

Sabrina

#1 — elluquitas96

Pocket Lagoon No EX (FA Choice Prize) · 8W-2L

Energies

20 cards

Pokemon (7)

Castform Sunny Form

Chi-Yu

Fuecoco

Skeledirge

Trainers (13)

Copycat

Cyrus

Flame Patch

Hiking Trail

Mesagoza

Poké Ball

Professor’s Research

Rare Candy

Sabrina

#2 — 𝗕𝗢𝗔𝗧 | OJitTiK

INVE “SE” FORMAT #1 (Select FA Prize) · 8W-2L

Energies

20 cards

Pokemon (9)

Charmander

Charmeleon

Fuecoco

Mega Charizard X ex

Skeledirge

Trainers (11)

Copycat

Cyrus

Field Blower

Flame Patch

Poké Ball

Professor’s Research

Rare Candy

Est. 240 packs to collect all core cardsdetails

SkeledirgeRare

240 pks

Core Cards

Skeledirge

Paldean Wonders #018

Key Moves & Abilities

AbilityPassionate Voice(Skeledirge)

Once during your turn, you may discard 1 Fire Energy from this Pokémon in order to use this Ability. During this turn, attacks used by your Fire Pokémon do +50 damage to your opponent's Active Pokémon.

Heat Crash(Skeledirge)

How to Play

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

Use Skeledirge's Ability "Passionate Voice" — Once during your turn, you may discard 1 Fire Energy from this Pokémon in order to use this Ability. During this turn, attacks used by your Fire Pokémon do +50 damage to your opponent's Active Pokémon.

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

Top players consistently include Fuecoco, Copycat, Cyrus, Flame Patch, Professor’s Research alongside the core — consider these essential support cards.

Matchups

Threats — Weak Against

Suicune ex Deck

water · 44% WR

Alolan Ninetales ex Deck

water · 43% WR

Milotic ex Deck

water · 43% WR

Mega Slowbro ex Deck

water · 40% WR

Vaporeon ex Deck

water · 41% WR

Inteleon Deck

water · 44% WR

Favorable — Strong Against

Mega Sceptile ex Deck

grass · 44% WR

Meowscarada ex Deck

grass · 44% WR

Mega Scizor ex Deck

metal · 41% WR

Mega Steelix ex Deck

metal · 42% WR

Decidueye ex Deck

grass · 39% WR

Mega Venusaur ex Deck

grass · 43% WR

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

Pokemon in this Deck

Skeledirge