Is Skeledirge Deck good in Pokemon TCG Pocket?

Skeledirge Deck is a Tier 3 deck with a 47% 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 Skeledirge Deck?

The core cards for Skeledirge Deck are: Skeledirge. Top tournament builds also commonly include Combusken, Fuecoco, Heatmor, Mega Blaziken ex.

What is the best Skeledirge Deck deck list?

The top-performing Skeledirge Deck list runs: 1x Combusken, 1x Fuecoco, 1x Heatmor, 2x Mega Blaziken ex, 1x Mime Jr., 1x Skeledirge, 2x Torchic, 2x Copycat, 1x Cyrus, 1x Flame Patch, 1x Hiking Trail, 2x Poké Ball, 2x Professor’s Research, 2x Rare Candy. This build achieved 9W-1L at OnlyFrapps “Pop-Up” (FA Prof).

What beats Skeledirge Deck in Pokemon TCG Pocket?

Skeledirge Deck's core Pokemon are weak to water types. Strong counters include Suicune ex Deck, Mega Sharpedo 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

0.1% of the meta · Updated September 12, 2026

Tier 3

Build this deck

Signature card

Skeledirge

Rare

47.5% win rate0.1% meta share1 core cards

Top Tournament Deck Lists

#1 — Harian

OnlyFrapps “Pop-Up” (FA Prof) · 9W-1L-2T

Energies

20 cards

Pokemon (9)

Combusken

Fuecoco

Heatmor

Mega Blaziken ex

Mime Jr.

Skeledirge

Torchic

Trainers (11)

Copycat

Cyrus

Flame Patch

Hiking Trail

Poké Ball

Professor’s Research

Rare Candy

#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

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.

Declare Fire energy only. With a single type every energy your Energy Zone generates is live, so your attackers come online on schedule.

Top players consistently include Fuecoco, Copycat, Cyrus, Flame Patch, Hiking Trail alongside the core — consider these essential support cards.

Matchups

Threats — Weak Against

Suicune ex Deck

water · 47% WR

Mega Sharpedo ex Deck

water · 47% WR

Milotic ex Deck

water · 45% WR

Alolan Ninetales ex Deck

water · 44% WR

Wailord ex Deck

water · 41% WR

Mega Blastoise ex Deck

water · 43% WR

Favorable — Strong Against

Mega Sceptile ex Deck

grass · 47% WR

Vespiquen ex Deck

grass · 47% WR

Meowscarada ex Deck

grass · 46% WR

Mega Venusaur ex Deck

grass · 42% WR

Decidueye ex Deck

grass · 40% WR

Mega Steelix ex Deck

metal · 43% WR

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

Pokemon in this Deck

Skeledirge