Is Vivillon Deck good in Pokemon TCG Pocket?

Vivillon Deck is a Tier 3 deck with a 48% 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 Vivillon Deck?

The core cards for Vivillon Deck are: Vivillon. Top tournament builds also commonly include Ditto, Furfrou, Meowth, Persian.

How do you play Vivillon Deck?

Build your strategy around Vivillon. It's the deck's main damage dealer. This is a mono-grass deck, giving you consistent energy draws. Every energy card works for any attacker.

What is the best Vivillon Deck deck list?

The top-performing Vivillon Deck list runs: 1x Ditto, 1x Furfrou, 1x Meowth, 1x Persian, 1x Scatterbug, 1x Spewpa, 1x Vivillon, 1x Copycat, 1x Cyrus, 1x Erika, 1x Leaf Cape, 1x Lillie, 1x Lisia, 1x Lucky Ice Pop, 1x Mars, 1x May, 1x Poké Ball, 1x Professor’s Research, 1x Quick-Grow Extract, 1x Sabrina. This build achieved 9W-1L at Premier PTCGP League: Pingleton B-Side (1-Day).

What beats Vivillon Deck in Pokemon TCG Pocket?

Vivillon Deck's core Pokemon are weak to fire types. Strong counters include Mega Blaziken ex Deck, Entei ex Deck, Chandelure Deck.

How many packs do I need to build Vivillon Deck?

Based on pull rates, you'll need approximately 57 packs to collect all core cards for Vivillon Deck. Most cards are reasonably accessible through regular pack opening.

Vivillon Deck

0.1% of the meta · Updated June 10, 2026

Tier 3

Win Rate

48.4%

Meta Share

0.1%

Core Cards

Estimated Pack Cost

estimated packs to collect all core cards

1x Uncommon~57/ea

VivillonUncommon

Gardevoir57 pks

Estimates based on pull rates. Actual results may vary.

Core Cards

Vivillon

Fantastical Parade #013

Key Moves & Abilities

Vivid Powder(Vivillon)

Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned and Asleep.

Strategy Guide

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Vivillon wins by using Vivid Powder to inflict both Poison and Sleep on the opponent's Active Pokemon for only two energy, then letting the status conditions drain HP between turns. The deck supplements this with a disruption-heavy trainer suite designed to stall the opponent while Vivillon chips them down.

Open by placing Scatterbug and searching it with Poke Ball; Rare Candy then lets Vivillon evolve from Scatterbug directly, bypassing Spewpa for a faster setup. Use Professor's Research and Copycat to draw into Vivillon by turn 2 or 3. Mid-game, Vivid Powder at [Grass,Colorless] deals 60 damage and leaves the Active Poisoned and Asleep, stacking end-of-turn damage and skipping the opponent's attack when Sleep flips fail. Cyrus and Sabrina manipulate the Active slot to keep a poisoned target from retreating safely. Darkrai and other Bench fillers absorb early hits, and Leaf Cape or Lucky Ice Pop protect Vivillon from KO.

Damage Math

Poisoned Active Pokemon

Vivid Powder 60 direct + Poison damage per interval

Poison stacks end-of-turn chip damage; Sleep prevents the opponent's attack on turns it activates

Strengths

Vivid Powder inflicts Poison and Sleep simultaneously for just two energy, compounding damage over multiple turns.
Stage 2 with 130 HP gives away only 1 point on KO, keeping the points race favorable as a non-ex.
Rare Candy into Vivillon skips Spewpa, dramatically shortening the evolution window.

Weaknesses

Sleep is flip-dependent; failed Sleep flips let the opponent attack freely, blunting the disruption plan.Consistency
Stoutland (25%), Skeledirge (25%), and Magnezone ex (25%) all hard-counter this deck.Matchup
Scatterbug needs to survive long enough to evolve; early aggression can deny the Vivillon setup.Tempo

How to Play

Fast-Track Vivillon with Rare Candy

Poke Ball finds Scatterbug; Rare Candy evolves it directly into Vivillon without going through Spewpa. Professor's Research and Copycat dig for both pieces. Lisia can provide additional card access. Having Vivillon Active as early as turn 2 or 3 maximizes the number of Vivid Powder turns available before the game ends at 3 points.

Key cardsScatterbugVivillonRare CandyPoke BallProfessor's ResearchLisia

Lock Poisoned Targets with Cyrus and Sabrina

After Vivid Powder lands Poison, the opponent's natural response is to retreat the poisoned Active. Cyrus disrupts the Bench setup, and Sabrina can pull a specific Benched target to the Active spot instead. Combining these trainers with Vivillon's attack forces the opponent to keep a poisoned Pokemon taking damage each interval, accelerating the path to KO.

Key cardsCyrusSabrinaVivillonDarkrai

Use Leaf Cape and Lucky Ice Pop to Keep Vivillon Alive

Vivillon is the deck's only win condition, so protecting it is critical. Leaf Cape adds HP or reduces damage to extend its turns Active. Lucky Ice Pop provides healing in a pinch. May and Erika round out the recovery package, ensuring Vivillon survives long enough to chain multiple Vivid Powder turns and close out all 3 points.

Key cardsLeaf CapeLucky Ice PopMayErikaVivillon

How to Beat This Deck

Retreat the Poisoned Active Immediately

Vivid Powder's power comes from stacking Poison damage turn over turn. If you retreat the Poisoned Active the same turn it is inflicted, you take no passive Poison damage at all. Keep a low-retreat-cost Basic on the Bench specifically as an escape valve, denying Vivillon the multi-turn Poison accumulation it needs.

KO Scatterbug Before Rare Candy Lands

Vivillon's entire game plan hinges on reaching Stage 2. Scatterbug at 40 HP is easy to KO with almost any attacker in the early turns. Eliminating it scores 1 point and forces the opponent to draw a second Scatterbug naturally, buying 2-3 turns before Vivillon can threaten Vivid Powder.

Apply Fire-Type Pressure to Hit Vivillon's Weakness

Grass-type Pokemon are typically weak to Fire. A Fire attacker can threaten a KO on Vivillon in fewer hits than its 130 HP implies, preventing Vivillon from chaining the multiple Vivid Powder turns its win condition requires.