Mega Lucario ex Deck
Edit19 variants · 6,552 matches · 1,064 decklists · 47.3% overall WR since Paradox Drive
After a long dry spell for types, one of their most iconic warriors is ready to break into the metagame: Mega Lucario ex. Its single attack, Fighting Pulse, has two modes. It deals a base 90 damage for , and with one extra Energy, it reaches 140 damage: a critical threshold, high enough to one-shot most regular Pokémon ex.
While Fighting Pokémon currently lack Energy acceleration, simply sequencing a 2-Energy Fighting Pulse into a 3-Energy Fighting Pulse is enough to knock out most Mega Pokémon ex. It gets even better with damage support from regular Lucario and cards like Korrina and Arena of Antiquity, released in the same expansion.
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Mega Lucario ex Furfrou
57.7%WR 78matches 5decklists
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Mega Lucario ex Greninja
49.4%WR 1,748matches 37decklists
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Mega Lucario ex
49.3%WR 934matches 60decklistsOther variants
B Mega Lucario ex Hitmontop 48.0% WR · 1,430 matches
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Mega Lucario ex Hitmontop
48.0%WR 1,430matches 50decklistsMega Lucario ex brought back a rather underused Pokémon in Hitmontop from Wisdom of Sky and Sea. Acting like a Pheromosa, its Piercing Spin deals 40 damage split in half on both the Defending Pokémon and one of the opponent's Benched Pokémon. Although weak at first glance, it benefits from all the support, and Hitmontop can use it multiple turns in a row thanks to its decent 80HP. It setups future devastating Cyrus plays with a powered-up Mega Lucario ex, now capable to take down any Benched Pokémon in a few hit.
B Mega Lucario ex Lucario ex 66.7% WR · 15 matches
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Mega Lucario ex Lucario ex
66.7%WR 15matches 2decklistsC Mega Lucario ex Sawk 54.2% WR · 59 matches
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Mega Lucario ex Sawk
54.2%WR 59matches 1decklistsC Mega Lucario ex Chingling 58.6% WR · 29 matches
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Mega Lucario ex Chingling
58.6%WR 29matches 4decklistsC Mega Lucario ex Lucario 44.9% WR · 679 matches
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Mega Lucario ex Lucario
44.9%WR 679matches 60decklistsC Mega Lucario ex Koraidon ex 43.7% WR · 627 matches
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Mega Lucario ex Koraidon ex
43.7%WR 627matches 50decklistsAlthough Mega Lucario ex is a fast-paced deck, it finds in a one-of Koraidon ex a great alternate finisher. The legendary Pokémon from Scarlet comes into the field with the ability to go directly from your Bench to the Active spot while sucking all Energy from your field to attach to it. Its World Wrecker attack deals a strong 110 damage for with a minor downside, enough to knock out in two hits most Mega Pokémon ex. This comes as a convenient 1-of trump card to put out of harm's way a damaged active Mega Lucario ex or even take over a regular Lucario or Hitmontop to keep on pressuring the opponent.
D Mega Lucario ex Zygarde 49.4% WR · 77 matches
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Mega Lucario ex Zygarde
49.4%WR 77matches 6decklistsD Mega Lucario ex Hitmonchan 57.9% WR · 19 matches
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Mega Lucario ex Hitmonchan
57.9%WR 19matches 2decklistsD Mega Lucario ex Igglybuff 41.7% WR · 643 matches
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Mega Lucario ex Igglybuff
41.7%WR 643matches 10decklistsThe dreaded Igglybuff in this variant might make it the most fearsome take on the deck. Dealing damage from the very first turn while trapping the opponent's Active Pokémon with sleep, with increased damage from Darkrai's Bad Dreams: all this without a single Energy. That means all Energy from the Energy zone can be dedicated to grow Mega Lucario ex's Fighting Pulse to its biggest damage output.
F Mega Lucario ex Alolan Muk 46.9% WR · 32 matches
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Mega Lucario ex Alolan Muk
46.9%WR 32matches 3decklistsF Mega Lucario ex Teal Mask Ogerpon ex 41.6% WR · 77 matches
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Mega Lucario ex Teal Mask Ogerpon ex
41.6%WR 77matches 9decklistsF Mega Lucario ex Lycanroc 50.0% WR · 14 matches
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Mega Lucario ex Lycanroc
50.0%WR 14matches 1decklistsF Mega Lucario ex Great Tusk 46.2% WR · 13 matches
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Mega Lucario ex Great Tusk
46.2%WR 13matches 2decklistsF Mega Lucario ex Hitmonchan ex 41.2% WR · 17 matches
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Mega Lucario ex Hitmonchan ex
41.2%WR 17matches 2decklistsF Mega Lucario ex Rampardos 34.9% WR · 43 matches
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Mega Lucario ex Rampardos
34.9%WR 43matches 8decklistsF Mega Lucario ex Hitmonlee 33.3% WR · 18 matches
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Mega Lucario ex Hitmonlee
33.3%WR 18matches 2decklists- The biggest weakness of Mega Lucario ex comes from evolving from the same Pokémon as the regular Lucario from Space-Time Smackdown, one of the rare Fighting-type support in the game. This means the deck usually only benefits from one instance of Lucario’s Fighting Coach, which lowers its overall damage output.
- Mega Lucario ex also enters a metagame with few Fighting-weak targets, and it struggles against the very common Mega Altaria ex, which it is weak to.
Top Cut Performances
| Player | Tournament | Date | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMarkzTV #5 | Knowtice x Storms Pop Smoked Pop Up-$5 | 5-2-1 | Show Deck | |
| TBC || Russ #7 | Knowtice x Storms Pop Smoked Pop Up-$5 | 5-3-0 | Show Deck | |
| Javiercazorla #3 | The Breakfast Club-Kelp Classic-$15 USD | 9-2-0 | Show Deck | |
| cfccoldpalmer #3 | Knowtice x Storms 4:20 Pop Up-$5 | 7-3-0 | Show Deck | |
| M4kia_t #7 | Knowtice x Storms 4:20 Pop Up-$5 | 6-3-0 | Show Deck | |