Dragapult Blaziken
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Still a Dragapult ex deck, with a second engine: Blaziken ex's Seething Spirit reattaches a discarded Energy every turn. Phantom Dive spreads damage; Smolder-sault hits for 200 when your Dragons are the wrong attacker.
Your turn-2 goal
- Two or three Drakloak drawing with Recon Directive. Dreepy come first; Torchic only when Blaziken ex is needed early.
- A Torchic benched on turn 1, with Rare Candy and Blaziken ex in hand to skip Combusken on turn 2.
- Fire and Psychic on a Drakloak, so the first Dragapult ex uses Phantom Dive the turn it evolves.
- Munkidori benched; Seething Spirit gives it Darkness Energy straight from the discard.
- Budew Active with Itchy Pollen while you build: no Items for them next turn.
Your attackers
200 to the Active + 6 counters on Bench
Main attack. Clears Basics and Stage 1s from their Bench.
200; can't attack next turn
Their Lillie's Clefairy ex makes your Dragons weak to Psychic, or the target is weak to Fire.
Attach a Basic Energy from discard
Every turn: recover Energy from Ultra Ball discards, Crushing Hammer or a KO.
Move up to 3 counters to them
Turn damage on your Pokémon into KOs: Phantom Dive + Adrena-Brain is 230 on the Active.
120 with a Stadium in play; discards it
Remove their Stadium and hit for one Prize; 240 against a Fire-weak Active.
20 + 20 per Benched Pokémon
Mirror finisher: Fairy Zone makes their Dragapult ex weak to Psychic. 7 Benched total KOs it.
Key decisions
- Dreepy before Torchic. Open on Dreepy and Drakloak; get Blaziken ex with Rare Candy or Dawn instead of walking up through Combusken.
- Discard Energy freely once Blaziken ex is coming. Seething Spirit brings it back, so Ultra Ball discards cost you nothing.
- Switch attackers against Fairy Zone. If their Lillie's Clefairy ex is in play, keep Dragapult ex Benched and attack with Blaziken ex: Smolder-sault KOs Clefairy (190).
- Count counters before spreading. A 70-HP Basic needs 7 (6 from Phantom Dive + 1 from Munkidori); a 90-HP Drakloak needs 6 + 3. Risky Ruins pre-loads 2 on non-Darkness Basics.
- Bench ex only when used. Meowth ex (170) and Fezandipiti ex (210) give 2 Prizes each; drop them only the turn you use their Ability.
Common mistakes
- Leaving Combusken where Boss's Orders can drag it Active: Retreat 2 and a weak attack strand you.
- Exposing Blaziken ex in the Dragapult mirror: without Seething Spirit, Crushing Hammer strips your attackers faster than you can recharge.
- Using Smolder-sault with no follow-up: Blaziken ex can't attack next turn, so have another attacker ready or retreat it.
- Keeping your own Team Rocket's Watchtower in play when you need Meowth ex: it is Colorless and loses Last-Ditch Catch.
Versions
2-1-2 Blaziken ex with 2 Rare Candy, 1 Risky Ruins, 1 Team Rocket's Watchtower, Special Red Card and Chi-Yu for opposing Stadiums.
2 Team Rocket's Watchtower and 2 Judge, no Risky Ruins or Special Red Card. Shuts off Colorless Abilities like Meowth ex all game.
Lillie's Clefairy ex makes an opposing Dragapult ex weak to Psychic for the mirror; Shaymin shields your non-ex Bench from spread attack damage.
Matchups
Dragapult Blaziken vs Dragapult
An uphill mirror: the same Phantom Dive war, but your Bench is wider and they run 4 Crushing Hammer. Protect your Drakloaks, let Blaziken ex refill what Hammer strips, and build a two-turn KO on their Dragapult ex.
Their plan
- Phantom Dive: 200 to your Active + 6 damage counters on your Bench. Dreepy and Torchic (70), Drakloak (90) and Munkidori (110) are the targets.
- 4 Crushing Hammer + Boss's Orders: Hammer your powered Dragapult ex, then drag up Blaziken ex (Retreat 2) to cost you a full turn.
- 2 Risky Ruins: every non-Darkness Basic you Bench takes 2 counters. Dreepy and Torchic drop to 50 and die to 5 counters.
- Budew locks your Items on their first turn; Moltres hits an Active ex for 110 with one Fire Energy.
Your prize plan
- Dreepys first, Torchic later. Get 2-3 Drakloak drawing; Bench Torchic only when you can Rare Candy it into Blaziken ex next turn.
- Spend the spread on their engine. 6 Phantom Dive counters + 3 from Adrena-Brain = 90: a Benched Drakloak (90) goes down, or a Dreepy (70) with 2 left over.
- Two-turn their Dragapult ex. Put 60 on it while Benched, then Boss's Orders + Phantom Dive 200 + two Adrena-Brain (60) = 320, exactly a KO.
- Blaziken ex beats Hammer. Seething Spirit reattaches a Basic Energy from the discard every turn, so a Hammered Dragapult ex is back to Fire + Psychic quickly.
Against an Active Dragapult ex (320 HP)
Don't
- Benching Torchic or Combusken early. Torchic under Risky Ruins dies to 5 counters; Combusken (Retreat 2) is a free Boss's Orders stall.
- Loading one attacker. Spread Energy over two Drakloak so one Hammer heads + Boss's Orders doesn't cost you the attack.
- Benching Meowth ex or Fezandipiti ex for no reason. Boss's Orders + Phantom Dive (200) KOs Meowth ex (170); Fezandipiti ex (210) needs one Adrena-Brain more.
Key turn
- Their first Phantom Dive turn. If you still have two Drakloak and Blaziken ex coming, you can trade evenly; if they clear both Drakloak, you fall behind.
- Your first 60 on their Benched Dragapult ex sets up the Boss's Orders KO next turn; have Munkidori with Darkness Energy ready.
If they play…
Run Away Draw shuffles it back into their deck, so it won't be a Prize. Dunsparce (60) on their Bench dies to 6 Phantom Dive counters.
Your Meowth ex loses Last-Ditch Catch. Drakloak, Blaziken ex and Munkidori keep their Abilities.
Fezandipiti ex's Cruel Arrow can't damage their Benched Pokémon without a Rule Box; use it only on their Active or Benched ex.
Dragapult Blaziken vs Slowking
Their turn-2 Trifrost against your Phantom Dive. Keep your Bench thin, kill Slowking and Clefairy ex with 200-damage hits, and attack with Blaziken ex whenever their Clefairy ex makes Dragapult ex weak.
Their plan
- Trifrost (copied with Seek Inspiration): 110 to 3 Pokémon. One-shots Dreepy (70), Torchic (70), Drakloak (90), Combusken (100) and Munkidori (110).
- Lillie's Clefairy ex: Fairy Zone makes your Dragapult ex weak to Psychic. Trifrost hits it for 220, Latias ex's Eon Blade for 400.
- Metallic Hammer + Brave Bangle with Clefairy in play: (150 + 30) × 2 = 360 to an Active Dragapult ex: KO.
- Zeraora's Thunder Raid: 210 to a Benched ex, no gust needed. Your Fezandipiti ex (210) and Meowth ex (170) fall.
Your prize plan
- Lead Budew; Bench Shaymin if you run it. Itchy Pollen stops their Items the turn they build Trifrost; Flower Curtain blocks Trifrost's damage to your Benched non-ex Pokémon.
- Kill Slowking every turn. It has 120 HP: Phantom Dive, Smolder-sault or Fezandipiti ex's Cruel Arrow (100 × 2 Weakness on the Active) all KO it.
- Spread onto Slowpoke. 6 counters + 3 from Adrena-Brain = 90 KOs a Benched Slowpoke (80); if it entered under Risky Ruins (60 left), the 6 counters alone do it.
- Prize map: Clefairy ex (190, 2 Prizes) dies to one 200 hit; Mega Kangaskhan ex (300, 3 Prizes) takes two. Clefairy + Kangaskhan + one Slowking = 6.
Against an Active Mega Kangaskhan ex (300 HP, 3 Prizes)
Don't
- Three small Pokémon on the Bench when Slowking has Energy: one Trifrost takes 3 Prizes. Rare Candy past Combusken.
- Dragapult ex Active with their Clefairy ex in play. Attack with Blaziken ex: it's Fire, Fairy Zone doesn't touch it, and Trifrost only does 110.
- Benching Fezandipiti ex or Meowth ex while Zeraora can come off the top: 210 to the Bench takes 2 Prizes.
Key turn
- Their first Trifrost turn (usually their turn 2): before passing, count how many of your Pokémon are under 110 HP.
- The turn Clefairy ex hits their Bench: Boss's Orders + Phantom Dive or Smolder-sault takes 2 Prizes and turns off the double damage.
If they play…
Copied Ghostly Blow: 100 to your Active plus 5 counters on your Bench, enough for a Dreepy hurt by Risky Ruins.
Copied Voltaic Fist: 130 and your Active is Paralyzed, but Slowking takes 60 itself (120 HP). Keep a second attacker ready and finish it.
Copied Hazardous Tail: 100, your Active is Paralyzed and Poisoned, and Slowking takes 70. Any of your attacks then KOs it.
Dragapult Blaziken vs Basic Box
Lillie's Clefairy ex turns your Dragapult ex into a one-hit KO. Remove Clefairy on sight and let Blaziken ex, which isn't a Dragon, carry the attacks while it is in play.
Their plan
- Fairy Zone: with Lillie's Clefairy ex in play your Dragons are weak to [P]. Latias ex's Eon Blade (200) and Enamorus's Love Resonance (200) both hit Dragapult ex for 400.
- Mega Kangaskhan ex (300 HP, 3 Prizes): Rapid-Fire Combo is 200 + 50 per heads and Run Errand draws 2 a turn. It needs 3 heads to KO your 320s.
- Raging Bolt ex: Bellowing Thunder does 70 per Basic Energy discarded; 5 Energy is 350, a KO on anything you have.
- Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex: Torrential Pump adds 120 to your Bench, enough for Torchic (70), Drakloak (90), Combusken (100) or Munkidori (110).
Your prize plan
- KO Lillie's Clefairy ex (190) first: Boss's Orders + Phantom Dive or Smolder-sault (200). That's 2 Prizes and your Dragapult ex is safe again.
- Blaziken ex attacks while Clefairy is up. It isn't a Dragon, and Smolder-sault does 400 to Teal Mask Ogerpon ex (210) or Iron Leaves ex (220), both weak to Fire.
- Alternate attackers. Smolder-sault can't attack next turn; Seething Spirit refills a Dragapult ex from the discard so you never skip an attack.
- Kangaskhan over two turns. Park 6 Phantom Dive counters on a Benched one, then Boss's Orders + Phantom Dive + Adrena-Brain from both Munkidori: 320, a KO for 3 Prizes.
Against an Active Mega Kangaskhan ex (300 HP, no Hero's Cape)
Don't
- Dragapult ex Active with Clefairy in play: Eon Blade or Love Resonance takes 2 Prizes in one hit.
- Combusken on the Bench with no plan: retreat 2 and a weak attack make it their Boss's Orders target. Rare Candy straight to Blaziken ex.
- Benching Meowth ex or Fezandipiti ex you won't use that turn: every ex is 2 Prizes for a deck that only needs three KOs.
Key turn
- The turn Clefairy lands: answer it immediately. If it survives a turn, expect a 400-damage hit on your Active Dragapult ex.
- Your first Chi-Yu or Watchtower turn. Ground Melter with their Area Zero Underdepths in play does 120 and discards it; Team Rocket's Watchtower shuts off Run Errand while Kangaskhan is Active.
If they play…
Kangaskhan goes to 400 HP. Skip it and Boss's Orders a 2-Prize ex instead, or use Jamming Tower to switch the Cape off.
Twin Shotels does 50 to 2 Pokémon, ignoring effects. It finishes Ruins-damaged Dreepy (50) and chips your Munkidori.
After you take a KO they draw 5 and you draw 2. Keep two Drakloak in play so Recon Directive rebuilds.
Dragapult Blaziken vs Sharpedo Toxtricity
Mega Sharpedo ex (330 HP, 3 Prizes) reaches 310 in one turn, and Gravity Mountain drops your Dragapult ex and Blaziken ex to 290. They KO in one hit; you need two turns per Sharpedo.
Their plan
- Hungry Jaws: 120, +150 once Sharpedo has any counter (Sinister Surge puts 2 on it), +40 from Binding Mochi when Pecharunt ex's Subjugating Chains poisons it: 310.
- Gravity Mountain: your Stage 2 Pokémon get −30 HP. At 290, Dragapult ex and Blaziken ex fall to 310 with no extra help.
- Greedy Fang (70) KOs Dreepy or Torchic; against your Munkidori (Weakness) it is 140, a KO.
- 3 Judge + Unfair Stamp shrink your hand; Team Rocket's Watchtower shuts off your Meowth ex.
Your prize plan
- Stop the evolutions. Carvanha and Toxel (70) on the Bench fall to 6 Phantom Dive counters + 1 from Adrena-Brain. Fewer Carvanha means fewer 3-Prize attackers.
- Replace Gravity Mountain with your Team Rocket's Watchtower or Risky Ruins. At 320, 310 isn't enough: they also need Munkidori's Adrena-Brain.
- Pecharunt ex (190) is 2 easy Prizes: Boss's Orders + Phantom Dive or Smolder-sault (200). Without it, Binding Mochi needs Janine's Secret Art to work.
- Set up the Sharpedo KO: 6 Phantom Dive counters on a Benched one plus their own Sinister Surge (2) = 80, then Boss's Orders + Phantom Dive + 2 Adrena-Brain = 340. Their Munkidori can pull 30 off, so recount first.
Against an Active Mega Sharpedo ex (330 HP)
Don't
- Attacking with a Stage 2 at 290 under Gravity Mountain: you hand them 2 Prizes for one Hungry Jaws.
- Leaving Munkidori exposed: Greedy Fang does 140 to it. Bench it only when you'll use Adrena-Brain that turn.
- Half-damaging a Sharpedo and walking away: counters only help them, and their Munkidori moves 3 a turn back onto your Pokémon.
Key turn
- Turn 1 Budew: Itchy Pollen blocks Binding Mochi, Poké Pad and Ultra Ball on the turn they want the first 310.
- The turn before their first Hungry Jaws, have a stadium to cover Gravity Mountain; it decides whether your 320 attacker survives.
If they play…
Poisons their Active without Pecharunt ex, so Binding Mochi still adds 40. KOing Pecharunt won't stop the 310.
Their Chi-Yu is Darkness with 90 HP. Whirling Envy does 110 with 2+ counters on it, ignoring Weakness: KOs Drakloak or Munkidori.
Clutch stops your Active from retreating; Dark Feather does 220 to your Munkidori.
Dragapult Blaziken vs N's Zoroark
Neither side one-shots the other's main ex without help. You win by spreading counters on Zorua and Benched Zoroark ex for two-turn KOs, while their 250 Rampaging Thunder needs 70 extra to KO your 320-HP attackers.
Their plan
- Night Joker copying Rampaging Thunder: 250. With Black Belt's Training (40) and Adrena-Brain (30), or Binding Mochi on a Poisoned Zoroark, it reaches 320: KO on Dragapult ex or Blaziken ex.
- Powerful Rage via Reshiram: 20 per counter on their Zoroark. A Zoroark you left at 200 damage hits back for 400.
- Virtuous Flame: 170 with no drawback. KOs Drakloak, Munkidori, Chi-Yu and Meowth ex (170).
- N's Castle gives N's Pokémon free retreat, so they rotate Zoroark ex after Rampaging Thunder.
Your prize plan
- Hit Zorua before it evolves. 6 Phantom Dive counters plus 1 from Adrena-Brain KO a Benched N's Zorua (70). Risky Ruins doesn't touch it: Zorua is [D].
- Pre-damage Benched Zoroark ex. 60 from Phantom Dive now, then Phantom Dive + Adrena-Brain next turn: 290 against 280, KO for 2 Prizes.
- Alternate Dragapult ex and Blaziken ex. Both have 320 HP; Smolder-sault (200) can't attack next turn, so retreat it and let Seething Spirit reload the other.
- Cut their damage pieces. Phantom Dive KOs an Active N's Zekrom (130); Chi-Yu's Ground Melter discards N's Castle.
Against an Active N's Zoroark ex (280 HP)
Don't
- Leaving an Active Zoroark ex at 200 with Reshiram on their Bench: Powerful Rage hits for 400. Either KO it or put the damage on the Bench.
- Benching Meowth ex or Fezandipiti ex for no reason: Virtuous Flame KOs Meowth ex (170), and both are 2 Prizes.
- Leaving Combusken exposed (retreat 2): Boss's Orders plus Yveltal's Clutch strands it Active.
Key turn
- Their turn 2 setup: Budew's Itchy Pollen locks Buddy-Buddy Poffin and N's PP Up, and the first Phantom Dive should KO Zorua before two Zoroark ex are online.
- When they need the extra 70: Judge or Unfair Stamp before their attack turn can strip the Black Belt's Training they need to KO a full 320.
If they play…
Hitting their Active [D] Pokémon puts 4 counters on your attacker. Move them back with Adrena-Brain.
Flamebody Cannon does 90 to a Benched Pokémon: exactly a Drakloak. Keep at least two Drakloak.
Clutch stops you retreating. Its 110 HP falls to Phantom Dive.
Sources
- Natalie Millar, "Dragapult ex/Blaziken ex Deck Guide (Pokémon TCG)", TCGplayer, 11 ago 2026 (antes de Worlds; referencia vieja) · tcgplayer.com
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