Magnezone / Oricorio / Miraidon ex

Why this deck is in this tier

Deck heavily represented in top decks, with Miraidon acting as a flexible finisher and strong sleep-counterplay.

Strengths (key points)

• Miraidon is a very strong finisher.
• Magnezone builds up energy, then Miraidon can take it.
• The deck can pressure early or keep Miraidon for the late game.
• Professor Turo can send a damaged Miraidon back into the deck.
• The deck has control through Oricorio.
• It handles sleep well through Miraidon and Turo interactions.

Weaknesses (to watch)

• The deck depends heavily on energy management.
• Miraidon can become an important target.
• The list requires clean Turo / Poké Ball sequencing.

Card list

• ×2 Magnezone (B1a-26)
• ×2 Oricorio (A3-66)
• ×1 Miraidon ex (B3a-19)
• ×2 Magnemite (B1a-24)
• ×2 Magneton (A1-98)
• ×2 Professor's Research (P-A-7)
• ×1 Copycat (B1-225)
• ×1 Cyrus (A2-150)
• ×1 Lisia (B1-226)
• ×1 Clemont (B1a-68)
• ×1 Pokémon Center Lady (A2b-70)
• ×1 Professor Turo (B3a-73)
• ×2 Poké Ball (P-A-5)
• ×1 Giant Cape (A2-147)

Required expansions

Other S Tier decks

• Mega Absol EX / Darkrai EX / Hoopa EX
  I rank it in S tier because it can create immediate pressure with several complementary attackers. The list has an excellent balance between damage, mobility, disruption and consistency.
• Mega Sceptile EX / Butterfree
  This is probably one of the most consistent. Caterpie, the draw engine, Quick-Grow Extract and the two Stadiums significantly accelerate the setup of Mega Sceptile EX.
• Mega Lucario EX
  I place Mega Lucario EX in S tier for its combination of speed, damage and flexibility. The list also includes several secondary Pokémon that help it adapt without significantly slowing down the main plan.
• Mega Altaria EX / Espeon / Darkrai
  I rank it in S tier because of its combination of control, status effects and constant pressure. Sleep can deny entire turns while Darkrai and Mega Altaria gradually build an advantage.
• Vespiquen ex / Shuckle ex
  The deck can handle many matchups thanks to Shuckle ex in the early game and Vespiquen ex's 140 damage. The ability to discard a damaged or obsolete Pokémon makes its game plan particularly stable.
• Mega Sceptile ex / Pheromosa / Teal Mask Ogerpon ex
  S tier: tournament-winning deck (500+ players), with strong Bench pressure, Fragrant Forest to stabilize Grass Basics and Ogerpon to improve certain matchups. It is a very good for climbing to Masterball.

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