Pokemon TCG: Best Ethan’s Typhlosion Deck Guide (Destined Rivals)

Learn about the best Ethan’s Typhlosion deck and the necessary cards that should be picked to optimize its gameplay.

Ethan’s Typhlosion is a rather interesting card that promises to deal a lot of damage at a significantly low cost. As players are very likely to encounter this card more often in the meta, they’ll need to know the best ways to use it as well as counter it.

Pokemon TCG Best Ethan’s Typhlosion Deck Guide Overview

Ethan’s Typhlosion is a card whose first move, Buddy Blast, synergizes with the Supporter card Ethan’s Adventure to deal damage. What makes this card so compelling is that it’s a single-Prize attacker capable of dealing damage on par with several Pokemon ex. This is enough incentive for players to try out a deck centered around this Stage 2 card.

All Cards in Best Pokemon TCG Destined Rivals Ethan’s Typhlosion Deck

1. Ethan’s Cyndaquil x4
2. Ethan’s Quilava x4
3. Ethan’s Typhlosion x4
4. Budew x2
5. Dunsparce x1
6. Dudunsparce x1
7. Fezandipiti ex x1
8. Shaymin x1
9. Victini x1
10. Iron Bundle x1
11. Ethan’s Adventure x4
12. Arven x3
13. Professor’s Research x2
14. Boss’s Orders x2
15. Iono x2
16. Black Belt’s Training x1
17. Ultra Ball x4
18. Buddy-Buddy Poffin x4
19. Nest Ball x2
20. Night Stretcher x2
21. Redeemable Ticket x1
22. Counter Catcher x1
23. Super Rod x1
24. Rare Candy x1
25. Pal Pad x1
26. Maximum Belt x1
27. Defiance Band x1
28. Rescue Board x1
29. Luxurious Cape x1
30. Fire Energy x5

How To Play This Best Ethan’s Typhlosion Deck in Pokemon TCG Destined Rivals

Ideal Starting Hand for Best Ethan’s Typhlosion Deck

Try to play as many Ethan’s Cyndaquil as you can on the first turn. If you get an Ethan’s Adventure, that works out even better. Also, if you get a Rare Candy, you can evolve Ethan’s Cyndaquil into Ethan’s Typhlosion. As Ethan’s Typhlosion is the designated attacker of the deck, getting a hand with Basic Pokemon that doesn’t include a single Ethan’s Cyndaquil isn’t ideal.

Best Ethan’s Typhlosion Deck in Pokemon TCG: Key Cards

These are the cards that you will try to play in every game to get the best out of an Ethan’s Typhlosion deck.

• Set up with Ethan’s Cyndaquil and use Ethan’s Adventure to get as many of that line as you can.
• To ensure that you get to use all Ethan’s Adventure cards, make sure to use Ethan’s Quilava and Dudunsparce for their abilities.
• Bring Ethan’s Typhlosion into the Active Spot and deal massive damage with its move Buddy Blast. If you have successfully discarded all of them, Buddy Blast will OHKO most opposing Pokemon.

Other cards that will help Ethan’s Typhlosion include:

• Redeemable Ticket will ensure that no copies of Ethan’s Adventure are left as Prize Cards.
• Victini should be on the Bench to boost Typhlosion further, as do tools like Defiance Band and Maximum Belt.
• Shaymin is a card that can protect any Benched Pokemon from opposing Pokemon ex.

Best Ethan’s Typhlosion Deck in Pokemon TCG Destined Rivals: Performance

Best Matchups

Since this deck relies on one attacker who utilizes a single Fire Energy, it is relatively quick. However, it will still need a few turns to set up, as Ethan’s Typhlosion is a Stage 2 Pokemon. This deck can keep pace with most decks relying on Pokemon ex as their main attackers, as even if a Typhlosion is KO’d, you are only losing a single Prize, whereas an opponent using an ex card will lose two.

Grass-type and Steel-type decks are the best type matchups for this deck, as they take double damage from Buddy Blast.

Counters to Ethan’s Typhlosion Deck in Pokemon TCG

A new card has been introduced in the meta called Team Rocket’s Watchtower as part of the Destined Rivals expansion. This card shuts down Dudunsparce’s ability, essentially making it worthless.

Water-type decks trouble this deck a lot, as they deal a lot of damage to Typhlosion and can even KO it before you set the card up.

Best Ethan’s Typhlosion Deck Guide in Pokemon TCG Destined Rivals: Tips and Tricks

These are some tips and tricks to use this deck well.

• A Rare Candy is in the deck to bypass Ethan’s Quilava one time. However, as this Stage 1 card helps to draw Ethan’s Adventure from your deck, having a copy on your Bench for its ability is useful. 
• Once all copies of Ethan’s Adventure have been used, evolve it to have another Ethan’s Typhlosion ready to go.

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