Pokémon TCG Pocket: The Silvally Oricorio Deck Guide

Are you tired of the Solgaleos and the Ex Pokemons dominating the ranks in this meta? You might want to switch your plays with one of the strongest Pokemon from the Extradimensional Crisis - Silvally. Now, pair it with the Oricorios and think how broken it would be - The Strong non-Ex Silvally with the meta counter chickens.

As you know, The Oricorios are the meta Ex Pokemon killers because they can neglect any damage inflicted by them. You can completely make the Solgaleo look useless in front of the Oricorios and to one-shot the basic Pokemons, Silvally has your back in the late game. With this lineup, your opponent has no choice but to concede. And to help you rank up fast, let’s follow LDShop for a complete guide on how and what to play.

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The Silvally Oricorio Deck

The idea behind this deck is to set up your Silvallys as quickly as possible and use the Oricorios to defend your Pokemons from any EX Pokemon cards that can one-shot your Silvallys. This is a Lightning energy-based deck. Play your cards carefully and try to match the timing of the attacks and the switch of Pokemon. You will also use Zeraora for seamless energy flow and extra damage potentials. Here is a quick overview of the primary Pokemon cards in this deck:

Silvally

Silvally is a Stage One form Pokemon. Being one of the primary cards of our deck, he will be the main damage dealer in our lineup. It is a colorless card, so you can pair it with all types of energy. It has a base health of 110HP and can deal damage between 50-100, 50 normally and 100 when you use a support card from your deck. Don’t forget to do Pokemon TCG Pocket top up, if you don’t have this card. The best platform to make the top-up is LDShop, it lets players top up for less, and it is a great way to save money.

Oricorio

These chickens are a popular pick now in the meta where Ex cards are the standard. Oricorio completely shuts them down, securing you a quite fast and easy win because of his unique passive ability - Safeguard that makes it immune to any damage dealt by an Ex Pokemon. It also has a base of 70HP and can also dish out 50 as damage. 

Zeraora

Zeraora is a basic Electric-type Pokemon. It has a base health of 90HP. Zeraora doesn’t require you to give him any energy during the first turn because of his passive ability - Thunderclap Flash which helps it attach energy to itself from your energy zone. It also deals a damage of 50 after being charged with 2 electric energy.

Deck-Setup

Here are the cards you will need for this strategy -

Pokemon Cards:

• 2 (Silvally) - Our main Pokemon in the deck to deal damage and make KOs. It doesn't even require any Rare Candies for its evolution.
• 2 (Oricorio) - Main defense card against Ex Pokemons. The Oricorio will play front most of the time and will be treated with priority against an Ex lineup.
• 2 (Zeraora) - Being the secondary Card to deal damage, Zeraora will take charge of weakening the enemy.
• 2 (Type: Null) - Pre-Evolution of Silvally which will be used to Evolve into SIlvally. Base Health of 80HP and a damage potential between 20-40. It will be 40 if you get a head during the coin flip.

Support/Trainer Cards:

• 2 (Poke ball) - Let you draw a Pokemon card during your turn.
• 2 (Professor’s Research) - Let you draw any random 2 cards from your deck during your turn.
• 1 (Giovanni) - Giovanni is an unexpected killer for the opponent. Using it, you can deal 10 extra damage from any Pokemon.
• 1 (Sabrina) - Sabrina will switch between the active and the benched Pokemon from your enemy’s card.
• 1 (Red) - Red allows you to deal extra an 20 Damage.
• 1 (Cyrus) - Cyrus switches a damaged benched Pokemon to the front from your opponent’s hand.
• 1 (Giant Cape) - Provides 20HP to your Pokemon.
• 2 (Gladion) - Gladion is crucial to Draw Silvally or Type: Null quickly.
• 1 (Pokemon Center Lady) - Will increase a damaged Pokemon’s health.

How to play?

• The deck focuses on setting up Silvally early, using the Poke balls and Gladion.
• Play Oricorio as the frontline if you face an Ex Pokemon to avoid your Silvallys from getting one-shot.
• Farm your energy on Oricorio and Silvally. Let the Zeraora attach energy to itself using its passive. 
• Try to take out the Ex Pokemon first for a +2 point lead. Build pressure on them and carry out your play strategically. 
• Don't forget to make use of your Support Cards, they will help you massively to claim the most unexpected victory.

Weaknesses

The Silvally Oricorio deck is pretty strong and will help you push your rank pretty fast but just like any other deck, it is not invincible. You will face problems if you go against a one-point lineup just like yours. That means, every Pokemon carries 1 point, unlike Ex ones who are worth 2 points. And if your enemy has an extra Ex Pokemon and both of your Oricorios are out, it's an end game for you. So, keep those chickens safe because you never know when they will come in handy.

Conclusion

The Silvally-Oricorio paired up with Zeraora is currently one of the strongest decks to climb up those ranks in Pokémon TCG Pocket. The Meta-killer + the Silvally will grant you victory against almost every opponent, but you need to play strategically and cautiously. But sometimes, it's just luck that makes you lose. So, don't lose hope after 1-2 losses, and look at the possible future wins.

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