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Pokemon TCG’sPokemon 151 has been a blessing for older players, as all of those first-gen Pokemon, such as Blastoise, Alakazam, or Arbok, got a lot of love via powerful cards that have the potential to be part of a menacing deck.
Then we have Venusaur. It’s a good card, but it falls behind compared with other decks from the same expansion. This doesn’t mean it’s a bad card that is part of a back deck; in fact, it’s pretty fun to use as it goes around stalling your opponents and healing Venusaur.
Venusaur ex MEW (x3)
These are the most important cards of this deck:
Venusaur ex
The main card of this deck isVenusaur ex.It has an ability namedTranquil Flower, which, if Venusaur is in the Active Spot,you’re able to heal 60 damage from one of your Pokemon once per turn.
This ability lets you think this deck goes around hanging on in the field while healing your attackers.
Aside from its ability, Venusaur Ex also has an attack namedDangerous Toxwhip.Itdeals 150 damage, costs two Grass Energy and a Colorless Energy, andpoisons and confuses the target.
A Poisoned Pokemon will receive 10 damage every turn. If a Pokemon is Confused, the player must flip a coin whenever it’ll attack. if heads, the attack will proceed as usual, but if tails, the confused Pokemon will receive 30 damage.
This card is good becauseit forces the opposite player to switch their Active Pokemonif they want to avoid their Pokemon getting status effects, which gives you a clear advantage. Nonetheless, 150 damage for an attack is a bit low.
Hisuian Lilligant VSTAR
That’s why we must combine Venusaur ex withHisuian Lilligant.This card is known for being the usual attacker on Grass-type builds as its attack,Parallel Spin, is really good and can take down many ex Pokemon.
Parallel Spindeals 130 damage, costs two Grass Energy and a Colorless Energy card, andyou can choose to detach one of Lilligant’s Energy cardsand send it back to your hand. If you do, this attackwill deal 100 more damage, so Parallel Spin hasa potential damage output of 230.
But undoubtedly, the best feature of Hisuian Lilligant is its VSTAR Power ability,Star Perfume.Upon usage, you mustsearch your deck for up to five Grass-type Pokemon and/or Energy Cards to put them in your hand afterwards.
Gardenia’s Vigor
After getting Grass-type Energy cards from your deck to your hand via Hisuian Lilligant, you must useGardenia’s Vigortoattach those Energy Cards to Lilligant or Venusaur, as you wish.
With Gardenia’s Vigor, you must draw two cards from your deck. After that,you’re able to attach two Grass-type Energy Cards to one of your benched Pokemon.
Radiant Tsareena
If you want to be sure Venusaur will never get defeated, you must useRadiant Tsareena.It has an ability namedElegant Heal, whichheals 20 damage from each of your Pokemon.You just have to set it on your bench, and it’ll be healing your Venusaur and Lilligant cards.
With it, Venusaur has a potential healing output of 80, which is a lot.
Bidoof & Bibarel
Bidoof and Bibarelhave a highly rated spot in the meta because of their great efficiency as the engine of every deck.They are in charge of letting you draw cards from your deck.
Bibarel has an ability namedIndustrious Incisors, whichlets you draw cards to your hand until you have five.This is important as you’ll be using many cards every turn.
Fighting Au Lait
Now, let’s spotlight those semi-forgotten items that are heavily situational. In this case, we have theFighting Au Lait,whichyou can only use if your opponent has fewer Prize Cards to claimthan you (which means you are losing the match).
The Fighting Au Laitheals 60 damage to one of your Pokemon.So, if you have a Venusaur about to get knocked out and use its ability, plus Radiant Tsareena’s Elegant Heal and a Fighting Au Lait, you’ll heal 140 damage, more than double the usual amount.
Venusaur Ex Deck Strategy
The setup is fairly standard for this deck. You want togo first in the match,as it’s needed to build Bibarel and, therefore, Venusaur. First,look for Bidoof and Bulbasaurvia Nest Balls, then try tofind both Venusaur and Rare Candies to evolve Bulbasaur.You can find Bibarel with your Ultra Balls.
As you have them ready,find and use Hisuian Lilligantto find even more Bulbasaur and Venusaur Cards and Grass-type Energy Cards, then try tofind Gardenia’s Vigor while attaching the Energy Cards to your Venusaur cards by hand.You’ll get Gardenia’s Vigor with Bibarel. Use it to have your Pokemon ready to attack.
Look for Radiant Tsareena to have it on your bench, andkeep healing Venusaurwhile forcing your opponents to switch.Be sure you have at least another Venusaur readyto jump to the Active Spot in case one of them gets defeated.
Venusaur Ex Deck Common Threats
As usual with these kinds of decks,the biggest threat of Venusaur Ex is itself.It hasa poor damage output,which makes things harder for both you. And if you areagainst a deck that can recycle cards(a thing you’re able to’t do with Venusaur ex), then they’ll win because they’ll eventually sweep Venusaur down.
