Basic Pokemon are essential for any Pokemon TCG Pocket strategy. At the start of every match, you are guaranteed at least one Basic Pokemon in your hand to get you going. While some Basics are necessary to climb into stronger Evolutions,

Lightning and electricity is generally focused on speed and striking early, often with low health pools, making a lot of these decks into "Glass Cannon" options. One of the two S-tier options of the Pokemon TCG Pocket best decks is a lightning deck, with cards reflected in the list below.

Pokémon TCG Pocket is packed with over 200 cards to collect and use in battle. Not every card is a powerful heavy hitter, but most of them have some kind of utility, with almost every card in the game able to positively contribute to some of the best decks in TCG Pocket.