Use Mega Sharpedo EX to accelerate water energy onto your bench, then use that ramp to power up Mega Gyarados EX and start attacking as soon as possible. Misty and Goldengo are there to spike energy placement, while Lisia and Wallace help find the low-HP basics and evolve targets without needing Poké Ball.
What this deck is trying to do
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Mega Gyarados EX is the main damage dealer and deck-discard finisher. Mega Sharpedo EX is the energy ramp piece that helps get Gyarados online faster. Goldengo, Misty, Lisia, and Wallace are all included to support this ramp-and-attack plan—they do not serve as unrelated tech cards.
Mega Gyarados EX as the finisher
Mega Gyarados EX attacks using Mega Blaster, requiring three water energy and one colorless energy (four total). The attack deals significant damage and also discards the top three cards from your opponent's deck. This effect can disrupt your opponent by removing evolution pieces or key trainer cards.
The deck is built to move Mega Gyarados EX into the active spot and have it attack as early in the game as possible. The faster you power it up and get it attacking, the sooner you can start disrupting your opponent's setup.
Mega Sharpedo EX and water energy ramp
Mega Sharpedo EX is on the board with Turbo Shark visible during a card battle. — Gaming with Zero
steps
- Mega Sharpedo EX uses Turbo Shark for one water energy, hitting for 70 damage.
- Turbo Shark allows you to move a water energy from your energy zone and attach it to a benched water Pokémon.
- You can attach energy to either Magikarp or Mega Gyarados EX, depending on which is on your bench.
- The attack also KO's lower-HP Pokémon before they evolve, but the priority is ramping energy to Mega Gyarados EX so you can start attacking with Mega Blaster.
Misty and Goldengo
A deck list with Goldengo and Misty cards appears beside a battle view featuring Mega Gyarados EX. — Gaming with Zero
comparison
Misty
- Attaches water energy by flipping coins until tails; each heads lets you attach one water energy from your energy zone to a chosen water Pokémon.
- Has variance: sometimes great, sometimes does little.
Goldengo
- Luxury Coin lets you reroll coin flips from trainer card effects (like Misty) once per turn.
- Provides a second chance if Misty's flips are unlucky, increasing your odds of spiking the energy you need for setup.
Which Magikarp to use
A Pokémon TCG board is shown with a Magikarp card visible in the player’s hand. — Gaming with Zero
Choosing your Magikarp
The listed Magikarp is not essential—any Magikarp works for the core plan. The creator recommends a Magikarp with Leap Out to let you switch out of the active spot, preventing Magikarp from taking damage before it can be evolved. If you have a Magikarp with Leap Out, use it instead of the one with Waterfall Evolution.
Lisia, Wallace, and no Poké Ball
A deck list with Lisia and Wallace appears beside a live Pokémon match board. — Gaming with Zero
Lisia lets you pull two random basic Pokémon with 50 HP or less from your deck into your hand. In this deck, every basic Pokémon has 50 HP or less, so Lisia can retrieve most of them efficiently.
Wallace targets a low-HP water Pokémon in play and evolves it into the matching evolution from your deck. That allows you to evolve Carvana to Mega Sharpedo EX or Magikarp to Mega Gyarados EX directly from the deck.
Because Lisia and Wallace fill the basic search and evolution roles, the creator says there is no need for Poké Ball in this build. Professor's Research is still included for card draw.
FAQ
How does Mega Sharpedo EX help power up Mega Gyarados EX?
Mega Sharpedo EX uses Turbo Shark to attach water energy from your energy zone to benched water Pokémon, ramping Mega Gyarados EX so it can attack sooner.
Why does this deck run Goldengo with Misty?
Goldengo's Luxury Coin lets you reroll Misty's coin flips, increasing your odds of attaching more energy and making Misty's effect more reliable.
Which Magikarp does the creator say would be better in this deck?
The creator recommends a Magikarp with Leap Out, so you can switch Magikarp out of the active spot before it takes damage.
What do Lisia and Wallace do in this deck list?
Lisia retrieves low-HP basics from your deck, while Wallace directly evolves those basics into their EX evolutions from the deck.
Why does the creator say there is no need for Poké Ball in this build?
Because Lisia and Wallace handle searching and evolving the key Pokémon, Poké Ball is not needed in this deck.
Why this deck works together
Sharpedo provides energy ramp when Misty doesn't hit enough, Goldengo gives another shot at coin-flip acceleration, and Gyarados converts this ramp into early attack and deck discard pressure. With these cards working together, you can quickly build your board and disrupt your opponent’s setup while consistently finding and evolving your main attackers.
Sources
Screenshots on this page are frames from the videos below, used to illustrate the steps they describe. All rights remain with their creators.
- Mega Sharpedo EX & Mega Gyarados EX Deck Build! [Pokemon TCG Pocket] — Gaming with Zero, September 1, 2026