If you’re hard stuck trying to beat the Venusaur EX & Serperior expert solo challenge, check out these tips and tricks!
The Mythical Island update for Pokemon TCG Pocket introduced several new solo challenges, each designed to showcase the unique powers and strategies enabled by the newly added cards.
These challenges provide players with a fun and engaging way to learn about and master these powerful new additions to the game.
One of the new solo challenge decks featured include an all Grass-type deck featuring the new synergy between Venusaur EX and Serperior.
If you’re struggling to beat this deck, here are some tips and tricks that will help you clear this challenge!
How to beat Venusaur EX & Serperior expert solo challenge
This deck featured in the Mythical Island expert solo challenge is a potent set due to its high damage output, efficient energy usage, and powerful healing capabilities.
Venusaur EX & Serperior decklist
The cards featured in the Venusaur & Serperior expert solo challenge deck include:
- Bulbasaur x 2
- Ivysaur x 2
- Venusaur EX x 2
- Snivy x 2
- Servine x 2
- Serperior x 2
- Dhelmise x 2
- Erika x 2
- Professor’s Research x 2
- Poke Ball x 2
How the Venusaur EX & Serperior deck works and how to beat it
This mono Grass-type deck, while powerful, is typically slow due to its high energy costs. However, Serperior’s unique ability to double equipped Grass Energy for attacks significantly boosts the deck’s speed and efficiency.
The Jungle Totem Ability doubles all Grass Energy attached to any Grass-type Pokemon. This passive effect remains active regardless of whether Serperior is in the Active slot or on the bench.
With that in mind, here are several tips to beat this deck:
- Build a Fire-type deck to exploit the type advantage against all the Grass-type Pokemon in this solo challenge.
- Target and knock out Snivy or Servine early before they can fully evolve, so that neither Venusaur nor Dhelmise can benefit from its ability.
- Take advantage of this deck’s weakness in the first few turns and knock Pokemon out before they can attack. Low energy cost Fire-type Pokemon such as Rapidash, Ninetales, Magmar, and Salazzle are great for this!
Consider using the Sabrina Supporter card to target and knock out benched Pokemon, especially Serperior, that might be hiding on your opponent’s bench.
Unless you own Moltress EX to provide additional Fire Energy, avoid using high energy Fire-type Pokemon cards such as Arcanine EX, Charizard EX, and Flareon. In many cases, these Pokemon will take far too long to power up against this expert challenge deck.
If you need some extra help putting a solid Fire-type deck together, check out some of these Fire-type decklists!
Venusaur EX & Serperior battle tasks and rewards
Along with the reward for beating this solo challenge for the first time, players can earn additional Shop Tickets by meeting the requirements for any of the battle tasks listed below:
| BATTLE TASKS | REWARDS |
| Win this battle with a deck whose Pokemon are only Fighting-type | 5 x Shop Tickets |
| Win this battle using a deck where all the Pokemon cards are of ◆, ◆◆, and/or ◆◆◆ rarity | 5 x Shop Tickets |
| Win this battle by turn 12 | 5 x Shop Tickets |
| Win this battle without your opponent gettingg any points | 5 x Shop Tickets |
| Deal 1,500 or more damage | 5 x Shop Tickets |
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