Silvally and Rampardos (TCG Pocket)

Silvally and Rampardos
Silvally and Rampardos Types used Major cards Silvally and Rampardos Era 2025-present

Silvally and Rampardos is a Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket deck archetype that has been played since the release of the Extradimensional Crisis expansion in 2025. The deck's strategy revolves around using Silvally paired with various Supporter cards for 100 points of damage. Paired with Rampardos, this deck deals significant damage consistently.

While Silvally and Rampardos was a strong archetype in Extradimensional Crisis, other decks utilising Silvally would become more popular with the release of next expansions, pairing Silvally with Oricorio or Charizard ex.

Strategy

Due to Type: Null being the only Basic Pokémon in this deck, starting the battle with at least one of those cards in hand is guaranteed. Its 80 HP allows it to surive almost any hit before it can evolve. Paired with Gladion, it can attack for 100 damage with its Brave Buddies attack on the turn it evolves into Silvally. This deck relies heavily on more Supporter cards than other decks, to consistently boost Silvally's attack. Gladion's effect reduces the need for Poké Ball cards in the deck, with only one other Basic Pokémon being possible to draw.

After the Silvally in the Active Spot is knocked out, usually enough turns have passed to get the Skull Fossil on the Bench and evolve it into Rampardos. Its 130 damage attack can Knock-out any remaining opponent's Pokémon. Additionally, the second Silvally can be set up on the Bench and charged with required Energy before Rampardos is Knocked-out.

Weaknesses

Silvally, being a Colorless type Pokémon, cannot attack any other card with +20 damage Weakness boost. Its 110 HP doesn't allow it to survive heavy hits from Pokémon ex.

This deck has more Supporter cards than most other decks and the player is prone to drawing too many of them and being vulnerable to hand disruptions in the form of Red Card or Mars.

Key cards

• Silvally - Main damage dealer of this deck. It relies on Supporter cards to boost its Brave Buddies attack to deal 100 damage.
• Rampardos - With just one Energy it can deal 130 damage, effectively Knocking-out most non- Pokémon.
• Gladion - Allows Type: Null to quickly evolve during the first few turns of the battle while providing damage boost to Silvally's attack.

Typical decklist

The deck list below is meant to represent an average build of the archetype, not specifically constructed for any given metagame. The types of Supporter cards can vary depending on the play style.

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Quantity	Card	Type	Rarity
1×	Cranidos
2×	Rampardos
2×	Type: Null
2×	Silvally
2×	Skull Fossil	Item
2×	Rare Candy	Item	—
1×	Poké Ball	Item	—
1×	Sabrina	Supp
1×	Mars	Supp
1×	Iono	Supp
1×	Red	Supp
2×	Gladion	Supp
2×	Professor's Research [Professor Oak]	Supp	—
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Possible tech cards

• Giovanni - Gives +10 damage boost to Silvally's attack while boosting it by being a Supporter card.
• Cyrus - Can help with Knocking-out Benched damaged Pokémon with 100 HP or less.
• Giant Cape - Helps the Skull Fossil against attacks that target Benched Pokémon.
• Pokémon Center Lady - Provides boost to Silvally's attack while healing.
• Guzma - Removes damaging Tools to protect Silvally as well as HP-boosting ones for easier Knock-outs.

This article is part of both Project Sidegames and Project TCG, Bulbapedia projects that, together, aim to write comprehensive articles on video games about the TCG.