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Giratina ex Dragonair deck

Giratina ex Dragonair is the 5th most played deck of the Dual Fusion meta (4.0% of lists) and sits in tier A.

It wins 51.3% of games against other decks, a little above even, over 988 games and 2 tournament wins.

Its play rate fell 1.6 points in the last 7 days.

Its hardest matchup is Hoopa ex Mega Absol ex, against which it wins 19% of 32 games.

Tier
Tier A
Win rate
51.3%
Played
4.0%
Top 8s
11

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The list

The usual 20 cards, from the most common count of each card across 189 tournament lists.

Pokémon

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Card choices

The bar shows how many of the 189 Giratina ex Dragonair lists include each card. Core cards are in nine lists out of ten; flex and tech cards are where players disagree. Copies is the average count when the card is played.

CardPlayed inCopies
Dragonair core 100% of lists 2.0
Giratina ex core 100% of lists 2.0
Poké Ball core 100% of lists 2.0
Professor's Research core 100% of lists 2.0
Rainbow Cave core 100% of lists 2.0
Copycat core 100% of lists 1.9
Eviolite core 97% of lists 1.2
Sabrina flex 87% of lists 1.0
Pokémon Center Lady flex 87% of lists 1.0
Serena's Choice flex 87% of lists 1.0
Drampa flex 83% of lists 1.0
Field Blower flex 72% of lists 1.0
Dratini flex 69% of lists 2.0
Cyrus flex 34% of lists 1.0
Dratini flex 24% of lists 1.9
Dratini tech 10% of lists 1.7
Lucky Ice Pop tech 8% of lists 1.3
Giratina tech 5% of lists 1.0

Matchups

Win rate against each deck, from games between the two in tournaments (at least 15 games). Full counter guide

Good against

Struggles against

How to build it

Open Dual Fusion Pikachu pack first: it gives the most copies of this list per pack. Crafting the pack cards costs about 1,910 pack points. Shop promos like Professor's Research are not counted.

Plan it with the cards you own

Can you build it? Check against your collection

CardBest packOdds per packPack points
2× Dragonair Ruler of the Skies 3.5% 140
2× Giratina ex Dual Fusion Mega Mewtwo X 1.7% 1,000
2× Poké Ball Shop promo
2× Professor's Research Shop promo
2× Rainbow Cave Ruler of the Skies 2.9% 140
2× Copycat Mega Gyarados 4.8% 140
1× Eviolite Dual Fusion Mega Mewtwo X 6.4% 70
1× Sabrina Charizard 4.6% 70
1× Pokémon Center Lady Shining 6.7% 70
1× Serena's Choice Dual Fusion Pikachu 6.7% 70
1× Drampa Ruler of the Skies 2.9% 70
1× Field Blower Pulsing Aura 2.9% 70
2× Dratini Dual Fusion Pikachu 9.4% 70

Best results

Top finishes with Giratina ex Dragonair since Dual Fusion. Each links to the full tournament on Limitless TCG.

PlayerRecordPlaceTournament
Lightxz 11-1-0 1 of 144 DUAL FUSION CLASH!!︱ $20 BEC'S WEEKLY Nov 6
PGX | victorssito 9-1-1 1 of 110 THE BREAKFAST CLUB KELP CLASSIC #12 - C1 FAs Oct 30
𝗠𝗢𝗡 | guunnz 9-1-1 9 of 234 Umbreon99's Aura Sphere #11: $10 USD + Top 4 FA Oct 30
waittilltmrw 8-1-1 17 of 203 The Breakfast Club Daily-FA + Nov 3
Shankar 9-3-1 3 of 203 The Breakfast Club Daily-FA + Nov 3
PGX | victorssito 8-2-0 5 of 163 NEW SET CELEBRATION!!︱ $20 BEC'S WEEKLY Oct 29
Taroo 7-1-1 34 of 547 PMPT #49 - DUAL FUSION!!! | $250 USD Oct 31
ØM# | Razbersky 6-2-1 3 of 39 The Dark League| C SERIES LEGAL (UPDATE GAME) Oct 29

Play rate

Share of tournament lists over the last 30 days, each point covering the 7 days before it. Updated November 10, 2026.

0.0% 30 days ago3.1% now

Where to next

What beats it

Full counter guide

Plays like it

Next to it in the tier list

Tier list