How do I counter Water in Pokémon TCG Pocket?

Water cards are weak to Lightning, Metal, so they take +20 bonus damage from those attacks. Build your deck around strong Lightning, Metal cards to knock them out a turn earlier.

What is the best counter to Water?

Alolan Golem is one of the strongest Lightning, Metal cards to bring against Water decks — see the full ranking above.

How much extra damage does weakness deal in Pokémon TCG Pocket?

A card takes +20 bonus damage when hit by an attack of its weakness type. Unlike the main TCG, there is no resistance in Pokémon TCG Pocket — weakness is the only matchup modifier.

How to Counter Water

Water Cards are weak to Lightning, Metal — 459 cards take +20 damage from those types. These are the strongest attackers to bring against Water decks, ranked by damage.

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Because Water Cards take +20 bonus damage from Lightning, Metal attacks, packing strong Lightning, Metal attackers lets you knock them out a turn earlier. Weakness is the only matchup modifier in Pokémon TCG Pocket, so exploiting it is the most reliable way to counter a type.