Torterra ex IRL Deck Profile - The Best Way to Counter Charizard ex?

Let's break down the new Torterra ex deck in this Temporal Forces deck profile.
Torterra ex looks to be a very tanky, low maintenence Stage 2 attacker from the new Temporal Forces set. Though its damage output is only average, it has the ability to be able to OHKO Charizard ex, what is debatably the best deck in the early days of the post-rotation format, for just a single Energy. So could this be a strong anti-meta deck falling under the radar?
Full Torterra ex Deck List
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00:00 - Intro
00:21 - Request Decks to Appear on the Channel
00:44 - Pokemon Cards
04:45 - Supporter Cards
06:06 - Stadium Cards
06:18 - Item Cards
08:53 - Pokemon Tool Cards
09:46 - Energy Cards
10:05 - Closing Thoughts
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[@RareCandyTCG]

*Do you think Torterra ex could be a sleeper deck of the format? And thanks again to Fred over on* Patreon.com/RareCandyTCG *for requesting to see Torterra ex on the channel!*

[@sirens4562]

It definitely could, but it’s up to players to make a good decklist for the meta with the right tech grass Pokémon. I think it’s unfinished and will only get better with more sets. The SV era doesn’t release many full decks and it takes multiple sets for most evolution decks to blossom like in the old rs era.

[@takeovereagle3937]

I love the idea of a 400+ hp torterra, but I think the ace spec of choice should always be Maximum belt. 180 is just not enough damage to be relevant, but pushing it up to 230 can ko any basic ex in the format.

[@Arcoooooooooos]

Exactly what I was thinking, could also play a choice belt

[@RareCandyTCG]

Honestly I've found myself using cape more to keep basics alive or making Toedscruel a pain to KO. I just wish belt applied to Vs to be able to KO Entei. I don't love any of the Ace Specs in particular for this deck but I could see the argument for belt.

[@Arcoooooooooos]

@RareCandyTCG yeah, I think both can work. I think it's down to personal preference

[@s1nth_]

good thinking lego yoda!

[@ChampionFred]

Thanks for posting the list! I had a much different version for the list, using Hisuian Lilligant VSTAR for Grass Pokemon search turn 2 and Gardenia's Vigor for the energy acceleration, with the single prize Torterra as a secondary attacker, and a 1-1 Kricketune for extra HP, but I can see this one would work better! There's almost a part of me that still wants to include the Kricketune just for the little extra buff though

[@pumapl5089]

I am very excited to try this deck!

[@daviddale8962]

I'd split between Torterra ex and Evo Press Torterra in my opinion

[@dragonsigner]

My deck runs the beautiful that has an ability that says "draw till 6 cards in hand" I play 3-4 tm evo. That turn one using 5that attack is the best way most consistent way to evolve everyone and get everything out turn two. I feel like my ace spec will be maximum belt.. My games work so fast..

[@damcrehabilitacionfisicama3055]

I need to see in action

[@lisacromer6381]

I think that this deck is smart idea though Maximum Belt is also a good ace spec card as well

[@AlexHiraga]

maybe the new Shaymin? [G] Pinpoint Dive: This attack does 60 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon ex or Benched Pokémon V. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

[@Wesley.Wilkinson]

Probably run 1 basic Torterra 008 to help with prize trade

[@wingedomega]

What do you think about the new Shaymin?

[@drewpouget3719]

Is this deck ever fires off. Rip my absol list I've been perfecting since OBF released xD

[@Catven0m]

Should play evo press torterra

[@jan-patrickstrohmeier4878]

What do you think about big air balloon in this deck?

[@RareCandyTCG]

Yep that was on my short list of cards to include, but usually you are using cards to switch into Torterra rather than switching it out. Still isn't bad though.

[@mandy1339]

How do you have buddy puffin. I thought it was not out yet outside of japan.

[@RareCandyTCG]

It's not out yet. This was just a proxy I printed off

[@mandy1339]

gotcha@@RareCandyTCG

[@d25wing]

Also curious why there’s no single prize torterra for a bigger hit

[@RareCandyTCG]

The other Torterra requries 2 Energy to attack unfortunately, and without some big alterations it'd be pretty tough to be able to quickly power one up when you need to. ☹

[@DanrleyMessias]

What about beautfly for draw power?

[@RareCandyTCG]

It's cool but I feel like your other bench pokemon are probably better served trying to fix some of the deck's weaker matchups

[@lachampione8520]

Cant you just use mist energy instead of toedscruel line?

[@RareCandyTCG]

In theory yes, but the issue is Mist Energy won't cover the attack cost for Torterra ex unfortunately.

[@jonanderin2010]

Baby Torterra seems like an obvious inclusion. I also greatly prefer Beautifly instead of Radiant Venusaur, from my testing with just the baby Torterra decks.

[@liltone9614]

no whimsicott that picks up pokemon, no beautifly as the draw engine.

[@CBerries]

I hate how you pronounce Turtwig. It’s Tur-Twig, not Turt-Wig.

[@themightycarrotknight]

Unpopular opinion but I think it’s so boring whenever there’s a new super strong deck like Giratina or now Charizard. Especially bc it’s usually a beloved Pokemon so you know everyone is gonna want to play it. It’s just lame to play against the same deck over and over with no personalized strategy and care. I’m always so excited whenever I play against a super cheesy mean deck that I haven’t seen before. One time I saw a deck that mainly used abilities and items that made me draw cards. In the end I had almost nothing to play. It was a close match as I had to rush to hit his Pokémon as quickly as possible and he had to rush to get me to pull my entire deck. It was infuriating but also cool because I’ve never played against a deck like it. At least you made it your own thing. I hope to encounter a few decks like this in the future. Currently there’s hardly any grass decks being played, so this seems cool. I think it’s fine when people customize popular decks but I hate seeing the same deck in every match.