ex Battle Deck Upgrade Guide
Lucario ex Battle Deck Upgrade Guide
One Lucario ex whose Aura Sphere does 160 to the Active and 50 to the Bench, with Annihilape and Medicham as backup.
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These are the cards that decide how the deck plays. Each one links to its card page, with its current price.
How it plays
Lucario ex is a Stage 1 that evolves from Riolu. Aura Sphere does 160 to the Active Pokémon and 50 to one of your opponent's Benched Pokémon for three Energy, and Low Sweep does 60 for two.
Annihilape, Medicham and Oinkologne lines give the deck other attackers when Lucario is not ready.
Is it Standard legal?
No. Its Pokémon ex and nearly every other card carry the G mark and rotated on April 10, 2026. It still plays against other precons and in Expanded, which is where these decks were always strongest anyway.
Every upgrade card below carries an H, I or J regulation mark, the marks legal in Standard since the April 10, 2026 rotation, checked against our Pokémon card catalog on October 10, 2026. Basic Energy is always legal. See which cards are legal in each format for how regulation marks and reprints decide it.
Upgrade path 1: Swap in real Trainer cards
The Lucario ex Battle Deck was built to teach, so its Trainers are the gentle ones: Nemona, Youngster, Great Ball and Potion. Replacing them is the cheapest upgrade in the Pokémon TCG, since every card below is a common or uncommon, and it makes the deck faster against other precons whatever format you play. Lillie's Determination shuffles your hand away and draws 6 (8 before you take a Prize), Ultra Ball finds any Pokémon, Night Stretcher gets back a Knocked Out Pokémon or a Basic Energy, and Boss's Orders lets you choose which Pokémon you Knock Out.
For a Fighting deck, Fighting Gong finds a Basic Fighting Energy or a Basic Fighting Pokémon, and Premium Power Pro adds 30 damage to your Fighting Pokémon's attacks for the turn, taking Aura Sphere to 190.
Lillie's Determination
Ascended Heroes #192
Replaces Nemona and Youngster as the draw.
Ultra Ball
30th Celebration #128
Replaces Great Ball.
Night Stretcher
Ascended Heroes #196
Replaces Potion: gets back a Pokémon or Energy.
Boss's Orders
Ascended Heroes #183
Choose your Knock Outs.
Fighting Gong
Ascended Heroes #187
Finds Riolu or a Fighting Energy.
Premium Power Pro
Ascended Heroes #199
+30 damage for the turn.
What comes out: 4 Youngster, 2 Potion, the Oinkologne line and the three Squawkabilly.
Upgrade path 2: Move up to Mega Lucario
The Standard successor is Mega Lucario ex: Aura Jab does 130 and attaches up to 3 Fighting Energy from your discard pile to your Bench, and Mega Brave does 270. The Mega Lucario ex League Battle Deck is entirely Standard legal and has its own guide.
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