Iron Hands ex Future Box Deck - Deck List, Tips, How To Play

Temporal Forces has brought the new Iron Hands ex-Future Box deck to the Pokemon TCG, and this guide shows the deck list, how to play it, and any additional tips.

Contents

• Future Box Deck Guide

• Decklist

• Key Cards

• How To Play

• Sample Hand

The Future Box deck focuses on the brand-new Future Pokemon. Future cards have unique abilities that benefit or work well with other Future Pokemon cards. Originally in Paradox Rift, we can expect more in Temporal Forces. This strategy resembles the new Ancient Box deck.

This deck focuses on Miraidon, Iron Hands ex, Iron Crown ex as the main future Pokemon. The Future Box deck also focuses on Future trainer cards like Reboot Pod, Future Booster Energy capsule, and Techno Radar. All of these Future cards have incredible synergy.

Working together to remove retreat costs, increase HP, and make attacks more powerful. This Pokemon TCG Future Deck Guide will cover How To Play the deck, the latest Decklist, and any Tips you need to know. Now, here is the Decklist so you can understand the cards used.

Iron Hands ex Future Box Deck Guide For Pokemon TCG

Below is the Future Box Decklist:

4 Iron Hands ex

4 Iron Crown ex

2 Miraidon

4 Professor's Research

4 Arven

3 Iono

1 Boss's Orders

1 Reboot Pod

2 Town Store

Future Box Deck List

4 Future Booster Energy Capsule

2 Heavy Baton

2 Nest Ball

4 Techno Radar

2 Counter Catcher

4 Electric Generator

1 Lost Vacuum

14 Lightning Energy

2 Gift Energy

The Key cards in the Future Box deck are Miraidon, Iron Crown ex, Electric Generator, Iron Hands ex, Techno Radar, and Reboot Pod.

Key Cards In Future Box Deck

Miraidon is a Key card because it can quickly deal damage and accelerate energy. Miraidon’s attack, Accelerating Peak, deals 40 damage and lets you find 2 Energy cards and attach them to any Future Pokemon. This card's other attack deals 160 damage for 2 Lightning energy and Psychic energy. Additionally, using the Ancient Booster Energy capsule and each Iron Crown ex on your bench, you can add 20 more damage and remove the retreat cost of this card. So you can easily have a single prize attacker that accelerates energy cards and deals over 200 damage!

Card Type / HP / Stage: Dragon / 110 / Basic

[C] Accelerating Peak: 40 damage. Search your deck for up to 2 Basic Energy cards and attach them to your Future Pokémon in any way you like. Then, shuffle your deck.

[L][L][P] Sparking Strike: 160 damage.

Weakness / Resistance / Retreat Cost: / / 2

Miraidon

Iron Crown ex is another vital card for its ability to add 20 damage to every Future Pokemon’s attack except Iron Crown ex. At first, this might seem small. But it is the exact opposite. You can get up to 4 Iron Crown ex-cards on your bench and a Future Booster Energy capsule to deal 100 extra damage per attack. Iron Crown ex’s attack, Twin Shotel, Can do 50 damage to 2 of your opponent’s Pokemon. In addition, this attack isn’t affected by Weakness, Resistance, or any Special effects. So Manaphy (a card that can protect a player’s bench) can't affect Iron Crown ex.

Card Type / HP / Stage: Psychic / 220 / Basic

Ability: Cobalt Command
Your Future Pokémon’s attacks, except any Iron Crown ex, do 20 more damage to your opponent’s Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).

[P][C][C] Twin Shotels: This attack does 50 damage to 2 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness or Resistance, or by any effects on those Pokémon.

Weakness / Resistance / Retreat Cost: Dx2 /-30 / 2

Iron Crown ex

Iron Hands ex is a vital attacker that can deal large amounts of damage. Iron Hands ex has two attacks that can do up to 260 and 220 damage each, with Iron Crown ex cards and a Future Booster Energy Capsule. However, more importantly, the 2nd attack, Amp You Very Much, if used to knock out a Pokemon will earn you an additional Prize card. Iron Hands ex also hits Lugia Vstar, Pidgeot ex, and Palkia Vstar for weakness.

Card Type / HP / Stage: Lightning / 230 / Basic

[L][L][C] Arm Press: 160 damage.

[L][C][C][C] Amp You Very Much: 120 damage. If your opponent’s Pokémon is Knocked Out by damage from this attack, take 1 more Prize card.

Weakness / Resistance / Retreat Cost: Fx2 / / 4

Iron Hands ex

An Electric Generator is a vital card to power Iron Hands ex. Electric Generator allows the player to search the top 5 cards in their deck and move energy Lightning Energy to any benched lightning Pokemon. Electric Generator is an item card so you can use as many of these as you like in a turn.

Card Text: Look at the top 5 cards of your deck and attach up to 2 Basic Lightning Energy cards you find there to your Benched Lightning Pokémon in any way you like. Shuffle the other cards back into your deck.

Electric Generator

Techno Radar is a powerful item card that can retrieve 2 Future Pokemon cards. Techno Radar, can be found by Arven or Pokestop. And can quickly find Future Pokemon.

Card Text: You can use this card only if you discard another card from your hand.

Search your deck for up to 2 Future Pokémon, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.

Techno Radar

Techno Radar is a powerful item card that can retrieve 2 Future Pokemon cards. Techno Radar, can be found by Arven or Pokestop. And can quickly find Future Pokemon.

Card Text: Attach a Basic Energy card from your discard pile to each of your Future Pokemon in play.

Reboot Pod

When playing the Iron Hands ex Future Box Deck, your goal at the beginning is to get Miraidon in the active Position along with as many Iron Crown ex-cards as possible on the bench. You will then want to switch Miraidon with Iron Hands ex as soon as possible.

To acquire the necessary cards, utilize tools like Techno Radar, Nest Ball, Ultra Ball, and other supporting cards. Techno Radar can select two Future Pokémon from your deck. Consequently, by Round 2, you should seamlessly transition into the attacking phase with Miraidon or Iron Hands.

To increase energy acceleration, use the Reboot Pod Ace Spec card, Electric Generator and Miraidon's attack. The Reboot Pod allows the attachment of a basic energy card from the discard pile to each Future Pokemon. You'll likely have an Electric Generator to use in the early game to power up Iron Hands ex. Don't worry you can recover the Electric Generators from the discard pile with Arven.

To draw cards use Ultra Ball, Nest Ball, Techno Radar, Mew ex, Arven, Town Store, and Pokestop. This deck also has 4 Future Booster Energy capsules to remove retreat costs and add 20 damage to attacks.

Throughout the game take advantage of Iron Crown ex and Future Booster Energy Capsule to buff all attacks! You can also use Heavy Baton to move up to 3 basic energy cards from an Iron Hands ex when it's knocked out to a benched Pokemon.

How To Play Iron Hands ex Future Box Deck

A good hand should include cards that allow you to draw cards, aid the attacking card, and accelerate energy. Here is a sample hand and how to progress with it.

• Iron Crown ex

• Iron Hands ex

• Professor's Research

• Techno Radar

• Future Booster Energy Capsule

• Town Store

• Lightning Energy

As you begin your round let's say you draw another Lighting Energy. First, use Iron Crown ex as your attacker. Move Iron Hands ex onto your bench and use Techno Radar. Discard your Lightning Energy and find Miraidon and another Iron Crown ex or Iron Hands ex. Then use the Future Booster Energy capsule on Iron Crown ex so you can switch without cost whenever. Now, seeing as it's early game we can attach our energy to Miraidon to accelerate extra energy. We can then use our Town store to find a Heavy Baton.

Next, place the Heavy Baton on an Iron Hands ex and then switch Miraidon with Iron Crown ex. We can instantly attack with Miraidon to accelerate 2 energy towards Iron Hands ex. From here you can keep attacking with Miraidon and eventually switch for Iron Hands ex once it can attack. You will want to go into maintenance mode to make sure Iron Hands ex has a good amount of buffs from Iron Crown ex cards and Future Booster Energy Capsule. You will also want to start using a Electric Generators as early as possible to start the Amp You Very Much train.

Sample Hand

To Conclude, the Future Box deck has great potential and can see competitive play. Thanks for reading the Pokemon TCG: Future Box Deck Guide. Check out some of our other articles about the Raging Bolt ex deck and the latest Klawf deck.

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