The Blaine Deck is a Stage 1 Aggro Deck featuring Blaine and Ninetales from Genetic Apex and Rapidash from the Mythical Island Set in Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket (PTCG Pocket), currently updated for the Mythical Island update. Read on for the complete list of cards in this deck, basic information on the deck, how to play the deck, and optimal matchups for it!

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Blaine Deck Guide

Deck Evaluation

Ace Pokemon						Tier Ranking
Ninetales Genetic Apex (A1)			Rapidash Genetic Apex (A1)
						Energy Type(s)
						F2P Friendly?
						❌
						Deck Difficulty
						★
Deck Strengths
Quick and offensive Easy to set up
Deck Weaknesses
Weak to Water-type decks Proper damage calculation is necessary for success

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List of Cards

Blaine Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Vulpix ×2				Ninetales ×2				Ponyta ×2				Rapidash ×2
Magmar ×1
Trainer Cards
Blaine ×2				Potion ×2				X Speed ×2				Poke Ball ×2
Red Card ×1				Professor's Research ×2

Deck Building Guide

Packs Required for Blaine Deck

Packs Needed for Blaine Deck

Mythical Island Updates

New Mythical Island Cards
Ponyta	・Mythical Island Ponyta is an upgrade from Genetic Apex Ponyta, which has the potential to deal as much as 40 damage on a lucky flip.
Rapidash	・Mythical Island Rapidash can deal up to 100 damage on a lucky flip, and can consistently deal at least 40. With a Blaine, Rapidash can hit for 130, knocking out Pokemon like Mew ex and Zapdos ex.

Mythical Island gives this deck a new Pokemon that can improve it even further. Above are the new cards that Pikachu ex can use.

Mythical Island Card List

How to Play Blaine Deck

How to Play Blaine Deck
Core Combos and Interactions Starting Hand Deck Strategies Game Phases

Blaine Deck Deck Core Combos and Interactions

Primary Attacker	Secondary Attacker	Description
Rapidash	Ninetales	・Rapidash can set up KOs for Ninetales or take KOs itself. ・Ninetales with multiple Energy on it can attack for 90 every turn.

Best Starting Hand

Best Starting Hand

You can shape a gameplan based on which evolution you have onhand at the beginning of the game. However, starting with Vulpix and evolving into Ninetales means that you'll be attaching all your Energy to it, and using Flamethrower every turn.

Vulpix can be disruptive with Tail Whip, allowing it to survive a turn without taking any damage on a coin flip.

Other Good Starting Cards

Recommended Starting Hand

Having Rapidash in hand allows you some flexibility, being able to hit for at least 40 with additional damage from a heads flip and a Blaine. Use Rapidash to soften ex Pokemon and put them in KO range for Ninetales.

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Blaine Deck Deck Strategies

Blaine Deck Deck Strategies
Early Rapidash Ninetales Finisher

Strategy 1: Early Rapidash

Early Rapidash

Rapidash's damage is difficult to ignore, doing 40 to 100 damage. It can score surprise KOs on unsuspecting opponents. Use it to put ex Pokemon in KO range for Ninetales!

Strategy 2: Ninetales Finisher

Ninetales can hit for 90 or 120 with Blaine, also allowing it to get surprise KOs. Rapidash and Ninetales work as a one-two combo, taking out exs and getting the better end of point trades.

Game Phases

Early Game

Key Card(s) Required
Step	Description
1	Bench Vulpix and Ponyta and have them ready to evolve the following turn. Use Professor's Research to see more cards, having more options available to you later on.

Mid-Game

Key Card(s) Required
Step	Description
1	Use Ninetales or Rapidash to deal damage and chip away at ex Pokemon.

Late Game

Key Card(s) Required
1	Use Ninetales to finish off damaged Pokemon, or Magmar if you have Energy attachments to spare. Be sure to use Blaine to score KOs whenever necessary.

Blaine Deck Deck Best and Worst Matchups

Best Matchups

Deck	Commentary
Venusaur Decks	Type: ・Can trade damage favorably because of its type advantage over Grass. ・Can overrun defensive Grass decks with big consistent damage.

Worst Matchups

Deck	Commentary
Starmie ex Decks	Type: ・Starmie can set up just as fast and trade damage favorably against the deck.

Overall Consistency

Blaine decks are quick and consistent and relies on proper point management to succeed with. It has the advantage of consisting only of single-point non-ex attackers, while its disadvantage of not having enough damage is mitigated by the usage of the Blaine Supporter.

Blaine Deck F2P & Substitutes

Blaine Deck Card Substitutes

Card	Explanation
Magmar	・ An additional Magmar could improve the deck's matchup against Grass even further. However, this simply adds another non-ideal starter.

Pokemon TCG Pocket Meta Guide

Blaine Deck Other Viable Options

Card	Possible Cuts
Giovanni	・ Giovanni could help conserve your Blaines for if you only need a small push in damage instead of an extra 30.
Blue	・Blue can be used to keep Ninetales alive against Pikachu ex who will only do 80 damage to it.
Farfetch'd	・ Farfetch'd is a cost-effective starter which can immediately apply pressure while you attach valuable Energy to Ninetales on the Bench.

F2P Blaine Deck List

F2P Blaine Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Farfetch'd x2	Ponyta x2	Rapidash x2	Vulpix x2
Ninetales x2
Trainer Cards
Potion x2	X Speed x2	Poke Ball x2	Professor's Research x2
Blaine x2

The deck can be built easily by playing for free, and can be optimized pretty easily as well with few substitutions.

Pokemon TCG Pocket Beginner's Guide

Blaine Rental Deck

Blaine Rental Deck Evaluation

Ace Pokemon						Tier Ranking
Rapidash Genetic Apex (A1)			Arcanine Genetic Apex (A1)
						Energy Type(s)
						F2P Friendly?
						✔️
						Deck Difficulty
						★★
Deck Strengths
Powerful Stage 1 Pokemon Can boost damage with Blaine Consistent Evolution lines
Deck Weaknesses
Cannot keep up against a dedicated Water-type deck Needs to start attacking right away or else it will lose tempo

Blaine Rental Deck List

Blaine Rental Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Vulpix ×2				Ninetales ×2				Growlithe ×2				Arcanine ×2
Ponyta ×2				Rapidash ×2				Magmar ×2
Trainer Cards
Blaine ×1				Potion ×				Poke Ball ×2				Professor's Research ×2

The Blaine Rental Deck is a pre-made theme deck recipe featuring similar cards to the Meta Deck.

How to Unlock Blaine Rental Deck

Mission	Reward

The Blaine Rental Deck can be unlocked by completing the Deck Missions related to this Rental Deck.

Collecting the Highlight Card, Blaine, gives you 10 Uses of the Rental Deck, while collecting all the cards within the Deck gives you the Recipe, allowing you to use the Rental Deck at any time.

List of Deck Missions

Packs Required for Blaine Rental Deck

Packs Needed for Blaine Rental Deck

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Best Meta Decks Tier List

Meta Decks

S Tier Decks
Arceus ex
A+ Tier Decks
Carnivine	Rampardos	Crobat
Magnezone and Skarmory	Exeggutor ex	Heatran
Charizard ex	Palkia ex	Darkrai ex
Weavile ex	Yanmega ex	Origin Forme Palkia
A Tier Decks
Leafeon ex	Garchomp ex	Probopass ex
Infernape ex	Pachirisu ex	Gyarados ex and Greninja
Pikachu ex	Dialga ex	Articuno ex
Gallade ex	Abomasnow	Celebi ex
B Tier Decks
Glaceon ex	Bronzong	Tyranitar
Staraptor	Donphan	Starmie ex and Articuno ex
Mewtwo ex and Gardevoir	Golem	Pidgeot ex
Scolipede and Weezing	Garchomp	Porygon-Z
Arcanine ex	Dialga ex and Bastiodon	-
C Tier Decks
・Houndoom Deck ・Snorlax Deck ・Lucario Deck ・Pikachu ex and Raichu Deck ・Venusaur ex Deck ・Volkner Deck ・Togekiss Deck ・Aerodactyl ex Deck ・Alakazam and Jynx Deck ・Dragonite Deck ・Machamp ex Deck ・Blastoise ex Deck ・Marowak ex Deck ・Torterra Deck ・Empoleon Deck ・Mismagius ex Deck ・Volcarona and Arcanine ex Deck ・Wigglytuff ex Deck ・Gengar ex Deck

Off Meta Decks

(A2)
・Dialga ex and Lickilicky ex Deck ・Lake Trio Deck ・Rhyperior Deck ・Togekiss Deck
(A1)	(A1a)
・Arbok Lock Deck ・Brock Deck ・Cinccino Deck ・Frosmoth Deck ・Kingler and Articuno ex Deck ・Lt. Surge Deck ・Melmetal Deck ・Mewtwo ex and Weezing Deck ・Primeape Deck ・Venusaur ex and Weezing Deck ・Victreebel and Exeggutor ex Deck	・Gyarados ex and Vaporeon Deck ・Mew ex and Weezing Deck ・Vaporeon and Articuno ex Deck

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