The Rapidash Starter Deck is a High Damage Deck featuring Rapidash from the Genetic Apex Set in Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket (PTCG Pocket). 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!
List of Contents
Ace Pokemon | Tier Ranking | |||||||
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Rapidash Genetic Apex (A1) |
Magmar Genetic Apex (A1) |
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Energy Type(s) | ||||||||
F2P Friendly? | ✔️ | |||||||
Deck Difficulty | ||||||||
★ | ||||||||
Deck Strengths | ||||||||
Rapidash can deal 40 damage with only 1 Energy.
Use Magmar to inflict damage when Rapidash is not available.
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Deck Weaknesses | ||||||||
Weak to Water-type decks
Needs additional cards to improve the deck's performance.
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Rapidash Starter Deck List | |||||||||||||||
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Pokemon Cards | |||||||||||||||
Growlithe ×2
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Ponyta ×2
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Rapidash ×1
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Magmar ×1
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Heatmor ×1
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Sizzlipede ×2
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Centiskorch ×1
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Pidgey ×1
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Rattata ×2
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Raticate ×1
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Jigglypuff ×1
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Farfetch'd ×1
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Trainer Cards | |||||||||||||||
Poke Ball ×2
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Professor's Research ×2
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How to Play Rapidash Starter Deck | |||
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Stage 1 Attacker | Basic Attacker | Description |
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Rapidash | Magmar |
・Rapidash can deal a clean 40 damage hit with using only one energy. . ・Magmar can deal 50 damage at the cost of 2 energies, but it does not require evolution. |
Combo Card 1 | Combo Card 2 | Description |
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Moltres ex x1 | Centiskorch x1 |
・ Centiskorch is the strongest card in this starter deck and can deal a whopping 130 damage with Fire Blast at the cost of one energy. ・Moltres ex can help Centiskorch build energy by having Moltres ex as the active Pokemon and tanking damage while feeding energy to Centiskorch |
Best Starting Hand |
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A good hand would be to have Ponyta, Rapidash, and Magmar. These are the three essential cards for this deck.
Drawing them faster would help in setting up your board early.
Recommended Starting Hand |
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If in case you have drawn a bad hand but at least have many drawing cards such as Professor's Research or Poke Ball in your hand, this can still be an advantage.
Use your Poke Ball trainer card first to hopefully draw a Ponyta or a Magmar, then with the other Trainer card, you should eventually draw another Pokemon you can use.
Rapidash Starter Deck Strategies | |||
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Rapidash and Magmar | ||
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The strategy is basically to have either Rapidash or Magmar take on the active Pokemon role to dish out damage.
Use a Poke ball Trainer card to search for either Ponyta or Magmar, then have Professor's Research land you a Rapidash.
This alternative strategy uses both Moltres ex and Centiskorch as the main damagers for the deck.
Use Moltres ex to feed Centiskorch enough energy to perform its 130 damager attack, then have them switch places so that Centiskorch can attack with high damage.
Key Card(s) Required | |
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Step | Description |
1 | Initially, you want to set up a board with either a Rapidash or a Magmar in your hand. You can have whichever Pokemon you have in hand to put in the Active zone. |
2 | Use trainer cards to eventually draw the essential cards you need for this combo. |
Key Card(s) Required | |
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Step | Description |
1 | Have Moltres ex as your Active Pokemon while you build up Sizzlipede at the back, eventually evolving it into Centiskorch while at the same time having Moltres ex feed it with energy per turn. |
2 | Use trainer cards to eventually draw the essential cards you need for this combo. |
Deck | Commentary |
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Pinsir Decks |
・Rapidash and Magmar are both strong against Grass types, making them gain additional 20 attack points during battle. |
Deck | Commentary |
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Articuno ex Decks |
・Articuno and other Water-Type Pokemon are strong against Fire type and this deck will be in a disadvantage during matchup. ・Articuno ex has an HP of 160 and cannot be taken down in one turn by either Centiskorch or Rapidash |
This starter deck is not really that good since the Pokemon cards included mostly require to evolve in order to attack.
Additionally, the other cards in this deck are not really useful and may need to be tweaked on to actually be of any use, such as adding Moltres ex in the roster.
Card | Possible Cuts |
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Moltres ex |
・ Moltres ex adds value and consistency to any Fire deck that it's in thanks to the ramp that Inferno Dance provides. |
Blaine |
・Blaine can be used to buff the damage of Rapidash by 30 |
Centiskorch |
・Adding an additional Centiskorch can add to the deck's consistency |
Ninetales |
・A Ninetales line can also improve the deck's damage output. Ninetales's damage can also be buffed by the usage of Blaine. ・Consider modifying this starter deck to be a dedicated Blaine deck instead! |
Blaine Deck Strategy Guide and Card List
All Tier Lists | |
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Best Cards Tier List | Best Meta Deck Tier List |
Best Rental Deck Tier List | Best F2P Beginner Decks |
All Starter Decks | ||
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Pinsir Starter Deck | Rapidash Starter Deck | Sandslash Starter Deck |
Rapidash Starter Deck Strategy Guide and Card List
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