Pokemon TCG Pocket (PTCGP)

Rapidash Starter Deck Strategy Guide and Card List

Pokemon TGC Pocket - Rapidash Starter Deck Deck Build and How to Play

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!

Rapidash Starter Deck Guide

Deck Evaluation

Ace Pokemon Tier Ranking
Pokemon TCG Pocket - A1 043 RapidashRapidash

Genetic Apex (A1)
Pokemon TCG Pocket - A1 044 MagmarMagmar

Genetic Apex (A1)
D Tier
Energy Type(s)
Fire
F2P Friendly?
✔️
Deck Difficulty
Deck Strengths
Pokeball Icon Rapidash can deal 40 damage with only 1 Energy.

Pokeball Icon Use Magmar to inflict damage when Rapidash is not available.
Deck Weaknesses
Pokeball Icon Weak to Water-type decks

Pokeball Icon Needs additional cards to improve the deck's performance.

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List of Cards

Rapidash Starter Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Growlithe ×2 Ponyta ×2 Rapidash ×1 Magmar ×1
Heatmor ×1 Sizzlipede ×2 Centiskorch ×1 Pidgey ×1
Rattata ×2 Raticate ×1 Jigglypuff ×1 Farfetch'd ×1
Trainer Cards
Poke Ball ×2 Professor's Research ×2

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How to Play Rapidash Starter Deck

How to Play Rapidash Starter Deck



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Rapidash Starter Deck Core Combos and Interactions

Stage 1 Attacker Basic Attacker Description
Pokemon TCG Pocket - A1 043 RapidashRapidash Pokemon TCG Pocket - A1 044 MagmarMagmar ・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.

Alternative Combo for Custom Deck

Combo Card 1 Combo Card 2 Description
Moltres ex.pngMoltres ex x1 Centiskorch.png, 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

Best Starting Hand
Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Ponyta(A1 042) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Rapidash(A1 043) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Magmar(A1 044) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Sizzlipede(A1 051) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Centiskorch(A1 052)

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.

Other Good Starting Cards

Recommended Starting Hand
Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Rapidash(A1 043) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Sizzlipede(A1 051) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Centiskorch(A1 052) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Poke Ball(P-A 005) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Professor

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.

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Rapidash Starter Deck Strategies

Rapidash Starter Deck Strategies

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Strategy 1: Rapidash and Magmar

Rapidash and Magmar
A1 043
A1 044 P-A 007 P-A 005

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.

Strategy 2: Moltres ex to the Rescue

A1 047

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.

Game Phases

Strategy 1: Early Game to End Game Strategy

Key Card(s) Required
Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Rapidash(A1 043) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Magmar(A1 044) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Poke Ball(P-A 005)
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.

Strategy 2: Early Game to End Game Strategy

Key Card(s) Required
Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Moltres ex(A1 047) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Centiskorch(A1 052) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Poke Ball(P-A 005) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Professor
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.

Rapidash Starter Deck Best and Worst Matchups

Best Matchups

Deck Commentary

Pinsir Decks
Type: Grass

・Rapidash and Magmar are both strong against Grass types, making them gain additional 20 attack points during battle.

Worst Matchups

Deck Commentary

Articuno ex Decks
Type: Water

・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

Overall Consistency

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.

Best Pokemon Substitutes

Card Possible Cuts

Moltres ex
Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Centiskorch(A1 052)

・ Moltres ex adds value and consistency to any Fire deck that it's in thanks to the ramp that Inferno Dance provides.

Blaine
Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Pidgey(A1 186) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Jigglypuff(A1 193)

・Blaine can be used to buff the damage of Rapidash by 30

Centiskorch
Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Farfetch

・Adding an additional Centiskorch can add to the deck's consistency

Ninetales
Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Growlithe(A1 039)

・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!

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