Pokemon TCG Pocket (PTCGP)

Arcanine ex Deck Strategy Guide and Card List

Pokemon TGC Pocket - Arcanine ex Deck Deck Build and How to Play

The Arcanine ex Deck is a High-damage Fire-type deck Deck featuring Arcanine ex and Moltres ex 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!

Arcanine ex Deck Guide

Deck Evaluation

Ace Pokemon Tier Ranking
Pokemon TCG Pocket - A1 041 Arcanine exArcanine ex

Genetic Apex (A1)
Pokemon TCG Pocket - A1 047 Moltres exMoltres ex

Genetic Apex (A1)
C Tier
Energy Type(s)
Fire
F2P Friendly?
✔️
Deck Difficulty
★★★
Deck Strengths
Pokeball Icon Can deal high damage with only 1 evolution line, even against other ex Pokemon.

Pokeball Icon Compared to other Fire-type Pokemon, Arcanine can use its moves without worrying about energy.
Deck Weaknesses
Pokeball Icon Weak against decks that can't be OHKOed like Mewtwo ex, Charizard ex, and Blastoise ex.

Pokeball Icon Low durability

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List of Cards

Arcanine ex Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Growlithe ×2 Arcanine ex ×2 Moltres ex ×2
Trainer Cards
Giovanni ×2 Sabrina ×2 Potion ×2 X Speed ×2
Poke Ball ×2 Red Card ×2 Professor's Research ×2

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How to Play Arcanine ex Deck

How to Play Arcanine ex Deck



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Arcanine ex Deck Core Combos and Interactions

Energy Accelerator Primary Attacker Description
Pokemon TCG Pocket - A1 047 Moltres exMoltres ex Pokemon TCG Pocket - A1 041 Arcanine exArcanine ex ・Moltres ex can use Inferno Dance to attach Fire Energy to Growlithe while it's on the bench.
・Arcanine ex can deal huge damage once it's set up.

Best Starting Hand

Best Starting Hand
Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Growlithe(A1 039) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Moltres ex(A1 047) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Potion(P-A 001) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  X Speed(P-A 002) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Professor

Having Moltres ex right away allows you to set up a powerful attack with Arcanine ex when it evolves from Growlithe thanks to its Inferno Dance. Use X Speed to allow Moltres ex to retreat with minimal cost.

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Recommended Starting Hand
Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Growlithe(A1 039) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Arcanine(A1 040) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Potion(P-A 001) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  X Speed(P-A 002) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Professor

If Moltres ex isn't in your hand right away, using Professor's Research increases your chances of obtaining the card. Once you have Moltres ex, use X Speed to allow Growlithe to retreat with no cost, then replace the card with Moltres ex.

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Arcanine ex Deck Strategies

Arcanine ex Deck Strategies

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Strategy 1: Inferno Dance Setup

Inferno Dance Setup
A1 047
A1 039 A1 041 P-A 002

Put Moltres ex as the active card right away and use Inferno Dance. Attach 2 Fire Energy you get from the Inferno Dance coin flip to Growlithe. Then, evolve Growlithe to Arcanine ex and use X Speed to allow Moltres ex to retreat with minimal cost. Afterwards, attach 1 Fire Energy to Arcanine ex for a quick attack.

Strategy 2: Arcanine ex Offense

A1 041

Arcanine ex has high HP and can deal a whooping 120 damage per turn. You can use Potion to keep Arcanine ex alive given that it also deals 20 damage itself whenever it attacks.

Game Phases

Early Game

Key Card(s) Required
Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Growlithe(A1 039) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Arcanine ex(A1 041) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Moltres ex(A1 047) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  X Speed(P-A 002)
Step Description
1 Put Moltres ex as your active card and use Inferno Dance.
2 Attach Fire Energy you get from Inferno Dance to Growlithe on the bench.
3 Evolve Growlithe into Arcanine ex, then use X Speed to swap out Moltres ex for Arcanine ex.
4 Attach 1 Fire Energy to Arcanine ex for an attack.

Mid-Game

Key Card(s) Required
Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Arcanine ex(A1 041) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Sabrina(A1 225) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Potion(P-A 001)
Step Description
1 Use Potion to keep Arcanine ex healthy and Sabrina to avoid unfavorable matchups.

Late Game

Key Card(s) Required
Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Arcanine ex(A1 041) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Giovanni(A1 223) Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Red Card(P-A 006)
1 Use Giovanni to boost Arcanine ex's damage by 10. Use Red Card to disrupt your opponent's set up.

Arcanine ex Deck Best and Worst Matchups

Best Matchups

Deck Commentary

Pikachu ex Decks
Type: Lightning

・Arcanine ex can easily get a OHKO against Pikachu ex decks.

Venusaur ex Decks
Type: Grass

・Venusaur ex decks are weak to Fire-type Pokemon like Arcanine ex.

Worst Matchups

Deck Commentary

Blastoise ex Decks
Type: Water

・Arcanine ex can't OHKO Blastoise ex due to its high HP.
・Arcanine ex also takes +20 more damage against Blastoise due to its elemental weakness.

Overall Consistency

Having Moltres ex in the deck as another viable attacker already gives the deck consistency. Although Growlithe needs to evolve into Arcanine ex for the deck to work, it's only a stage 1 evolution, so the setup doesn't take too long.

Arcanine ex Deck F2P & Substitutes

Arcanine ex Deck Card Substitutes

Card Explanation

Arcanine
・ Non-ex Arcanine gives the deck a non-ex option.

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Arcanine ex Deck Other Viable Options

Card Possible Cuts

Arcanine
Pokemon TCG Pocket-  Red Card(P-A 006)

・Swapping out Red Card for a non-ex Arcanine gives the deck a non-ex option.

Ninetales and Arcanine ex Deck Options

Ninetales and Arcanine ex Deck List
Pokemon Cards
Vulpix x2 Ninetales x2 Growlithe x2 Arcanine ex x2
Moltres ex x2 - - -
Trainer Cards
Blaine x2 Professor's Research x2 Sabrina x2 X Speed x2
Poke Ball x2

Having NInetales' evolution line and Blaine gives the deck another reliable attack option that deals the same damage but doesn't damage the Pokemon in return when it attacks.

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