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!
List of Contents
Ace Pokemon | Tier Ranking | |||||||
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Arcanine ex Genetic Apex (A1) |
Moltres ex Genetic Apex (A1) |
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Energy Type(s) | ||||||||
F2P Friendly? | ✔️ | |||||||
Deck Difficulty | ||||||||
★★★ | ||||||||
Deck Strengths | ||||||||
Can deal high damage with only 1 evolution line, even against other ex Pokemon.
Compared to other Fire-type Pokemon, Arcanine can use its moves without worrying about energy.
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Deck Weaknesses | ||||||||
Weak against decks that can't be OHKOed like Mewtwo ex, Charizard ex, and Blastoise ex.
Low durability
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Arcanine ex Deck List | |||||||||||||||
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Pokemon Cards | |||||||||||||||
Growlithe ×2
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Arcanine ex ×2
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Moltres ex ×2
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Trainer Cards | |||||||||||||||
Giovanni ×2
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Sabrina ×2
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Potion ×2
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X Speed ×2
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Poke Ball ×2
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Red Card ×2
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Professor's Research ×2
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Pack | Featured Card |
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How to Play Arcanine ex Deck | |||
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Energy Accelerator | Primary Attacker | Description |
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Moltres ex | Arcanine 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 |
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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.
Recommended Starting Hand |
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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.
Arcanine ex Deck Strategies | |||
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Inferno Dance Setup | ||
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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.
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.
Key Card(s) Required | |
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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. |
Key Card(s) Required | |
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Step | Description |
1 | Use Potion to keep Arcanine ex healthy and Sabrina to avoid unfavorable matchups. |
Key Card(s) Required | |
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1 | Use Giovanni to boost Arcanine ex's damage by 10. This is especially good for OHKOing 130 HP Pokemon like Starmie ex. |
2 | Use Red Card to disrupt your opponent's set up. |
Deck | Commentary |
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Pikachu ex Decks |
・Arcanine ex can easily get a OHKO against Pikachu ex decks. |
Venusaur ex Decks |
・Venusaur ex decks are weak to Fire-type Pokemon like Arcanine ex. |
Deck | Commentary |
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Blastoise ex Decks |
・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. |
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.
Card | Explanation |
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Hypno |
・ Hypno can put opponents to Sleep, preventing them from damaging Arcanine ex if it can't get a KO. |
Card | Possible Cuts |
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Arcanine |
・Swapping out Red Card for a non-ex Arcanine gives the deck a non-ex option. |
Ninetales and Arcanine ex Deck List | |||
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Pokemon Cards | |||
Vulpix
x2 |
Ninetales
x2 |
Growlithe
x2 |
Arcanine ex
x2 |
Moltres ex
x2 |
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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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