I want to specify before I get into this article how annoying this deck was to decide on, as between all three of the Johto legendary cats that were added in the recent Secluded Springs expansion, Raikou ex feels like the most useless and pointless one of them all.
I'm not saying it's awful, but when you have a card that needs two Electric-type energy to attack and only deals 60 damage, while dealing a further 10 damage to the backline, it really isn't going to be a mainstay or a reason to make a deck unless you are a hardcore Raikou user.
I want to say that with this decklist, I took some creative liberties and decided to create what I consider to be a troll deck, designed to irritate players who use it. So have fun knowing that.
Best Raikou ex Pokémon TCG Pocket deck
| Card | Amount | Set |
|---|---|---|
| Pikachu ex | 2 | Genetic Apex (Pikachu) |
| Raikou ex | 2 | Secluded Springs |
| Oricorio (Pom-Pom) | 2 | Celestial Guardians (Solgaleo) |
| X Speed | 1 | Promo-A |
| Sabrina | 2 | Genetic Apex (Charizard) |
| Giant’s Cape | 2 | Mythical Island |
| Cyrus | 1 | Space-Time Smackdown (Palkia) |
| Red | 1 | Shining Revelry |
| Professor’s Research | 2 | Promo-A |
| Poké Ball | 2 | Promo-A, Shining Revelry |
| Rocky Helmet | 1 | Space-Time Smackdown (Palkia) |
| Iono | 1 | Shining Revelry |
| Mars | 1 | Space-Time Smackdown (Palkia) |
That's right. I have combined Oricorio and Raikou to create a deck designed to shut down all ex players while also utilizing Raikou ex to deal some damage or chip away at a Pokémon that escapes into the backline. The Pikachu ex is pretty optional, and I added it in there for fun, but I feel there is something better you can use instead.
I thought about taking out the Pikachu ex and purely making this a full of Raikou ex Oricorio troll deck, but it felt like it missed something, and using Tapu Koko ex or any other Electric-type card wasn't working. Even having a Pichu to add Electric-type energy to the backline felt pretty pointless, as you can stall pretty well anyway with the bird up front.
Ideally, if you pull a Raikou ex, you can use its ability to keep drawing extra cards until you have everything you need to make your opponent's life completely miserable. But please let me know in the comments if anyone else has thought of something better than my small brain could come up with.
As for now, I'll go and play some casuals with this and maybe come back to it in the future if I can figure out something better.
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