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

This guide will show you how to build some of the strongest Arcanine ex Decks. We'll cover the best Arcanine ex Deck builds, how to use them, as well how to beat Arcanine ex Decks, and more!

The decks on this page reflect the meta around the Shining Revelry Expansion.

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Best Arcanine ex Decks
Arcanine ex Deck Strategy Guide
How to Beat Arcanine ex Decks
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Best Arcanine ex Decks

Arcanine ex Deck Variants	Strengths and Weaknesses
Arcanine ex and Moltres ex Deck [★ Best ★]	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. • Moltres ex is an ideal starter that can accelerate Energy onto Benched Pokemon. Weaknesses: • Weak against decks that can't be OHKOed like Mewtwo ex, Charizard ex, and Blastoise ex. • Inferno Onrush also damages Arcanine ex, making it easier to KO.
Charizard ex and Arcanine ex Deck	Strengths: • Moltres ex is an ideal starter that can accelerate Energy onto Benched Pokemon. • Inferno Onrush also damages Arcanine ex, making it easier to KO. • Arcanine ex is an alternate Attacker to Charizard ex, which can do a decent 120 without having to lose Energy. Weaknesses: • May be less likely to start with Moltres ex because the deck runs lots of other Basic Pokemon.

Arcanine ex Deck Variants

Strengths and Weaknesses

Arcanine ex and Moltres ex Deck
[★ Best ★]

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.
• Moltres ex is an ideal starter that can accelerate Energy onto Benched Pokemon.

Weaknesses:
• Weak against decks that can't be OHKOed like Mewtwo ex, Charizard ex, and Blastoise ex.
• Inferno Onrush also damages Arcanine ex, making it easier to KO.

Charizard ex and Arcanine ex Deck

Strengths:
• Moltres ex is an ideal starter that can accelerate Energy onto Benched Pokemon.
• Inferno Onrush also damages Arcanine ex, making it easier to KO.
• Arcanine ex is an alternate Attacker to Charizard ex, which can do a decent 120 without having to lose Energy.

Weaknesses:
• May be less likely to start with Moltres ex because the deck runs lots of other Basic Pokemon.

Arcanine ex and Moltres ex Deck

Growlithe ×2	Arcanine ex ×2	Moltres ex ×2	Mew ex ×2
Sabrina ×1	Budding Expeditioner ×1	Leaf ×2	Pokemon Center Lady ×1
Red ×1	X Speed ×2	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Arcanine ex functions in this deck as its main attacker, with Moltres ex being used as an Energy accelerator. Mew ex can also be brought in to OHKO high-HP opponents that Arcanine cannot knock out with Genome Hacking.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Growlithe x 2 (Pikachu Pack) Arcanine ex x 2 (Pikachu Pack) Moltres ex x 2 (Charizard Pack) Sabrina x 1 (Charizard Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	Mew ex x 2 (Mew Pack) Budding Expeditioner x 1 (Mew Pack) Leaf x 2 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Triumphant Light (A2a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Pokemon Center Lady x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Red x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians	No cards needed from this expansion.
Extradimensional Crisis	No cards needed from this expansion.
Eevee Grove	No cards needed from this expansion.
Wisdom of Sky and Sea	No cards needed from this expansion.
Secluded Springs	No cards needed from this expansion.
Mega Rising	No cards needed from this expansion.
Crimson Blaze	No cards needed from this expansion.
Fantastical Parade	No cards needed from this expansion.
Paldean Wonders	No cards needed from this expansion.
Mega Shine	No cards needed from this expansion.
Pulsing Aura	No cards needed from this expansion.
Paradox Drive	No cards needed from this expansion.
Everyday Wonders	No cards needed from this expansion.
Ruler of the Skies	No cards needed from this expansion.
Team Rocket's Ambition	No cards needed from this expansion.
Promo-A	X Speed x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)
Promo-B	No cards needed from this expansion.

Charizard ex and Arcanine ex Deck

Charizard ex ×2	Growlithe ×1	Arcanine ex ×2	Moltres ex ×2
Shaymin ×1	Charmander ×2	Charmeleon ×1	Sabrina ×1
Leaf ×2	Rare Candy ×2	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

This deck has Arcanine ex as a primary attacker, with Genetic Apex Charizard ex as a finisher. Arcanine ex fixes Charizard ex's problem against single point attackers, by having an attacker that doesn't need you to commit a lot of resources, and also does not require you to lose Energy when it attacks.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Charizard ex x 2 (Charizard Pack) Growlithe x 1 (Pikachu Pack) Arcanine ex x 2 (Pikachu Pack) Moltres ex x 2 (Charizard Pack) Sabrina x 1 (Charizard Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	Leaf x 2 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Shaymin x 1 (Dialga Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Charmander x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Charmeleon x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians	Rare Candy x 2 (Any Pack)
Extradimensional Crisis	No cards needed from this expansion.
Eevee Grove	No cards needed from this expansion.
Wisdom of Sky and Sea	No cards needed from this expansion.
Secluded Springs	No cards needed from this expansion.
Mega Rising	No cards needed from this expansion.
Crimson Blaze	No cards needed from this expansion.
Fantastical Parade	No cards needed from this expansion.
Paldean Wonders	No cards needed from this expansion.
Mega Shine	No cards needed from this expansion.
Pulsing Aura	No cards needed from this expansion.
Paradox Drive	No cards needed from this expansion.
Everyday Wonders	No cards needed from this expansion.
Ruler of the Skies	No cards needed from this expansion.
Team Rocket's Ambition	No cards needed from this expansion.
Promo-A	Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)
Promo-B	No cards needed from this expansion.

Arcanine ex Deck Strategy Guide

Accelerate Energy With Moltres ex

While Arcanine ex is setting up in the Bench, you can provide it Energy with Moltres ex's Inferno Dance. This allows Arcanine ex to use Inferno Onrush as soon as possible with good coin flips.

Heal Arcanine ex's Recoil Damage

Arcanine ex does not have the best durability because of its recoil damage. You may want to heal it or increase its HP with the Giant Cape so it can survive longer.

Deal Additional Damage

Inferno Onrush only deals 120 damage, which cannot knock out bulkier opponents. You can deal additional damage with Supporters such as Giovanni and Red, or equip Arcanine ex with a Rocky Helmet to damage your opponents upon being attacked to bring them closer to KO range.

How to Beat Arcanine ex Decks

Use Single-Point Attackers With High HP

Using single-type attackers forces your opponent's Arcanine ex to attack more times, since they would need to knock out three pokemon instead of two. This allows Arcanine ex to take more recoil damage, putting it into an HP range where you can knock it out more easily.

Use Faster Water-Type Pokemon

Water-type Pokemon not only have a type advantage against Arcanine ex, but they are also able to accelerate their energy with Misty without having to switch Pokemon in and out.

While a lot of Water-types have higher Attack Costs, some like Starmie ex and Articuno ex can set up faster, as they require less Energy. You may use them to deal with Arcanine ex effectively, especially if your opponent is unable to set up properly.

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Team Rocket's Ambition Decks

TR Articuno ex	TR Zapdos ex	TR Weezing ex	TR Slowking ex
TR Raticate ex	TRA Garchomp	TR Moltres ex	TR Wobbuffet
Mega Garchomp ex	-	-	-

Top Decks in the Meta

Tier
Mega Lucario ex and Hitmonlee Deck	Darkrai and Mega Altaria ex Deck	Hoopa ex and Darkrai ex Deck	-
Tier
Chien-Pao ex and Baxcalibur Deck	Vespiquen ex and Shuckle ex Deck	Mega Sceptile ex and EW Butterfree Deck	Miraidon ex and CB Magnezone Deck
Mega Rayquaza ex and Gouging Fire Deck	-	-	-
Tier
Mega Altaria ex and Greninja Deck	Mega Absol ex and Hydreigon Deck	Mega Sceptile ex and Greninja Deck	Heliolisk and Mega Manectric ex Deck
Mega Charizard X ex and Entei ex Deck	Magnezone ex and Pom-Pom Oricorio Deck	-	-
Tier
Mega Sableye ex and Greninja Deck	Mega Blaziken ex and Greninja Deck	Team Rocket's Weezing ex and Hoopa ex Deck	Mega Altaria ex and Gourgeist Deck
Meowscarada ex and Teal Mask Ogerpon ex Deck	-	-	-
Tier
TRA Garchomp and Mantyke Deck	Ariados and Whimsicott ex Deck	Mega Sharpedo ex and Chien-Pao ex Deck	Hoopa ex and Zoroark ex Deck
Mega Diancie ex and Mega Gardevoir ex Deck	Flygon ex Deck	-	-

List of All Decks

Core Expansion	Decks
(B4a)	・Team Rocket's Articuno ex ・Team Rocket's Moltres ex ・Team Rocket's Slowking ex ・Team Rocket's Zapdos ex ・Team Rocket's Raticate ex ・Team Rocket's Wobbuffet ・TRA Garchomp ・Mega Garchomp ex
(B4)	・Beautifly ・Hoopa ex ・Mega Gallade ex ・Mega Metagross ex ・Mega Rayquaza ex ・Mega Sharpedo ex ・Rotom ex ・RS Heliolisk ・Swanna ex ・Typhlosion ex ・Vespiquen ex ・Wailord ex
(B3b)	・EW Butterfree ・Dedenne ex ・Hisuian Zoroark ex ・Mega Diancie ex ・Mega Sableye ex ・Milotic ex ・Puppy Pile
(B3a)	・Espeon ・Flutter Mane ex ・Iron Bundle ex ・Iron Valiant ・Koraidon ex ・Miraidon ex ・Raging Bolt ・Terapagos ex
(B3)	・Crustle ex ・Corviknight ex ・Flygon ex ・Inteleon ・Magnezone ex ・Mega Audino ex ・Mega Heracross ex ・Mega Camerupt ex ・Mega Lucario ex ・Mega Sceptile ex ・Vaporeon ex ・Zoroark ex ・Zygarde ex
(B2b)	・Darkrai ・Haxorus ・Mega Charizard X ex ・Mega Gengar ex ・Mega Manectric ex ・Mega Scizor ex ・Mega Slowbro ex
(B2a)	・Armarouge ex ・Baxcalibur ・Bellibolt ex ・Chien-Pao ex ・Gholdengo ex ・Meowscarada ex ・PW Pawmot ・Skeledirge
(B2)	・Alolan Ninetales ex ・Blacephalon ex ・Chandelure ・Galarian Obstagoon ・Gourgeist ・Gigalith ex ・Maushold ・Mega Gardevoir ex ・Mega Kangaskhan ex ・Mega Mawile ex ・Mega Medicham ex ・Mega Swampert ex ・Mimikyu ex ・Teal Mask Ogerpon ex ・Toxtricity ex ・Tyrantrum
(B1a)	・Ariados ・CB Ditto ・CB Heliolisk ・CB Porygon-Z ・CB Magnezone ・Mega Blastoise ex ・Mega Charizard Y ex ・Mega Lopunny ex ・Mega Steelix ex ・Mega Venusaur ex ・Reuniclus
(B1)	・Aegislash ・Dragalge ex ・Greninja ex ・Golurk ・Goodra ・Hitmonchan ex ・Hydreigon ・Indeedee ex ・Jolteon ex ・Luxray ・Mega Absol ex ・Mega Altaria ex ・Mega Ampharos ex ・Mega Blaziken ex ・Mega Gyarados ex ・Mega Pidgeot ex ・Mega Pinsir ex ・Melmetal ex ・Rapidash ex ・Tauros ex ・Whimsicott ex
(A4a)	・Altaria ・Celebi ・Dugtrio ・Entei ex ・Galarian Cursola ・Jumpluff ex ・Latios ・Miltank ・Poliwrath ex ・Raikou ex ・Slowking ・SS Eelektross ・Suicune ex ・Zoroark
(A4)	・Crobat ex ・Donphan ex ・Espeon ex ・Ho-oh ex ・Kingdra ex ・Lanturn ex ・Lugia ex ・Magcargo ・Raikou ・Scizor ・Shuckle ex ・Skarmory ex ・Steelix ・Umbreon ex ・WSS Gyarados ・WSS Tyranitar ・Xatu
(A3b)	・Alcremie ・Dragonite ex ・Espeon ・Flareon ex ・Glaceon ・Jolteon ・Leafeon ・Primarina ex ・Slurpuff ・Snorlax ex ・Sylveon ex ・Umbreon ・Vaporeon
(A3a)	・Alolan Dugtrio ex ・Blacephalon ・Buzzwole ex ・Guzzlord ex ・Lycanroc ex ・Naganadel ・Nihilego ・Pheromosa ・Shiinotic ・Silvally ・Stoutland ・Tapu Koko ex ・Ultra Necrozma ex
(A3)	・Alolan Muk ex ・Alolan Ninetales ・Alolan Raichu ex ・Araquanid ・Banette ・Crabominable ex ・Decidueye ex ・Dhelmise ex ・Incineroar ex ・Kommo-o ・Lunala ex ・Mimikyu ・Passimian ex ・Pom-Pom Oricorio ・Rayquaza ex ・Solgaleo ex ・Tsareena ・Turtonator ・Vikavolt ・Wishiwashi ex
(A2b)	・Beedrill ex ・Bibarel ex ・Dondozo ・Gholdengo ・Giratina ex ・Lucario ex ・Meowscarada ・Paldean Clodsire ex ・Pawmot ・SR Charizard ex ・SR Pikachu ex ・Tinkaton ex ・Wugtrio ex
(A2a)	・Abomasnow ・Arceus ex ・Bronzong ・Carnivine ・Crobat ・Donphan ・Garchomp ex ・Gengar ・Glaceon ex ・Heatran ・Houndoom ・Leafeon ex ・Origin Forme Palkia ・Probopass ex ・Snorlax ・Staraptor ・TL Tyranitar
(A2)	・Bastiodon ・Darkrai ex ・Dialga ex ・Empoleon ・Gallade ex ・Garchomp ・Infernape ex ・Lickilicky ex ・Lucario ・Luxray ・Magnezone ・Mesprit ・Mismagius ex ・Pachirisu ex ・Palkia ex ・Porygon-Z ・Rampardos ・Rhyperior ・Togekiss ・Torterra ・Weavile ex ・Yanmega ex
(A1a)	・Aerodactyl ex ・Celebi ex ・Golem ・Gyarados ex ・Mew ex ・Pidgeot ex ・Scolipede
(A1)	・Aerodactyl ・Alakazam ・Arbok ・Arcanine ex ・Articuno ・Articuno ex ・Blastoise ・Blastoise ex ・Centiskorch ・Charizard ・Dragonite ・Exeggutor ex ・Frosmoth ・GA Charizard ex ・GA Gyarados ・GA Pikachu ex ・Gengar ex ・Greninja ・Kabutops ・Kingler ・Lapras ex ・Machamp ex ・Marowak ex ・Melmetal ・Mewtwo ex ・Moltres ex ・Ninetales ・Omastar ・Pidgeot ・Poliwrath ・Primeape ・Raichu ・Starmie ex ・Venusaur ・Venusaur ex ・Weezing ・Wigglytuff ex ・Zapdos ・Zapdos ex

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Mayo almost 2 years

this deck is like the least free to play friendly deck ive ever seen how is this f2p friendly? its got 6 exs in it mannnnn.

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Accelerate Energy With Moltres ex

Heal Arcanine ex's Recoil Damage

Deal Additional Damage

How to Beat Arcanine ex Decks

Use Single-Point Attackers With High HP

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