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

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

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Best Alolan Raichu ex Decks
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Best Alolan Raichu ex Decks

Alolan Raichu ex Deck Variants	Strengths and Weaknesses
Stoutland and Alolan Raichu ex [★ Best ★]	Strengths: • Stoutland forces opponents to commit more Energy to their Pokemon to be able to attack. • Alolan Raichu ex punishes opponents for attaching multiple Energy to their Pokemon. • Pom-Pom Oricorio is immune to any attacks from ex Pokemon thanks to its Ability. Weaknesses: • All Pokemon in the deck share a Weakness to Fighting. • May struggle against Energy-efficient Pokemon who don't mind the extra Energy attachments.
Alolan Raichu ex and Pachirisu Deck	Strengths: • Very effective against cards that need lots of Energy. • Pachirisu can help speed up Energy gathering for Alolan Raichu ex. Weaknesses: • Ineffective against decks that do not need lots of Energy to function. • May take some time to set up.

Alolan Raichu ex Deck Variants

Strengths and Weaknesses

Stoutland and Alolan Raichu ex
[★ Best ★]

Strengths:
• Stoutland forces opponents to commit more Energy to their Pokemon to be able to attack.
• Alolan Raichu ex punishes opponents for attaching multiple Energy to their Pokemon.
• Pom-Pom Oricorio is immune to any attacks from ex Pokemon thanks to its Ability.

Weaknesses:
• All Pokemon in the deck share a Weakness to Fighting.
• May struggle against Energy-efficient Pokemon who don't mind the extra Energy attachments.

Alolan Raichu ex and Pachirisu Deck

Strengths:
• Very effective against cards that need lots of Energy.
• Pachirisu can help speed up Energy gathering for Alolan Raichu ex.

Weaknesses:
• Ineffective against decks that do not need lots of Energy to function.
• May take some time to set up.

Stoutland and Alolan Raichu

Pikachu ×2	Alolan Raichu ex ×2	Oricorio ×1	Lillipup ×2
Herdier ×1	Stoutland ×2	Pokemon Communication ×1	Cyrus ×1
Team Rocket Grunt ×2	Rare Candy ×2	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

Stoutland synergizes with Alolan Raichu ex because Stoutland forces opponents to attach extra Energy, while Alolan Raichu ex punishes them for attaching extra Energy.

Pom-Pom Oricorio can work as a wall and a win-condition against decks that are not prepared to go up against Safeguard.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Mythical Island (A1a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Pokemon Communication x 1 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	Pikachu x 2 (Arceus Pack)
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Team Rocket Grunt x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians	Alolan Raichu ex x 2 (Solgaleo Pack) Oricorio x 1 (Solgaleo Pack) Rare Candy x 2 (Any Pack)
Extradimensional Crisis	Lillipup x 2 (Buzzwole Pack) Herdier x 1 (Buzzwole Pack) Stoutland x 2 (Buzzwole Pack)
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.

Alternate Card Suggestions

Alternate Cards	Possible Cuts
Iono (A2b 069)	→ • You can cut Pokemon Communication for Iono to give yourself an option that refreshes your hand that also works as disruption for your opponents.

Alolan Raichu ex and Pachirisu Deck

Pikachu ×2	Pachirisu ×2	Alolan Raichu ex ×2	Oricorio ×1
Sabrina ×1	Giant Cape ×2	Rocky Helmet ×1	Cyrus ×2
X Speed ×2	Poke Ball ×2	Red Card ×1	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used

This deck utilizes Pachirisu to speed up Energy gathering for Alolan Raichu ex. By the time Alolan Raichu ex is ready, your opponent will likely also have several Energy attached to them, making it easier to knock the Pokemon out in one hit.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	Sabrina x 1 (Charizard Pack)
Mythical Island (A1a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Giant Cape x 2 (Dialga Pack) Rocky Helmet x 1 (Palkia Pack) Cyrus x 2 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	Pikachu x 2 (Arceus Pack)
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Pachirisu x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians	Alolan Raichu ex x 2 (Solgaleo Pack) Oricorio x 1 (Solgaleo 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	X Speed x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Red Card x 1 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)
Promo-B	No cards needed from this expansion.

Alolan Raichu ex Deck Strategy Guide

Effective Against Energy-Hungry Pokemon

Alolan Raichu ex's Psychic works very effectively against attackers that need a lot of Energy to be viable.

If you are facing ex Pokemon cards that need at least three Energy for their big attacks, you will likely easily defeat them as you will be able to deal 150 damage.

Damage Output

Energy Attached	Damage
x1	90
x2	120
x3	150
x4	180
x5	200

Pikachu Works Well With Cyrus

Before you can utilize Alolan Raichu ex, you first need to evolve it from a Pikachu. The Pikachu card used in this deck synergizes well with Cyrus, as you can attack with it and damage multiple Pokemon. You can also give Pikachu a Rocky Helmet for extra damage against attackers.

Once Alolan Raichu ex is ready, you can use Cyrus to force out damaged cards out of your opponent's Bench and into the Active Spot, making it easy to get some points.

Using Pachirisu and Pom-Pom Oricorio

Pachirisu and Pom-Pom Oricorio in this deck offers support to Alolan Raichu ex while you're building it up.

Pachirisu can speed up Energy gathering for Alolan Raichu ex while dealing some damage, while Pom-Pom Oricorio can be used to hinder opposing ex Pokemon while you are setting up.

How to Beat Alolan Raichu ex Decks

Use Cards That Don't Need A Lot of Energy

Alolan Raichu ex relies on a card to gather many Energy to be effective, so one way to deal with it is to use cards that do not need a lot of Energy but can still defeat it easily.

Cards such as Rampardos and Solgaleo ex can easily withstand attacks from Alolan Raichu ex and even knock it out in a few turns.

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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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