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Alolan Raichu ex
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This attack does 30 more damage for each Energy attached to your opponent's Active Pokémon.
Alolan Raichu ex (140 HP) wins by exploiting energy-heavy opponents: its Psychic attack hits for 60 base damage plus 30 more for each energy attached to the opponent's Active Pokemon, punishing multi-energy attackers and potentially scoring 2 points with a single strike. The deck pairs Alolan Raichu ex with a Rapidash and Ninetales line to apply pressure across multiple game states.
Open by using Poké Ball to find Ponyta or Pikachu and bench multiple basics to establish your evolution lines. Use Professor's Research and Copycat to draw into Rapidash and Alolan Raichu ex. In the mid-game, deploy whichever attacker is online first and observe how many energy your opponent has committed to their Active Pokemon. Activate Alolan Raichu ex when the opponent is running a heavily loaded attacker. Blaine and Flame Patch accelerate the fire line. Close out by scoring knockouts at the moment the math is most favorable.
Opponent's Active with 1 Energy attached
base 60 + 30 = 90 damage
Alolan Raichu ex Psychic attack
Opponent's Active with 2 Energies attached
base 60 + 60 = 120 damage
Enough to threaten most non-ex Pokemon
Opponent's Active with 3 Energies attached
base 60 + 90 = 150 damage
Reaches one-shot range on most ex Pokemon
Alolan Raichu ex deals maximum damage when the opponent has loaded 2 or more energy onto their Active Pokemon. Hold Alolan Raichu ex in reserve while the opponent ramps up, then promote it for a high-damage swing that one-shots or cripples. Sabrina can drag a loaded benched Pokemon into the active spot to maximize Psychic damage.
Ponyta, Rapidash, Vulpix, and Ninetales let you attack early while Alolan Raichu ex charges on the bench. Blaine accelerates the fire line. Flame Patch moves fire energy onto the bench to speed evolution. This dual-attacker structure means you are rarely without a threat, even if one line is slow to assemble.
Alolan Raichu ex's Psychic only hits 90 on a one-energy attacker. Running fast one-energy or zero-energy attackers denies the bonus damage and keeps Alolan Raichu ex from achieving one-shot thresholds. This makes the deck's primary win condition much slower and easier to trade against.
With 140 HP and no built-in healing, Alolan Raichu ex is vulnerable to any attacker dealing 140 or more damage. Scoring 2 points from a single knockout on the ex is often enough to seize a decisive lead toward the 3-point victory threshold.
Energy disruption effects that discard the opponent's active energy directly reduce the bonus damage from Psychic. Reducing a loaded attacker's energy count makes Alolan Raichu ex's next hit considerably weaker, robbing it of the one-shot thresholds it relies on.
Fire type attacker pairing
Threats — Weak Against
Based on type weakness analysis of core cards. View full matchup matrix →
