Ranked among the top budget decks with no card above ◊◊ rarity, this deck leverages Blaine to power up Rapidash and Ninetales for quick and efficient damage.
Both Pokémon are Stage 1, making them quick to get onto the field, and each is fast to power up:
- Rapidash can attack as early as turn 2 with Fire Mane, which costs 1 R and deals 40 damage (or 70 with Blaine), enough to KO most Basic Pokémon.
- Ninetales deals 90 damage with Flamethrower for RR at the cost of discarding 1 R Energy. Blaine boosts this to 120, enough to one-shot Pikachu ex, among others. Once Ninetales is established, the R Energy attachment per turn is enough to maintain a consistent flow of damage.
Blaine deck - Suggested decklist
Rarity requirements
◊◊ – Rapidash, Ninetales, Blaine, Sabrina, Giovanni
Booster pack requirements
Vulpix line
Blaine
Sabrina
Giovanni
An aggressive version solely focused on the main monsters. X Speed allows you to pick which Pokémon to promote while keeping fuel for an attack next turn. The trainer suite can cut on Red Card and Giovanni to play Potion.
The core is rather flexible and you can also include cards like Farfetch’d or the more rare Moltres ex to power up the team.
Weaknesses
- The extremely frail bulk of these Pokémon makes them unable to withstand powerful attacks from Stage 2 Pokémon ex, and Ninetales can even be one-shot by Pikachu ex—the very Pokémon it’s meant to counter. Their unfortunate W weakness also leaves them particularly vulnerable to Starmie ex and Articuno ex.
- The deck is make or break early in the game. It relies on playing on curve to outspeed the opponent—any delayed evolution likely puts you at a disadvantage that the deck isn’t coming back from easily.
Not drawing Blaine significantly weakens the attacks of both Rapidash and Ninetales, leaving them rather underwhelming.
