Why You'll Want This Powerful Pokémon TCG Deck
A new dominant deck is emerging in the . The Raging Bolt ex deck is beginning its long-awaited ascent into the upper levels of play. The deck's biggest strength is its relative straight-forwardness with a focus on making big attacks with its powerhouse Pokémon, Raging Bolt ex. Raging Bolt ex is one of the most used decks in recent tournaments, and is now picking up some impressive wins. Raging Bolt ex is not only a deck to beat in the current metagame, but also could stay that way until the meta dramatically shifts.
The deck focuses on two signature Pokémon — a valuable card, Raging Bolt ex, and Teal Mask Ogerpon ex. Raging Bolt ex's signature move, Bellowing Thunder, deals 70 damage for each Energy Card discarded from any of a player's Pokémon. The key is that Raging Bolt ex doesn't need to lose energy itself to use its signature move. So, players can attach energy to Teal Mask Ogerpon ex using the card's Teal Mask ability to charge up Raging Bolt ex's attack. Raging Bolt ex is essentially the cannon for this deck, with Teal Mask Ogerpon ex providing the ammunition.
The Raging Bolt ex deck picked up its first major victory at the Louisville Regionals over the weekend. Caleb Gedemer emerged victorious with their Raging Bolt ex deck over a Lost Box deck. It also recently won a special Masters tournament in Japan with nearly 5,000 participants, according to . While the deck has seen significant play since its debut, it has only seen success in recent weeks. About 15% of tournament players currently use Raging Bolt ex, making it the most popular deck in current play, so it was only a matter of time before it started picking up significant wins.
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Interestingly, all of Raging Bolt ex's recent finishes have come against decks it had a neutral match-up against. Raging Bolt ex has an advantage over Regidrago ex, but has a disadvantage
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