Pikachu ex Is The Best Deck From Surging Sparks

[@RahulReddy]

Honestly a HUGE Pika fan

[@enhidri160]

It’s got some serious potential. Dusknoir might be a bit of a problem though..

[@GoOKuSj33]

Good phrase to say aloud here in Brazil 😂

[@Hejfnfbejelnc]

@@enhidri160tbf they have to knock one of there pokemon out just to kill you so it’s still worth honestly

[@TheKennyDubz]

Smh my head, I was expecting Azul to start this video like usual saying something like "What is going on you Icky Igglybuff?" or "What is going on you Sleepy Seadra?" and I'm greeted by a normal intro instead.

[@MrAnon89]

5:25 hmm psychic energies right?

[@EPTCG]

I like this Pika. Looks like a lot of fun. I was thinking about trying out Sparkling Crystal. Maybe Crispin? Seems like it could be a fun idea.

[@generic-rg7vf]

I feel like I have to cosplay as Ash if I were to play this 😅

[@mclulows]

really love this type of video! very insightful and creative with the solitaire game.

[@naiyar3573]

I’ve been trying my absolute hardest to cook with Hydreigon EX recently (it’s legit just worse Dragapult 💀)

[@yesteryearr]

There's a few good Galvantulas you could throw in there to use the joltik to it's fullest extent

[@leoelzinga1352]

i'd maybe add the radiant tsareena to prevent dragapult to spread counters on ur pikas and als play the galvantuka from sfa for a 1 prize zard slayer

[@leogimain]

2 genuine questions as I am new to PTCG, 1. Why not earthen vessel away the steel energy if Arven is grabbing the powerglass? (7:20) Is this over committing to the board giving your opponent an easy attack (I'm also keeping in mind that it is probably optimal to grab another steel energy off the earthen vessel). 2. How would this deck handle the stall match-ups with Ogrepon and Mimikyu? Since we don't have many attackers that swing around these pokemon?

[@Swaxeman]

Wouldnt turo be better than penny? Because that way, you can get the energy in the discard for magneton to pull out

[@ihaveanamewow1983]

No

[@Swaxeman]

@@ihaveanamewow1983 can you… elaborate?

[@GoOKuSj33]

@@SwaxemanTuro discards tools attached.

[@Swaxeman]

@@GoOKuSj33 i mean how much is power glass doing here? Feels a bit redundant with magnezone ngl

[@GoOKuSj33]

​​@@SwaxemanBro this list is trash, I was not even talking about it. I run defiance band, and some people do run crystal, in that case it's better, not to mention sometimes it's good to have energy back in your hand to reutilize greninja's ability, which you should run BTW.

[@Keanri_TCG]

Would you ever try a Crispin in here?

[@Factsthatareactuallyfun]

I put one in there but trust joltic is crazy good

[@yugiohfan6679]

I honestly recommend changing scoop up to tera crystal as it reduces the energy cost and maybe Electric Generator for the electric energies

[@eonjolt]

I feel like Joltik is just too slow for this meta. Basically giving up your first turn attack to set up seems like too much. I think going all in on Magneton and going first, and trying to get energy into the discard would be better. You could also put in cards like Defiance Band to hit better damage thresholds, which might be better than Gravity Mountain sometimes, since you search it with Arven.

[@salkedomhans]

cool then you are giving your opponent free prize cards just for you to attack. i feel like this deck is gona be clumpy no matter how you play it so better put your energy in building a miraidon deck (with the pickachu as an attack option) then this.

[@justahumblelittleoshawott7972]

@@salkedomhans Miraidon’s gonna be GOATed after Pikachu got an even better attacker, a use for counter catchers with Magneton, and with Pikachu 8 bench space.

[@plaidypus3911]

I think you're cookin. Especially if you were going this route, you could also get more counter catchers to snipe more reliably. Probably cut the jolts and a boss for one more of those and add another magneton line. Most decks are just running too many 2 prizers not to take a trade of one for two, since pika's hard to clap back. I like the tech of the powerstones but maybe an energy switch or something like that might prove more useful in this type of build. Overall great list still!

[@GoOKuSj33]

I agree, this is not the best list out there, Joltik is only for going second, it’s better just to blow up magneton.

[@cwright2872]

So far with an arven and an energy for turn and joltik, if u can get an earthen vessel and miraidon, can get 2 pikachus on the field with a sparkling crystal and have 2 Pikachu attacks ready for the next 2 turns right off the rip, if u got some pivot, with them rescue boards, switch carts etc, ur chaining attacks and giving no prize cards to the opponent with magneton

[@kingdedede44]

Love the deck. Would also love to see what you think of the new Tatsugiri EX and weather it would be better as just a supporter pokeom or able to hold its own as a deck. Probably won’t be super meta but would love to see your take on it

[@turbodarkness3167]

Ok question maybe instead of the switch cart you could possibly play latias ex wouldn't that just be better? since you effetely search the latias ex off arven with nest ball.

[@eonjolt]

Doesn't work against Block Snorlax unfortunately

[@lxmercyxl9982]

Then it’s another 2 prize liability in your deck

[@jaceee4154]

Latias is mostly used in area zero builds of miraidon 5 spaces might be too tight

[@mietenkamtw]

2 prize liability

[@GoOKuSj33]

​@@mietenkamtwHe's running so many 2 prize liability I honestly see no difference.

[@Ruthlesshauser]

No crispin and crystal?

[@jonathanmorales3185]

I'm running Crispin and also Quaquaval has been working good for me, might consider using Magneton

[@TheSableyeGuy]

Azul, do you think a version of Pikachu with a similar engine to your Galvantula video could function just as well? I know there's obvious apeal behind Magneton, but i feel if you keep hitting the 300 damage with pika, you're rolling, but idk.

[@Bunji1x]

Lost zone might be the play tbh

[@dandyfetus3013]

if u run the regieleki v and vmax could get pika to hit the 330 to one hit the bigger stage like zard and dragapult

[@Rain1]

isn't dragapult going to be totally ok against it? One cancelling cologne to start the match off and then tap each pikachu with 10 or use rad alakazam to move damage onto current pikachu if they penny

[@zacharyjackson7584]

Dragapult and Gardevoir are probably both really bad match ups. Pikachu is a great card in the format, but I don't think it has the potential to be BDIF by any means. It is too easy to tech against. But it does help slow down the format as a whole.

[@salkedomhans]

@@zacharyjackson7584how does a hyper aggressive two prize deck, that also sometimes gives your opponent a prize card, slows down the meta? its the opposite direction which is exactly what we not need right now

[@GoOKuSj33]

Yeah, you do all that combo, then I just ohko your Dragapult with my Pikachu 😂

[@liamsmusic8708]

And zard, and lzb, and terapagos, and most dusknoir decks but palkia ngl

[@zacharyjackson7584]

@@salkedomhans Because its only really good match up are "hyper aggressive two prize decks". Decks that can reliably OHKO anything every turn like Raging Bolt are going to struggle against pikachu. Pikachu could win against them because it forces the games to last longer. Pikachu DOES NOT counter most decks. In fact it is far worse at being "hyper aggressive" than most decks with a lot more that can go wrong. So the more agressive 2 prize decks there are the more Pikachu can take them down leading to better matchups with single prize and evolution decks.

[@Squrtile101]

I used Blissey Ex with glass and glass trumpet and it works wonderfully

[@bigsonicfanYT]

Decklist?

[@DiscordiaCosplay]

I was looking over the new cards and I was like, "there's no way Pikachu EX doesn't become a top deck there's so many good cards to make it work." My instinct was to use some Clemont's Whit too, but I guess it's not necessary if you can just get Pikachu off the field, I felt like Tauro could work, but now that I saw your build yeah Penny makes way more sense. I LOVE scoop up I just got into the game and was shocked no one was running it over Tauro, but I mean- once I switched to Tauro I could see why I've been using Charizard, but already I'm like, "damn a Pallosand ex Dusknoir deck though would destroy and so would Pikachu EX" very tempted to try out both.

[@EddJK47]

Started using this exact build really great guild :)

[@FuryMorales]

Can't see why should add power glass if u are going to use magneton anyway. That Pokemon will do the whole job anyway. I saw some cool ideas in order to improve this deck

[@eezobtw]

Thoughts on crispin over arven with this deck?

[@FredyPascal-q2q]

Why not use the new Terapagos (not EX) from SSP instead of Joltik ?

[@jacobexum9972]

Would sparkling crystal be more efficient since you would only need a grass and lightning and you’re almost guaranteed two KOs with it?

[@matteoghermandi2345]

what about latias instead of ursaluna and cut the rescue board for area zero

[@Neru619]

I still think Pikachu isn't that great. It's costly to discard the energy each turn and have them back next turn for another attack. I feel like Sparkling Crystal + Crispin could help it out a bit more.

[@EZPEO]

true, the ace spec he chose my not be the best op but crispin does work better imo and Sparkling Crystal was my first thought but Hyper Aroma also helps with the quick magnetons evo's also saw some lists with Noctowl cause of its ability and Area Zero to increase the bench size, still not sure whats optimal but this one's pretty good, looking forward to playin it when it drops

[@Aimnoos]

Pikachu has a very good matchup into things that can't place damage on the same turn ,ex: munkidori, dusknoir and things like that are a bad matchup for the Pikachu deck if they keep cycling those Pikachus

[@GoOKuSj33]

Sure Crispin could help you in a pinch, but magneton is all you need bro, it's a very reliable strategy if done correctly.

[@EZPEO]

@@GoOKuSj33 For sure never said it wasnt lol crispin is just a plus in the deck in case you need it

[@forrfuun8470]

What sleeves do you use? They have good, clear visibility of the cards.

[@chard0_]

dragon shield

[@-DStar-]

5:20 Psychic? No Pokémon need psychic.

[@WesleyParks973]

Love the yellow sleeves

[@dexterlabor6]

Jolkit...maybe a zapdos for extra dmg, mew ex

[@zarzu4]

How come my pikachu ability is named resolute heart and yours is something different?

[@Mythologicalcreaturesstore]

Why are you not playing biancas devotion over penny tho?

[@MonopolyClue]

pikachu seems so strong. I might toy around with lost zone pikachu

[@Mythologicalcreaturesstore]

It’s not. Scovillain solos this. We have munki and froslass for a reason

[@santiagoreyes6249]

I will look for pikachu SIR

[@duranburnett]

PLay sparkling crystal rather as your ace spec

[@mastrofebbraio5550]

Any deck with cursed bomb makes easy work out of pikachu.. definitely feels like everyone overestimating pikachu

[@lukayaba4793]

Damn dragapult is gonna farm this deck so bad

[@hyperbuu5338]

mimikyu: interesting deck

[@GoOKuSj33]

Not a problem because the deck plays counter catcher and activates it with magneton being koed, the only way you auto loss is if only 2 mimikyu (or the new milotic ex) in the board and nothing else.

[@Dabfamlet]

No shot this is better than ceruledge

[@GoOKuSj33]

Not this particular version, but Ceruledge needs a lot of setup to do 300, Pikachu has the potential to do it in the first turn with magneton.

[@Dabfamlet]

@@GoOKuSj33 magneton has to evolve, and ceruledge is way easier to set up

[@GoOKuSj33]

@@DabfamletCeruledge has to evolve as well, both are stage 1’s 😂

[@jamessq1671]

Tsareena Froslass deck laughing at Pikachu ex

[@GoOKuSj33]

Honestly, if built correctly, this deck has the potential to take them out before they evolve, or just go around your other ex's.

[@SketchScience123]

No, it isn't Tenacious heart. Isn't it Resolute Heart?

[@seanlee7054]

Rest in peace electric generator. you were fun while u were around

[@TiMEbeatsNoW]

nah generators are still much better. you basically NEED to attack with joltik before you can attack with pikachu. This is reminicent to arceus decks and even arceus doing 180 and having vstar, has become too slow in the meta.

[@GoOKuSj33]

@@TiMEbeatsNoWNot if you go first, then just setup magneton and next turn you’re rolling.

[@GoOKuSj33]

Pikachu can also use generator.

[@amadennys607]

Personally i wouldnt play it with miraidon and raikou. Just seems like clutter

[@soulist8224]

I’m putting pikachu in a miraidon deck because pikachu alone would face so much trouble IMO. I’m opening the match with rotom and iron hands And ending it with pikachu and raikou I haven’t test it out so idk if it’s any good, i hope so! I don’t think i wanna try charizard and dragapult nor the V focused decks. They’re costly and V will rotate next year (Update: turns out azul did put pikachu in a miraidon deck too😂)

[@PorygonPowahZ]

Ive won a lot of games going first by donking Joltik T1 with Brute Bonnet and Radient Sneasler whrn people were trying out Galvantula. Looking forward to having the chance to do it again.

[@alphaweavile1567]

Hi Rahul

[@Tbm_TCG_Pink]

i was bouta say nuh uh but i realized that Alolan eggecutor ex was in paradise dragona

[@joeycrack3135]

Physcic energy 4 times was so cringe haha.

[@RubenFernandoTorres]

Play it in lz as a suprise mf

[@fabianandresulloaaguila1534]

Pikachu discards allí the energy man, not 3

[@AzulGG]

I don't even know what to say to this like uhhh....

[@gabriellondon5882]

did you read the card at all?

[@briandinh9169]

TCG player being illiterate, example number 123456

[@Aimnoos]

Bro does not wanna read😭

[@Sinklectb]

this deck is assss