Raging Bolt ex
A Basic attacker that scales its damage as high as you can fuel it.
What this card does
Raging Bolt ex is a Basic Pokémon, so it needs no evolving and can attack from turn one if set up well. It is a fast, aggressive card.
Its damage is not fixed. The player decides how big each hit is by how much Energy they are willing to spend, which makes it a deck about resource management as much as raw power.
Bellowing Thunder
You may discard any amount of Basic Energy from your Pokémon. This attack does 70 damage for each card you discarded in this way. (70× damage)
The player may discard any number of Basic Energy from their Pokémon, and the attack does 70 damage for each one discarded. Discard three and it hits for 210, enough to knock out most attackers in the game. The skill is choosing when to spend big and when to hold back.
Attacks
Discard your hand and draw 6 cards.
You may discard any amount of Basic Energy from your Pokémon. This attack does 70 damage for each card you discarded in this way.
Which deck it belongs in
The star of the Raging Bolt ex deck, which uses cards that load lots of Energy quickly so it can throw out a giant hit early.
- •Attacks from turn one as a Basic Pokémon
- •Damage scales as high as your Energy allows
- •Can knock out almost anything in one hit
- •Burst Roar refreshes a poor hand
- •Weak to Dragon attackers
- •Discards its own Energy to attack, so it can run dry
- •Needs fast Energy acceleration to work
- •Gives up two Prizes as an ex
Pairs well with
The usual partner, adding Energy and a backup attacker.
Count the Energy you can spare before each Bellowing Thunder. Overspending to knock out a small Pokémon can cost you the next turn.
Top players who use this deck
Vignesh Krishnan · Australia
Top 8, Melbourne Regional Championships 2026 (Raging Bolt and Ogerpon)
Andrés Gajardo Lopehandía · Chile
Runner-up, Toronto Regional Championships 2026
Ian Robb · United States
Top cut, Los Angeles Regional Championships 2026
A long-standing aggressive deck that pairs Raging Bolt ex with Teal Mask Ogerpon ex. It has Oceania pedigree, reaching the Top 8 at Australia's Melbourne Regional.
Raging Bolt is an Ancient, paradox form of Raikou. Its thunderous, all-or-nothing power matches an attack that grows the more Energy you pour in.
The plain Double Rare printing is affordable. Be aware there are pricier collector versions of the same card with fancier art, but they play identically.
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