[Top 3] Pokemon TCG Best Electric Decks

A look at some of the best electric type decks.

Updated:

29 Sep 2021

Hello all you fans of the Pokemon Trading Card Game and casual readers. Today we’ll be looking at the three of the best electric type decks in the Pokemon Trading Card Game. All of these decks from various different times effectively utilize those shiny yellow electric energy and their speedy Pokemon companions. Do the Rayquaza decks count? Let’s play it safe and not include them in this particular list. With that said, let’s get into the list.

3. Zapdos

Zapdos & Jirachi from Team Up.

This deck specializes in using speedy Basic Pokemon of all kinds to mess with whatever your opponent puts out. This deck was popular in 2019.
The main card of this deck is Zapdos from Team Up. This Basic Pokemon has 110 HP and can use the Thunderous Assault attack for one energy. This attack deals 10 damage or 80 damage if Zapdos becomes your Active Pokemon during that turn.
Peppering your opponent with 80 damage is pretty good, but you need some Trainer cards for backup. Escape Board, Escape Rope, and Switch help to activate Thunderous Assault while cards like Choice Band, Electropower, and Shrine of Punishment boost damage.
There are a couple of Pokemon that you can play with Zapdos to provide support, but almost every Zapdos deck uses Jirachi. This powerful helper can search for the Trainers mentioned above and bring this deck to life.

Escape Board from Ultra Prism, Choice Band from Guardians Rising, and Electropower from Lost Thunder.

Here’s one version of the deck list:

Pokemon - 12

4 Jirachi TEU 99
4 Zapdos TEU 40
1 Tapu Koko Prism Star TEU 51
1 Tapu Koko-GX GRI 47
1 Absol TEU 88
1 Oranguru SUM 113

Trainer - 40

4 Lillie UPR 125
4 Guzma BUS 115
3 Cynthia UPR 119
3 Professor Kukui SUM 128
4 Electropower LOT 172
4 Nest Ball SUM 123
3 Switch CES 147
3 Escape Rope BUS 114
2 Rescue Stretcher GRI 130
1 Ultra Ball SLG 68
1 Energy Loto GRI 122
3 Escape Board UPR 122
2 Choice Band GRI 121
2 Shrine of Punishment CES 143
1 Thunder Mountain Prism Star LOT 191

Energy - 8

8 Lightning Energy

2. Nuzzlechu

Emolga from Team Up, Raicu from Cosmic Eclipse, and Pachirisu from Ultra Prism.

Our next deck doesn’t really have a main card but rather a main attack used by all the cards in it: the Nuzzle attack. Isn’t that cute?
The first Nuzzle card in this deck is Emolga. This Basic with 70 HP has the Nuzzly Generator ability which lets you search your deck for another Pokemon with the Nuzzle attack.
Next is Pachirisu, another Basic with 70 HP. This card has the Snuggly Generator attack. This attack costs one energy and lets you attach one energy from your deck to each of your benched Pokemon with the Nuzzle attack.
And finally we have Raichu with the Nuzzle attack. This Raichu is a stage 1 with 120 HP and evolves from Pikachu (also with Nuzzle). This Raichu can also use the Powerful Spark attack which for one energy deals 20 damage for each electric energy you have in play. This means that you can put a lot of energy down with Pachirisu and then do big damage with Raichu.
This deck can also use the Alolan Raichu or Reshiram & Charizard GX as bonus attackers if necessary.

Here’s one version of the deck list:

Pokemon - 18

2 Boltund V RCL 67
4 Emolga TEU 46
3 Pachirisu UPR 49
4 Pikachu CEC 241
1 Tapu Koko {*} TEU 51
4 Raichu CEC 67

Trainer Cards - 26

1 Thunder Mountain {*} LOT 191
3 Rosa CEC 204
4 Quick Ball SSH 179
4 Volkner UPR 135
1 Air Balloon SSH 156
1 Reset Stamp UNM 206
2 Guzma & Hala CEC 193
2 Professor's Research SSH 178
1 Great Catcher CEC 192
4 Electropower LOT 172
1 Energy Switch SSH 162
2 Boss's Orders RCL 154

Energy - 16

4 Speed Lightning Energy RCL 173
12 Lightning Energy

1. Pikachu & Zekrom

And our top deck is the Pikachu & Zekrom (or Pikarom) deck. This deck has a speedy set up and then floods the board with yellow energy to deliver some heavy blows. This deck was popular from 2019 to 2021.
The main card of this deck is Pikachu & Zekrom GX with 240 HP. For three energy, its Full Blitz attack deals 150 damage and lets you search your deck for three energy to attach to your Pokemon. Then you can use Tag Bolt GX. This one use move deals 200 damage for three energy and an additional 170 damage to one of your opponents benched Pokemon if you have an additional three energy attached.
LIke the other decks we’ve discussed so far, Pikarom utilizes Electropowers in some versions along with Trainers like Thunder Mountain Prism Star, Volkner, Electromagnetic Radar, and Speed Energy.
All manner of Pokemon can be played to help out Pikarom. Some that have been included are, Zapdos (the same one from earlier), Zeraora GX, Tapu Koko Prism Star, Raichu & Alolan Raichu GX, and Boltund V.