There has been huge hype over which decks are going to be the most popular/played for Worlds. The overall conclusion being: Night March, Trevenant Break, Water Box, Vespiquen Variants and DarkTina/Garbodor. However the deck I don't think is getting enough hype is Raichu. If built right, played well and paired with the right Pokemon I believe Raichu could be a strong contender for worlds. Raichu has got winnable match ups across the Board (Apart from Trevenant and Vileplume). Yes, i know, no match-ups are an auto-win yet no match-ups are an auto-loss. Currently I've been testing a list paired with Yveltal -
4-4 Raichu
3 Yveltal (Oblivion Wing)
1 Yveltal (Fright Night)
1 Zorua
1 Zoroark
2 Shaymin Ex
1 Jirachi
4 Sycamore
3 N
2 Lysandre
1 Pokemon Ranger
1 Giovanni's Scheme
4 Vs Seeker
4 Ultra Ball
3 Trainers' Mail
2 Level Ball
2 Float Stone
1 Sacred Ash
1 Super Rod
1 Muscle Band
1 Battle Compressor
4 Sky Field
4 DCE
5 Dark Energy
-This list feel has a really strong match-up against Night March as Yveltal (Oblivion Wing) can OHKO both Pumbkaboo and Joltik.
- Jirachi has always been a strong counter to Giratina Ex and now with the addition of Pokemon Ranger Chaos Wheel is a thing of the past (not really, but still)
I feel like this deck isn't yet complete and needs some more work done.
Why don't you think Raichu is not being noticed as a strong contender for San Francisco?
Also what changes would you make to my list?
4-4 Raichu
3 Yveltal (Oblivion Wing)
1 Yveltal (Fright Night)
1 Zorua
1 Zoroark
2 Shaymin Ex
1 Jirachi
4 Sycamore
3 N
2 Lysandre
1 Pokemon Ranger
1 Giovanni's Scheme
4 Vs Seeker
4 Ultra Ball
3 Trainers' Mail
2 Level Ball
2 Float Stone
1 Sacred Ash
1 Super Rod
1 Muscle Band
1 Battle Compressor
4 Sky Field
4 DCE
5 Dark Energy
-This list feel has a really strong match-up against Night March as Yveltal (Oblivion Wing) can OHKO both Pumbkaboo and Joltik.
- Jirachi has always been a strong counter to Giratina Ex and now with the addition of Pokemon Ranger Chaos Wheel is a thing of the past (not really, but still)
I feel like this deck isn't yet complete and needs some more work done.
Why don't you think Raichu is not being noticed as a strong contender for San Francisco?
Also what changes would you make to my list?
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