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What Lightning can do

Lightning hits first. The attacks are cheap and fast, and the type lives or dies on whether it closes before the board fills up.

Hits hardest, soonest

Ranked by damage per turn — the earliest turn an attack can be used, counting evolutions as well as energy. How this is ranked

  1. 1HelioliskThunderbolt · LL · Stage 1Discard all Energy from this Pokémon.120turn 25% of ex
  2. 2Pikachu exThunderbolt · LLL · BasicDiscard all Energy from this Pokémon.150turn 351% of ex
  3. 3RaichuThunderbolt · LLL · Stage 1Discard all Energy from this Pokémon.140turn 337% of ex
  4. 4Magnezone exStorm Blade · LLL · Stage 2Discard a [L] Energy from this Pokémon.130turn 316% of ex
  5. 5Raichu exVolt Tackle · LLL · Stage 1This Pokémon also does 30 damage to itself.130turn 316% of ex
  6. 6EelektrossWild Charge · LLC · Stage 2This Pokémon also does 20 damage to itself.120turn 35% of ex
  7. 7Jolteon exMach Bolt · LL · Stage 180turn 20% of ex
  8. 8EmolgaRaging Thunder · L · BasicThis attack also does 10 damage to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.40turn 10% of ex
  9. 9Alolan GolemSuper Zap Cannon · LLCC · Stage 2Discard 2 [L] Energy from this Pokémon.150turn 451% of ex
  10. 10LuxrayFlash Impact · LC · Stage 2This attack also does 20 damage to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.110turn 31% of ex
  11. 11MagnezoneThunder Blast · LCC · Stage 2Discard a [L] Energy from this Pokémon.110turn 31% of ex
  12. 12ElectrodeElectro Ball · LL · Stage 170turn 20% of ex

Gets energy down faster

One energy attaches per turn on its own. These are every card that beats that rate for Lightning, the quickest to play first.

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44 Lightning cards are left out of the ranking because their damage is a coin flip, a multiplier or conditional. Current as of Team Rocket’s Ambition.