Raccoon " Raccoon " , known as " Tanuki " ( 狸 ) in Japanese , is an archetype used by Ponta in the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL " anime . With the exception of " Turtle Raccoon " , all of its members are Level / Rank 2 EARTH Beast monsters . They focus mainly on swarming the field to Xyz Summon " " , who will then swarm the field with Kagemusha Raccoon Token s and protect itself . Play style . Both Main Deck " Raccoon " monsters can Special Summon monsters from Deck , which helps Deck thinning . " Ponpoko " can Special Summon in face - down position , which can be useful when used in conjunction with cards such as " Ryko , Lightsworn Hunter " , " Nimble Momonga " , " Hane - Hane " or " Tantan " itself , who are all best Summoned face - down . " Tantan " can be just as useful , when flipped , it can Summon " Nimble Momonga " as well for stall or swarm purposes ; furthermore , it can be used to Summon the likes of " Wind - Up Kitten " ( assuming no other monster will attack it ) for the next turn and use its effect to return a monster from the opponent ' s field for both offensive and defensive purposes . Because most of the monsters ran here are Level 2 and 500 or less ATK , " Junk Synchron " and " Debris Dragon " can be used just as well in order to Summon powerful Level 5 , 6 and 8 Synchro Monster s such as " Ally of Justice Catastor " , " Armades , Keeper of Boundaries " , " Iron Chain Dragon " , " Orient Dragon " , " Stardust Dragon " , " Scrap Dragon " the otherwise hard to Summon " Frozen Fitzgerald " and also " Junk Warrior " . A One Turn Kill can be achieved with " Junk Warrior " and " " . This can be done in two ways : Regardless of the method used , cards such as " Spiritual Forest " , " Waboku " , " Threatening Roar " and " Mirror Force " are recommended in order to protect weaker Beast monsters in order to make the best use out of Flip Effect s . Furthermore " Closed Forest " and " United We Stand " can be a major support as due to the major swarm of weak monsters and also due to the effect of " Ryko " . It is entirely possible to have a large amount of Beast monsters in the Graveyard , increasing the ATK of new monsters to tremendous levels making weak monsters into powerful beaters . Weaknesses . As explained above , the " Raccoons " and most monsters run in the Deck ( including general support ) have low ATK and are likely to be destroyed fast ( especially by Beatdown Decks ) . Unless cards such as " Kitten " , " Ryko " or " Hane - Hane " are useful to remove problematic monsters . Cards like " Narrow Pass " , " Summon Limit " and " Summon Breaker " can limit the potential of the Deck , while cards like " Skill Drain " , " Royal Command " , " King Tiger Wanghu " , " Deck Devastation Virus " , " Nanobreaker " , " Skull Lair " and the " LV " " Armed Dragon s " can single - handedly destroy the Deck , largely due to Flip Effects taking place into the field even if the monster is destroyed by battle , their low ATK and low Level s respectively . " Final Attack Orders " , " Savage Colosseum " and " All - Out Attacks " can also wreck havoc on " Raccoons " , as any Summoned monster brought on by " Ponpoko " and " Tantan " will be unable to defend themselves ; the latter two will also most likely force them to either be destroyed by battle or be forced to ram into a strong DEF monster ( " Mystic Fairy Elfuria " can even be , in - part , used to keep them defenseless , since they will be unable to be used in an Xyz Summon ) . " Slifer The Sky Dragon " can also be threatening for " Raccoons " , as it will destroy every Summoned " Baby Raccoon " monster , any Level 2 or below monster Summoned by the " Babys " , and even " " ( The effect of " Slifer " will trigger upon the Summon of " Sandayu " , and it will be destroyed unless the player controls another Beast monster ) . Also , " Gaia Power " can be surprisingly effective against this Decks because it lowers the DEF of the " Raccoons " .