One thing that normal tabletop trading card games cannot do that Pokemon Pocket can is create an epic way to award you for pulling some of the rarest cards. That comes in the form of immersive cards. These are cards that not only look amazing with incredible art, as well as a special border around them, but they play a video when they are pulled from a pack or awarded.
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This is reserved for only a handful of cards in each set and, typically, is for the Pokemon that are highlighted in those sets. But which of the immersive cards is the best?
This list is not based on the performance of these cards in battle, but purely on the artwork and immersive video that comes with them.
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Dialga ex
Time Is Cool And All…But
Dialga is an awesome Pokemon. While they might not get seen and talked about quite as much as Pokemon characters like Pikachu, they hold their own when it comes to popularity. And that’s a whole other story for their power. After all, they are a legendary Pokemon from the Sinnoh region.
But their immersive card is not very legendary. The video that plays zooms out from Dialga and shows a beautiful landscape with time moving rapidly, both above in the sky, but also reflected in a large body of water just before them. And that’s it. Dialga doesn’t move, the landscape doesn’t shift or change, and no other Pokemon are seen. Considering that time is something that could have had so many different applications, this one was lackluster.
The immersive ex cards play the same as the four-diamond rarity ex cards. So, while the rarity, art, and video all differ, their moves, abilities, and HP remain the same.
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Palkia ex
An Interesting Representation Of Space
On the opposite side of the Space-Time Smackdown, Palkia also received an immersive card. It wouldn’t have been right otherwise, only giving Dialga all the play and nothing for Palkia. The mascot of Pokemon Pearl is shown in the card art, standing in a strange world filled with endless stairs and abstract structures.
At least when compared to Dialga’s card, this one has movement. The camera pans around Palkia as they stand on rubble and ruins, completely showing all of this powerful space lord. It then pans up to show these staircases that continue to climb and move into the air before landing back in the same spot as the non-moving card art. While it’s not a bad video, it was an interesting direction to go to show off space and Palkia’s power.
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Pikachu ex
A Peaceful Pokemon Meadow
If you ever wanted a snapshot of what it was like to be a Pokemon on a day-to-day basis, this card shows it all. While Pikachu is the focus on the card, naturally, the video pans around, showing different segments of this serene place. Ponyta grazes, Butterfree flies, Poliwag plays in the water; all of that and more of Pokemon just existing and enjoying their surroundings.
It certainly downplays the power of this card. Pikachu ex can be incredibly difficult to stop, especially once the bench is filled with other Electric-type Pokemon. If the Pokemon depicted in the scene that plays when you pull this card knew how…not deadly since they only faint, but how dangerous this Pikachu was, they’d probably give them more space or run.
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Celebi ex
Watching It All Come Together
The Celebi and Pikachu ex cards share a lot of similarities. The color pallets are very close; they show very calm and tranquil surroundings and despite being such cute Pokemon, they pack a punch and a half in battle. When it comes to their videos, there are also a lot of similarities.
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The video starts focused on Celebi, but begins to zoom out to show all of the Pokemon around them. Cramorant is swimming across the top of a body of water, Chatot sitting nearby. At its most zoomed out, not only can you see a Floette and a Mankey relaxing, but Mew briefly flies across the scene before the camera returns to focusing on Celebi. It gives the video just that much more life to it, combined with the moving of the landmarks and foliage in the scene.
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Mew
Get Ready To Do A Lot Of Card Collecting
Some may think that this is the immersive for the Mew cards in the Mythical Island expansion. But that isn’t the case at all. You can’t pull this card from a pack; instead, you have to unlock it by completing a hidden mission. But when you do finally complete the collecting of cards this Mew requires, you unlock this adorable card.
Not only is the art super cute, but it shows this whimsical, cartoon-like video of Mew flying through multiple scenes filled with other Pokemon, ultimately looping back around to the video’s starting point. All the Pokemon are drawn in the same fashion as Mew. It looks like the doodles of a child come to life, and it couldn’t be more precious if it tried.
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Mewtwo ex
A Very Different Vibe From Mew
All of the cuteness is gone when you pull this Mewtwo ex card. Many are aware that Mewtwo’s story isn’t one filled with whimsy and delight. Instead, this card shows Mewtwo breaking out of captivity, reaching toward you, giving the card the feeling of being three-dimensional.
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When the video plays, you can see just how many walls and barriers Mewtwo needed to break through for their freedom. It then shows the glass cell that Mewtwo had been kept in, shattered. Not to mention, light flares that would get JJ Abrams excited. But these touches make this card both beautiful and also so serious and dark, given Mewtwo’s origin.
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Charizard ex
You Get To Battle, And You Get To Battle!
Everyone gets to battle in the immersive Charizard ex card. This isn’t apparent when you see only the art. Just like with all of the other Pokemon, Charizard is the main focus, breathing out a powerful, flame-based attack, most likely that 200 damage Crimson Storm. You can just spot some galloping Tauros in the background, but that’s it. In the unanimated card art, that is.
Once the video starts playing, you can see that Charizard is far from the only Pokemon firing off attacks. Venusaur, Gyarados, Dragonite, and more are all actively launching differing attacks or using protective abilities and moves, while some of the Pokemon are seen fleeing instead. Meanwhile, a Blastoise stands on the other side of Charizard’s fiery-breath weapon, keeping the rivalry alive even without seeing trainers like Blue or Red giving out commands. Bonus points to this card for also having a lone Psyduck running for their life, bringing a comedic factor to this epic card.
- Released
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October 30, 2024
- Publisher(s)
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The Pokemon Company
- Multiplayer
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Online Multiplayer