Summary
- Pokemon TCG Pocket’s most powerful Pokemon are ex cards with high HP and multiple attacks for flexibility.
- Wugtrio ex is like a simpler Dragonite with Water-type benefits for board sweeps.
- Pikachu ex, Giratina ex, Beedrill ex, and others offer unique abilities and strategies for battles.
Pokemon TCG Pocket’s most powerful Pokemon are all ex cards. These usually have the most health, game-changing Abilities, and often come with multiple attacks for the ultimate flexibility. They also come with plenty of other goodies as well such as alternate rarities and special arts.

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With Pokemon ex being one of the highlights of every set, it’s interesting to stack them all on top of each other and see which ones surpass all the rest. Some bring high HP to the table while others can power themselves up with a bonanza of Energy. So which take the crown in Shining Revelry?
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Wugtrio ex
The Same Game Plan As Dragonite
Wugtrio ex feels like Dragonite with a simpler setup. It may not be able to hit four times, but it can hit thrice as a Stage 1 Pokemon. This means fewer cards in your deck are needed to make it work and you only need one type of Energy in the Energy Zone.
As a Water-type, Wugtrio ex gets all the benefits from Energy acceleration to quick healing that sweeps the board. The fewer Pokemon your opponent has on their side of the field, the more likely that Wugtrio ex will be able to hand out a one-hit KO.
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Pikachu ex
Seeing Double
Pikachu ex from the Shining Revelry set may share the same name as the one from Genetic Apex, but it couldn’t be more different. If anything, it shares more similarities with the original Raichu. Pikachu ex can deal a massive 150 damage with Thunderbolt at the cost of discarding all Energy from itself.

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The biggest downside to Pikachu ex is that it cannot attack consistently without help. 150 HP can help it take down an ex Pokemon in one blow. This will move you two points ahead in the game easily. If only it also had a bit more HP to compensate and last longer.
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Giratina ex
Giratina ex looks brilliant as a Pokemon ex. Does it live up to the hype though? It has 150 HP and can dish out 130 damage with Chaotic Impact. It does a little bit of recoil damage to itself though, but if Arcanine ex can live through it, so can Giratina.
Its most interesting feature is its Ability, Broken-Space Bellow. This allows you to take one Psychic Energy and attach it to Giratina ex. Because this Ability ends your turn after you use it, it is best reserved for the early game when you wouldn’t normally be able to attack anyways.
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Beedrill ex
Swarm Your Opponent
Beedrill ex is all about speed and disruptive tactics that will make your opponent feel the true sting of the Grass-type archetype. It only needs two Energy to strike for 80 damage and each time it does so, you also get to remove Energy from your opponent’s Pokemon.

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170 HP is also a decent bump for successfully getting to Evolve your Kakuna. The only real downside to this Pokemon ex is that it needs to Evolve twice before it can start hitting heavily. On the bright side, its two prior Evolutions only need one Energy to do things, so they’re not just stuck waiting in limbo or lacking any Energy.
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Paldean Clodsire ex
Dripping With Poison
If you like Scolipede’s Venoshock, then Paldrean Clodsire has the same Move with an easier method of being fully functional. With a beefy 160 HP, Paldean Clodsire can outlast your opponent while they slowly trickle down due to Poison.
Venoshock does 60 damage for two Energy and an additional 60 if your opponent’s Pokemon is Poisoned. With a prior Evolution that can Poison from the get-go and other support like Grafaiai being able to do it from the Bench, the pieces are there to help Paldean Closdire reach its full potential.
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Tinkaton Ex
Crushed Beneath A Hammer
Every Pokemon ex in this set aside from Charizard ex, Beedril ex, and Tinkaton ex will instantly be blown away if you land heads on Terrific Thumping. This Stage 2 Pokemon ex can do 80 damage for three Energy with an additional 80 if you land on heads during the coin flip.

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The jump in damage is well worth the coin flip. Since the first 80 is consistent, you’re always going to be able to knock out some weaker Pokemon while using this Move. The coin flip just makes things happen faster, making this a solid card.
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Lucario ex
A Compact Fighter
Lucario ex feels like a more compact version of Garchomp ex. It has fewer Evolutions, slightly less HP, but can hit two targets in one Move. Aura Sphere does 100 damage to whatever is in front of it, then an additional 30 to the Bench.
Being a Stage 1 Pokemon allows it to slide into a deck without a middle Evolution cluttering up the deck. This is a solid card for quick yet powerful strikes. It even leaves the Bench open for you to drag a Pokemon out with Cyrus. If you’re lucky, that target will be a Pokemon ex so you can score two points on your next hit.
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Charizard ex
A Consistent Attacker With Power
Charizard ex may not be able to hit as hard as its Genetic Apex counterpart, but it can do so more consistently. It can also provide its own Energy, so it isn’t reliant on Moltres ex to be able to pay for its most devastating attack.

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Consistency is key and being able to dish out 150 damage each turn allows you to take down many Pokemon ex in a single swipe. Charizard ex gains points for being self-sufficient, but it still needs a method of reaching this stage quickly.
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Bibarel ex
More Than Just A Tool For HMs
Bidoof and Bibarel are often joked about as only being useful as HM Move users. It’s not like they’re that strong, right? Bibarel ex has 160 HP and can heal itself by 30 each time it hits your opponent. With 100 damage for four Energy, that’s not so bad for longevity.
The great thing about Bibarel ex is that it can use any Bidoof as its Basic Pokemon. So it can use the Space-Time Smackdown version to halve your opponent’s Pokemon’s HP in half, then finish them off with Carefree Press. It’s a fantastic combo that ignores your opponent’s beefiest Pokemon.
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