Best Cards to Get in Pokemon TCG Pocket: Mythical Island

Mythical Island: Essential Cards from the Pokémon TCG Pocket Mini-Expansion

The Pokémon TCG Pocket Mythical Island expansion introduces 80 new cards, including the highly anticipated Mew Ex. This mini-release significantly impacts the game's meta, adding powerful cards that create new deck strategies or bolster existing ones. Here's a breakdown of the must-have cards:

Table of Contents

• Mew Ex
• Vaporeon
• Tauros
• Raichu
• Blue

Mythical Island offers exciting additions to the Pokémon TCG Pocket card pool. Let's delve into the standout cards:

Mew Ex

• HP: 130
• Psyshot (1 Psy Energy): 20 damage.
• Genome Hacking (3 Colorless Energy): Choose one of your opponent's Active Pokémon's attacks and use it as this attack.

Mew Ex is a game-changer. This Basic Pokémon boasts high HP, a serviceable basic attack, and the game-altering Genome Hacking ability. Its versatility makes it suitable for existing Mewtwo Ex decks alongside Gardevoir, or even within Colorless decks.

Vaporeon

• HP: 120
• Wash Out (Ability): Move a Water Energy from a Benched Water Pokémon to your Active Water Pokémon as often as you like during your turn.
• Wave Splash (1 Water, 2 Colorless Energy): 60 damage.

Vaporeon is poised to become a dominant force, especially against prevalent Misty decks. Its ability to manipulate Energy significantly enhances Water-type strategies, potentially making them even more powerful.

Tauros

• HP: 100
• Fighting Tackle (3 Colorless Energy): Deals 80 additional damage if the opponent's Active Pokémon is a Pokémon Ex. Base damage: 40.

Tauros requires setup, but its attack is devastating against Ex decks. Dealing 120 damage to any Ex Pokémon is significant, instantly neutralizing Pikachu Ex decks and posing a considerable threat to Charizard Ex.

Raichu

• HP: 120
• Gigashock (3 Lightning Energy): 60 damage plus 20 damage to each of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon.

Raichu further exacerbates the threat posed by Pikachu Ex/Zebstrika decks. The added damage to Benched Pokémon significantly hinders strategies relying on slow bench development, particularly when paired with Surge decks for rapid setup.

Blue (Trainer/Supporter)

• Effect: During your opponent's next turn, all your Pokémon take 10 less damage from your opponent's Pokémon attacks.

Blue provides crucial defense against powerful Trainer cards like Blaine and Giovanni, frequently used in Ex decks for swift knockouts. Anticipating your opponent's strategy, Blue can effectively disrupt their plans.

These are our top picks from the Mythical Island set. For more Pokémon TCG Pocket strategies and troubleshooting (including Error 102 solutions), check out [The Escapist](replace with actual link if available).