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

The Pokémon TCG Pocket Mythical Island mini-expansion introduces 80 new cards, including the highly anticipated Mew Ex. This guide highlights the most impactful additions to the game's meta.

Table of Contents

• Mew Ex
• Vaporeon
• Tauros
• Raichu
• Blue

Mythical Island significantly shakes up the Pokémon TCG Pocket meta with several game-changing cards. Let's delve into the key additions:

Mew Ex

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

Mew Ex, a Basic Pokémon, boasts high HP and a versatile attack. Genome Hacking offers immense strategic potential, allowing players to leverage their opponent's attacks. Its adaptability makes it a strong contender for existing Mewtwo Ex and Colorless decks.

Vaporeon

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

Vaporeon's Wash Out ability is a game-changer, enabling efficient energy management within Water-type decks. This synergizes exceptionally well with Misty's high-roll potential, potentially making Water decks even more dominant.

Tauros

• HP: 100
• Fighting Tackle (3 Colorless Energy): If your opponent’s Active Pokémon is a Pokémon Ex, this attack does 80 more damage. 40+ damage.

Tauros's Fighting Tackle delivers devastating blows against Ex Pokémon. While requiring setup, its ability to inflict 120 damage on Ex Pokémon makes it a significant threat, particularly against Pikachu Ex decks.

Raichu

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

Raichu's Gigashock, coupled with its ability to damage benched Pokémon, significantly counters strategies relying on slowly building up a bench. This makes it a powerful addition to Surge decks.

Blue (Trainer/Supporter)

• Effect: During your opponent’s next turn, all of your Pokémon take -10 damage from attacks from your opponent’s Pokémon.

Blue provides crucial defensive capabilities, mitigating damage from opponent attacks. This is especially effective against strategies utilizing Giovanni for quick knockouts.

These are our top picks from the Mythical Island expansion for Pokémon TCG Pocket. For more gameplay tips and troubleshooting (including Error 102 solutions), check out The Escapist.