All Pokemon TCG Pocket's rarest cards and how to get them
Nov. 7, 2024The most rare cards in Pokemon TCGP are the gold Charizard ex, Mewtwo ex, and Pikachu ex.
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The rarest cards in Pokemon TCG Pocket are the gold variants of Mewtwo ex, Pikachu ex and Charizard ex, the three main cards representing the current Genetic Apex set. The only cards at a crown rarity level, despite being the most rare cards, these three don’t actually function any differently to the regular version of those cards (though considering they’re still some of the best cards already, they hardly needed to). Still, if you want to get the rarest cards in Pokemon TCG Pocket, we’ve laid out all the ways you can do it below, including drop rates, costs in Pack Points, and more besides.
How to get the most rare cards in Pokemon TCG Pocket
As mentioned, the most rare cards in Pokemon TCG Pocket arethe gold versions of Charizard ex, Mewtwo ex, and Pikachu ex.These play the same way as the non-gold versions, they’re simply variants, though it’s also undeniable that any version of these cards rank highly in thePokemon TCG Pocket best cardslist.
They’re technically classified as “crown” rarity, the only cards that have this prestigious mark. The latter two cards - Pikachu ex and Mewtwo ex - are especially significant, as those cards are at the centre of some of thebest decks in Pokemon TCG Pocket.
To get these rare cards, you can get them in one of several (all very unlikely) ways:
The great tragedy of all this is that not only are these golden crown cards so rare, but it turns out that the rumour circulating aboutPokemon TCG Pocket bent packsproviding better cards isn’t even true, so you can’t weigh the odds in your favor.
Of course, not every deck has to be stuffed full of rare cards. One of the reasons that people are trying to create variousPokemon TCG Pocket Dragonite decksis because the Dragonite isn’t one of the rarer cards in-game.
There’s also one more card that’s rare, in its own way: thePokemon TCG Pocket Mewcard. This legendary card can’t be drawn from a pack, but is actually the reward for a special challenge that the game keeps secret until you’ve already completed it, as we’ll explain in the attached guide.
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