All the Pokemon TCG Pocket best cards
Nov. 12, 2024The best Pokemon TCGP cards that you should chase are laid out below
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All the best cards in Pokemon TCG Pocket can make a huge difference in any deck, whether you’re building one around them or just out to make a particular splash in a certain type. Often referred to in the community as “chase cards”, the best Pokemon TCGP cards aren’t necessarily the same thing as the rare ones - there’s some overlap, but it’s not necessarily one-to-one.
With that in mind, having played a lot of Pokemon TCGP over the last few weeks, we’ve got all the best cards from the Genetic Apex set listed below, so you know what you’re looking for and what will really fill the gaps in your deck with the greatest effect.
Best cards in Pokemon TCG Pocket for every type
Below we’ve catalogued some of the best cards we’ve seen for every type of deck, so players who have holes in their line-up (or want new ideas on deck formation) have something to work with, or to know what you should be looking out for when it comes to the time to use thePokemon TCG Pocket Wonder Picksystem to get a card from another player’s deck.
If you want a precis on the best cards across all types though, here are 10 cards you should definitely try to get (ideally two of each).
Keep in mind that while there is some overlap between the best cards and all thePokemon TCG Pocket rare cards, there are still powerful cards that are easy to obtain or at least somewhat common, that we’ve included. Yes, the “ex” cards tend to be the central point in a deck, but they’re often supported by other cards around them that are far less noteworthy, and certain decks (especially Dark-types) can flourish with basic, common cards.
Fire-type cards normally focus on high damage and high energy use, with many of those cards involving discarding energy in the process. The best fire-type cards will either make that sacrifice worth it, or help mitigate it in some way.
Water-type cards are diverse and often sturdy, with high health pools and some more surprising abilities. ThePokemon TCG Pocket Lapras ex eventis focused on fighting water-types, with some Pokemon you’ll see in those decks reflected below.
Grass-type cards in TCG are generally built for the long-game, often with proportionally weaker attacks, but higher health pools, energy creation, and even healing powers.
Electric cards are generally focused on speed and striking early, often with low health pools, making a lot of these decks into “Glass Cannon” options. One of the two S-tier options of thePokemon TCG Pocket best decksis a electric deck, with cards reflected in the list below.
The Psychic-type cards are a mixed bunch with a certain amount of control abilities in there, as well as a general propensity towards defence and negation. However, it also holds one of the most powerful cards in the game - arguably the most iconic legendary of all time.
Fighting-type cards lean towards the chaotic, with a lot of random elements, but many are simply based around raw damage - no frills, and hard to overthink. Amidst that duality are some very good cards.
Dark-type cards are also focused on control, but more status effects, negative qualities and negation of opponent’s powers, effectively limiting your foe’s options. This is also the deck choice for budget players, who haven’t found many rare cards yet and haven’t really milked the variousPokemon TCG Pocket currenciesfor hundreds of pack draws.
Right now there’s only three Dragon-type cards in all of Pokemon TCGP, and they’re all part of the same evolution chain: Dratini, Dragonair, andDragonite.
It’s the last of these that’s the powerful one, with a 4 energy attack that randomly distributes 200 damage across the foe’s board. It takes a while to set up, but once in play, Dragonite can ruin an opponent quickly. For ideas on deck synergy, we have a page on constructing the bestPokemon TCG Pocket Dragonite deck.
Steel-type cards aren’t really a favourite in the meta right now, with not enough of them and few standouts among the few. That’ll no doubt change with time as new cards are added to the game, but right now these are the only ones that have potential.
Filling the gaps of better decks, Normal-type Pokemon have a few worthy additions that can be included if you’re looking to support another deck you’re working on.
All Pokemon decks in TCG Pocket should have item cards, and these ones in particular are borderline essential.
There are nearly a dozen Supporter cards in Pokemon right now, and unlike items, you can only use one per turn, and they’re often a little more situational, playing off specific cards or gameplay elements. Still, these ones remain very potent:
It’s not the best card, but it’s one of the most unique - thePokemon TCG Pocket Mewcard is the reward for completing a secret challenge, as we’ve laid out at the attached guide. Or if you want to know all the variousPokemon TCG Pocket Secret Missions, we’ve got those laid out!
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