The Deluxe Pack ex has finally made it to Western audiences for Pokemon Pocket. This special pack marks the near one-year anniversary of the game’s release. Players of Pokemon Pocket will be able to source a lot of competitive staples from this. In case you're looking to crack open some packs, here are the best cards to keep an eye out for from the Deluxe Pack ex.
The Ultra Beast Package
Guzzlord ex, Buzzwole ex, Celesteela, and Lusamine
These four cards form a larger part of the whole. Guzzlord ex and Buzzwole ex are the main win conditions of most competitively viable Ultra Beast decks to date. The former is a relatively slow, tanky, but controlling powerhouse that can disrupt a lot of energy acceleration tactics with some luck. The latter is a fast-acting heavy-hitter that can knock all but the most robust of rival Pokemon.
Celesteela and Lusamine complete this package as needed support structures. Celesteela allows players to avoid any field manipulation and is the obligatory answer to the Lightning-type Oricorio. Lusamine, meanwhile, is the built-in energy acceleration once the controlling player’s first Ultra Beast is taken out.
Giratina ex
Giratina ex is probably one of the most singularly powerful ex Pokemon a player could hope to ever get in this pack. No other ex Pokemon has warped the competitive scene of Pokemon Pocket as this card has since its debut in Shining Revelry.
Giratina ex has all the hallmarks of a win condition that carries its own weight: native energy acceleration, a robust health pool, and an attack that can one-shot any lesser-bodied Pokemon. Even if a player already has an established deck, they could slip in a single copy of Giratina ex, and this Pokemon can still function regardless of the main strategy to win.
Sylveon ex
Sylveon ex is the trailblazer for extra draw power before Suicune ex and its siblings arrived on the scene. Psychic-type players will definitely enjoy having access to this card’s capabilities without needing to shoehorn any of the legendary beasts and their needed energy type.
Sylveon ex may not be the best when it comes to overall offensive capabilities. The 140 health and the 70 damage output on a two-prize body leaves a lot to be desired. This shortcoming is pretty much offset by the fact that a player could essentially have up to two more copies of Professor’s Research in the deck. Even if just played as a single copy, the small deck size of Pokemon Pocket in general makes an extra draw 2 in a single turn that much more enticing.
The Lighting-type Cache
Oricorio, Zeraora, and Electrical Cord
Counter strategies tend to develop once the format frontrunners establish themselves in various tournaments. Lightning-type decks have a lot in their arsenal to help combat most strategies, and these three offer some of the best in the game so far.
Oricorio is the main bane for any Pokemon with an ex in the name. The combination of Zeraora and Electrical Cord allows players an early game offensive unit that can masquerade as an energy accelerator for an ally on the bench. None of these cards are win conditions in their own right, but they are tools any Lighting-type deck should consider in general to help elevate their chances of winning.