Pokemon TCG players should take a look at the EX cards featured in this guide as they are the strongest of their kind.
Strength amplification is a phenomenon that occurs in all TCGs at one time or another. As new card sets are released, more powerful ones inevitably appear to add new and fresh elements to the game. To maintain balance, the increase in the power of cards occurs purposefully gradually.
Although gradual growth over a long period of time can lead to the appearance of hippos. EX card variants arrived in Pokemon TCG in late 2011 and revolutionized the competitive scene. Due to their power, any deck benefits from their inclusion. No Pokemon TCG trainer looking to make their mark on the world can do without at least a few of these powerful cards.
Updated April 20, 2021 by Reyadh Rahaman: Deciding which deck to add these powerful EX cards to is an important part of using them. Pairing up and supporting your strongest pocket monsters is the perfect way to make sure your opponent can't counter them. Trainers should also pay attention to each card's weakness and resistance so as not to waste their power, as losing an EX Pokémon card will result in more than just one valuable prize card being lost.
10. Mega Kangaskhan EX
Released in the Flashfire expansion, this card is reminiscent of some of Kangaskhan's non-mega cards, some of the best normal types. There are several versions of Kangaskhan in TCG where their attack damage is based on a coin toss. This card takes that schema and magnifies it. The guaranteed 100 damage is not terrible on normal opponents, but not particularly dangerous on EX cards that usually boast 200+ HP. Wham Bam Punch has no damage cap, making it one of the most dangerous attacks in the game, but despite only 30 bonus damage per lucky coin toss, it's a risky gamble that might not pay off.
Since this card is colorless, it can be used in almost any deck to compensate for the dominant cards' natural weakness for anything other than combat-type cards. It is especially effective in colorless decks that are designed to find and play an excessive amount of energy cards so that Mega Kangaskhan EX can activate his single move faster.
9. Mega Gardevoir EX
The Mega Gardevoir EX from the Primal Clash expansion has no damage cap for its attack and can cause insane destruction. Including the 3 energy required to attack, if the player spends just 2 Fairy Energy on each of their 5 Pokémon on the bench and then Mega-Evolves Gardevoir, they will be able to deal almost 400 damage with no negative secondary effects. The downside is that it takes a long time and requires a lot of energy, but with the ability to land one hit on almost any Pokemon, this could be a strategy worth investing in.
Fairy-type decks, despite not being super viable after including Fairy-type Pokémon in this TCG's Psychic-type, can still be dangerous with the right combinations. Mega Gardevoir EX, backed up by trainer cards that allow you to search for energy faster, can be a devastating force.
8. Mega Blaziken EX
This fire Pokémon takes 2 turns to deal its true damage, but it rarely takes more than that to take down an opponent. Dealing 100 damage on the first attack turn and then 200 on the next, Mega Blaziken from the XY Black Star Promos expansion packs one of the deadliest two-turn combos in the game. In addition, Moonsault Blaze has no knockback, self-damage or other negative effects, which means that you can keep up the pace and pressure indefinitely.
Mega Blaziken EX is the card most suited to fire type decks as it has great potential to burn opponents to ash. Although this pocket monster has a weakness to water-type moves, using Moonsault Blaze on turn two deals damage before the weakness and resistance modifiers are calculated, which means this move can help counter the most common threat for fire-type decks.
7. Mega Venusaur EX
Mega Venusaur EX from the XY expansion can literally throw an opponent into a crisis state, following a strategy that has remained unchanged among Grass-type Pokémon for decades. 120 damage isn't the most damage an EX Pokemon attack can do, but with a guaranteed chance to paralyze and poison an opponent, it's an incredible move to block a cunning enemy.
On the next turn, the opponent will have to rely on luck, use important trainer cards, or retreat - all of which give the Mega Venusaur trainer a strategic advantage, as well as the ability to block even more enemy Pokémon.
Ailment-focused Grass-type decks are a good fit for equipping this mighty Plant Pokémon. There are even some regular Venusaur cards that have energy manipulation abilities that can help increase the charging speed of active and benched Pokémon for more efficiency.
6. Mega Agtron EX
This pocket tank is another monster from the Primal Clash expansion. His Megaton Slam is an attack that depends on luck in combat. Able to deal an additional 120 damage on top of the base 120 damage, the Mega Agtron EX can single-hit almost any opponent, even other EX cards. Since losing an EX Pokémon is worth twice as many prize cards, despite the potential damage to your own Pokémon on the bench, it's worth trying.
Metal-type decks make a great home for this mega-Pokemon, as the synergy of one type can only benefit the playstyle. When playing Mega Aggron EX while you have a Pokemon with a healing ability on your bench, you can use Megaton Slam with lesser consequences.
5. Mega Ampharos EX
This Electric Pokémon from the Ancient Origins expansion is one of the most powerful Pokémon of its type ever created. His Exavolt attack gives the trainer the ability to deal 50 extra damage and a guaranteed chance to paralyze the opponent at the cost of 30 damage. The ability to deal additional damage and apply a status effect makes Mega Ampharos EX a versatile force capable of both inflicting strong blows and blocking the enemy. Because of the recoil damage, he cannot do this indefinitely, but he will have a lot of chances to wreak havoc on the opponent's side.
4. Mega Tyranitar EX
The Mega Tyranitar from the Ancient Origins expansion has become even more powerful. The aptly named Destroyer King attack not only deals decent damage on the first attack turn, but can also lead to a truly devastating combo on the next. For every 10 hit points missing from the enemy, Destroyer King deals 60 additional damage.
This means that if an unbuffed Destroyer King dealt the full base amount of 110 to an opponent last turn, then this turn he can deal more than 700 damage - a truly ridiculous amount that can take down any opponent on the spot. Moreover, if the Mega Tyranitara is sent against an already damaged opponent, its attack will already be ready for royal destruction.
The ideal deck for Mega Tyranitar EX is a Darkness-type deck, but this card doesn't need help or support to be deadly. Even so, this Tyranitar card can be equipped with not one, but two Pokemon Tools, which means that decks with a lot of these support cards can be extremely useful in increasing the potential of Mega Tyranitar EX.
3. Mega Charizard Y EX
Just like in the old days of TCG, Charizard can be found among the strongest cards.In the Flashfire expansion, a Mega Charizard Y EX version was released with an attack that many consider broken. Crimson Dive's base damage of 300 is about what you would expect from a standard attack. The 5 energy required isn't that much of a price considering 3 of them can be of any type, making the special energies very useful. Kindling the flames of this Fire-type Pokémon is undoubtedly worth the cost despite the 50 recoil damage, as the damage dealt can deal one hit to rival EX cards. With 220 HP, Mega Charizard Y EX can land this attack 5 times before destroying itself; this is enough to win the battle without much help most of the time.
Not only is this card great for fire-type decks, but it can also be useful in dual-type decks due to the fact that Crimson Dive does not require a lot of fire energy. As with other cards whose attacks deal recoil damage as a secondary effect, adding a few Healing Trainer cards as well as Pokémon with healing moves and abilities can help Mega Charizard Y EX become even more dangerous.
2. Mega Charizard X EX
As if one super-powerful Mega Charizard wasn't enough to expand Flashfire, they released the Mega Charizard X EX card as well. Somehow they made it even more powerful. Wild Blaze deals the same damage as Mega Charizard Y EX's Crimson Dive, but has no recoil damage. Instead, using this powerful attack forces you to discard 5 cards from your deck. This potentially poses the threat of running out of cards and losing the battle, although it is more likely to win it by destroying the enemy force before the lack of cards becomes a factor. In addition, Mega Charizard X EX has slightly more HP and a less common weakness type, giving this monster an even bigger advantage.
1. Mega Gengar EX
Ghost Pokémon are always tricky to deal with, and this Mega Gengar EX from the Phantom Forces expansion is no exception. In fact, he proves this idea better than others. His Phantom Gate attack can mimic any opponent's movement with one psychic energy plus two others. This allows the trainer to use the opponent's main weapon against himself, perhaps even before he can use it himself, and at minimal cost! If things don't go well, Mega Gengar EX can be easily swapped out thanks to its meager fallback cost. This card is irrefutable proof that ghosts are as scary as their reputation claims.
However, in TCG, all Ghost Pokémon are often classified as Psychic-type, which means that Mega Gengar EX would be the best fit for such a deck. Using this card in combination with other Mischievous Ghost Pokémon creates a revolving door of ghosts with a low cooldown cost that can make many hits and runs, leaving the enemy at a loss.
