I do not have a Mewtwo ex card. I am reminded of this every time I open Pokémon TCG Pocket to battle a stranger. Released on Oct. 30, Pokémon TCG Pocket already has a pretty solid metagame — and surprise, it includes a powerful, shiny Mewtwo ex card. Ex cards, in general, are essential to winning matches in Pokémon TCG Pocket; Charizard ex is another super powerful and popular card.

Ex cards are essentially just more rare and powerful versions of several Pokémon’s standard cards. So if we’re comparing the regular Mewtwo card with its ex version, the difference is in HP, moves, and power: 120 HP to 150 HP, respectively. Similarly, Mewtwo simply has the 120-damage dealing move, Power Blast, but Mewtwo ex can use Psychic........

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