Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket has just undergone its first major meta shake-up. The release of the Mythical Island expansion has seen a Celebi ex and Serperior deck rise to prominence, while other cards like Aerodactyl ex and Tauros have also got some time in the spotlight.
Pikachu, Blastoise, and Moltres ex are the next big promos.
Ahead of the set's launch, one card in particular caught players' attention— Mew ex. Unfortunately, less than 24 hours after release, some players are finding out that it's not all it's cracked up to be.
Mew ex is expected to gain major popularity in the Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket meta due to its Genome Hacking move. For three energy, Mew ex can "choose one of your opponent's active Pokemon's attacks and use it as this attack." This effectively means it can use Mewtwo ex's four energy/150 damage Psydrive or Charizard ex's four energy/200 damage Crimson Storm for three energy, annihilating both Pokemon.
Unfortunately, it's not quite as useful against one of the game's other meta cards— Pikachu ex.
Pikachu ex's Circle Circuit has been a mainstay since TCG Pocket launched, dealing 30 damage for each benched Electric-type Pokemon. It's...
