Pokémon TCG Pocket is a TCG game that features unique collectability aspects and fast-paced causal battles. Players can collect different types of Pokemon cards, each unique in their archetype and rarity. Much like actual Pokemon games, players can put them to use in battles against players in real-time. This tier list features some of the strongest meta-defining cards that make up the core of many decks. Check them out below! 

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NAME RARITY ROLE
Pokémon TCG Pocket Tier List - Best Cards to Summon and Use in Decks
Articuno EX 4-Star Water
Pokémon TCG Pocket Tier List - Best Cards to Summon and Use in Decks
Mewtwo EX 4-Star Psychic
Pokémon TCG Pocket Tier List - Best Cards to Summon and Use in Decks
Starmie EX 4-Star Water
Pokémon TCG Pocket Tier List - Best Cards to Summon and Use in Decks
Pikachu EX 4-Star Lightning
Pokémon TCG Pocket Tier List - Best Cards to Summon and Use in Decks
Charizard EX 4-Star Fire

A

NAME RARITY ROLE
Pokémon TCG Pocket Tier List - Best Cards to Summon and Use in Decks
Moltres EX 4-Star Fire
Pokémon TCG Pocket Tier List - Best Cards to Summon and Use in Decks
Dragonite 3-Star Dragon
Pokémon TCG Pocket Tier List - Best Cards to Summon and Use in Decks
Pidgeot 3-Star Colorless
Pokémon TCG Pocket Tier List - Best Cards to Summon and Use in Decks
Venusaur EX 4-Star Grass
Pokémon TCG Pocket Tier List - Best Cards to Summon and Use in Decks
Zapdos EX 4-Star Lightning

B

NAME RARITY ROLE
Pokémon TCG Pocket Tier List - Best Cards to Summon and Use in Decks
Marowak EX 4-Star Fighting
Pokémon TCG Pocket Tier List - Best Cards to Summon and Use in Decks
Exeggutor EX 4-Star Grass
Pokémon TCG Pocket Tier List - Best Cards to Summon and Use in Decks
Electrode 2-Star Lightning

S Tier Cards

Let’s take a look at all of the cards in this tier:

Articuno EX

Pokémon TCG Pocket Tier List - Best Cards to Summon and Use in Decks

Articuno EX is a 4-star rarity basic card that is classified as a Water type in-game. Her 1st active skill Ice Wing deals 40 damage to the enemy card and requires 1 water energy to be used. Her 2nd active ability Blizzard deals 80 damage to the enemy card and requires 2 water energy to be used. Players can get Articuno EX from the Genetic Apex collection of cards.

Mewtwo EX

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Mewtwo EX is a 4-star rarity basic card that is classified as a Psychic type in-game. Her 1st active skill Psychic Sphere deals 50 damage to the enemy card and requires 1 psychic energy to be used. Her 2nd active ability Psydrive deals 150 damage to the enemy card and discards 2 energy from herself when used. This move requires 2 psychic energy to be used. Players can get Mewtwo EX from the Genetic Apex collection of cards.

Starmie EX

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Starmie EX is a 4-star rarity basic card that is classified as a Water type in-game. Her 1st active skill Hydro Splash deals 90 damage to the enemy card and requires 2 water energy to be used. Players can get Starmie EX from the Genetic Apex collection of cards.

Pikachu EX

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Pikachu EX is a 4-star rarity basic card that is classified as a Lightning type in-game. His 1st active skill Circle Circuit deals 30 damage to the enemy card and requires 2 lightning energy to be used. This skill will further deal 30 additional damage for each benched lightning type Pokemon in your hand. Players can get Pikachu EX from the Genetic Apex collection of cards.

Charizard EX

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Charizard EX is a 4-star rarity stage 2 card that is classified as a Fire type in-game. His 1st active skill Slash deals 60 damage to the enemy card and requires 1 fire energy to be used. His 2nd active ability Crimson Wind deals 200 damage to the enemy card and discards 2 energy from this card. This skill requires 2 fire energy to be used. Players can get Charizard EX from the Genetic Apex collection of cards.

A Tier Cards

Let’s take a look at all of the cards in this tier:

Moltres EX

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Moltres EX is a 4-star rarity basic card that is classified as a Fire type in-game. Her 1st active skill Inferno Dance states that you flip three coins. Take an amount of Fire Energy from your Energy Zone equal to the number of heads and connect it to your Benched Fire Pokemon however you like. Hier 2nd active ability Heat Blast deals 70 damage to the enemy card requires 2 fire energy to be used. Players can get Moltres EX from the Genetic Apex collection of cards.

Dragonite

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Dragonite is a 3-star rarity stage 2 card that is classified as a Dragon type in-game. His 1st active skill Draco Meteor states that 1 of your opponent’s Pokemon is chosen at random 4 times. For each time a Pokemon was chosen, do 50 damage to it. This skill requires 1 water energy and 1 lightning energy to be used. Players can get Dragonite from the Genetic Apex collection of cards.

Pidgeot

Pokémon TCG Pocket Tier List - Best Cards to Summon and Use in Decks

Pidgeot is a 3-star rarity stage 2 card that is classified as a Colorless type in-game. Her ability Drive-Off states that once during your turn, you may switch out your opponent’s Active Pokemon to the Bench. (Your opponent chooses the new Active Pokemon.). Her 1st active ability Wing Attack deals 70 damage to the enemy card requires 2 colorless energy to be used. Players can get Pidgeot from the Genetic Apex collection of cards.

Venusaur EX

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Venusaur EX is a 4-star rarity stage 2 card that is classified as a Grass type in-game. His 1st active skill Razor Leaf deals 60 damage to the enemy card and requires 1 grass energy to be used. His 2nd active ability Giant Bloom deals 100 damage to the enemy card and heals 30 HP for himself. This skill requires 2 grass energy to be used. Players can get Venusaur EX from the Genetic Apex collection of cards.

Zapdos EX

Pokémon TCG Pocket Tier List - Best Cards to Summon and Use in Decks

Zapdos EX is a 4-star rarity basic card that is classified as a Lightning type in-game. Her 1st active skill Peck deals 20 damage to the enemy card and requires 1 lightning energy to be used. Her 2nd active ability Thundering Hurricane deals 50 damage to the enemy card and flips 4 coins. For each head on the coin, this skill will deal an additional 50 damage. This skill requires 3 lightning energy to be used. Players can get Zapdos EX from the Genetic Apex collection of cards.

B Tier Cards

Let’s look at all of the cards in this tier:

Marowak EX

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Marowak EX is a 4-star rarity stage 1 card that is classified as a Fighting type in-game. His 1st active skill Boomerang deals 80 damage to the enemy card and flips 2 coins. For each head on the coin, this skill will deal an additional 80 damage. This skill requires 2 fighting energy to be used. Players can get Marowak EX from the Genetic Apex collection of cards.

Exeggutor EX

Pokémon TCG Pocket Tier List - Best Cards to Summon and Use in Decks

Exeggutor EX is a 4-star rarity basic card that is classified as a Grass type in-game. Her 1st active skill Tropical Swing deals 40 damage to the enemy card and flips 4 coins. For each head, this skill will deal an additional 40 damage to the target. Requires 1 grass energy to be used. Players can get Exeggutor EX from the Genetic Apex collection of cards.

Electrode

Pokémon TCG Pocket Tier List - Best Cards to Summon and Use in Decks

Electrode is a 2-star rarity stage 1 card that is classified as a Lightning type in-game. His 1st active skill Electro Ball deals 70 damage to the enemy card and requires 2 lightning energy to be used. Players can get Electrode from the Genetic Apex collection of cards.

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