Summary
- Pokemon TCG Pocket‘s meta focuses on speed and card acceleration, with key cards like Poke Ball and Professor’s Research.
- Solgaleo Ex/Shiinotic deck is top-tier due to fast setup and attacking capabilities, utilizing Shiinotic’s Illuminate ability.
- Shiinotic’s versatile abilities make it likely to remain in the evolving meta, helping decks quickly assemble key components.
Just as in the traditional version of the game, Pokemon TCG Pocket has gradually been leaning towards a faster-paced meta. This can be seen in decks that excel at getting crucial elements onto the field quickly, decks that generate large amounts of Energy, or a blend of both. Even cards introduced when the game initially launched, such as Poke Ball and Professor’s Research, are now essential components in competitive decks for Pokemon TCG Pocket due to their speed-enhancing effects. Poke Ball retrieves a basic Pokemon from the deck, Professor’s Research draws two cards, and these benefits are just the beginning. One card from Extradimensional Crisis offers similar advantages, and it has already become a staple in the game’s meta.
In the world of Pokemon TCG Pocket’s Extradimensional Crisis, the top-tier decks appear to be limited to Buzzwole Ex plus Pheromosa and Silvally plus Rampardos. However, other formidable opponents like Darktina also pose a threat. In the previous meta of Celestial Guardians, Solgaleo Ex and Skarmory decks were initially strong but eventually declined, despite their initial speed. With Extradimensional Crisis, however, Solgaleo Ex has risen to become one of the best decks in the format, largely due to the new Shiinotic.
Pokemon TCG Pocket’s Solgaleo Ex and Shiinotic Meta Explained
The basic strategy of the Solgaleo Ex/Shiinotic deck revolves around Solgaleo Ex being a swift and powerful attacker with decent durability, while Shiinotic serves to quickly bring out Solgaleo Ex by fetching cards from the deck. This is facilitated by Shiinotic’s Illuminate ability, which allows you to retrieve one Pokemon card from your deck and place it in your hand once per turn for each Shiinotic on the field. Essentially, this skill functions like an upgraded Poke Ball, and the deck often contains other cards with similar effects.
Incorporating Solgaleo Ex with Shiinotic results in an extraordinarily swift duo, often enabling Solgaleo Ex’s attack as early as the second or third round in many instances. At present, the deck utilizes cards such as:
- 2x Morelull (Celestial Guardians – for extra HP and a colorless attack)
- 2x Shiinotic (Extradimensional Crisis)
- 2x Cosmog (Celestial Guardians)
- 1x Cosmoem (Celestial Guardians)
- 2x Solgaleo Ex (Celestial Guardians)
- 2x Poke Ball (Promo)
- 2x Professor’s Research (Promo)
- 2x Rare Candy (Celestial Guardians)
- 1x Pokemon Communication (Space-Time Smackdown)
As a gamer, I’ve got 16 out of 20 cards primed and ready for my Solgaleo Ex to unleash its attack swiftly. No sweat, the deck is stacked with low Energy requirements, making it a breeze to set things in motion. Now, some might think cards like Pokemon Communication are a tad excessive, but they’re what keeps this deck consistently powerful in the current Pokemon TCG Pocket meta.
Generally speaking, Solgaleo Ex/Shinotic decks often struggle against Oricorio decks in the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) due to the difficulty in countering its Safeguard ability.
Why Pokemon TCG Pocket’s Shiinotic is Likely to Remain in The Meta
Due to the significant impact that card acceleration has on game strategy, it’s no surprise that Shiinotic from Extradimensional Crisis quickly became a staple in the game meta and is likely to stay there. The ability of this card to rapidly deploy a deck’s primary components is impressive by itself, but what makes Shiinotic exceptional is its additional capability to attack for two colorless Energy. This versatility allows it to seamlessly fit into any type of deck.
Shiinotic’s Illuminate ability gives it an edge in many Pokemon TCG Pocket games, as it can attack without needing a specific Energy type, much like Yanmega Ex and Mew Ex. This trait has kept these cards relevant for quite some time. With more Stage 2 decks emerging with future sets, having Shiinotic as a fast and aggressive option could be the deciding factor between a deck being meta or not. As the game evolves, it may prove challenging for new cards to outshine Shiinotic and similar quick, versatile Pokemon.
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2025-06-07 23:14