Welcome To The Jungle! (Mega Pokémon EX enter the Fray!)

Hey Trainers!

Major announcements were just leaked on WWW.Pokebeach.com, another website dedicated to news on all things Pokémon! Their scan revealed the first ever Mega Pokémon card! So today I’ll be sharing all the news revealed about the card and my thoughts on the card itself, and how Mega Pokémon cards themselves will affect the game.

Before I go into detail about the new Mega Pokémon, I’d first like to explain how Mega Pokémon will work.

As of now we know that like non EX Pokémon, the basic must be in play a whole turn before it can evolve. Past that the only main difference is that by Mega evolving one of your Pokémon your turn ends. This can be problematic; however once you see the Mega you’ll understand why.

 

Will We Need Mega Pokemon To Get One Of These?

  So without further ado, the first ever Pokémon EX to receive an evolution is everyone’s favorite green mean frenzy planting machine Venusaur EX!

Make One Wrong Move And He'll Kick Your Grass!

 In a previous post I mentioned how Blastoise and Venusaur EX being released was very interesting, seeing how they had just gotten Mega evolutions in Pokémon X and Y. I predicted that we would see an introduction to Mega Pokémon cards, much like Lv X cards in a previous format. If you’d like to know more about Lv X cards click here! http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pokémon_LV.X_(TCG)

Popular LV. X Cards

While the scan is blurry and this can not be said for certain, it is believed that unlike Lv X cards, you do not need to have the Pokemon in the active spot to Mega Evolve it.

Mega Venusaur EX has a whopping 230 HP, that’s the highest HP on a Pokémon card I’ve ever seen! The creature is expectedly Grass type, has a weakness to fire and a heavy four-retreat cost. His attack Crisis Vine not only sounds awesome but also has power to back it up. Crisis Vine costs (G)(G)(G)(C) and hits for 120 damage. Now this may seem lackluster, but in addition to the base damage it paralyzes and poisons your opponent!

 

Crisis Vine For The Win!

This can make Venusaur incredibly powerful when combining him with the stadium card Virbank City Gym.

 

Winning Games Since Plasma Storm!

 One Crisis Vine then, will hit for 150 after poison and paralyzes your opponent. This will require them to either use a switching card or rely on abilities like Keldeo EX’s Rush In, or they will simply have to pass knocking out any basic EX car in the format.

So clearly the card while hard to set up, is incredibly powerful and will be a force to be reckoned with as he leads the way for all Mega Pokémon to come!  

That’s it for today trainers, To Be Continued!