{"id":36071,"date":"2023-08-24T18:54:30","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T16:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1879143"},"modified":"2023-08-24T20:42:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T18:42:32","slug":"best-pokemon-cards-13-elite-tcg-cards-to-collect-use","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/best-pokemon-cards-13-elite-tcg-cards-to-collect-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Pok\u00e9mon cards: 13 elite TCG cards to collect & use"},"content":{"rendered":"

Own the best cards there ever was. <\/p>

By Toby Saunders\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 24 August 2023 at 16:54 PM<\/p>

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If you\u2019re looking to get into the TCG scene, you\u2019ll want to know what the best Pok\u00e9mon cards to collect and use are.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, we\u2019ve done some research to find that out for you \u2013 so you don\u2019t need to look anywhere else.<\/p>\n

There are thousands of cards to find and use in the Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game, with each one offering its own strengths and weaknesses.<\/p>\n

As you\u2019d expect, though, there is an elite small selection of Pok\u00e9mon cards that are the best there ever was.<\/p>\n

While the choice of what cards to use is ultimately up to you and is affected by your preferred play style \u2013 if you\u2019d rather use the cards featuring your favourite Pok\u00e9mon or artwork, be our guest! \u2013 a number do jump out as being the best of the best.<\/p>\n

What makes a card the best is up for debate, with attack power, artwork, rarity (check out our list of the rarest<\/a>) and effect on battles all taken into account. We\u2019ve selected a few of our favourites that we think are definitely worth seeking out.<\/p>\n

Read on to find our list of the 13 best Pok\u00e9mon cards to collect and use in battles.<\/p>\n

Best Pok\u00e9mon cards: 13 elite TCG cards to collect & use<\/b><\/h2>\n

Mewtwo & Mew GX<\/b><\/h3>\n
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A Mewtwo and Mew Pok\u00e9mon card.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

The Mewtwo and Mew GX Tag Team card not only features incredibly cool artwork but also has excellent 270 HP and a staggeringly good move set.<\/p>\n

Its attack, Miraculous Duo GX deals 200 damage and can heal all damage on your Pok\u00e9mon (if you use another energy on top of the two required). Its ability, meanwhile \u2013 Perfection \u2013 lets you use any attack of any Pok\u00e9mon on your Bench or in your discard pile.<\/p>

Double Colourless Energy<\/b><\/h3>\n
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A Double Colourless Energy Pok\u00e9mon card.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

A double Energy card is a must if you want to get an upper hand on your opponent in a Pok\u00e9mon TCG match. The Double Colourless Energy card was the original and is still just as good today as it was back in 1998.<\/p>\n

Professor Oak\/Professor\u2019s Research<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Professor\u2019s Research Pok\u00e9mon card.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

The original Professor Oak Trainer Card remains one of the best that has ever been released. It still gets kinda<\/i> reprinted as a Trainer Supporter card now named Professor\u2019s Research.<\/p>\n

This support card lets you discard your entire hand and draw seven new cards from your deck. If you\u2019re planning some competitive play it\u2019s definitely worth tracking down one of these cards.<\/p>\n

Charizard<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Charizard Pok\u00e9mon card.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

What good would a Pok\u00e9mon TCG deck be without a Charizard card? The original design is still the best in our book, and while you might think that\u2019s just nostalgia talking, its stats are enviable.<\/p>\n

150HP, Fire Spin that deals 200 damage, and the ability to turn other energy cards you have attached to the classic Pok\u00e9mon into fire energy in the XY Evolutions reprint? What a legendary card this is \u2013 if you can find one.<\/p>\n

Zoroark GX<\/b><\/h3>\n
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A Zoroark Pok\u00e9mon card.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Zoroark GX is one of those rare cards with two attacks and an ability \u2013 all of them will prove useful. Zoroark GX\u2019s Trade ability allows you to discard one card from your hand and draw two more (once a turn before you attack).<\/p>\n

Attacks, meanwhile, come in the form of Riotous Beating and Trickster-GX. Riotous Beating deals 20 damage timesed by the number of Pok\u00e9mon you have in play.<\/p>\n

Trickster-GX, meanwhile, lets you use one of your opponent\u2019s attacks in place of Trickster-GX \u2013 just the one replacement attack per game.<\/p>\n

Shaymin EX<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Shaymin EX Pok\u00e9mon card.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

While there are a couple of different Shaymin EX cards that\u2019ll do a good job for you, the best of the lot is undoubtedly the one with the Set Up ability. Set Up allows you to draw cards until you have six in your hand upon playing the card onto your Bench.<\/p>\n

Sky Return isn\u2019t too bad an attack, either, with a base power of 30 \u2013 and it lets you return the Pok\u00e9mon and any attached cards to your hand.<\/p>\n

Arceus & Dialga & Palkia GX<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Arceus, Dialga and Palkia Pok\u00e9mon card.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

What\u2019s better than two Legendary Pok\u00e9mon on the same card? Three, of course. None come quite so cool as the Arceus and Dialga and Palkia GX card.<\/p>\n

The three Legendaries combine for 280HP, and the card\u2019s Ultimate Ray attack does 150 damage and lets you shuffle your deck for up to three basic Energy cards to attach to your Pok\u00e9mon in any way you want.<\/p>\n

Finally, its Altered Creation GX attack allows you to stack 30 more damage to your opponent\u2019s active Pok\u00e9mon. A stellar card, this.<\/p>\n

Radiant Greninja<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Radiant Greninja Pok\u00e9mon card.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

This rare Pok\u00e9mon\u2019s 130HP is backed up by the Concealed Cards ability, which lets you discard an Energy card from your hand to draw two new cards.<\/p>\n

Moonlight Shuriken, meanwhile, is a powerful attack that deals 90 damage to two of your opponent\u2019s Pok\u00e9mon after discarding two Energy cards.<\/p>\n

N<\/b><\/h3>\n
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N Pok\u00e9mon card.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Everyone\u2019s favourite villain\/anti-hero N also makes for a great Pok\u00e9mon card. Use this Trainer Supporter card to force you and your opponent into shuffling your hands into your decks. Both players then draw a card for each of their remaining Prize cards.<\/p>\n

Lysandre\u2019s Trump Card<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Lysandre\u2019s Trump Pok\u00e9mon card.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Lysandre\u2019s Trump Card is so powerful that you\u2019ll find it\u2019s been banned from competitive play. This doesn\u2019t stop you from using it against your friends, though [insert side eyes emoji].<\/p>\n

Playing this Trainer Supporter card makes both players shuffle all of their cards from their discard pile into their deck \u2013 except from Lysandre\u2019s Trump Card.<\/p>\n

Tapu Lele GX<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Tapu Lele GX Pok\u00e9mon card.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

The Wonder Tag ability of this card lets you search for a Supporter card and put it into your hand. Energy Drive deals 20 damage times the amount of Energy attached to both active Pok\u00e9mon in play.<\/p>\n

Tapu Cure GX, meanwhile, lets you heal all damage accumulated by two of your benched Pok\u00e9mon once in a game.<\/p>\n

Pigeot EX<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Pigeot EX Pok\u00e9mon card.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

New in the Scarlet and Violet \u2013 Obsidian Flames set of cards<\/a>, the Pigeot EX card is a lethal attacker thanks to Blustery Wind, which deals 120 damage and allows you to discard a Stadium card if you wish, and has the Quick Search ability.<\/p>\n

The Quick Search ability allows you to search your deck for a card to put straight into your hand once a turn. Pigeot EX\u2019s 280HP doesn\u2019t hurt, either.<\/p>\n

Comfey<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Comfey Pok\u00e9mon card.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

You wouldn\u2019t necessarily think Comfey would be a particularly popular card in the competitive scene \u2013 but it is. If you have the Comfey card with Flower Selecting ability, you have one of the top cards at your disposal.<\/p>\n

Flower Selecting lets you take a look at the top two cards in your deck and put one of them into your hand \u2013 the other goes in the Lost Zone. Spinning Attack, meanwhile, is a solid enough basic attack that deals 30 damage.<\/p>