A Single Pokemon TCG Pocket Celestial Guardians Card Could Halt the Meta

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Okay, so here’s the deal with this new Pokemon TCG Pocket expansion, “Celestial Guardians” — which by the way, has like 155 new cards. A bit like Space-Time Smackdown in size, if you care about that sort of thing. So, you’ve got all these flashy Illustration Rares and shiny creatures littered about. But I’m getting side-tracked. Point is, there’s some serious potential for killer combos. Like shoving Psychic Energy around using Giratina Ex and Lunala Ex. Sounds neat, right? But wait — there’s more! Someone might stumble upon a hidden gem of a card that could just mess up the meta entirely. Probably something we’re not even looking at closely right now.

Right, back to the meat of it. Giratina Ex, Darkrai Ex — they’ve kind of been the dynamic duo. Team them up with some “wall” dude like Druddigon from Mythical Island, and it’s like an energy party. Giratina’s all about generating its own stuff. Maybe turn one? Who knows! Darkrai slaps damage whenever you slap an Energy onto it. Handy, huh? But the Celestial Guardians expansion? It could throw a wrench into that whole scene. And get this, it’s thanks to a new Oricorio form.

Intrigued yet? Oricorio, canonically, has these four different forms — they play around with types, attacks, and appearances. Same deal in the mobile game. Now, Pokemon TCG Pocket’s got a whole spread of these bad boys in Celestial Guardians. You’ve got the Electric-type Pom-Pom Style with 70 HP. Weak to Fighting though, boo. And the Safeguard ability – neat little trick. It flat-out ignores damage from Ex Pokemon attacks. Sort of like a personal force field.

Okay, maybe, maybe… it doesn’t stop Darkrai Ex’s Nightmare Aura. Yeah, that’s a bummer. But Darkrai and Giratina Ex types love just sitting there and letting their passive stuff do the work. I mean, Darkrai, Giratina… big bad guys, right? Not anymore, Oricorio’s sitting ducks for their regular attacks. Who needs a tank when you’ve got Oricorio?

Oh, and another thing — Articuno Ex decks? Toast. Those decks rely on just two Articuno Ex cards and a stack of Trainer cards. Oricorio laughs in their face.

Here’s the kicker: Pom-Pom Style Oricorio could be the ultimate trump in many competitive decks, because, hello, nearly every solid deck uses Ex cards. So maybe, just maybe, this little Oricorio could be the anti-meta ace in the hole. Think Decidueye Ex trying to smack down 100 damage? Oricorio’s like, “Nope!” Because Decidueye only gets mean if there’s already damage. Sneaky, huh?

Timing’s everything — swap in Oricorio at just the right second and watch your opponent’s Ex cards totally fizzle out. They might even ditch their big hitters for something less impressive. Who doesn’t love a dramatic showdown? Anyway, point is, this electric Oricorio, it’s the real deal. Might end up shaping the future meta. Or not. I’m not a psychic. But still, don’t sleep on Oricorio. It’s got some new defense tricks that could shake things up. Or maybe it won’t. Let’s see what happens.