Celestial Guardians best cards – Pokémon TCG Pocket

Celestial Guardians have dropped into Pokémon TCG Pocket as trainers around the world scramble to open packs and discover what new cards await them in both the Solgaleo and Lunala packs.

With the release of this set, new cards have entered the fray that’ll definitely shake up the meta and make some older decks viable again, while having new cards that can form solid new decks to mix up the formula. The ranked season this past month has been dominated by Giratina and Darkrai-ex decks, so I, for one, welcome this much-needed change.

If you don’t know what to expect, or what to look out for, or want to have an idea of some of the more powerful cards in the recent release, then look no further. We got you covered.

The five best Celestial Guardians cards for climbing ranked

Celestian Guardians is completely meta-breaking, not only because some of the new cards offer great support for previously current sets, but also because there are a lot of support cards that can thrive by themselves. It’s hard not to be excited about this new expansion set, and with a new ranked season on the horizon, let’s jump into the cards you need to look out for when opening your next pack.

5. Poison Barb

It was hard to choose a 5th slot here early because of the limited knowledge of the set so far, but I decided to settle on Poison Barb mainly for its troll uses as a Tool Card. When used, if the Pokémon equipped with this tool card is damaged in to the Active Slot, the opposing Pokémon gets poisoned, which could be a cool new card for Koga decks or other Poison-type troll decks.

4. Oricorio

Any TCG players who know about Mimikyu from the physical TCG will love the ability of this card. Oricorio, when on the field, cannot take damage from an opponent’s ex Pokémon. And as most decks have ex Pokémon in them or are the main focus, it’s a great stall card to set up a backline that, even though it’s an Electric-type Pokémon, could squeeze into many troll decks.

3. Lunala ex

A situational card, sure, but its Ability is where it really shines. Once per turn, you can transfer all your Psychic Energy from one of your Bench Pokémon to whichever Pokémon is in the active slot. This ability alone will allow you to swap in a badly hurt Mewtwo ex for a fresh one, or let you set up Energy on the backline to then transfer it onto a Psychic-type Pokémon that needs it, giving another dimension to an already powerful type deck.

2. Solgaleo ex

Dialag ex just got a new best friend thanks to this 180 HP powerhouse of a Steel-type card. Solgaleo has the ability to switch itself from the bench to the Active Spot and has a two-Metal Energy attack that deals 120 base damage. If you pair this with Dialga ex and have the Dialga set up your Solgaleo, you have a new meta deck on the horizon.

1. Rare Candy

Rare Candy is the best card of the set by far due to its ability to evolve one of your Basic Pokémon into its Stage 2 card, allowing you to turn your Charmander into a Charizard one turn earlier than normal. While you can’t use it during your first turn or the first turn a Basic Pokémon was set down, its ability to speed up the game will only help certain decks get a one-turn advantage over their opponent without having to set up. Imagine having your Ralts instantly turn into a Gardevoir in a Mewtwo ex deck? Game over.

Let me know in the comments if you think a better card deserves to be on this list.