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Ability ⇢ Psychic Embrace
As often as you like during your turn, you may attach a Basic {P} Energy card from your discard pile to 1 of your {P} Pokémon. If you attached Energy to a Pokémon in this way, put 2 damage counters on that Pokémon. You can’t use this Ability on a Pokémon that would be Knocked Out.
{P}{P}{C} → Miracle Force : 190
This Pokémon recovers from all Special Conditions.
· Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
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I was reminiscing on people’s early takes on Gardevoir ex while viewing Tapu Lele CRZ when I wrote this comment.
It’s funny to look back and see what people suggested using in early Gardevoir ex lists to attack with. Wyrdeer V ASR, Galarian Articuno EVS, Mewtwo V-Union, and, later down the line, Houndstone SVI and Drifloon SVI… and to top it off, most of these early lists ran a split of Gardevoir CRE and Gallade ASR. It took months for people recognize that Gardevoir CRE could actually function as the deck’s primary attacker, and while most people picked up on Zacian V CEL’s synergy with this archetype at once, Brainwave took much longer to be recognized than Storm Slash.
It’s fun to see how Gardevoir ex is still evolving, even now. The use of Luxurious Cape PAR over Bravery Charm PAL means that Drifloon SVI and, more relevantly, Scream Tail PAR, can not only hit for more damage, but don’t need the rare Champions Festival to maximize that damage. Speaking of Scream Tail and Bravery Charm, these cards and Counter Catcher are keeping Gardevoir ex a top contender even in a format of paradox Pokémon. Unfortunately, with the rotation of Gardevoir and Fog Crystal CRE (not to mention Level Ball BST and Battle VIP Pass FST coming up), Gardevoir ex may have reached its peak.
(November 29, 2023.)