New Mex Ex, Mewtwo Ex, and Greninja Ex announced! Will any of these be relevant?

[u/IviesReddit]

Mew ex

HP: 160

Ability: Memory Helix

This Pokémon can use the attacks of any of your Benched Pokémon. (You still need the necessary Energy to use each attack.

Teleportation Burst:

1. You may switch this Pokémon with I of your Benched Pokémon.

Mewtwo ex

HP: 230

Photon Bullets

This attack does 50 damage to each of your opponent's Pokémon ex. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Psychic Powers: 230. During your next turn, this Pokémon can't use attacks.

Greninja ex

HP: 300
Stealthy Slash:
This attack does 30 damage to I of your opponent's Pokémon for each damage counter on that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Aqua Edge:
160

Source: https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/get-ready-for-pokemon-tcg-30th-celebration

Mew Ex seems interesting and I could see the Greninja played as a one of in mega Greninja, I doubt Mewtwo will end up doing much though

[u/Djibril-Maximus]

Mew ex with Budew on the bench = 160hp Budew...

[u/monkeydave → u/Djibril-Maximus]

Just throw a cape on a Frillish

[u/Djibril-Maximus → u/monkeydave]

Still has a 3 retreat cost if you don't have Latias ex in play. The new Mew ex has a free retreat cost anyway.

[u/challengemaster → u/Djibril-Maximus]

It's also a 2 prize budew though..

[u/SaucySeducer → u/challengemaster]

Yeah I don't see Mew + Budew being that good. If a deck happens to play Mew and Budew, it will come up, but I don't think it will be a core strategy to a deck.

[u/rluke09 → u/Djibril-Maximus]

Would this be for Expanded?

[u/Djibril-Maximus → u/rluke09]

No idea, but the 30th Anniversary Mew Ex has a J regulation mark, I fully expect it to go straight into most Pult lists, maybe even with a Hero's Cape attached for the fun of it.

[u/mattdv1]

Geez those cards are ugly. Mew seems cool, though. And the new Greninja definitely combos nicely with the mega damage counter placement, yes!

[u/altrixot → u/mattdv1]

I mean they really are trying to figure out new rarities like the MURs and now the FURs, and also the stamp on it feels kinda weird too

[u/CBattles6 → u/mattdv1]

You don't even need the mega, just play it with Dusknoir

[u/National_Buy5729 → u/mattdv1]

greninja doesnt combo really well tho, it hits 180 if you used 1 mega ability, mega greninja does 200, i dont see it being used

[u/lgoma → u/National_Buy5729]

Bench snipe tho. Kills latias, fez, meowth, raging bolt...

[u/serioustransition11 → u/National_Buy5729]

No, it combos great with Tera Greninja to the point where there’s an argument to exclude the mega entirely. Do 120 to 2 Pokemon, then Greninja ex can followup for 360 and it can target anything on the board. It gives Tera Greninja a lot more flexibility, you can either take a bunch of small Pokemon from the bench like before or you can take a key support Pokemon and then put damage on a big target that you normally would have trouble killing for the next turn

[u/Fantastic-Bloop → u/National_Buy5729]

Tera Greninja. We do 360 to anything as a followup

[u/mattdv1 → u/National_Buy5729]

180+60 already on the Pokémon, hits for 240 total and snipes 2 prizers on the bench

[u/HObernolte]

Mew will certainly see some play over the course of its lifetime, even if just as a way for decks to hit for psychic weakness (but i would guess we will see cooler uses). Greninja seems like a fringe card in a fringe archetype so probably won't really get played (similar to baby Balziken in blazepult). Mewtwo is terrible and wont get played at all

[u/SaucySeducer]

Mew has potential, attack copying abilities can be very good, may see play as a tech for psychic weakness or potentially have a dedicated deck. Mewtwo's first attack seems kinda meh beyond number fixing unless there is a lot of spread cards, second attack is very okay, overall a fine card, likely not strong enough to build around. Greninja seems fun but not very good, unless the format slows down or we get more greninja support.

[u/Fantastic-Bloop → u/SaucySeducer]

Okho's Budew

[u/HiraKo91]

They might not be right away, but later sets =)

[u/Turamb]

Three different Greninja ex that all can evolve from the same Frogadier?

Hopefully some kinda deck can be built from all those

[u/GREG88HG → u/Turamb]

Yes, as they are not some trainer name greninja, they can.

[u/NylenBE]

Can we use Mew’s ability from the bench?

[u/Newthinker → u/NylenBE]

How would that even work? With Alakazam ex or something in Expanded?

[u/NylenBE → u/Newthinker]

I don’t know. Since it’s an ability, couldn’t it be used from the bench? Maybe I misunderstand the ability.

[u/Newthinker → u/NylenBE]

The ability allows it to attack with any of your benched Pokemon's attacks. Mew has to be in the active to attack.

There are edge cases such as PAF Alakazam ex's "Dimensional Hand" which I guess could theoretically be copied by a Mew ex if both of them were on the bench.

[u/ArgonWolf]

Greninja might be an interesting partner for the Mega Greninja. 60+180 is a lot of range for a bench snipe. And leaving a 300hp 2-prizer in the active is a lot more attractive than leaving a 3-prizer out there

[u/ArgonWolf]

Oooooh an espeon with a 2-energy devolution? Interesting. Also a Hissuian Zorua implies a Hissuian Zoroark, and they love to make good Zoroark cards

[u/turelak]

This Greninja seems dope!

[u/Fantastic-Bloop]

Mew ex is going into literally every mega deck known to man

[u/Newthinker → u/Fantastic-Bloop]

The HP and needing the necessary energy are the most important parts of this equation. There aren't a lot of Megas that have 1 Energy attack costs so you'd be setting up a fragile 2 Prizer instead of a big fat Mega that can tank a hit.

[u/Fantastic-Bloop → u/Newthinker]

I can think of one that'd LOVE a psychic attacker AND a great pivot:

Mega Lopunny ex

[u/Newthinker → u/Fantastic-Bloop]

That's a great shout. Would also get the benefits from Gale Thrust.

[u/walking_honestly → u/Fantastic-Bloop]

Can also put your opponent into an 8 prize map

[u/bunniesz23]

Mew EX will be the most fun to try to deck-build around. My first thought is to run 1 Mew EX + 1 Lillie's Clefairy in any deck that needs help into Dragapult.

[u/HomerMadeMeDoIt]

Until H rotates none of these are all that strong. Currently Clefairy already is the emergency psychic slot 

[u/GREG88HG]

Mew ex with Lillie's Clefairy ex coping some cool attack to defeat Dragon Pokémon 😅