Last week,Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocketlaunched its new Themed Booster -Eevee Grove. The mini-expansion is, unsurprisingly, based on Eevee and its eight evolutions: Vaporeon, Flareon, Jolteon, Espeon, Umbreon, Glaceon, Sylveon, and Leafeon.
Naturally, as with any new expansion in the digital trading card game, Eevee Grove has shaken up the meta, but unlike other sets, its impact has been felt immediately, with six of the top ten decks having cards from the expansion front and center.
Eevee Grove Cards Are Already Causing Havoc To Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket’s Meta
Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket’s meta has been ina huge state of flux recently. After beingdominated by Giratina ex and Darkrai exfor so long, the duo started to decline, asRare Candy, Oricorio, and the rise of Type Null and Silvally caused the deck to wobble. This led to a shift, with decks like Charizard ex, Buzzwole ex, and Guzzlord ex to step up to the plate, but once again, that’s all changed.
According toLimitless TCG, Oricorio is the current champion, having taken the top two spots on the most successful list. Alongside Silvally, Oricorio has a 60.69 percent win rate, and with Tapu Koko, it has a 60.34 percent win rate in recent tournaments. Then the Eevee grove cards start kicking in.
In third place, Flareon ex and Leafeon ex have a 60 percent win rate, in fourth place, Sylveon ex and Magnezone have a 59.72 percent win rate, and then in fifth, an existing deck of Silvally and Zeraora comes in with a 57.23 percent win rate.
Despite Giratina ex and Darkrai ex’s momentary fall, the deck seems to be rocking again in the Eevee Grove meta, coming in seventh with a 56.32 percent win rate. This comes even after the release ofEspeon was predicted to be the final nail in the deck’s coffin.
You can check out the full top 20 below (correct as of June 30, 3:08 am ET):
1
60.69
2
60.34
3
Flareon ex/Leafeon ex
60
4
Sylveon ex/Magnezone
59.72
5
57.23
6
Sylveon ex/Greninja
56.48
7
Giratina ex/Darkrai ex
56.32
8
Charizard ex/Sylveon ex
55.56
9
54.98
10
Flareon ex/Turtonator
54.5
11
Incineroar ex/Heatmore
54.35
12
Guzzlord ex/Nihilego
52.47
13
Buzzwole ex/Celesteela
51.79
14
Darkrai ex/Umbreon
51.52
15
50.58
16
Incineroar ex/Turtonator
50
17
Primarina ex/Greninja
18
Solgaleo ex/Shiinotic
49.6
19
Guzzlord ex/Nagandel
49.21
20
Silvally/Giratina ex
48.98
As you’re able to see, much of the top ten (and beyond) is taken up by Eevee Grove cards. But they’re not the only ones to see a boost.
The new Hau supporter card causes Incineroar ex, Decidueye ex, and Primarina ex’s attacks to do an extra 30 damage on a single turn. This can be the difference between KOing an opponent’s Pokemon and not. It’s a huge boon and one that will likely see these three cards rise to prominence over the next few weeks. Surprisingly, though, there’s no place in the current top 20 for the cards that use the devastating Sweets Relay combination.
It’s still early days with the new meta, and plenty will change between now and the release of the next set, but for now, consider Eevee Grove a dangerous expansion.
