“ex Special Set” Featuring Toedscruel ex, Pawmot ex, Houndstone ex!

By: Water Pokémon Master · Posted Posted onApr 20, 2023 at 10:37 PM · 27 Comments

A new “ex Special Set” will release in Japan on May 19th for 1,800 yen.

The package will come with a 3-card promo pack containing one of three evolutionary lines: Toescruel ex, Houndstone ex, or Pawmot ex. It’ll also include four booster packs of Snow Hazard and four booster packs of Clay Burst.

Thanks goes to JustInBasil for the translations!

Toedscruel ex – Grass – HP270
Stage 1 – Evolves from Toedscool

Ability: Protective Charm
Prevent all effects of attacks from your opponent’s Pokemon done to all of your Pokemon that have Energy attached. (Existing effects are not removed. Damage is not an effect.)

[G][G] Colony Rush: 80+ damage. This attack does 40 more damage for each of your Benched Pokemon with [G] Energy attached.

Pokemon ex rule: When your Pokemon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Weakness: Fire (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 2

Pawmot ex – Lightning – HP300
Stage 2 – Evolves from Pawmo

[L] Zap Kick: 60 damage.

[L][L] Lightning Strike: Discard 2 [L] Energy from this Pokemon. If you do, this attack does 220 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Pokemon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokemon.)

Pokemon ex rule: When your Pokemon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Weakness: Fighting (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: none

Houndstone ex – Psychic – HP260
Stage 1 – Evolves from Greavard

[P] Big Bite: 30 damage. During your opponent’s next turn, the Defending Pokemon can’t retreat.

[P][C][C] Last Respects: 160+ damage. This attack does 10 more damage for each [P] Pokemon in your discard pile.

Pokemon ex rule: When your Pokemon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Weakness: Darkness (x2)
Resistance: Fighting (-30)
Retreat: 3

Each of the pre-Evolutions are reprints.

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Pawmot ex - even worse to have a good attack on a stage 2. Cramorant V did the job before as a Basic. 3
Toedscruel ex - The ability is seen on Espeon VMAX, yet still not good. The attack is sensible with Tera Forretress being a thing, but running multiple Stage 1 lines means Zoroark is an advisable option, because it hurts the consistency. 3-4
Houndstone ex - Double Turbo and some cheap shot energy accel for P. No need for a Stage 2 here. It makes the deck even slower. 160 is a bad dmg tho on its own. 3-4
 
Much as I live all these new ex cards, kinda sad about pawmot. Earlier on in DV we had gardi ex, meowscarada ex and even slightly more niche one like magnezone, and while pawmot isn't the worst offender and not every card needs to be ultra competive. However I feel their starting to make stage 2 mediocre again, which is a shame.

(Sorry had to get that out there, hate ranting particularly about pokémon cards but wanted to get that out there, also if you disagree that's fine, it just my opinion :) )
 
No a more positive note. The art is IMMENSE. How 5ban went from some off the worst atrocities imaginable to these is insane and pawmot is adorable.
 
I think Paldean Tentacruel (because that's what it is) can be a good option for Grass decks - 280 at max damage, +30 from the belt can knock out a Gardevoir. However, decks do run Avery, which tends to counter there types of strategies.
 
Pawmots attack is viable but it's a stage 2 so idk how useful it could be. We got rare candy to help with that. Toadscruels ability is decent plus you can get 280 Damage in the right conditions. Houndstone could be decent as well but I don't have high hopes
 
N's Rhyperior said:
Pawmot ex - even worse to have a good attack on a stage 2. Cramorant V did the job before as a Basic. 3
Toedscruel ex - The ability is seen on Espeon VMAX, yet still not good. The attack is sensible with Tera Forretress being a thing, but running multiple Stage 1 lines means Zoroark is an advisable option, because it hurts the consistency. 3-4
Houndstone ex - Double Turbo and some cheap shot energy accel for P. No need for a Stage 2 here. It makes the deck even slower. 160 is a bad dmg tho on its own. 3-4
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You seriously say that espeon Vmax's Ability isn’t good? Look at the arceus decks from euic day 2. It is great into LZB
 
I see the problems with Pawmot NOW. but once we rotate out of the "V"s and with all that nice ligtning cards out now it WILL be good
 
Holy shit these cards look good what happened to 5ban

Anyways, hoping we get more good grass types so I can use the glory known as Wo-Chien Forretress /s
 
Toadcruel is definitely interesting since the attack forces you to satisfy the condition of its ability. Let's hope this will finally put a stop to sableye's annoying prize sneaks. ??
 
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