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Top 10 Best Stellar Crown Pokémon TCG cards you need to pull

Only the best of the best.

One of the best sets in recent memory, Pokémon Trading Card Game’s Stellar Crown expansion set, has arrived, and with it, some cards are about to make their name in competitive history.

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While most lists focus on money and other factors, we decided to form our best card list for the set on what we feel has the best chance to be good to play with rather than look at, so if you are here looking for which best cards to sell, you might want to go elsewhere.

Writing this list was tricky as there are some pretty strong cards in Stellar Crown but not many to fill our top ten, so we had to improvise by adding a few situation cards below. Depending on your preference, anything between ten to four could be shifted around, so feel free to argue about the selection to your heart’s content.

The 10 best cards to pull in Stellar Crown Pokémon TCG expansion set

RankCard nameCard number
10Aero Zero Underdepths131/142
9Galvantula ex051/142
8Joltik050/142
7Dachsbun ex067/142
6Cinderace ex028/142
5Sparkling Crystal142/142
4Hydrapple ex012/102
3Crispin133/142
2Lacey139/142
1Terapagos ex128/142

#10 Aero Zero Underdepths (131/142)

Aero Zero Underdepths, Stellar Crown. Image via Pokémon Company International
Aero Zero Underdepths, Stellar Crown. Image via Pokémon Company International

Let’s start the list with some controversy by putting the main Stadium, Area Zero Underdepths, in 10th place. Honestly, I tossed and turned on where to put this originally but decided to put it at 10th as, while it’s a useful card that expands your Benched Pokémon spots from five to eight, it feels like it is only good for a few decks if not just one.

#9 Galvantula ex (051/142)

galvantula ex tera type card from stellar crown
The big bug. Image via Pokémon Company

The big bug here feels perfect for some of the biggest decks in the meta, as it is the ultimate anti-ex or V Pokémon. The chance to deal a solid 220 damage for a couple of Energy Cards is excellent, but it might be its pre-evolution from the set that allows you to set this play up.

Speaking of which…

8# Joltik (050/142)

joltikj from the stellar crown tcg set, japanese version
The little bug. Image via Pokémon Company

The English version was not readily available, but here’s what Joltik does: For one colorless Energy Card, you can search your deck for 2 Basic Grass and up to 2 Basic Electric Energy and attach them to your Pokémon any way you like. Raging Bolt/Ogerpon Teal Mask players are about to have a field day.

#7 Dachsbun ex (067/142)

japanese dachsbun ex from stellar crown
Let the dog cook. Image via Pokémon Company

The more I thought about Dachsbun, the more uses I felt it could have. Its ability to heal any Pokémon the moment it’s evolved at the cost of all its Energy Cards could be huge for a reset in certain decks, but it remains to be seen if it’ll have any uses in, say, a Gardevoir ex-deck, etc.

#6 Cinderace ex (028/142)

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Hot buns. Image via Pokémon Company

I really wanted to make a fun Cinderace deck when I first saw this card, as it feels like such an amusing way to punish your opponent. It has a 280 base damage move and a special move that can deal 180 damage to any 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon, including benched ones. So, if someone is setting something up, you can knock them all down without having to switch them in.

#5 Sparkling Crystal (142/142)

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A wishful pick. Image via Pokémon Company

I don’t know what to say about this card. It feels like the only useful ACE SPEC in the set, letting you attach it to a Tera Pokémon so it can use an attack from one Energy less. Still, it feels like a situational card, like many other cards on this list, that could work sometimes. I’d be happy to be proven wrong, though.

#4 Hydrapple ex (014/142)

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Dragon time. Image via Pokémon Company

Hydrapple ex is a pretty interesting card. Not only can you, once a turn, attach a Basic Grass Energy from your hand to one of your pokémon and heal it for 30 damage, but it also has an attack that deals 30+ damage for every Grass Energy attached to it. Link that with a deck such as Raging Bolt/Ogerpon, and you will have a scary combination of options available to you.

#3 Crispin (133/142)

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The heat of battle. Image via Pokémon Company

Crispin is a bit of a weird pick. At first, I couldn’t decide where to put it in the rankings, but it felt like a universal card that could have some use. The ability to search your deck for 2 Basic Energy cards of different types, reveal them, and put one in your hand while attaching the other feels like it could have a lot of uses, especially when combined with other Energy finding cards.

#2 Lacey (139/142)

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Arguably the best supporter card of the set, Lacey lets you draw four cards by shuffling your hand into your deck but has the added effect of drawing eight cards when your opponent has three or fewer Prize Cards remaining. Depending on the situation, it’s a universal reset or draw card and is likely to be sought after.

#1 Terapagos ex (128/142)

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Time for a Tera beatdown. Image via Pokémon Company

Terapagos ex is the king of the set, with most cards in the set being made specifically to work around it. Its ability to deal 30 damage for every benched card, on top of the Stadium Card Area Zone Underdepths, which gives you three additional Bench Pokémon slots, can make this ‘mon a force to be reckoned with.


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