Stellar Crown: Best Pokémon, Trainer Cards and ACE SPECs

Cradily

This Pokémon is directed for “rogue” strategies, and is mentioned because of its Selective Silme ability: on your turn, you can flip a coin; if it comes up “heads”, you can choose one of the three “bad statuses” listed in the card to inflict on the opposing active Pokémon: poisoned, burned or confused.

Carracosta

Its Primal Knowledge ability is very attractive for the water archetype, but it is possible to use it in any archetype, as its role is more of support than an attacker.

With its ability, your Pokémon's attacks gain an additional 30 points of damage against your opponent's evolved Pokémon!

Veluza & Crabominable

Even though these are cards for “Rogue” decks, they have an interesting ability: Food Prep, where for each Trainer Supporter card Kofu SCR 138 in the discard pile, the cost to attack with your Pokémon is reduced by one colorless energy (C ) .

In the case of Veluza SCR 45, if you have four copies of Kofu SCR 138 in your discard, the Sonic Edge attack will cause 110 damage and will not be affected by the effects of the opposing Pokémon.

As for the Crabominable SCR 42, if you have four copies of the Kofu SCR 138 in your discard, the Hayhammer attack will cost just one Basic Water Energy sv2 279, it will cause 250 damage - though it cannot be used on the next turn (but this can be bypassed by retreating the Pokémon and promoting it as active again).

Raging Bolt

An addition to the Raging Bolt ex TEF 123 deck, its attacks have specific functions:

Thunderburst Storm is ideal for dealing “sniper” damage against any of your opponent's Benched Pokémon.

Dragon Headbutt is great for taking down “baby” Pokémon and prevent serious future threats, without running the risk of exposing your Raging Bolt ex TEF 123 as active.

Fan Rotom

This Pokémon has the role of support and first attacker.

The Fan Call ability is ideal for searching for up to 3 colorless Pokémon that have 100 HP or less, such as Pidgey sv3pt5 16, Pidgeotto sv3pt5 17, Bidoof CRZ 111 or Skwovet sv1 151.

Archaludon

Its relevance lies in the Metal Bridge ability: all your Pokémon that have any metallic energy attached, will have no retreat cost!

Noctowl

The Jewel Seeker ability comes in handy if you have a Tera-type Pokémon in play, be it a Stellar Terastal ex or Terastal ex.

Therefore, if a Hoothoot evolves into Noctowl from your hand, you will be able to take two Trainer cards from your deck and put them in your hand.

Medicham ex

As a new option for fighting archetype, Medicham ex SCR 80 has very interesting attacks - especially Chi-Atsu, leaving the opponent's active Pokémon's with just 50 HP left. Also a very interesting second attack in Yoga Kick.

Hydrapple ex

This Pokémon is an answer to Charizard ex sv4pt5 54 because of its grass archetype, which is its enemy's weakness.

Hydrapple ex SCR 14's attack is very simple: for two colorless energies (C)(C), it deals 30 damage plus 30 extra for each grass energy attached to all your Pokémon.

And as a bonus, his Ripening Charge ability helps with healing.

Galvantula ex

Coming in third place, the first attack of Galvantula ex SCR 51, Charged Web, is easy to attach (L)(C), and the damage is 110 + 110 if the opponent is a Pokémon V or Pokémon ex. You will hardly ever use the second attack, Fulgurite, due to its cost.

Cinderace ex

In second place, Cinderace ex SCR 28 gets the podium thanks to the support of a Pokémon that can help with its attack Garnet Volley: Infernape svp 116 from Twilight Masquerade, with its ability Pyro Dance, fulfills perfectly the cost to attack with Garnet Volley. The first attack, Flare Strike, is also very nice, dealing a high 280 damage.

Terapagos ex

Being the flagship Pokémon of the set, let’s break down each of its attacks:

The Unified Beatdown attack cannot be used first turn if you are the second player; after that, you can use this attack as many times as you want. This attack deals 30 damage for each Pokémon on your Bench.

Crown Opal deals 180 damage and prevents damage from the opponent's basic Pokémon that are not colorless (C).

It’ll probably be common to use the Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR PR-SW SWSH254 to help with the cost of energizing the Pokémon.

Supporter

Briar SCR 132 is one of the best supporters of this set. Its effect can only be used if the opponent has exactly TWO prize CARDS remaining: if your Pokémon ex Tera knocks out any of the opponent's Pokémon (whether your ex Stellar Terastal or ex Terastal, it doesn't matter) , you draw an extra prize card!

Kofu SCR 138 serves to ensure good cycling of cards in your hand. Also, this card is vital for using the Pokémon Veluza SCR 45 and Crabominable SCR 42.

Lacey SCR 139 is another “draw power”: you shuffle your hand into the deck and draw 4 new cards. However, if the opponent has 3 prize cards or less remaining, instead of drawing 4 cards, you will draw 8!

Tool

Gravity Gemstone

The card increases the retreat cost of both the opponent's active Pokémon as well as your active Pokémon with this tool, creating a “control” strategy that combines with Talonflame SCR 123.

It is also possible to use it in “control/stall” decks like Hisuian Zoroark LOR 76.

Item

Glass Trumpet SCR 135

This is an essential card for Terapagos ex SCR 128, since it requires a Pokémon ex Tera on the field to be played, so you can choose two colorless Pokémon (C) from your bench to receive one basic energy each from the discard pile.

Stadium

Area Zero Underdepths

This stadium was made especially for Terapagos ex SCR 128 because of its Unified Beatdown attack, allowing it to reach 280 damage!

Plus, with Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR PR-SW SWSH254 and its attack Subspace Swell, you can do a total of 380 damage in a single hit!

Grand Tree SCR 136 is a stadium that favors your Pokémon’s evolutions.

Sparkling Crystal SCR 142 is a support tool to help with the costs of your Pokémon ex Terastal, as it removes an energy cost from these attacks, which is ideal for Pokémon ex Stellar Terastal , due to the exotic costs that these cards require, but it can also be considered for the common Pokémon ex Terastal of the format.

Regarding the Deluxe Bomb SCR 134, it still doesn't have a clear place in the meta, but as it uses damage counters, it could perhaps be included in “spread” decks as a tech card.

What did you think of the list? Which cards in the new set do you think will have the most use for your strategies? Comment below!