Pokémon-EX (TCG)

For the variant introduced in the Scarlet and Violet Series, see Pokémon ex (TCG).
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Pokémon-EX (Japanese: ポケモンEX Pokémon EX), officially written Pokémon-EX, are a type of found in the Pokémon Trading Card Game. They were first introduced in the expansion. Pokémon-EX have a stylized graphic on the card name.
Most Pokémon-EX are , regardless of the stage that the species of Pokémon normally uses. ( and Primal Reversion Pokémon are exceptions.) Pokémon-EX have significantly higher and stronger s compared to the majority of regular Pokémon in the Black & White and the XY Series Pokémon-EX have the Pokémon-EX rule, printed in a in the lower right corner of the card. The Pokémon-EX rule makes it so that when a Pokémon-EX is Knocked Out, the opponent takes two s instead of one.
The artwork on the Pokémon-EX cards mirrors the style introduced on : having the Pokémon break the borders of the illustration. They also include special characteristics influenced by the card type and the Pokémon depicted. For example, features crumbling rock and features a frozen card border. Most Pokémon-EX cards have an additional printing, which does not change the card border in this way.
Pokémon-EX do not have a Pokédex entry or Pokédex information. Their further variants, Mega Evolution Pokémon and Primal Reversion Pokémon, similarly lack these as well.
==Mega Evolution Pokémon==
Mega Evolution PokémonPokémon TCG Glossary, Pokémon.comPokémon Trading Card Game Rules, , "Appendix 23: Mega Evolution Pokémon
Mega Evolution Pokémon represent a previously undiscovered peak of Evolution. These cards turn a Pokémon-EX into an even more powerful Pokémon!", sometimes known as Mega Evolution Pokémon-EXPokémon TCG: Mega Camerupt-EX and Mega Sharpedo-EX Premium Collections, Product Gallery, Pokémon.comPokémon TCG: Mega Garchomp-EX and Mega Salamence-EX Premium Collections, Product Gallery, Pokémon.comMega Metagross-EX Premium Collection, Product Gallery, Pokémon.comBig Changes in Pokémon TCG: Sun & Moon!, Pokémon.comA Fresh Look at the Old Pokémon TCG Style, Pokémon.com and once identified as Mega Pokémon-EXPhantom Forces overview page, Pokémon.com, were introduced in the expansion. They adapt the Mega Evolution mechanic from the Generation VI video games to the TCG. They are identified by the "MEGA" evolution stage and a stylized graphic (spelled "Mega") as a prefix of the card name. 
These are still Pokémon-EX and evolve from a Basic Pokémon-EX of the same species. They have the Mega Evolution rule, contained within a Rule Box located below the artwork, which states that when a Pokémon becomes a Mega Evolution Pokémon, the players turn immediately ends. These cards also retain the Pokémon-EX rule, which works exactly as before. Mega Evolution Pokémon have increased HP and a more powerful attack compared to other Pokémon, including other Pokémon-EX. However, all Mega Evolution Pokémon only have one attack and cannot have an .
The Mega Evolution rule can be circumvented through the use of "Spirit Link" s, which are specific to each species of Pokémon and prevent the player's turn from ending when attached to the corresponding Pokémon-EX that will evolve. 
Mega Evolution Pokémon share the same design elements as regular Pokémon-EX. Mega Evolution Pokémon also feature the name of the attack on the card as part of the artwork. This attack name is displayed in English on Japanese and Korean cards and in Japanese on cards released in other regions and on Japanese UR variants.
Atsushi Nagashima, the game director for the TCG, has stated that Mega Evolution is exclusive to Pokémon-EX because it would be impractical to evolve a single Pokémon three times during a game, and implementing Mega Evolution in that manner would constrain deck-building.How Pokemon Cards Are Made, GameSpot
==Primal Reversion Pokémon==
Primal Reversion Pokémon, sometimes known as Primal Reversion Pokémon-EXPrimal Clash overview were introduced in the expansion. They adapt the Primal Reversion mechanic from the Generation VI video games to the TCG. There are only four of these cards: and from Primal Clash and and from .
They follow the exact same rules as Mega Evolution, down to even having the stage "MEGA" and being treated as though they are Mega Evolution Pokémon by effects.Rulebooks from Primal Clash onward They retain the Pokémon-EX rule, but the Mega Evolution rule is replaced by a functionally identical Primal Reversion rule. These cards' names use "Primal" as a prefix before the species name instead of . Primal Reversion Pokémon have an in addition to their one attack. There are also Spirit Links for these cards.
Primal Reversion Pokémon share the same design elements as Mega Evolution Pokémon. However, the Primal Reversion Rule Box, stage, and evolves from field are all done in a "rocky" style. A banner denoting "Primal Reversion" is located just below the picture of the "Evolves from" field.
==Pokémon that have appeared as Pokémon-EX==
==Trivia==
* Prior to the release of the expansion, all Pokémon-EX were either or Mythical Pokémon.
* Pikachu-EX is the only Pokémon featured as a Pokémon-EX to not be fully evolved, barring Mega Evolution and Primal Reversion.
* Magearna-EX is the only Generation VII Pokémon to be featured as a Pokémon-EX.
==See also==
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==References==
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