Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket’s premium pass was updated over the holidays to include a new Moltres ex card (pictured above, on the right) among the various other benefits the $9.99 a month subscription provides. The problem? It looks way too much like the free Moltres ex card (above, on the left) that already exists in the game, which prompted a frenzy of shitposting on social media.
“You can copy my homework, just change it a little,” one Reddit user wrote alongside the Spider-Man pointing meme.
“Not gonna lie, it looks like the toy chicken where if you pressed it, it will scream,” another commented in a thread asking for opinions on the card.
A third shared an image of the card edited to depict a goose on fire in place of the legendary Pokémon. “It is better than the new monthly promo,” reads the top reply.
And finally, another thread used the King Ghidorah meme to compare the dorky Moltres to its cool-looking predecessors.
Here’s a better look at the premium pass’s previous promo cards for reference. As you can see, they feature distinctive art styles that set them apart from the normal cards, making it easier to justify the subscription fee. In comparison, the new Moltres ex looks like unused concept art.
Moltres ex is a great card that can support most Fire-type decks, and getting one without the hassle of opening booster packs is nice, but for $9.99, you’d want the artwork to be more than “barely any different from the free version.” I think the community has the right of it this time.
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