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On the left, the free Moltres ex card. On the right, the premium pass Moltres ex card.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game Pocket<\/a><\/em>\u2019s premium pass was updated over the holidays to include a new Moltres ex card (pictured above, on the right) among the various other benefits<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can copy my homework, just change it a little,\u201d one Reddit user wrote<\/a> alongside the Spider-Man pointing meme.<\/p>\n

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\u201cNot gonna lie, it looks like the toy chicken where if you pressed it, it will scream,\u201d another commented<\/a> in a thread asking for opinions on the card.<\/p>\n

A third shared an image<\/a> of the card edited to depict a goose on fire in place of the legendary Pok\u00e9mon. \u201cIt is better than the new monthly promo,\u201d reads the top reply.<\/p>\n

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And finally, another thread<\/a> used the King Ghidorah meme to compare the dorky Moltres to its cool-looking predecessors.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a better look at the premium pass\u2019s previous promo cards for reference. As you can see, they feature distinctive art styles that set them apart from the normal<\/a> cards<\/a>, making it easier to justify the subscription fee. In comparison, the new Moltres ex looks like unused concept art.<\/p>\n

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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\u2019d want the artwork to be more than \u201cbarely any different from the free version.\u201d I think the community has the right of it this time.<\/p>\n

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On the left, the free Moltres ex card. On the right, the premium pass Moltres ex card. Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game Pocket\u2019s 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. \u201cYou can copy my homework, just change it a little,\u201d one Reddit user wrote alongside the Spider-Man pointing meme. \u201cNot gonna lie, it looks like the toy chicken where if you pressed it, it will scream,\u201d another commented in a thread…<\/p>\n

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