A new next full expansion for Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket. The new set will bring in Pokémon and characters from Pokémon Sun and Moon. However, the announcement that a popular card from the Pokémon TCG would also be making its way over to the mobile app is what's most exciting.

The announcement also revealed that a version of the Rare Candy item card would appear in Celestial Guardians. While Rare Candy increases the level of a Pokémon in the base Pokémon games, it serves as an evolutionary item of sorts in the Pokémon TCG. Rare Candy allows players to skip over a Stage 1 Pokémon and evolve a Pokémon directly from a Basic Pokémon to a Stage 2 Pokémon. The new card should help revolutionize Pokémon TCG Pocket, giving new viability to dozens of deck builds.

Rare Candy Is One Of The Most Powerful Pokémon TCG Cards

Rare Candy Allows For Quicker Evolutions Of Stage 2 Pokémon

Rare Candy is a powerful card because it allows players to bring out Stage 2 Pokémon like Charizard or Venusaur much more quickly. Instead of having an intermediate step, you can use Rare Candy to skip over the Stage 1 Pokémon entirely, meaning that Pokémon like Charizard ex can enter play one turn quicker than usual. Rare Candy also grants more consistency to a deck, as a player has two more cards they can use to evolve their strongest Pokémon and get them onto the Bench (or in the Active Spot) very quickly.

Players can use Rare Candy as early as the second turn of a game, with only a few limitations. First, you can't use Rare Candy on a Basic Pokémon that entered play on the same turn. You also can't use Rare Candy on the first turn, meaning that Pokémon cards like Giratina ex still have an advantage over Stage 2 Pokémon. Finally, Rare Candy remains attached to a Pokémon card after it's evolved, meaning that you can't use items like Rocky Helmet to further augment a Pokémon's power.

What Decks Could See The Most Play Due To Rare Candy

Any Stage 2 Pokémon Deck Became A Lot More Powerful

Any deck that requires Stage 2 Pokémon should see a big boost due to Rare Candy. Some immediate standouts include the new uses Beedrill ex, as its energy deletion ability can be crippling at early stages of the game.

Rare Candy can also be paired with Pokémon Communication to help pull out Stage 2 Pokémon a bit more quickly. Using Pokémon Combination to pull a necessary Stage 2 Pokémon card out of a deck and then using Rare Candy to evolve it will be a potent combo that should help improve consistency. However, expect to see a lot of Stage 2 Pokémon return to the forefront in Pokémon TCG Pocket as players continue to test out the potency of various Pokémon cards now that they can come out more consistently.