N's Zoroark ex is a Darkness Stage 1 from Journey Together whose signature attack copies the attacks of your Benched N's Pokémon — a...
N's Zoroark ex is a Darkness Stage 1 from Journey Together whose signature attack copies the attacks of your Benched N's Pokémon — a build-around that turns your whole Bench into an attack menu.
What N's Zoroark ex Does
N's Zoroark ex — Stage 1 Darkness Pokémon from Journey Together (card #98 of 159), 280 HP, Double Rare. Evolves from N's Zorua.
Trade (Ability): You must discard a card from your hand in order to use this Ability. Once during your turn, you may draw 2 cards.
Night Joker — Cost: Darkness + Darkness. Damage: —. Choose 1 of your Benched N's Pokémon's attacks and use it as this attack.
Weakness: Grass ×2. Resistance: none. Retreat Cost: 2.
Which Decks Want It
N-themed decks are the home: Journey Together prints a bench of N's Pokémon with strong attacks, and Zoroark ex swings with whichever one the matchup wants. It is the thinking player's attacker — every turn starts with a menu, not a single option.
Related reading: Umbreon ex (Prismatic Evolutions) Card Spotlight: The Moonlight Tera — keep it open for when you finish this one.
Playing With (and Against) It
Copy effects copy costs too, so the Energy plan has to cover the most expensive attack on your Bench. Build the bench first, count total Energy needs second, and Zoroark ex rewards the planning with unmatched flexibility. Keep its Weakness (Grass ×2) in mind when you choose your matchups.
By the Numbers
N's Zoroark ex is one of 16 Pokémon ex printed at Double Rare in Journey Together. Its 280 HP ranks #3 among those 16 ex on raw bulk. In the sets we track, this is the Pokémon's only ex printing — Journey Together is where you go to get it.
Verdict: N's Zoroark ex earns its spotlight in Journey Together — a card with a clear job, a clear home, and a clear plan for the turns it is on the table. That is more than most cards in any set can say.
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