Pokemon TCG Pockethas plenty of cards that are just exciting to play. This is because the fate of your entire strategy depends on whether you can land a coin flip properly. As the coin flies through the air, you and your opponent will be on the edge of your seat, waiting for the results.
If you land on heads, there are a variety of things that will take place depending on the Pokemon that you are using. Some of them can deal massive damage, others can fire up your other Pokemon for battle, and others will get rid of your opponent’s toughest Stage Two Pokemon without even damaging them.
Updated July 03, 2025, by Alexander Pinera:Pokemon TCG Pocket’s Mythical Island takes coin flipping to a whole different level. With the game already having a big focus on locking away some of the most powerful Moves behind the luck of a coin flip, Mythical Island gives players new reasons to bet it all on these coin-flip Pokemon. Some cards act as budget versions of more powerful cards from Genetic Apex while others add new barriers for your opponent to get around. You may not always get the results you want when it comes to these Moves but if luck is on your side, they can be the key to an easy victory over your opponent.
17Eevee
Never Underestimate Eevee
Eevee may seem weak at first glance, but it has the potential to do some major damage if luck is on your side. For just one Energy, you can keep flipping coins until you get tails. Then, for each head, you can deal 20 damage.
These numbers add up and while you’ll need more than just luck in the later stages of the game, just a little bit of it can help you clear weaker Basic Pokemon at the start. Eevee also benefits from being able to Evolve into any of its three Eeveelutions, giving you plenty of flexibility throughout the match.
16Celebi ex
Write Luck Out Of The Equation
Celebi ex not only has one of the most powerful coin flip Moves, but also one of the most reliable. Some cards give you a set number of flips per turn while others will stop giving you chances when you hit tails once. Celebi ex gets as many coin flips as you’re willing to invest Grass Energy to it.
With Grass-types having Lilligant for Energy acceleration and Serperior to double the amount of Energy on Celebi ex, you can keep flipping coins until you get the results you want.
15Cramorant
Protection From Moves
Cramorant’s Dive Move is a force to be reckoned with. While it only does 60 damage for three Energy, it can protect itself from your opponent’s next attack if you manage to land the coin flip correctly.
Due to the wording of the Move itself, your opponent cannot simply hit you with a different Pokemon and call it a day. It is also protected if it somehow finds itself on the Benchgetting hit by a bench-hitting Move. This can add some stall tactics to your Water deck.
14Dedenne
A Quick Shock
Dedenne has an excellent coin flip Move that can be paired with other methods of inducing Status Effects to give you more chances of stunning your opponent. While Dedenne can only inflict ten damage with Thunder Shock, it can start attacking earlier due to its one Energy cost.
Dedenne can start stunning your opponent faster than Pinchurchin at the cost of having less HP. However, this just makes it easier to allocate Energy to other Pokemon while Dedenne does its work in halting your opponent’s progress.
13Weezing
Make Your Opponent Hate Coin Flips
Weezing does not require you to flip a coin to perform its Move correctly but forces your opponent’s next Move to become reliant on one instead. On paper, this seems the same as any other Status Effect that stops your opponent from attacking.
What makes this effect so good is that you can stack it with the Sleep Status Effect. In this case, your opponent needs to flip to wake up and flip again to bypass the Smokescreen effect. This also makes other coin flip Moves tough to use with an additional flip before they can start flipping for real.
12Golurk
A Heavy Left Hook
Golurk does some devastating damage per coin flip. Double Lariat does 100 for each head with a maximum of 200 damage. Just one swing from this move can knock out most of your opponent’s weaker Pokemon while a second successful swing can even knock out Venusaur ex.
The only downside to this powerful move is that it costs a whopping four Energy to perform. This can be quite expensive, while other coin flip cards can do similar damage for less. Luckily, it is also compatible withGardevoir’s Energy acceleration.
11Persian
Hand Rip Your Opponent
Persian only does 40 damage with Shadow Claw, but it does so consistently. The coin flip comes into play when it’s time to see if you may perform a hand rip. Without easy access to cards that can recycle cards from the discard pile, hitting the right card can be deadly.
If your opponent istrying to set up a Stage Two Pokemon, but you manage to snipe the necessary Stage One from their hand, it can leave your opponent with dead cards in their hand.
10Jolteon
Rapid Fire Pokemon
Jolteon is like a smaller version of Zapdos ex. It’s an Electric-type that can hit multiple times with Pin Missile as long as you land on heads. Each time you successfully land the flip, you may do 40 damage, which caps at 160.
This can easily deal with many weaker Pokemon but does require a few more hits to get to lethal. Luckily, Jolteon’s Pin Missile only costs two Energy, and it is a Stage One Pokemon.
9Pinsir
Slice And Dice
Pinsir is an excellent Basic Pokemon for Grass decks that want to add an extra punch. Double Horn lets you do up to 100 damage if you manage to land on heads twice. Luckily, the move only needs two Energy to get going.
This is a coin-flip move with decent odds for the cost and a healthy amount of damage to dish out if you open it in your hand.
8Exeggutor ex
Cheap And Reliable
Exeggutor ex is pretty forgiving for a coin flip Pokemon. As a Stage one card, it is easy to get into play, but what makes it even better is that it will be ready to use Tropical Swing with only one Energy.
You have the potential to do 80 damage with a single coin flip. Luckily, landing on tails won’t leave this card dead in the water. You can still get a solid 40 damage in.
