Pokémon Trading Card Game PocketThe premium pass was updated over the holidays to include a new Moltres ex card (pictured above, right) among the other benefits offered by the $9.99/month subscription. The problem? It looks too similar to the Moltres free ex card (above, left) that already exists in the game, prompting a frenzy of shitty posts on social media.
“You can copy my homework, just change it a little,” one Reddit user wrote alongside the Spider-Man pointing meme.
“I'm not going to lie, it looks like a toy chicken that screams if you press it,” commented another in a thread asking for opinions about the card.
And finally, another thread used the King Ghidorah meme to compare the goofy Moltres to his attractive predecessors.
Previous Premium Pass promo cards are best shown below for reference. As you can see, they feature distinctive art styles that set them apart from regular cards, making it easy to justify the subscription fee. In comparison, Moltres' new 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'll want the artwork to be “barely different from the free version.” .” I think the community has the right this time.