The Noivern ex card from Shiny Treasure ex [SV4a] is a card which is often used as a supporting defensive piece in a fairly wide range of Pokémon TCG decks such as the Snorlax deck, Pidgeot ex deck, and Regidrago VSTAR deck, among others. However, it wasn’t until the recent emergence of the Cornerstone Mask Ogerpon/Noivern ex deck that the card became a viable deck centerpiece as well.

About Noivern ex (Shiny Treasure ex [SV4a] 334/190)

Noivern ex’s standout feature is its Covert Flight attack. While 70 damage for two Energy cards is a reasonable damage output, the bigger point of note is the attack’s additional effect. Following the use of Covert Flight, Noivern ex can’t be damaged by an opposing Basic Pokémon on the opponent’s next turn. This coupled with Noivern ex’s massive total HP of 260 makes the Sound Wave Pokémon’s Pokémon-ex form one of the toughest Pokémon to bring down in the metagame right now.

Adding to this, Noivern ex has no weakness as well as a free retreat cost. This level of flexibility and mobility is typically rare among defensive lynchpins in the Pokémon TCG meta and are among the main reasons why even before it became a deck centerpiece, Noivern ex was part of several other decks.

The version of Noivern ex from Shiny Treasure ex [SV4a] is a Shiny Super Rare (SSR) card that depicts the Shiny form of the Flying/Dragon-type Pokémon; the fact that it’s the Shiny form shown elevates the card’s value. The sparkles and stars in the background directly reference the Pokémon video games; specifically, the visual effect displayed when a Shiny Pokémon is sent into combat.

Release Details

The English version of this card is card 220/091 from Paldean Fates [PAF].

The price of a Noivern ex (Shiny Treasure ex [SV4a] 334/190) card is 4,060 JPY (~US$29).

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