Considering some of the most popular decks right now are Water-types featuring Starmie ex, Lapras ex, and Articuno ex, you will find that Zapdos ex can do incredibly well against these decks, provided you can stack Energy onto the Pokemon before your opponent
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Whether through revealing what you draw, or whats on top of your library, you can use that information to your own ends, rather than have it be a detriment
Plus, any self-respecting Dark Depths players will have a plan to recur their combo pieces (like Life from the Loam), so answering a single Marit Lage isn't likely to be enough
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Perhaps the best part is the little calico cat right near the set symbol for the card, which makes it look like the cat has a big star on its chest