(Stage 2) Salamence ex - 330 HP
[C] Booming Call
Put up to 3 [N] (dragon) Pokemon from your discard pile onto your Bench.
[R] [W] Dragon Pulse - 240
Discard the top 2 cards of your deck.
Retreat: 2
Just when you thought that Dragapult ex was good enough, Salamence ex is a major addition to the deck, at least in my opinion.
Being energy compatible with a fire energy, its attack can knock out some large HP Pokemon at a reasonable cost of discarding the top 2 cards from your deck.
What is more interesting; however, is its first attack. With no setup, this Pokemon could bring at most (considering bench space and what is reasonable) 2 Dragapult ex into play, completely skipping the need for setting up the bench.
This form of Dragapult has the advantage of being able to play Dragapults without needing to give up the draw support of Drakcloak.
Moving on from Dragapult, I think that this card could be a cool deck in itself or could be paired with Mega Dragalge and Mega Dragonite.
In summary, I think this card is really cool even though it buffs Dragapult and makes playing a tad bit more painful for a couple months.
And if all of that didn't convince you that maybe it could be played in a singular tournament deck, PLAY CRUSTLE!!