All SM9 ‘Tag Bolt’ Cards! By: Water Pokémon Master Posted 2 weeks ago to TCG 106 comments All cards from SM9 Tag Bolt have now been revealed ahead of the set’s release date! (Excluding secret rares, of course.) The set will release in Japan next week and will then become part of our Tag Team set in February. A huge thanks goes to Bangiras for the translations! Venusaur & Celebi-GX – Grass– HP270 Basic Pokemon (TAG TEAM) [G][C][C] Pollen Hazard: 50 damage. Your opponent’s Active Pokemon is now Burned, Confused and Poisoned. [G][G][C][C] Solar Beam: 150 damage. [G][G][C][C]+ Evergreen GX: 180 damage. Heal all damage from this Pokemon. If this Pokemon has at least 1 extra [G] Energy attached to it (in addition to this attack’s cost), shuffle all cards from your discard pile into your deck. (You can’t use more than 1 GX attack in a game.) When your TAG TEAM is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards. Weakness: Fire (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 4 Weedle – Grass – HP40 Basic Pokemon [G] Tangle Drag: Choose 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokemon and switch it with his or her Active Pokemon. [G] Bug Bite: 10 damage. Weakness: Fire (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 1 Weedle – Grass – HP50 Basic Pokemon [C] Reckless Charge: 20 damage. This Pokemon does 10 damage to itself. Weakness: Fire (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 1 Kakuna – Grass – HP80 Stage 1 – Evolves from Weedle Ability: Grass Bed If this Pokemon has any [G] Energy attached to it, this Pokemon takes 30 less damage from attacks. [C][C] Bug Bite: 20 damage. Weakness: Fire (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 3 Beedrill – Grass – HP130 Stage 2 – Evolves from Kakuna [G] Destiny Barb: This attack can only be used when this Pokemon has damage counters on it. Both Active Pokemon are Knocked Out. [C][C] Reckless Charge: 90 damage. This Pokemon does 10 damage to itself. Weakness: Fire (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 1 Paras – Grass – HP70 Basic Pokemon [C] Scratch: 10 damage. [G][C] Slash: 20 damage. Weakness: Fire (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 1 Parasect – Grass – HP100 Stage 1 – Evolves from Paras Ability: Panic Spore Put 2 damage counters on your opponent’s Confused Pokemon between turns. [G][C] Mysterious Powder: 30 damage. Flip a coin, if heads your opponent’s Active Pokemon is now Confused. Weakness: Fire (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 1 Exeggcute – Grass – HP50 Basic Pokemon [G] Bullet Seed: Flip 4 coins. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads. Weakness: Fire (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 1 Pinsir – Grass – HP120 Basic Pokemon [C][C] Grip And Squeeze: 30 damage. The Defending Pokemon can’t retreat during your opponent’s next turn. [G][C][C] Guillotine Hug: Flip 2 coins. If both are heads, your opponent’s Active Pokemon is Knocked Out. Weakness: Fire (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 3 Charmander – Fire – HP50 Basic Pokemon [R] Scratch: 10 damage. [C][C] Retaliate: 20x damage. This attack does 20 damage times the number of damage counters on this Pokemon. Weakness: Water (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 1 Charmander – Fire – HP70 Basic Pokemon [R] Ember: 30 damage. Discard an Energy from this Pokemon. Weakness: Water (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 1 Charmeleon – Fire – HP90 Stage 1 – Evolves from Charmander [R][R] Fire Fang: 30 damage. Your opponent’s Active Pokemon is now Burned. Weakness: Water (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 2 Charizard – Fire – HP150 Stage 2 – Evolves from Charmeleon Ability: Addicting Drive Once during your turn (before your attack), you may put 2 damage counters on this Pokemon. If you do, search your deck for up to 2 [R] Energy cards and attach them to this Pokemon. Then, shuffle your deck. [R][R] Continuous Blaze Ball: 30+ damage. Discard all [R] Energy from this Pokemon. This attack does 50 more damage for each card you discarded in this way. Weakness: Water (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 2 Vulpix – Fire – HP60 Basic Pokemon [C] Tail Whip: Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent’s Active Pokemon can’t attack during your opponent’s next turn. Weakness: Water (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 1 Ninetales – Fire – HP100 Stage 1 – Evolves from Vulpix Ability: Nine Tailed Invitation Once during your turn (before your attack), you may discard 2 [R] Energy cards from your hand. Then, choose 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokemon and switch it with his or her Active Pokemon. [R][C][C] Flame Tail: 90 damage. Weakness: Water (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 1 Ponyta – Fire – HP70 Basic Pokemon [R] Live Coal: 10 damage. [R][R] Stomp: 10+ damage. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 more damage. Weakness: Water (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 1 Rapidash – Fire – HP100 Stage 1 – Evolves from Ponyta [R] Searing Flame: 20 damage. Your opponent’s Active Pokemon is now Burned. [R][R] Agility: 60 damage. Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to this Pokémon during your opponent’s next turn. Weakness: Water (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 1 Moltres – Fire – HP120 Basic Pokemon [R] Wildfire: Discard all [R] Energy from this Pokemon. If you do, for each Energy you discarded, discard 1 card from the top of your opponent’s deck. [R][R][R][C] Fire Spin: 180 damage. Discard 3 Energy from this Pokemon. Weakness: Lightning (x2) Resistance: Fighting (-20) Retreat: 2 Magikarp & Wailord-GX – Water – HP300 Basic Pokemon (TAG TEAM) [W][W][W][W][W] Super Splash: 180 damage. [W]+ Towering Splash-GX: 10 damage. If this Pokemon has at least 7 extra [W] Energy attached to it (in addition to this attack’s cost), this attack does 100 damage to each of your opponent’s Benched Pokemon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokemon.) (You can’t use more than 1 GX attack in a game.) When your TAG TEAM is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards. Weakness: Grass (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 4 Squirtle – Water – HP50 Basic Pokemon Ability: Shell Float If you have a Stadium in play, this Pokemon has no retreat cost. [W][C] Water Gun: 30 damage. Weakness: Grass (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 1 Squirtle – Water – HP70 Basic Pokemon [C] Tackle: 10 damage. [W][C] Wave Splash: 20 damage. Weakness: Grass (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 1 Wartortle – Water – HP90 Stage 1 – Evolves from Squirtle [C][C] Tackle: 30 damage. [W][W][C] Waterfall: 70 damage. Weakness: Grass (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 2 Blastoise – Water – HP160 Stage 2 – Evolves from Wartortle Ability: Power Squall Once your during turn (before your attack), you may look at the top 6 cards of your deck. Choose as many [W] Energy cards you find there as you like and attach them to your Pokemon in any way you like. Then, shuffle the other cards back into your deck. [W][W][W] Hydro Tackle: 150 damage. This Pokemon does 30 damage to itself. Weakness: Grass (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 3 Psyduck – Water – HP60 Basic Pokemon [C] Migraine: 10 damage. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent can’t play any Trainers from their hand during their next turn. Weakness: Grass (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 2 Golduck – Water – HP110 Stage 1 – Evolves from Psyduck [W] Amnesia: 20 damage. Choose 1 of your opponent’s Active Pokemon’s attacks. That Pokemon can’t use that attack during your opponent’s next turn. [C][C][C] Swim: 90 damage. If any of your opponent’s Pokemon in play have [W] Energy attached to them, you may choose to do this attack’s damage to 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokemon instead of the Active Pokemon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokemon.) Weakness: Grass (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 1 Staryu – Water – HP50 Basic Pokemon [C] Numbing Water: 10 damage. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent’s Active Pokemon is now Paralyzed. Weakness: Grass (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 1 Magikarp – Water – HP30 Basic Pokemon [W] Dragon’s Gate: Flip a coin. If heads, search your discard pile for a card that evolves from this Pokemon and play it on top of this card to evolve it. Weakness: Lightning (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 1 Gyarados – Water – HP150 Stage 1 – Evolves from Magikarp [W] Filter Out: 30+ damage. Reveal the top 7 cards from your deck. This attack does 30 more damage for each [W[ Energy revealed. Shuffle those [W] Energy back into your deck. Discard the remaining cards. [W][W][W] Hyper Beam: 100 damage. Discard an Energy from your opponent’s Active Pokemon. Weakness: Lightning (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 4 Lapras – Water – HP130 Basic Pokemon [W] Confuse Ray: Your opponent’s Active Pokemon is now Confused. [C] Hydro Pump: 10 damage. This attack does 30 more damage for each [W] Energy attached to this Pokemon. Weakness: Metal (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 3 Articuno – Water – HP110 Basic Pokemon Ability: Blizzard Veil As long as this Pokemon is your Active Pokemon, whenever your opponent plays a Supporter card from their hand, prevent the effects of that card done to your Benched [W] Pokemon. [W][W] Cold Cyclone: 70 damage. Move 2 [W] Energy from this Pokemon to 1 of your Benched Pokemon. Weakness: Lightning (x2) Resistance: Fighting (-20) Retreat: 2 Pikachu & Zekrom-GX – Lightning – HP240 Basic Pokemon (TAG TEAM) [L][L][L] Full Blitz: 150 damage. Search your deck for up to 3 [L] Energy cards and attach them to 1 of your Pokemon. Then, shuffle your deck. [L][L][L]+ Tag Bolt GX: 200 damage. If this Pokemon has at least 3 extra [L] Energy attached to it (in addition to this attack’s cost), this attack does 170 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokemon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokemon.) (You can’t use more than 1 GX attack in a game.) When your TAG TEAM is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards. Weakness: Fighting (x2) Resistance: Metal (-20) Retreat: 3 Alolan Geodude – Lightning – HP60 Basic Pokemon [L][C] Self Destruct: 60 damage. This Pokemon does 60 damage to itself. Weakness: Fighting (x2) Resistance: Metal (-20) Retreat: 2 Alolan Geodude – Lightning – HP70 Basic Pokemon [.] Recharge: Search your deck for up to 2 [L] Energy and attach them to this Pokemon. Then, shuffle your deck. [L][C][C] Smash Bomber: 50 damage. Flip a coin. If tails, this attack fails. Weakness: Fighting (x2) Resistance: Metal (-20) Retreat: 3 Alolan Graveler – Lightning – HP100 Stage 1 – Evolves from Alolan Graveler [.] Rollout: 30 damage. [L][C][C][C] Electric Slug: 100 damage. Weakness: Fighting (x2) Resistance: Metal (-20) Retreat: 4 Alolan Golem – Lightning – HP180 Stage 2 – Evolves from Alolan Graveler [.] Magnet Bomber: Move any number of [L] Energy from your Benched Pokemon to this Pokemon. This attack does 20 damage for each card moved. [L][C][C][C][C] Super Zap Cannon: 190 damage. Discard 2 Energy from this Pokemon. Weakness: Fighting (x2) Resistance: Metal (-20) Retreat: 4 Voltorb – Lightning – HP50 Basic Pokemon [C] Tackle: 20 damage. Weakness: Fighting (x2) Resistance: Metal (-20) Retreat: 1 Electrode – Lightning – HP90 Stage 1 – Evolves from Voltorb Ability: Energy Shaker Once during your turn, when you play this card from your hand to Evolve a Pokemon, you may move any number of [L] Energy cards attached to your Pokemon to your other Pokemon in any way you like. [L][C] Speed Ball: 50 damage. Weakness: Fighting (x2) Resistance: Metal (-20) Retreat: 1 Gengar & Mimikyu-GX – Psychic – HP240 Basic Pokemon [P][P] Poltergeist: 50x damage. Your opponent reveals their hand. This attack does 50 damage for each Trainer card you find there. [P]+ Horror House GX: Your opponent can’t play any cards from their hand during their next turn. If this Pokemon has at least 1 extra [P] Energy attached to it (in addition to this attack’s cost), each player draws cards until they have 7 cards in their hand. (You can’t use more than 1 GX attack in a game.) When your TAG TEAM is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards. Weakness: Darkness (x2) Resistance: Fighting (-20) Retreat: 2 Nidoran F – Psychic – HP60 Basic Pokemon [C] Call for Family: Search your deck for a Basic Pokémon and put it onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck. [C][C] Scratch: 20 damage. Weakness: Psychic (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 1 Nidorina – Psychic – HP90 Stage 1 – Evolves from Nidoran F [C] Family Rescue: Shuffle 5 [P] Pokemon from your discard pile into your deck. [C][C] Bite: 30 damage. Weakness: Psychic (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 2 Nidoqueen – Psychic – HP160 Stage 2 – Evolves from Nidorina Ability: Mother Call Once during your turn (before your attack), you may search your deck for a Pokemon (except Pokemon-GX and Pokemon-EX), reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. [C][C][C] Power Lariat: 10+ damage. This attack does 50 more damage for each Evolution Pokemon on your Bench. Weakness: Psychic (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 3 Nidoran M – Psychic – HP60 Basic Pokemon [C] Peck 10 damage. [P][C] Horn Attack: 20 damage. Weakness: Psychic (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 1 Nidorino – Psychic – HP90 Stage 1 – Evolves from Nidoran M [C] Peck: 20 damage. [P][C][C] Horn Drill: 60 damage. Weakness: Psychic (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 2 Nidoking – Psychic – HP160 Stage 2 – Evolves from Nidorino [C][C] Drag Off: Switch 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokemon with their Active Pokemon. This attack does 50 damage to the new Active Pokemon. [P][C][C] King Drums: 100+ damage. If Nidoqueen is on your Bench, this attack does 100 more damage. Weakness: Psychic (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 3 Tentacool – Psychic – HP60 Basic Pokemon [C] Wrap: 10 damage. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent’s Active Pokemon is now Paralyzed. Weakness: Psychic (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 1 Tentacruel – Psychic – HP100 Stage 1 – Evolves from Tentacool [C] Void Tentacles: Your opponent’s Active Pokemon is now Poisoned and Confused. [P][C][C] Paranormal: 70 damage: Prevent all damage done to this Pokemon by the attacks of Ultra Beasts during your opponent’s next turn. Weakness: Psychic (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 1 Grimer – Psychic – HP80 Basic Pokemon [C] Pound: 10 damage. Weakness: Psychic (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 2 Muk – Psychic – HP130 Stage 1 – Evolves from Grimer Ability: Poison Sacs Your opponent’s Poisoned Pokemon remain Poisoned even after evolving or devolving. [P] Toxic Secretion: 40 damage. Your opponent’s Active Pokemon is now Poisoned. Put 2 damage counters for Poison damage between turns instead of 1. Weakness: Psychic (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 4 Starmie – Psychic – HP80 Stage 1 – Evolves from Hey-ya! [C] Strange Wave: 40 damage. Search your deck for up to 3 [W] or [P] Energy cards and attach them to 1 of your Benched Pokemon. Then, shuffle your deck. Weakness: Psychic (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 1 Mr. Mime – Psychic – HP80 Basic Pokemon Ability: Retrieval Block Your opponent’s Pokemon with damage counters on them and all cards attached to those Pokemon can’t be returned to your opponent’s hand. [C][C] Psy Bolt: 20 damage. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent’s Active Pokemon is now Paralyzed. Weakness: Psychic (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 1 Jynx – Psychic – HP90 Basic Pokemon [C] Dazzle Dance: Your opponent’s Active Pokemon is now Confused. [P][C] Strange Dance: Put damage counters equal to the number of your opponent’s Benched Pokemon on your opponent’s Pokemon in any way you like. Weakness: Psychic (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 1 Mankey – Fighting – HP50 Basic Pokemon [C] Scout: Look at your opponent’s hand. [F][C] Low Kick: 30 damage. Weakness: Psychic (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 1 Primeape – Fighting – HP90 Stage 1 – Evolves from Mankey [F] Low Kick: 30 damage. [F][C][C] Wreck: 80 damage. If there’s a Stadium in play, this attack does 80 more damage. Then, discard that Stadium. Weakness: Psychic (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 1 Hityomom – Fighting – HP100 Basic Pokemon [F] Special Combo This attack can only be used if Hitmonchan used Hit and Away on your previous turn. This attack does 90 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokemon (don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokemon). [F][F][C] Mega Kick: 90 damage. Weakness: Psychic (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 1 Hityodad – Fighting – HP90 Basic Pokemon [F] Hit and Away: 30 damage. You may switch this Pokemon with 1 of your Benched Pokemon. [F][C][C] Magnum Punch: 70 damage. Weakness: Psychic (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 1 Omanyte – Fighting – HP90 Stage 1 – Evolves from Unidentified Fossil [C] Tickle: 30 damage. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent’s Active Pokemon is now Paralyzed. Weakness: Grass (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 1 Omastar – Fighting – HP130 Stage 2 – Evolves from Omanyte Ability: Fossil Barrier As long as this Pokemon is in play, if you have fewer Pokemon in play than your opponent, your opponent can’t play any Item cards from his or her hand. [F][C] Bite: 60 damage. Weakness: Grass (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 1 Kabuto – Fighting – HP90 Stage 1 – Evolves from Unidentified Fossil [F] Shell Ram: 40 damage. During your opponent’s next turn, this Pokemon takes 20 less damage from attacks. Weakness: Grass (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 1 Kabutops – Fighting – HP140 Stage 1 – Evolves from Kabuto Ability: Fossil Memory As long as this Pokemon is your Active Pokemon, your opponent can’t play any Supporter cards from their hand. [F][C][C] Rock Slide: 80 damage. This attack does 20 damage to 2 of your opponent’s Benched Pokemon (don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokemon). Weakness: Grass (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 2 Latias & Latios-GX – Dragon – HP250 Basic Pokemon (TAG TEAM) [W][P][P][C] Buster Purge: 240 damage. Discard 3 Energy from this Pokemon. [P]+ Aero Unit GX: Attach 5 basic Energy cards from your discard pile to your Pokemon in any way you like. If this Pokemon has at least 1 extra Energy attached to it (in addition to this attack’s cost), prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to this Pokémon during your opponent’s next turn. (You can’t use more than 1 GX attack in a game.) When your TAG TEAM is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards. Weakness: Fairy (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 1 Alolan Exeggutor – Dragon – HP160 Stage 1 – Evolves from Exeggcute [.] Eggs Paradise Draw: Draw cards from your deck until you have 6 cards in your hand. Before drawing, you may discard any number of cards from your hand. [G][C] Egg Drop: Discard any number of Exeggcute from your hand. This attack does 60 damage for each card discarded in this way. Weakness: Fairy (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 4 Dratini – Dragon – HP60 Basic Pokemon [L] Dragon Rage: 60 damage. Flip 2 coins. If 1 or more is tails, this attack fails. Weakness: Fairy (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 2 Dratini – Dragon – HP70 Basic Pokemon Ability: Protective Scales Prevent effects of the attacks of your opponent’s Pokemon done to this Pokemon. [W] Rain Splash: 10 damage. Weakness: Fairy (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 2 Dragonair – Dragon – HP90 Stage 1 – Evolves from Dratini [W][L] Twister: 30 damage. Flip 2 coins. For each heads, discard an Energy from your opponent’s Active Pokemon. If both are tails, this attack fails. Weakness: Fairy (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 2 Dragonite – Dragon – HP160 Stage 2 – Evolves from Dragonair Ability: Fast Call Once during your turn (before your attack), you may search your deck for a Supporter card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. [W][L][C] Dragon Claw: 120 damage. Weakness: Fairy (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 3 Eevee & Snorlax-GX – Colorless – HP270 Basic Pokemon (TAG TEAM) [C] Cheer On: Attach an Energy card from your hand to 1 of your Pokemon. [C][C][C][C] Dump Truck Press: 120+ damage. If your opponent’s Active Pokemon is an Evolution Pokemon, this attack does 120 more damage. [C][C][C][C]+ Megaton Frenzy GX: 210 damage. If this Pokemon has at least 1 extra Energy attached to it (in addition to this attack’s cost), draw cards until you have 10 cards in your hand. (You can’t use more than 1 GX attack in a game.) When your TAG TEAM is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards. Weakness: Fighting (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 4 Pidgey – Colorless – HP50 Basic Pokemon [C] Collect: Draw a card. [C][C] Gust: 20 damage. Weakness: Lightning (x2) Resistance: Fighting (-20) Retreat: 1 Pidgey – Colorless – HP60 Basic Pokemon [C] Quick Attack: 10+ damage. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 more damage. Weakness: Lightning (x2) Resistance: Fighting (-20) Retreat: 1 Pidgeotto– Colorless – HP60 Stage 1 – Evolves from Pidgey Ability: Air Mail Once during your turn (before your attack), you may look at the top 2 cards of your deck. Choose 1 of them and put it into your hand. Put the other card on the bottom of your deck. [C][C] Gust: 30 damage. Weakness: Lightning (x2) Resistance: Fighting (-20) Retreat: 1 Pidgeot– Colorless – HP130 Stage 2 – Evolves from Pidgeotto [C][C] Whirlwind: 60 damage. Your opponent switches their Active Pokemon with 1 of their Benched Pokemon. [C][C][C] Spin Storm: Your opponent puts their Active Pokemon and all of the cards attached to it into their hand. Weakness: Lightning (x2) Resistance: Fighting (-20) Retreat: 0 Meowth – Colorless – HP70 Basic Pokemon [C] Scratch: 10 damage. [C][C] Bite: 20 damage. Weakness: Fighting (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 1 Persian – Colorless – HP100 Stage 1 – Evolves from Meowth [C] Teach a Lesson: 20 damage. If your opponent has more than 4 cards in their hand, look at their hand and discard cards until there are 4 cards remaining. [C][C] Sharp Claws: 30 damage. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 60 more damage. Weakness: Fighting (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 1 Farfetch’d – Colorless – HP80 Basic Pokemon [C] Collect: Draw 2 cards. [C] Item Repel: 20+ damage. Before doing damage, discard all Pokemon Tool cards attached to the opponent’s Active Pokemon. If you discard any cards, this attack does 70 more damage. Weakness: Lightning (x2) Resistance: Fighting (-20) Retreat: 1 Kangaskhan – Colorless – HP130 Basic Pokemon [C] Fast Evolution: Search your deck for up to 2 Evolution Pokemon cards, reveal them, and put them in your hand. Then shuffle your deck. [C][C][C] Mega Punch: 80 damage. Weakness: Fighting (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 2 Tauros – Colorless – HP130 Basic Pokemon [C][C] Raging Herd: 10+ damage. This attack does 10 more damage for each damage counter on all of your Tauros (including Tauros-GX) in play. Weakness: Fighting (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 2 Aerodactyl – Colorless – HP130 Stage 1 – Evolves from Unidentified Fossil [C] Supersonic: Your opponent’s Active Pokemon is now Confused. [C][C][C] Fossil Fang: 90+ damage. If you have no Pokemon GX or EX on your Bench, this attack does 90 more damage. Weakness: Lighting (x2) Resistance: Fighting (-20) Retreat: 1 Escape Rope – Trainer Item Each player switches their Active Pokemon with 1 of their Benched Pokemon. Your opponent switches first. (If a player does not have a Benched Pokemon, that player doesn’t switch Pokemon.) You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack). Judge’s Whistle – Trainer Item Choose 1: – Draw a card from your deck. – Put a “Judge” from your discard pile into your hand. You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack). Unidentified Fossil – Trainer – HP60 Item Play this card as if it were a 60 HP [C] Basic Pokemon. At any time during your turn (before your attack), you may discard this card from play. This card can’t retreat. You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack). Ultra Ball – Trainer Item Discard 2 cards from your hand (if you can’t discard 2 cards, you can’t play this card). Search your deck for a Pokemon and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack). Rare Candy – Trainer Item Choose 1 of your Basic Pokemon in play. If you have a Stage 2 card in your hand that evolves from that Pokemon, put that card onto the Basic Pokemon to evolve it. You can’t use this card during your first turn or on a Basic Pokemon that was put into play this turn. You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack). Pokemon Communication – Trainer Item Reveal a Pokemon in your hand and put it on top of your deck. If you do, search your deck for a Pokemon, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack) Muscle Pad – Trainer Item Pokemon Tool: Attach a Pokemon Tool to 1 of your Pokemon that doesn’t already have a Pokemon Tool attached to it. If the Pokemon this card is attached to has a Retreat Cost of [C][C][C][C], its maximum HP is increased by 50. You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack). Erika’s Hospitality – Trainer Supporter If you have more than 6 cards in your hand (including this one), you can’t play this card. Draw a number of cards up to the number of your opponent’s Pokemon in play. You may play only 1 Supporter card during your turn (before your attack). Judge – Trainer Supporter Each player shuffles their hand into their deck and draws 4 cards. You can only use 1 Supporter card during your turn (before your attack). Cynthia – Trainer Supporter Shuffle your hand into your deck. Then, draw 6 cards. You can only use 1 Supporter card during your turn (before your attack). Brock’s Grit – Trainer Supporter Shuffle six in any combination of Pokemon and basic Energy cards from your discard pile into your deck. You can only use 1 Supporter card during your turn (before your attack). Bill’s Analysis – Trainer Supporter Look at the top 7 cards of your deck. You may reveal up to 2 Trainer cards you find there and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle the other cards back into your deck. You may play only 1 Supporter card during your turn (before your attack). Sabrina’s Suggestion – Trainer Supporter Your opponent reveals their hand. You may choose a Supporter card you find there and use its effect as this card’s effect. You may play only 1 Supporter card during your turn (before your attack). Lavender Town – Trainer Stadium Once during each player’s turn (before their attack), that player may look at their opponent’s hand. This card stays in play when you play it. Discard this card if another Stadium card comes into play. If another card with the same name is in play, you can’t play this card. Viridian Forest – Trainer Stadium Once during each player’s turn (before their attack), that player may discard a card from their hand. If they do, they may search their deck for a Basic Energy card, reveal it, and put it in their hand. Then, they shuffle their deck. This card stays in play when you play it. Discard this card if another Stadium card comes into play. If another card with the same name is in play, you can’t play this card. Field Blower – Trainer Item Choose up to 2 in any combination of Pokemon Tool cards and Stadium cards in play (yours or your opponent’s) and discard them. You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack). Aqua Patch – Trainer Item Attach a [W] Energy card from your discard pile to 1 of your Benched [W] Pokemon. You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack). Choice Band – Trainer Item Pokemon Tool: Attach a Pokemon Tool to 1 of your Pokemon that doesn’t already have a Pokemon Tool attached to it. The attacks of the Pokemon this card is attached to do 30 more damage to your opponent’s Active Pokemon-GX or Active Pokemon-EX (before applying Weakness and Resistance). You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack). Volkner – Trainer Supporter Search your deck for 1 basic [L] Energy and 1 Item card and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. You can only use 1 Supporter card during your turn (before your attack).
Woohoo a new Hitmonlee card! The new Sabrina supporter is amazing. Both stadiums could see play. Starmie is not bad either. Quite hyped for this set now.
Sabrina's Suggestion is really SABRINA style. Oooooh the communication with elm's lecture. What is ultra ball.
I can’t wait to see the full arts for Erika, Brock(I hope it’s a new brock), and Sabrina, I was also hoping for a Lt surge for this set so that there are more gym leader full arts cause a group of full arts looks nice together for a theme. I really like the new volkner art I would certainly put that new art and replace the old one in my deck. Can’t wait to look all these new effects of all the new trainers and stadiums
Brock's grit being reprinted is actually going to make/lead to a new BDIF in February potentially if anyone notices it.
I'm going to assume it means Trainer Rare, being that it's a holofoil (same with CB, Patch and Field Blower).
Obviously the translations aren't up yet at the timing of this post, but I can say right off the bat these new arts for cards like Field Blower, Volkner, Choice Band, Aqua Patch, they all look superb! Hoo Hoo, you wish.
That Gyarados looks like it could a terrifying deck if you had a consistent way of controlling more than your top 2 cards, or more/better thinning cards.
I used a translator and found a solid guess: Sabrina - Play this card and look at opponents hand, then select a Supporter from their hand and use its effect for this card. Bill - Look at the top 7 cards and choose 2 Trainers from there and put in hand. Judge Man Whistle - Play 1 draw a card, play 2 bring a card back from discard??? translation is choppy, but if this is the case holy crap about time.
Recharge > Charge, a move that Alolan Geodude gets. Minor, but it should be consistent with what the video games say.
Omastar: If this Pokemon is in play and you have fewer Pokemon in play than your opponent, your opponent can't play item cards. What? Mr. Mime: Your opponent cannot return a Pokemon or any cards attached to it to their hand if it has any damage counters on it. WHAAATT??? So I see Mr. Mime as a way to make these 250+ HP basics more balanced and completely invalidates Acerola/AZ/Super Scoop Up to keep stall in check. And Omastar is one-sided item lock that works from the bench which is absurd. You can also Maxie it into play in Expanded. Can't decide between which of these is the best card from the set. I'm also a fan of the Judge Whistle, which allows you to search your deck for a Judge or play one from the discard. This makes Judge a significantly better card and also makes Alolan Ninetales GX more versatile.
Judge whistle also makes Alolan Vulpix a little less viable . It's nice to see some item-based supporter search/recovery back in format. A couple of SPAS decks become a good bit better with even a little more draw support like that.
I'd rather have a Bench Barrier Mr. Mime Reprint, but this new Mime is good, if a bit niche. It'll be a nice choice for a tech slot if you're going to see a lot of Zoroark somewhere.
"Since this is promoting Kanto, I really hope this will be the set that finally gives us Lorelei in the TCG after all these years!!!" said a naive Frost. *gets Volkner and Cynthia instead* welp,
EXACTLY. Brock’s Grit reprint means the infamous Sableye Raichu Lock is back Will Kabutops Maxie’s Be OP in expanded? Imagine you place Kabutops in the Active with Vileplume on your bench
Starmie is interesting but Alolan Marowak is better thanks to the zero energy cost. That Beedrill is decent and thanks to the Kakuna we got a couple of sets ago, it is easy to set up. It's first attack pretty much guarantees a free KO on something unless it gets OHKO'd. Likely going to be using Bodybuilding Dumbell's to help it.
