Tinkaton, Tatsugiri from “Future Flash”

By: JustInBasil · Posted Posted onOct 7, 2023 at 3:13 AM · 28 Comments

Tinkaton’s entire evolution line and Tatsugiri have been revealed from the Japanese sets Ancient Roar and Future Flash, which release in Japan on October 27th. We expect most cards from these sets to be incorporated into Paradox Rift, our November set.

Tinkatink – Psychic – HP70
Basic Pokémon

[P] Mountain Rummage: Look at the top card of your deck. You may put that card into your hand. If you don’t, discard that card and draw a card.

[P] Mumble: 10 damage.

Weakness: Metal (x2)
Resistance: None
Retreat: 2

Tinkatink – Psychic – HP70
Basic Pokémon

[P] Boundless Power: 40 damage. During your next turn, this Pokémon can’t attack.

Weakness: Metal (x2)
Resistance: None
Retreat: 2

Tinkatuff – Psychic – HP130
Stage 2 – Evolves from Tinkatink

[P] Alloy Swing: 20+ damage. If this Pokémon has any [M] Energy attached, this attack does 40 more damage.

Weakness: Metal (x2)
Resistance: None
Retreat: 2

Tinkaton – Psychic – HP130
Stage 2 – Evolves from Tinkatuff

[P] Crushing Blow: 30 damage. Discard an Energy from your opponent’s Active Pokémon.

[P] Alloy Hammer: 60+ damage. If this Pokémon has any [M] Energy attached, this attack does 120 more damage.

Weakness: Metal (x2)
Resistance: None
Retreat: 2

Tatsugiri – Dragon – HP70
Basic Pokémon

[W] Water Gun: 20 damage.

[C][C] Survival Strategy: Search your deck for up to 2 cards and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. You may switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.

Weakness: None
Resistance: None
Retreat: 1

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This Tatsugiri isn't horrible. I am torn on whether the "free retreat" is a good or bad thing. If anything you'd wish to get rid of the fish, not take damage into something actually important.
 
RogueMike95 said:
By the time you have Regidrago VStar copying Tatsugiri's attack, what's the point in skipping attacks to search cards?
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I'm not saying it would be used in every situation but if you wanted it out of the active without retreating and didn't have a switch card? If you needed to grab a Boss or something else and wanted to put up a single prize to take the hit instead of Regi? I'm not seeing its perfect or super good but there could be situations you'd want to do it.
 
bwyattvirtue13 said:
I'm not saying it would be used in every situation but if you wanted it out of the active without retreating and didn't have a switch card? If you needed to grab a Boss or something else and wanted to put up a single prize to take the hit instead of Regi? I'm not seeing its perfect or super good but there could be situations you'd want to do it.
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Could actually be a viable strategy with the release of pokemom catcher. You can search for iono + catcher and then by skipping an attack, that might put you behind in prize cards if the enemy chooses to ko your new mon.
 
angooseburger said:
Could actually be a viable strategy with the release of pokemom catcher. You can search for iono + catcher and then by skipping an attack, that might put you behind in prize cards if the enemy chooses to ko your new mon.
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Ya see like I said it's not like you're going to spam this move or use it all the time but there will be times you'll want to use. What's it going to hurt to tech in one copy of Totsugiri?
 
Bid said:
It’s funny that steel type crasher Tinkaton is weak for metal
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Would be pretty cool if they came up with a new type with unexpected weakness. They always do that for flying type pokemons but not for other double-typed mons (Zapdos especially). I mean, a fairy type with fire weakness would be pretty dope.
 
Iono: you're adding two cards with Tatsugiri? Well then, I might as well put those two cards back to the bottom of your deck!
 
Yaginku said:
If anything you'd wish to get rid of the fish, not take damage into something actually important.
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how aboout that new snorlax doll?

I played togekiss for a while, but that was control in a true sense in that you eventually KO'd your opponents things. Don't know how this deck would win, but its something.
 
A far more useful Tatsugiri to pair with SVI Donbozo? And Turo helps with getting it out of play and into discard? AND Sada helps accelerate the energy back onto another Donbozo the next turn? New locals gimick deck just dropped
 
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