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New effects66
New tags55
Pokémon card debuts198
New illustrators104

Effects that first appeared in this pack

Effects are grouped together when they differ only in numbers, types, Special Conditions, or card names. This list contains effect patterns not found in earlier packs (excluding promos).

Venusaur, Venusaur ex, Tangela, Petilil, VaporeonAttack: Mega Drain
Heal 30 damage from this Pokémon.
CaterpieAttack: Find a Friend
Put 1 random Grass Pokémon from your deck into your hand.
ButterfreeAbility: Powder Heal
Once during your turn, you may heal 20 damage from each of your Pokémon.
Vileplume, Venomoth, Tentacruel, Frosmoth, Nidoking, Grimer, Wigglytuff exAttack: Soothing Scent
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Asleep.
VictreebelAbility: Fragrance Trap
If this Pokémon is in the Active Spot, once during your turn, you may switch in 1 of your opponent's Benched Basic Pokémon to the Active Spot.
Exeggutor, Exeggutor ex, HelioliskAttack: Stomp
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 more damage.
Pinsir, Jolteon, Zapdos ex, Golurk, Marowak ex, KangaskhanAttack: Double Horn
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 50 damage for each heads.
LilligantAttack: Leaf Supply
Take a Grass Energy from your Energy Zone and attach it to 1 of your Benched Grass Pokémon.
Skiddo, Moltres, SeakingAttack: Surprise Attack
Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
Charmander, Charizard, Charizard ex, Ninetales, Flareon, Centiskorch, Mewtwo, Mewtwo exAttack: Ember
Discard a Fire Energy from this Pokémon.

Other new effects (56)

Card	Effect source	Effect
Vulpix	Attack: Tail Whip	Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon can't attack during your opponent's next turn.
Arcanine	Attack: Heat Tackle	This Pokémon also does 20 damage to itself.
Moltres ex	Attack: Inferno Dance	Flip 3 coins. Take an amount of Fire Energy from your Energy Zone equal to the number of heads and attach it to your Benched Fire Pokémon in any way you like.
Blastoise	Attack: Hydro Pump	If this Pokémon has at least 2 extra Water Energy attached, this attack does 60 more damage.
Psyduck	Attack: Headache	Your opponent can't use any Supporter cards from their hand during their next turn.
Poliwrath	Ability: Counterattack	If this Pokémon is in the Active Spot and is damaged by an attack from your opponent's Pokémon, do 20 damage to the Attacking Pokémon.
Cloyster	Ability: Shell Armor	This Pokémon takes -10 damage from attacks.
Kingler	Attack: KO Crab	Flip 2 coins. If both of them are heads, this attack does 80 more damage.
Seadra	Attack: Water Arrow	This attack does 50 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon.
Gyarados	Attack: Hyper Beam	Discard a random Energy from your opponent's Active Pokémon.
Omastar	Attack: Ancient Whirlpool	During your opponent's next turn, the Defending Pokémon can't attack.
Articuno	Attack: Ice Beam	Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Articuno ex	Attack: Blizzard	This attack also does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon.
Greninja	Ability: Water Shuriken	Once during your turn, you may do 20 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon.
Bruxish	Attack: Second Strike	If your opponent's Active Pokémon has damage on it, this attack does 60 more damage.
Raichu	Attack: Thunderbolt	Discard all Energy from this Pokémon.
Pikachu ex	Attack: Circle Circuit	This attack does 30 damage for each of your Benched Lightning Pokémon.
Magneton	Ability: Volt Charge	Once during your turn, you may take a Lightning Energy from your Energy Zone and attach it to this Pokémon.
Electabuzz	Attack: Thunder Punch	Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 40 more damage. If tails, this Pokémon also does 20 damage to itself.
Zapdos	Attack: Raging Thunder	This attack also does 30 damage to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
Abra	Attack: Teleport	Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
Alakazam	Attack: Psychic	This attack does 30 more damage for each Energy attached to your opponent's Active Pokémon.
Gengar ex	Ability: Shadowy Spellbind	As long as this Pokémon is in the Active Spot, your opponent can't use any Supporter cards from their hand.
Hypno	Ability: Sleep Pendulum	Once during your turn, you may flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Asleep.
Mr. Mime	Attack: Barrier Attack	During your opponent's next turn, this Pokémon takes -20 damage from attacks.
Gardevoir	Ability: Psy Shadow	Once during your turn, you may take a Psychic Energy from your Energy Zone and attach it to the Psychic Pokémon in the Active Spot.
Dugtrio	Attack: Dig	Flip a coin. If heads, during your opponent's next turn, prevent all damage from—and effects of—attacks done to this Pokémon.
Primeape	Attack: Fight Back	If this Pokémon has damage on it, this attack does 60 more damage.
Cubone	Attack: Growl	During your opponent's next turn, attacks used by the Defending Pokémon do -20 damage.
Hitmonlee	Attack: Stretch Kick	This attack does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon.
Kabutops	Attack: Leech Life	Heal from this Pokémon the same amount of damage you did to your opponent's Active Pokémon.
Grapploct	Attack: Knock Back	Switch out your opponent's Active Pokémon to the Bench. (Your opponent chooses the new Active Pokémon.)
Arbok	Attack: Corner	During your opponent's next turn, the Defending Pokémon can't retreat.
Nidoran♀	Attack: Call for Family	Put 1 random Nidoran♂ from your deck onto your Bench.
Nidoqueen	Attack: Lovestrike	This attack does 50 more damage for each of your Benched Nidoking.
Muk	Attack: Venoshock	If your opponent's Active Pokémon is Poisoned, this attack does 50 more damage.
Weezing	Ability: Gas Leak	Once during your turn, if this Pokémon is in the Active Spot, you may make your opponent's Active Pokémon Poisoned.
Mawile	Attack: Crunch	Flip a coin. If heads, discard a random Energy from your opponent's Active Pokémon.
Meltan	Attack: Amass	Take a Metal Energy from your Energy Zone and attach it to this Pokémon.
Dragonite	Attack: Draco Meteor	1 of your opponent's Pokémon is chosen at random 4 times. For each time a Pokémon was chosen, do 50 damage to it.
Pidgeot	Ability: Drive Off	Once during your turn, you may switch out your opponent's Active Pokémon to the Bench. (Your opponent chooses the new Active Pokémon.)
Meowth	Attack: Pay Day	Draw a card.
Persian	Attack: Shadow Claw	Flip a coin. If heads, discard a random card from your opponent's hand.
Lickitung	Attack: Continuous Lick	Flip a coin until you get tails. This attack does 60 damage for each heads.
Ditto	Attack: Copy Anything	Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon's attacks and use it as this attack. If this Pokémon doesn't have the necessary Energy to use that attack, this attack does nothing.
Porygon	Ability: Data Scan	Once during your turn, you may look at the top card of your deck.
Aerodactyl	Attack: Primal Wingbeat	Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent shuffles their Active Pokémon into their deck.
Cinccino	Attack: Do the Wave	This attack does 30 damage for each of your Benched Pokémon.
Helix Fossil	Effect	Play this card as if it were a 40-HP Basic Colorless Pokémon. At any time during your turn, you may discard this card from play. This card can't retreat.
Erika	Effect	Heal 50 damage from 1 of your Grass Pokémon.
Misty	Effect	Choose 1 of your Water Pokémon, and flip a coin until you get tails. For each heads, take a Water Energy from your Energy Zone and attach it to that Pokémon.
Blaine	Effect	During this turn, attacks used by your Ninetales, Rapidash, or Magmar do +30 damage to your opponent's Active Pokémon.
Koga	Effect	Put your Muk or Weezing in the Active Spot into your hand.
Giovanni	Effect	During this turn, attacks used by your Pokémon do +10 damage to your opponent's Active Pokémon.
Brock	Effect	Take a Fighting Energy from your Energy Zone and attach it to Golem or Onix.
Lt. Surge	Effect	Move all Lightning Energy from your Benched Pokémon to your Raichu, Electrode, or Electabuzz in the Active Spot.

Tags that first appeared in this pack (55)

Site-defined tags that did not appear on new unique cards in earlier packs (excluding promos). Each number shows how many unique cards in this pack have the tag.

Class: Non-exClass: Fully EvolvedClass: Regular exClass: EeveelutionsClass: FossilGamble15 unique cards Coin12 unique cards Cost: EN9 unique cards HP Heal8 unique cards Poisoned6 unique cards EN Supply5 unique cards Recoil5 unique cards Exclusive5 unique cards Asleep4 unique cards Switch (Opp.)4 unique cards W4 unique cards DMG Cut4 unique cards Grass3 unique cards EN Count3 unique cards Supporter Lock3 unique cards EN Strip3 unique cards Paralyzed3 unique cards Fossil3 unique cards Draw: Pokémon2 unique cards Attack Lock2 unique cards DMG Dealt2 unique cards Any2 unique cards Benchmates2 unique cards EN Boost2 unique cards L2 unique cards Anti-EN2 unique cards DMG Boost2 unique cards Anti-Basic1 unique cards G1 unique cards Fire1 unique cards R1 unique cards Counter1 unique cards All1 unique cards Anti-Hurt1 unique cards Lightning1 unique cards Switch (You)1 unique cards Psychic1 unique cards P1 unique cards DMG Immune1 unique cards Effect Immune1 unique cards Hurt1 unique cards Bench1 unique cards Retreat Lock1 unique cards Specific Pokémon1 unique cards Anti-Condition1 unique cards M1 unique cards Random1 unique cards Draw1 unique cards Hand Strip1 unique cards Copy1 unique cards Scout1 unique cards Water1 unique cards Bounce1 unique cards F1 unique cards EN Move1 unique cards

Effect trends in this pack

Tags that appear on at least 3 unique cards in this pack and are at least 1.8× as common as in the overall card pool. The multiplier shows the relative frequency.

Supporter Lock×8.3 · 3 unique cards Fossil×3.0 · 3 unique cards Grass×2.2 · 3 unique cards Switch (Opp.)×2.1 · 4 unique cards W×1.8 · 4 unique cards

Key cards

Pokémon ex (15)

Venusaur exA1_004Exeggutor exA1_023Charizard exA1_036Arcanine exA1_041Moltres exA1_047Blastoise exA1_056Starmie exA1_076Articuno exA1_084Pikachu exA1_096Zapdos exA1_104Gengar exA1_123Mewtwo exA1_129Machamp exA1_146Marowak exA1_153Wigglytuff exA1_195

Trainer cards (11)

Helix FossilItem (Fossil)Dome FossilItem (Fossil)Old AmberItem (Fossil)ErikaSupporterMistySupporterBlaineSupporterKogaSupporterGiovanniSupporterBrockSupporterSabrinaSupporterLt. SurgeSupporter

Unique promo cards released around this pack (11)

Unique cards that debuted as promos. Each promo is grouped with the most recent preceding regular pack in the card data.

Lapras exPROMO-A_014MankeyPROMO-A_017HaunterPROMO-A_020JigglypuffPROMO-A_022PotionPROMO-A_001, ItemX SpeedPROMO-A_002, ItemHand ScopePROMO-A_003, ItemPokédexPROMO-A_004, ItemPoké BallPROMO-A_005, ItemRed CardPROMO-A_006, ItemProfessor's Research Professor OakPROMO-A_007, Supporter

Pokémon making their card debut (198)

BulbasaurIvysaurVenusaurCaterpieMetapodButterfreeWeedleKakunaBeedrillOddishGloomVileplumeParasParasectVenonatVenomothBellsproutWeepinbellVictreebelExeggcuteExeggutorTangelaScytherPinsirCottoneeWhimsicottPetililLilligantSkiddoGogoatCharmanderCharmeleonCharizardVulpixNinetalesGrowlitheArcaninePonytaRapidashMagmar

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FlareonMoltresHeatmorSalanditSalazzleSizzlipedeCentiskorchSquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlPoliwrathTentacoolTentacruelSeelDewgongShellderCloysterKrabbyKinglerHorseaSeadraGoldeenSeakingStaryuStarmieMagikarpGyaradosLaprasVaporeonOmanyteOmastarArticunoDucklettSwannaFroakieFrogadierGreninjaPyukumukuBruxishSnomFrosmothPikachuRaichuMagnemiteMagnetonVoltorbElectrodeElectabuzzJolteonZapdosBlitzleZebstrikaTynamoEelektrikEelektrossHelioptileHelioliskPincurchinClefairyClefableAbraKadabraAlakazamSlowpokeSlowbroGastlyHaunterGengarDrowzeeHypnoMr. MimeJynxMewtwoRaltsKirliaGardevoirWoobatSwoobatGolettGolurkSandshrewSandslashDiglettDugtrioMankeyPrimeapeMachopMachokeMachampGeodudeGravelerGolemOnixCuboneMarowakHitmonleeHitmonchanRhyhornRhydonKabutoKabutopsMienfooMienshaoClobbopusGrapploctEkansArbokNidoran♀NidorinaNidoqueenNidoran♂NidorinoNidokingZubatGolbatGrimerMukKoffingWeezingMawilePawniardBisharpMeltanMelmetalDratiniDragonairDragonitePidgeyPidgeottoPidgeotRattataRaticateSpearowFearowJigglypuffWigglytuffMeowthPersianFarfetch'dDoduoDodrioLickitungChanseyKangaskhanTaurosDittoEeveePorygonAerodactylSnorlaxMinccinoCinccinoWoolooDubwool

Illustrators making their debut in this pack (104)

These illustrators did not appear in earlier packs. Each number shows how many cards they illustrated in this pack. There are 104 illustrators in total.

PLANETA CG Works14Miki Tanaka10Kagemaru Himeno7Kyoko Umemoto6Naoyo Kimura6PLANETA Mochizuki6PLANETA Saito6Kouki Saitou6Shin Nagasawa5PLANETA Igarashi5kirisAki5nagimiso5You Iribi4HYOGONOSUKE4Yukiko Baba4Atsuko Nishida4Naoki Saito4Mizue4kodama4sui4Hitoshi Ariga4GOSSAN4Akira Komayama4Sanosuke Sakuma4sowsow4match4Scav4Ryota Murayama3Yuka Morii3Anesaki Dynamic3Sumiyoshi Kizuki3kawayoo3Midori Harada3Kanako Eo3Teeziro3Ryuta Fuse3Nurikabe3Shibuzoh.3Masako Yamashita3Saya Tsuruta3Shigenori Negishi3Sekio3Mitsuhiro Arita3AKIRA EGAWA3Ken Sugimori3Yuu Nishida3MAHOU3Masakazu Fukuda3Taira Akitsu3Toyste Beach3Hajime Kusajima2Eri Yamaki2Mina Nakai2Hasuno2kantaro2Misa Tsutsui2PLANETA Tsuji2Suwama Chiaki2hatachu2Shinya Komatsu2Tomokazu Komiya2Aya Kusube25ban Graphics2OOYAMA2aoki2Asako Ito2otumami2Ayaka Yoshida2saino misaki2GIDORA2Souichirou Gunjima2Hideki Ishikawa2Narumi Sato1Kurata So1miki kudo1takuyoa1Toshinao Aoki1Uta1Nelnal1Hiroki Asanuma1Yumi1ryoma uratsuka1SATOSHI NAKAI1Tika Matsuno1Nisota Niso1Oswaldo KATO1kurumitsu1Pani Kobayashi1Hiroyuki Yamamoto1Atsushi Furusawa1Shiburingaru1Satoshi Shirai1Yuya Oka103131Yoriyuki Ikegami1OKACHEKE1Haru Akasaka1DOM1KEIICHIRO ITO1Gemi1Jerky1hncl1NC Empire1Amelicart1

Card breakdown

Breakdown of 224 new unique cards (213 Pokémon cards and 11 Trainer cards). Average Pokémon HP: 92. Highest HP: 190.

Type

Grass32
Fire20
Water41
Lightning19
Psychic24
Fighting27
Darkness14
Metal5
Dragon3
Colorless28

Stage

Basic105
Stage 183
Stage 225

Trainer card type

Item (Fossil)3
Supporter8

Cards by booster pack

Shared44
Charizard81
Mewtwo80
Pikachu81