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Cards/Archie's Ace in the Hole
Archie's Ace in the Hole card from the Primal Clash set
Illustration by Yusuke Ohmura. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Supporter

Archie's Ace in the Hole

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A rare supporter that revives a Pokemon and refills your hand when you are down to your last card.

SupporterBeginner to play

What this card does

You can only play this card when it is the final card in your hand.

You put a Water type Pokemon from your discard pile onto your Bench.

You then draw five new cards.

What it does

Archie's Ace in the Hole

You can play this card only when it is the last card in your hand. Put a {W} Pokémon from your discard pile onto your Bench. Then, draw 5 cards.

This card acts as a dramatic comeback tool. It allows you to retrieve a powerful Water Pokemon from the trash and immediately restock your hand with five new options.

Which deck it belongs in

It suits Water focused decks that rely on strong attackers. These decks need a way to recover resources after a long turn.

Strengths
  • Hand recovery
  • Bench space
  • Resource retrieval
Watch out for
  • Last card only
  • Water type limit
  • Discard pile dependency
Pro tip

Wait until the very end of the turn to play this so you can use the new cards immediately.

Good to know

Archie is the leader of Team Aqua in the Pokemon world.

Note for the parent

Your child must keep track of how many cards are left in their hand to know when this card becomes playable.

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