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Cards/Awakening Drum
Awakening Drum card from the Temporal Forces set
Illustration by Toyste Beach. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Item

Awakening Drum

Draw cards based on your Ancient Pokémon in play.

ItemACE SPECBeginner to play

What this card does

When you use this card, draw a card for each of your Ancient Pokémon that are currently out in battle.

Allows you to gain more cards during the game by having Ancient Pokémon in play.

What it does

Awakening Drum

Draw a card for each of your Ancient Pokémon in play.

This Trainer card boosts your hand size when you have Ancient Pokémon active, giving you more options and flexibility in your strategy.

Which deck it belongs in

Best used in decks that heavily feature Ancient Pokémon as it provides a direct benefit for playing them. It works well with ACE SPEC cards to maximize their impact.

Strengths
  • Enhances hand management
  • Flexible use based on current board state
Watch out for
  • Limited by the number of ACE SPEC cards allowed in a deck
  • Dependent on having Ancient Pokémon out to be effective
Pro tip

Always try to have at least one Ancient Pokémon out when using Awakening Drum for maximum benefit.

Good to know

The drum's unique sound can resonate with the ancient energies, revealing hidden paths and secrets.

Note for the parent

This card is very powerful when paired with multiple Ancient Pokémon, so make sure you have enough of these in your deck.

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