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Cards/Celestic Town Elder
Celestic Town Elder card from the Triumphant Light set
Illustration by Yuu Nishida. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Supporter

Celestic Town Elder

A reliable way to retrieve a lost Basic Pokemon from the bin.

SupporterBeginner to play

What this card does

The card lets you take one random Basic Pokemon from your discard pile and add it to your hand.

This action helps you recover key pieces of your strategy that were previously sent away.

What it does

Celestic Town Elder

Put 1 random Basic Pokémon from your discard pile into your hand.

This Supporter card acts as a rescue mission for your discarded creatures. It matters because it gives you a second chance to use a powerful Basic Pokemon without having to draw it from the top of your deck.

Which deck it belongs in

This card suits decks that rely on specific Basic Pokemon which might be sent to the discard pile early in the game. It is particularly useful for strategies that need to restart their main attacker after it has been knocked out or discarded.

Strengths
  • Recovers essential attackers
  • Resets lost resources
  • Provides strategic recovery
Watch out for
  • Unpredictable results
  • Depends on discard pile content
  • Cannot target specific cards
Pro tip

Use this card when your main attacker is in the discard pile and you have no other way to get it back into play.

Good to know

Celestic Town is a peaceful village located in the Sinnoh region, known for its rich history and connection to the legendary Pokemon Dialga.

Note for the parent

Remind your child that the word random means they cannot choose which Pokemon comes back, so the result might not always be what they hoped for.

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