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Chien-Pao ex card from the Paldean Fates set
Illustration by aky CG Works. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Basic Pokémon ex

Chien-Pao ex

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A powerful Water-type attacker that scales its damage based on discarded energy.

Water220 HPBasicBeginner to play

What this card does

Shivery Chill lets you search your deck for up to two Basic Water Energy cards once per turn.

Hail Blade deals 60 damage multiplied by the number of Water Energy cards you discard from your Pokémon.

Signature ability

Shivery Chill

Once during your turn, if this Pokémon is in the Active Spot, you may search your deck for up to 2 Basic {W} Energy cards, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.

This card allows you to convert excess energy into raw damage. You can discard multiple water energy cards to deal significant harm to your opponent in a single turn.

Attacks

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Hail Blade60×

You may discard any amount of {W} Energy from your Pokémon. This attack does 60 damage for each card you discarded in this way.

Abilities

AbilityShivery Chill

Once during your turn, if this Pokémon is in the Active Spot, you may search your deck for up to 2 Basic {W} Energy cards, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.

Which deck it belongs in

It suits aggressive decks that rely on discarding energy to fuel big attacks. It works well with strategies that generate or protect basic water energy.

Strengths
  • High damage potential
  • Energy acceleration
  • Basic stage flexibility
Watch out for
  • Vulnerable to metal types
  • Two prize card penalty
  • Requires energy discard
Pro tip

Discard as many water energy cards as possible to maximise the damage of Hail Blade.

From the Pokédex

Chien-Pao is known for its icy speed and fierce nature in the Paldea region.

Note for the parent

Watch for the rule where your child loses two prize cards if this pokemon is knocked out.

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