Crushing Hammer
Flip a coin for a chance to knock an Energy off the opponent.
What this card does
Flip a coin, and on heads you discard one Energy from one of the opponent's Pokémon.
On tails nothing happens, so it is a gamble.
Crushing Hammer
Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy from 1 of your opponent's Pokémon.
Pokémon need Energy attached to use their attacks, so taking Energy away slows the opponent down. Crushing Hammer tries to remove one Energy, but only if you flip heads on a coin. It is a gamble, because on tails the card does nothing.
Which deck it belongs in
Fits decks that want to disrupt the opponent and buy time while their own plan comes together.
- •Can slow a strong attacker by removing the Energy it needs
- •Cheap to include and easy to play
- •Useful against decks that rely on one big Pokémon
- •It relies on a coin flip, so half the time it does nothing
- •It only removes one Energy, so it rarely stops an opponent on its own
Pairs well with
While you slow the opponent's Energy, you keep building your own attackers.
Stacks disruption by shutting off some Abilities while you strip Energy.
Play several copies if you want to rely on it, since more flips mean a better chance of a heads when you need one.
Energy removal can be powerful, but a coin flip means it is never a sure thing.
This one teaches handling luck. Sometimes the coin lands tails and the card does nothing, which is a normal part of the game and worth talking through.
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