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Cards/Damage Mover
Damage Mover card from the Shining Legends set
Illustration by Toyste Beach. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Item

Damage Mover

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A trainer card that shifts damage around during the game.

ItemBeginner to play

What this card does

Choose one of your Pokemon and take 3 damage counters off it.

Place those 3 damage counters on a different Pokemon in play.

What it does

Damage Mover

Move 3 damage counters from 1 of your Pokémon to another of your Pokémon.

This card allows you to move damage from a weakened Pokemon to another target. It matters because you can save a valuable Pokemon by moving its damage elsewhere or hurt an opponent's Pokemon if the rules permit.

Which deck it belongs in

It suits decks that need to keep specific Pokemon alive longer. It also fits strategies that rely on damaging multiple targets.

Strengths
  • Damage management
  • Strategic switching
  • Resource efficiency
Watch out for
  • Requires a valid target
  • Does not heal directly
Pro tip

Use it to move damage from a Pokemon that is about to be knocked out to one that can still fight.

Good to know

Trainer cards like this help players manage their resources during the match.

Note for the parent

Remind your child that they must have a valid target Pokemon to receive the moved damage.

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