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Dedenne GX card from the Unbroken Bonds set
Illustration by PLANETA Igarashi. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Basic Pokémon

Dedenne GX

Rotated Out

A powerful support card that refreshes your hand and disrupts the opponent.

Lightning160 HPBasicBeginner to play

What this card does

The Dedechange ability lets you discard your current hand to draw six new cards when played from your hand to the bench.

The Tingly Return GX attack deals 50 damage and paralyzes the opponent's active Pokemon, then returns this card and its attached energy to your hand.

Signature ability

Dedechange

When you play this Pokémon from your hand onto your Bench during your turn, you may discard your hand and draw 6 cards. You can’t use more than 1 Dedechange Ability each turn.

This card helps you recover resources quickly by swapping out a bad hand for six new options. The GX attack is particularly disruptive because it stops the opponent from attacking while returning valuable energy cards to your possession.

Attacks

LC
Static Shock50
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Tingly Return GX50

Your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Put this Pokémon and all cards attached to it into your hand. (You can’t use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)

Abilities

AbilityDedechange

When you play this Pokémon from your hand onto your Bench during your turn, you may discard your hand and draw 6 cards. You can’t use more than 1 Dedechange Ability each turn.

Which deck it belongs in

It suits decks that rely on drawing many cards to find key pieces or win conditions. It works well in strategies that need to mitigate the risk of being stuck with poor starting hands.

Strengths
  • Hand refresh
  • Disruption
  • Resource recovery
Watch out for
  • Fighting weakness
  • One GX limit
  • Bench placement requirement
Pro tip

Use the ability early to fix your opening hand, then save the GX attack for when you have enough energy attached.

From the Pokédex

Dedenne has electric sacs on its cheeks that produce a tingly sensation rather than just shock.

Note for the parent

Remind your child they can only use one GX attack per entire game, so save it for a crucial moment.

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