Deoxys Defense Forme
Rotated OutA defensive Basic Pokemon that protects itself and swaps for other forms.
What this card does
Search your deck for any Deoxys card and swap it with this one while keeping its attachments and damage.
Use Psychic Defense to reduce incoming damage by 20 and block attack effects during the opponent's next turn.
Form Change
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may search your deck for any Deoxys and switch it with Deoxys Defense Forme. (Any cards attached to Deoxys Defense Forme, damage counters, Special Conditions, and effects on it are now on the new Pokémon.) If you do, put Deoxys Defense Forme on top of your deck. Shuffle your deck afterward. You can't use more than 1 Form Change Poké-Power each turn.
The Form Change ability lets you trade places with another Deoxys in your deck, moving all its status and cards over. This is useful for changing strategies or hiding a damaged Pokemon.
Attacks
During your opponent's next turn, prevent all effects of an attack, and any damage done to Deoxys by attacks is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
Abilities
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may search your deck for any Deoxys and switch it with Deoxys Defense Forme. (Any cards attached to Deoxys Defense Forme, damage counters, Special Conditions, and effects on it are now on the new Pokémon.) If you do, put Deoxys Defense Forme on top of your deck. Shuffle your deck afterward. You can't use more than 1 Form Change Poké-Power each turn.
Which deck it belongs in
This card suits decks that use multiple Deoxys forms to adapt to different game situations. It works well in control styles where survival is key.
- •Flexible switching
- •Damage reduction
- •Effect blocking
- •One use per turn limit
- •Requires shuffling
- •Psychic weakness
Use Form Change early to get a fresh Deoxys into play while keeping the benefits of the current one.
Deoxys is a Pokemon that arrived on Earth via a space virus and can change its form to suit different environments.
Remind your child to shuffle the deck after using Form Change, as this is a required step.
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