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Cards/Electromagnetic Radar
Electromagnetic Radar card from the Unbroken Bonds set
Illustration by Yoshinobu Saito. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Item

Electromagnetic Radar

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A search card that finds two Lightning Pokemon for the cost of discarding two cards.

ItemBeginner to play

What this card does

You discard two cards from your hand to activate this effect.

You look at your deck and find up to two Lightning Pokemon-GX or Lightning Pokemon-EX cards.

You show those cards to your opponent and add them to your hand.

What it does

Electromagnetic Radar

You can play this card only if you discard 2 other cards from your hand. Search your deck for up to 2 in any combination of Lightning Pokémon-GX and Lightning Pokémon-EX, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.

This card acts like a targeted search tool for specific powerful Pokemon. It allows you to swap unwanted cards in your hand for key attackers from your deck, though you must sacrifice two other cards to do so.

Which deck it belongs in

This fits best in decks built around Lightning type Pokemon-GX or Pokemon-EX. It helps ensure those specific cards are available when needed.

Strengths
  • Targets key attackers
  • Flexible search options
  • Uncommon rarity
Watch out for
  • Requires discarding two cards
  • Only works with Lightning types
  • Shuffles deck randomly
Pro tip

Use this when you need a specific powerful Pokemon but have no way to find it naturally.

Good to know

Electromagnetic Radar is an Item card that helps trainers locate their best partners.

Note for the parent

Explain that your child is trading two random cards for two specific ones, which can change the game quickly.

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