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Giovanni's Scheme card from the BREAKthrough set
Illustration by Ken Sugimori. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Supporter

Giovanni's Scheme

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A versatile Supporter card that boosts your hand size or strengthens your attacks.

SupporterBeginner to play

What this card does

You choose one of two effects to use during your turn.

The first option lets you draw cards until your hand contains five cards.

The second option adds 20 damage to your Pokémon's attacks for the rest of the turn.

What it does

Giovanni's Scheme

Choose 1: • Draw cards until you have 5 cards in your hand. • During this turn, your Pokémon's attacks do 20 more damage to your opponent's Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).

This card gives you a critical choice between resource management and offensive power. Drawing cards ensures you have options, while the extra damage helps finish off weakened opponents quickly.

Which deck it belongs in

It suits decks that need to stabilize their hand size or those relying on high-damage attacks to secure victories. The flexibility makes it useful in many different strategies.

Strengths
  • Hand recovery
  • Damage boost
  • Strategic choice
Watch out for
  • One effect only
  • Turn limit applies
Pro tip

Use the damage boost when your opponent's Active Pokémon is close to being knocked out.

Good to know

Giovanni is a well-known figure in the Pokemon world as a gym leader and team boss.

Note for the parent

Remind your child they can only use one Supporter card per turn, so this choice must be carefully considered.

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