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Cards/Glalie EX
Glalie EX card from the BREAKthrough set
Illustration by Eske Yoshinob. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
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Glalie EX

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A powerful Water type that can paralyze foes or deal heavy damage if you manage your hand size carefully.

Water170 HPBasicBeginner to play

What this card does

Flip a coin with Ice Breath to potentially paralyze the opponent's Active Pokemon.

Use Instant Freeze for 50 damage, gaining an extra 100 damage if your hand size matches your opponent's.

Signature attack

Instant Freeze

If you have the same number of cards in your hand as your opponent, this attack does 100 more damage. (50+ damage)

Glalie EX uses its hand size as a strategic tool. If you hold the same number of cards as your opponent, Instant Freeze becomes a devastating move that deals 150 damage in total.

Attacks

W
Ice Breath

Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

WCC
Instant Freeze50+

If you have the same number of cards in your hand as your opponent, this attack does 100 more damage.

Which deck it belongs in

This card suits decks that focus on controlling the game pace and managing resources. It works well in strategies where players can maintain equal hand sizes to trigger the bonus damage consistently.

Strengths
  • High damage potential
  • Status effect capability
  • Strategic depth
Watch out for
  • Metal weakness
  • Prize card risk
  • Coin flip dependency
Pro tip

Encourage your child to check both hands before attacking. If the counts are equal, they should use Instant Freeze for maximum impact.

From the Pokédex

Glalie is known as the Face Ice Pokemon and has a body made of ice that it can reshape at will.

Note for the parent

Explain to your child that they need to count cards in their own hand and their opponent's hand before using the second attack.

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