Pokémon Parents Oceania
Cards/Grabber
Grabber card from the 151 set
Illustration by inose yukie. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Item

Grabber

Rotated Out

A clever trick that forces your opponent to show their cards and lose one.

ItemBeginner to play

What this card does

You make your opponent reveal every card in their hand.

You choose any Pokémon from those revealed cards and move it to the bottom of their deck.

What it does

Grabber

Your opponent reveals their hand, and you put a Pokémon you find there on the bottom of their deck.

This card works like a surprise inspection. It stops your child from playing hidden tricks by forcing the other player to show everything they have.

Which deck it belongs in

It fits well in decks that need to disrupt an opponent's strategy or remove a key Pokémon at a critical moment.

Strengths
  • Information gathering
  • Disruption
  • Simplicity
Watch out for
  • Requires a Pokémon in hand
  • Does not damage
  • Predictable effect
Pro tip

Use this when you suspect your opponent is holding a powerful card they are waiting to play.

Good to know

Grabber is an Item card, which means it can be used once per turn and then placed in the discard pile.

Note for the parent

Explain that the chosen Pokémon goes to the bottom of the deck rather than being discarded, so it might still be played later.

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