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Holon Scientist card from the Delta Species set
Illustration by Ken Sugimori. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Supporter

Holon Scientist

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A balanced Trainer that levels up your hand size during play.

SupporterBeginner to play

What this card does

You place Holon Scientist next to your Active Pokemon and keep it there until your turn ends.

You must discard one card from your hand to activate its effect.

If you have fewer cards in hand than your opponent, you draw cards until both players have the same amount.

What it does

Holon Scientist

You can play only one Supporter card each turn. When you play this card, put it next to your Active Pokémon. When your turn ends, discard this card. Discard a card from your hand. If you can't discard a card from your hand, you can't play this card. If you have less cards in your hand than your opponent, draw cards until you have the same number of cards as your opponent.

This Supporter card helps you catch up if you are running low on resources. It forces a reset where both players hold an equal number of cards, preventing one side from hoarding too many options.

Which deck it belongs in

It suits decks that rely on having a wide variety of cards in hand to react to the game state. It works well in control strategies where managing card advantage is key.

Strengths
  • Card parity
  • Hand recovery
  • Resource management
Watch out for
  • One use per turn
  • Requires discarding a card
  • Dependent on opponent's hand size
Pro tip

Use this when your opponent has many cards in hand to force them to discard their advantage later.

Good to know

Holon Scientists are researchers who study the unique properties of Pokemon found in the Holon region.

Note for the parent

Remind your child they can only play one Supporter card per turn, so this move uses up their entire Supporter action for that round.

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