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Marnie's Purrloin card from the Destined Rivals set
Illustration by REND. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Basic Pokémon

Marnie's Purrloin

A low cost attacker that punishes powerful opponents.

Darkness60 HPBasicBeginner to play

What this card does

The card has 60 hit points and costs one Darkness energy to play.

It uses the Pointy Nails attack for 20 damage plus extra if the opponent's active Pokemon is a Pokemon ex.

Signature attack

Pointy Nails

If your opponent's Active Pokémon is a Pokémon ex, this attack does 40 more damage. (20+ damage)

This card gains 40 bonus damage when fighting a Pokemon ex. This makes it a useful tool for taking down high value targets quickly.

Attacks

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Pointy Nails20+

If your opponent's Active Pokémon is a Pokémon ex, this attack does 40 more damage.

Which deck it belongs in

It fits well in decks that aim to defeat strong Pokemon ex cards early. It works best with other Darkness type Pokemon and energy acceleration.

Strengths
  • High damage output
  • Low energy cost
  • Effective against ex cards
Watch out for
  • Low hit points
  • Weakness to Grass types
  • Conditional bonus damage
Pro tip

Use this attack only when the opponent has a Pokemon ex in play to maximise its damage potential.

From the Pokédex

Purrloin is known for stealing things with its stealthy movements.

Note for the parent

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