Munkidori
A tidy little Pokémon that shuffles damage around the board.
What this card does
Munkidori is a Basic Pokémon, so it comes straight down with no evolving. It is small, but its job is clever and it shows up in several decks that use Darkness Energy.
It keeps your attackers healthy and your opponent's attackers wounded, all without attacking. Good players use it every single turn.
Adrena-Brain
Once during your turn, if this Pokémon has any Darkness Energy attached, you may move up to 3 damage counters from 1 of your Pokémon to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon.
If Munkidori has any Darkness Energy attached, it can move up to three damage counters (30 damage) off one of your Pokémon and onto one of your opponent's. It heals your side and hurts theirs in one move, and it stacks neatly with Dragapult's spread damage to set up knockouts.
Attacks
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused.
Abilities
Once during your turn, if this Pokémon has any Darkness Energy attached, you may move up to 3 damage counters from 1 of your Pokémon to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon.
Which deck it belongs in
A flexible support piece. It is a regular in the Dragapult ex deck and in other decks built around Darkness Energy.
- •Heals your side and damages theirs in one move
- •Comes down instantly as a Basic Pokémon
- •Works every single turn for free
- •Needs Darkness Energy attached to work
- •Low 110 HP, so it is fragile if attacked directly
- •Moves only small amounts of damage, so it supports rather than wins
Pairs well with
Nudges Dragapult's spread damage into knockout range.
Helps line up the exact totals Cursed Blast needs.
Use Munkidori before you attack, not after. Moving damage first often reveals an extra knockout you would have missed.
Top players who use this deck
Bayzen A. · Australia
5th, Melbourne Regional Championships 2026 (Junior division), and Oceania Junior #6 with 1,020 Championship Points
Gareth Murphy · Australia
Runner-up, Melbourne Regional Championships 2026 (959 players)
Hiromu Sasaki · Japan
Champion, Melbourne Regional Championships 2026
Shun Takemasa · United States
Top 4, Melbourne Regional Championships 2026 (Dragapult Dusknoir)
Dragapult ex is the most successful deck of the season, with event wins including the Korean League Final, Lima, Los Angeles, Champions League Aichi and Prague. At Australia's Melbourne Regional it took first, second and several Top 8 places, and Australian Junior Bayzen A. finished 5th.
Munkidori is one of the Loyal Three from the Teal Mask story. Its mischievous, mind-bending nature suits a card all about quietly shifting things around.
Inexpensive and widely printed. A single copy is usually enough, so this is one of the easier staples to pick up.
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