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Cards/Orbeetle V
Orbeetle V card from the Lost Origin Trainer Gallery set
Illustration by Nisota Niso. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Basic Pokémon

Orbeetle V

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A grass-type V Pokemon that hits harder the more energy its opponent uses.

Grass180 HPBasicBeginner to play

What this card does

You can swap Orbeetle V with a Pokemon on your bench using Strafe.

Mysterious Wave deals 50 damage plus 30 for every Energy attached to the opponent's Active Pokemon.

Signature attack

Mysterious Wave

This attack does 30 more damage for each Energy attached to your opponent's Active Pokémon. (50+ damage)

The key feature is Mysterious Wave. Its damage scales up based on how much energy the opponent has attached to their active Pokemon.

Attacks

G
Strafe20

You may switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.

GC
Mysterious Wave50+

This attack does 30 more damage for each Energy attached to your opponent's Active Pokémon.

Which deck it belongs in

This card suits decks that force opponents to attach lots of energy quickly. It works well in strategies that want to punish heavy resource investment.

Strengths
  • High potential damage
  • Flexible positioning
  • Punishes aggressive play
Watch out for
  • Requires opponent energy
  • Basic Pokemon vulnerability
  • Predictable attack cost
Pro tip

Use Strafe to bring in a fresh Orbeetle V if the current one is weak or has status conditions.

From the Pokédex

Orbeetle generates sound waves from its spots to communicate and navigate.

Note for the parent

Check the opponent's bench before using Mysterious Wave to estimate the damage accurately.

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