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Cards/Origin Forme Dialga
Origin Forme Dialga card from the Triumphant Light set
Illustration by akagi. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Basic Pokémon

Origin Forme Dialga

A sturdy Metal-type leader that deals heavy damage but risks skipping its next turn.

Metal120 HPBasicBeginner to play

What this card does

It has 120 hit points and requires two Metal energy cards to play.

Its Time Mash attack costs three energy cards and deals 100 damage if the coin flip is heads.

Signature attack

Time Mash

Flip a coin. If tails, during your next turn, this Pokémon can't attack. (100 damage)

The Time Mash attack flips a coin to decide its success. If the result is tails, Dialga cannot attack during your next turn, which pauses your offensive momentum.

Attacks

MMC
Time Mash100

Flip a coin. If tails, during your next turn, this Pokémon can't attack.

Which deck it belongs in

This card suits decks built around Metal energy types and strategies that can withstand early pressure. It works well in slower games where you have time to recover from a missed turn.

Strengths
  • High health
  • Strong single hit
  • Basic stage
Watch out for
  • Fire weakness
  • Turn skip risk
  • Coin flip chance
Pro tip

Use this card when you can afford to miss an attack, or pair it with cards that protect it from Fire types.

From the Pokédex

Dialga is known as the Pokémon that controls time and is said to exist at the beginning of the universe.

Note for the parent

Ask your child to check the coin flip result carefully before ending their turn, as it determines if Dialga will be inactive next round.

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