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Cards/Pokémon Reversal
Pokémon Reversal card from the HeartGold SoulSilver set
Illustration by Wataru Kawahara. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
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Pokémon Reversal

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A trainer card that swaps your opponent's active Pokemon with one on their bench.

ItemBeginner to play

What this card does

Flip a coin to see if the effect happens.

If it is heads, pick one of the opponent's benched Pokemon and move it to the active spot.

What it does

Pokémon Reversal

Flip a coin. If heads, choose 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon, and switch it with your opponent's Active Pokémon.

This card lets you change which Pokemon is fighting. It matters because you can force a weaker or less useful Pokemon into the battle instead of your child's current fighter.

Which deck it belongs in

It suits decks that need to remove a tough opponent from play. It works well when your child has other ways to damage the new active Pokemon quickly.

Strengths
  • Surprise factor
  • Target removal
  • Low cost
Watch out for
  • Coin flip chance
  • One time use
  • Depends on opponent's bench
Pro tip

Use this when the opponent has a powerful Pokemon on their bench that they want to keep safe.

Good to know

Reversal is a move where a Pokemon turns its body around to strike with its tail.

Note for the parent

Ask your child if they have enough cards in hand to use this before their turn ends.

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