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Pow! Hand Extension card from the Team Rocket Returns set
Illustration by Katsura Tabata. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Trainer

Pow! Hand Extension

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A tricky Trainer card that forces your opponent to swap their Pokemon if you are winning.

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What this card does

You may use this card only when you have more Prize cards left than your opponent.

You can move one Energy card from the Defending Pokemon to another of your opponent's Pokemon.

Or you can switch one of your opponent's Benched Pokemon with the Defending Pokemon.

What it does

Pow! Hand Extension

You may use this card only if you have more Prize cards left than your opponent. Move 1 Energy card attached to the Defending Pokémon to another of your opponent's Pokémon. Or, switch 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon with 1 of the Defending Pokémon. Your opponent chooses the Defending Pokémon to switch.

This card lets you disrupt your opponent's setup when you are ahead in the game. Your opponent gets to choose which of their Pokemon becomes the new target, which adds a layer of strategy for them.

Which deck it belongs in

This card suits decks that aim to win quickly by taking Prize cards fast. It works well in aggressive strategies where you want to punish an opponent who is falling behind.

Strengths
  • Disrupts opponent's Energy
  • Forces a swap
  • Wins when ahead
Watch out for
  • Cannot use if losing
  • Opponent chooses swap
  • Uncommon rarity
Pro tip

Wait until you have taken at least one more Prize card than your opponent before playing this card.

Good to know

This is a Trainer card from the Team Rocket Returns set, showing items used by the villainous Team Rocket.

Note for the parent

Explain to your child that they can only play this card if they are winning the race to take all the Prize cards.

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