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Professor Oak’s Setup card from the Cosmic Eclipse set
Illustration by Megumi Mizutani. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Supporter

Professor Oak’s Setup

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A powerful Supporter card that rapidly fills your bench with diverse Pokemon.

SupporterBeginner to play

What this card does

Search your deck for up to three Basic Pokemon of different types.

Place those cards onto your Bench.

Shuffle your deck afterwards.

What it does

Professor Oak’s Setup

Search your deck for up to 3 Basic Pokémon of different types and put them onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck.

This card allows you to quickly set up a strong board by finding specific Basic Pokemon from your deck. It matters because having multiple Pokemon ready to attack or defend gives you much more control over the game early on.

Which deck it belongs in

It suits decks that need to establish a wide presence of different Pokemon types quickly. It is especially useful in strategies that rely on having several Basic Pokemon active at once.

Strengths
  • Rapid setup
  • Type diversity
  • Deck search
Watch out for
  • Shuffle requirement
  • Bench space limit
  • Uncommon rarity
Pro tip

Use this card when you need to find specific Basic Pokemon to counter your opponent's current strategy.

Good to know

Professor Oak is a renowned Pokemon researcher who helps trainers by providing them with their first Pokemon.

Note for the parent

Remind your child to shuffle their deck thoroughly after using this card to ensure the game remains fair and random.

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