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Cards/Radiant Hawlucha
Radiant Hawlucha card from the Astral Radiance set
Illustration by Masakazu Fukuda. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Basic Pokémon

Radiant Hawlucha

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A bench-based booster that helps your main attacker hit harder against big threats.

Fighting90 HPBasicBeginner to play

What this card does

This Basic Fighting-type Pokemon has 90 HP and sits on the Bench during play.

It uses the Big Match ability to add 30 damage to your other Pokemon's attacks when facing VMAX opponents.

Signature ability

Big Match

As long as this Pokémon is on your Bench, your Pokémon's attacks do 30 more damage to your opponent's Active Pokémon VMAX (before applying Weakness and Resistance).

The Big Match ability works passively while Radiant Hawlucha rests on your Bench. It adds 30 damage to all your Pokemon's attacks against VMAX cards, making it easier for your main attacker to defeat powerful foes.

Attacks

FC
Spiral Kick50

Abilities

AbilityBig Match

As long as this Pokémon is on your Bench, your Pokémon's attacks do 30 more damage to your opponent's Active Pokémon VMAX (before applying Weakness and Resistance).

Which deck it belongs in

This card suits aggressive decks that rely on a single strong attacker to take down VMAX Pokemon quickly. It works well in Fighting-type strategies where you need extra damage output.

Strengths
  • Bench support
  • VMAX counter
  • Fighting teamwork
Watch out for
  • Psychic weakness
  • Bench target
  • No self-attack power
Pro tip

Keep Radiant Hawlucha on the Bench to activate its ability, but protect it from Psychic attacks.

From the Pokédex

Radiant Pokemon feature shimmering designs that glow under special light.

Note for the parent

Explain to your child that this card does not attack itself but helps its teammates deal more damage from the Bench.

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