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Robo Substitute Team Flare Gear card from the Phantom Forces set
Illustration by Toyste Beach. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Item

Robo Substitute Team Flare Gear

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A fake Pokemon that protects your real ones by absorbing damage.

ItemBeginner to play

What this card does

You play this card as if it were a 30 HP Colorless Basic Pokemon.

You can discard it from play at any time during your turn before you attack.

It cannot retreat to the bench.

What it does

Robo Substitute Team Flare Gear

Play this card as if it were a 30 HP Colorless Basic Pokémon. At any time during your turn (before your attack), you may discard this card from play. This card can't retreat. If this card is Knocked Out, your opponent can't take any Prize cards for it.

This item acts as a disposable shield for your team. It absorbs hits that would otherwise knock out your valuable Pokemon while giving you zero reward to the enemy.

Which deck it belongs in

It suits decks that need extra protection for key attackers or support Pokemon. It works well in strategies where losing prize cards is less critical than keeping your main units alive.

Strengths
  • Protects valuable Pokemon
  • No prize cards for opponent
  • Flexible timing
Watch out for
  • Gives no energy
  • Cannot retreat
  • Useless if knocked out
Pro tip

Discard it to save a key attacker before your opponent can knock it out.

Good to know

Team Flare members often use disguises and illusions to confuse their enemies.

Note for the parent

Explain to your child that this card is a sacrifice used to save their stronger cards from being defeated.

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