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Sandaconda VMAX card from the Chilling Reign set
Illustration by aky CG Works. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Basic Pokémon

Sandaconda VMAX

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A high HP Fighting type that spreads damage and shuffles energy around.

Fighting320 HPBasicBeginner to play

What this card does

Sandaconda VMAX has 320 HP and costs one Fighting Energy for its first attack.

The Sand Pulse attack deals 60 damage to the active Pokémon and 20 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon.

G-Max Cyclone costs two Fighting and one Colorless Energy to deal 180 damage.

Signature attack

G-Max Cyclone

Move any amount of Energy from your Pokémon to your other Pokémon in any way you like. (180 damage)

The key feature is G-Max Cyclone which allows you to redistribute energy freely. This helps you power up different attackers quickly without needing more cards.

Attacks

F
Sand Pulse60

This attack also does 20 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

FFC
G-Max Cyclone180

Move any amount of Energy from your Pokémon to your other Pokémon in any way you like.

Which deck it belongs in

It suits decks that want to switch attackers frequently or boost a specific Pokémon's damage output.

Strengths
  • High HP
  • Spread damage
  • Energy flexibility
Watch out for
  • Weak to Grass
  • Requires specific energy types
Pro tip

Use G-Max Cyclone to dump excess energy from a tired attacker onto a fresh one ready to strike.

From the Pokédex

Sandaconda is known for coiling around its prey and squeezing it until it stops moving.

Note for the parent

Explain that moving energy does not count as playing a card so it can be done even if your turn is otherwise full of actions.

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