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Cards/Shaymin EX
Shaymin EX card from the Roaring Skies set
Illustration by Ayaka Yoshida. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Basic Pokémon ex

Shaymin EX

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A fast Basic Shaymin EX that helps you draw cards and reposition itself safely.

Colorless110 HPBasicBeginner to play

What this card does

You can draw cards until you have six in your hand when you put this card onto your Bench.

Its Sky Return attack costs two Colorless Energy to send Shaymin and everything attached to it back to your hand.

Signature ability

Set Up

When you play this Pokémon from your hand onto your Bench, you may draw cards until you have 6 cards in your hand.

The Set Up ability lets you quickly build a strong hand of cards right from the start. The Sky Return attack is useful for retreating without losing progress, though it costs a turn to use.

Attacks

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Return this Pokémon and all cards attached to it to your hand.

Abilities

AbilitySet Up

When you play this Pokémon from your hand onto your Bench, you may draw cards until you have 6 cards in your hand.

Which deck it belongs in

This card suits decks that want to draw cards fast and play aggressively. It works well in Colorless based strategies or decks that need to cycle through their hand quickly.

Strengths
  • Fast card draw
  • Safe retreat option
  • Basic stage flexibility
Watch out for
  • Gives away two prizes
  • Weak to Lightning attacks
Pro tip

Use the Sky Return attack to save Shaymin from a powerful move, but remember you will lose the turn to do so.

From the Pokédex

Shaymin can change form depending on the season and the land it is in.

Note for the parent

Remember that because this is an ex Pokémon, your child will give up two Prize cards if it is knocked out.

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