Shiftry ex
Rotated OutShiftry ex copies an opponent's attack to strike their bench with precision.
What this card does
Use Skill Hack to look at your opponent's hand and copy one of their attacks.
Use Dirge to deal 60 damage to every benched Pokémon that shares a name with the defending one.
Dirge
Does 60 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon that has the same name as the Defending Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) (60 damage)
The Skill Hack attack allows you to see what cards are in your child's hand and steal an attack from a Basic or Evolution card found there. This is powerful because it lets Shiftry ex use moves without paying their energy costs, turning the opponent's own resources against them.
Attacks
Look at your opponent's hand and choose a Basic Pokémon or Evolution card you find there. Choose 1 of that Pokémon's attacks. Skill Hack copies that attack except for its Energy cost. (You must still do anything else required for that attack.) (No matter what type that Pokémon is, Shiftry ex's type is still Darkness.) Shiftry ex performs that attack.
Does 60 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon that has the same name as the Defending Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Which deck it belongs in
This card fits best in decks that aim to control the game by disrupting the opponent's hand. It works well when paired with cards that can force the opponent to keep specific Pokémon in play or in hand.
- •Hand disruption
- •Bench clearing
- •Cost efficiency
- •Grass weakness
- •Two prize cards lost
- •Reliance on opponent's hand
Use Skill Hack to find a powerful attack on a Pokémon that is currently in your child's hand, then use it immediately before the opponent can discard or evolve that card.
Shiftry are known for their mischievous nature and often lead pranks on people who wander into their forest territory.
Remind your child that copying an attack means they must still follow any extra rules attached to that move, such as discarding cards or flipping coins.
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