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Slowpoke & Psyduck GX card from the Unified Minds set
Illustration by Mitsuhiro Arita. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Basic Pokémon

Slowpoke & Psyduck GX

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A high health Water type TAG TEAM card that deals massive damage by discarding Supporter cards.

Water250 HPBasicBeginner to play

What this card does

The Ditch and Splash attack deals 40 damage for each Supporter card you discard from your hand.

The Thrilling Times GX attack flips coins to deal extra damage, gaining more power if you attach six additional Water Energy cards.

Signature attack

Ditch and Splash

Discard any number of Supporter cards from your hand. This attack does 40 damage for each card you discarded in this way. (40× damage)

This card turns discarded Supporter cards into direct damage. The GX attack offers a chance for huge damage output if you have built up enough Water Energy.

Attacks

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Ditch and Splash40×

Discard any number of Supporter cards from your hand. This attack does 40 damage for each card you discarded in this way.

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Thrilling Times GX10+

Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 100 more damage. If this Pokémon has at least 6 extra Water Energy attached to it (in addition to this attack’s cost), flip 10 coins instead, and this attack does 100 more damage for each heads. (You can’t use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)

Which deck it belongs in

It suits aggressive decks that use many Supporter cards to fuel its main attack. It works well in Water focused strategies that can attach multiple Energy quickly.

Strengths
  • High HP
  • Scalable damage
  • Energy teamwork
Watch out for
  • Weak to Grass types
  • One GX attack per game
  • Requires specific Energy
Pro tip

Use Supporter cards early to build a pool of cards for the Ditch and Splash attack.

From the Pokédex

Slowpoke is known for its slow movements and simple mind, while Psyduck often suffers from headaches.

Note for the parent

Explain to your child that they must choose between the reliable damage of the first attack or the high risk, high reward GX attack.

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