Spiritomb
Defends by disrupting your opponent's hand.
What this card does
When you take damage, flip a coin to make your opponent discard a card from their deck.
Can help prevent your Darkness Pokémon from getting overwhelmed.
Spiteful Swirl
If your Active Darkness Pokémon is damaged by an attack from your opponent's Pokémon (even if your Active Darkness Pokémon is Knocked Out), place 1 damage counter on the Attacking Pokémon.
Spiteful Swirl lets Spiritomb protect itself by making the opponent discard cards. It's useful in preventing your Dark-type Pokémon from taking too much damage.
Attacks
Discard the top card of your opponent's deck.
Abilities
If your Active Darkness Pokémon is damaged by an attack from your opponent's Pokémon (even if your Active Darkness Pokémon is Knocked Out), place 1 damage counter on the Attacking Pokémon.
Which deck it belongs in
Works well in decks focused on Darkness types and protecting them from heavy attacks.
- •Defends against damage
- •Disrupts opponent's hand
- •Weak to Grass-type attacks
- •Limited by Darkness energy
Use Spiritomb as a buffer for your Dark-type Pokémon, playing it early in the game.
Spiritomb is made from 108 spirits bound together, each with its own personality.
Consider pairing Spiritomb with other Dark-type Pokémon for a strong synergy.
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