Surprise Box
Rotated OutA tricky item that forces your child to give an opponent a discarded card.
What this card does
Your child places this card in play.
They choose one card from the opponent's discard pile.
That chosen card is moved into the opponent's hand.
Surprise Box
Put a card from your opponent’s discard pile into their hand.
This card acts as a double-edged sword because it helps the opponent by giving them resources. It matters because it can restore powerful cards that were previously knocked out of play.
Which deck it belongs in
It suits decks that rely on discarding specific cards to trigger other effects. It is generally risky for most standard competitive strategies.
- •Disruptive
- •Unpredictable
- •Resource recovery
- •High risk
- •Helps opponent
- •Random outcome
Only use this if your child is confident the opponent needs a specific card or has no other way to win.
The Surprise Box is a classic prank item often associated with mischievous Pokemon like Jigglypuff.
Explain to your child that using this card is a gamble since they cannot control which card the opponent receives.
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