Tatsugiri ex
Surprise Pump and Cinnabar Lure make Tatsugiri ex a versatile deck-builder.
What this card does
Surprise Pump deals 100 damage without being affected by the Active Pokémon's effects.
Cinnabar Lure lets you reshuffle up to 10 cards from your deck into your Bench.
Surprise Pump
This attack's damage isn't affected by any effects on your opponent's Active Pokémon. (100 damage)
With its powerful attacks and deck-building ability, Tatsugiri ex can quickly set up a strong Bench for future turns.
Attacks
This attack's damage isn't affected by any effects on your opponent's Active Pokémon.
Look at the top 10 cards of your deck. You may put any number of Pokémon you find there onto your Bench. Shuffle the other cards back into your deck.
Which deck it belongs in
Fits well in decks that need both solid offensive power and the flexibility to build their Bench easily.
- •Versatile attacks
- •Flexible deck-building ability
- •Strong Bench setup
- •Expensive Cinnabar Lure might be risky if you don't have enough useful cards in your deck
- •Needs a good mix of Fire, Water and Darkness Energy
Use Surprise Pump to take out weak opponents quickly before using Cinnabar Lure for setup.
Tatsugiri ex can be found in the Surging Sparks set as an Ultra Rare card.
Tatsugiri ex is great for kids who want to control both the attack and the setup phase of the game.
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