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Team Magma's Zangoose card from the Double Crisis set
Illustration by Shin Nagasawa. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Basic Pokémon

Team Magma's Zangoose

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A Basic Pokemon that grows stronger as you add more Team Magma allies to your bench.

Colorless90 HPBasicBeginner to play

What this card does

Search your deck for up to two Basic Team Magma Pokemon and place them on your Bench.

Deal 20 damage multiplied by the number of Team Magma Pokemon on your Bench.

Signature attack

Team Play

This attack does 20 damage times the number of Team Magma Pokémon on your Bench. (20× damage)

This card allows you to quickly build a group of teammates from your deck. Its second attack deals more damage for each Team Magma Pokemon you have on the bench, making it powerful when played in groups.

Attacks

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Call for Family

Search your deck for up to 2 Basic Team Magma Pokémon and put them onto your Bench. Shuffle your deck afterward.

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Team Play20×

This attack does 20 damage times the number of Team Magma Pokémon on your Bench.

Which deck it belongs in

It suits decks focused on playing multiple Team Magma Pokemon together. It works well if you want to search for specific allies early in the game.

Strengths
  • Bench building
  • Scaling damage
  • Deck search
Watch out for
  • Weak to Fighting
  • Requires support
  • Low health
Pro tip

Use the first attack early to set up your bench before attacking.

From the Pokédex

Zangoose is known for its fierce rivalry with Seviper.

Note for the parent

Explain that the card needs several copies of other Team Magma cards to be effective.

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