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Cards/Team Rocket's Drowzee
Team Rocket's Drowzee card from the Destined Rivals set
Illustration by matazo. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Basic Pokémon

Team Rocket's Drowzee

A basic Psychic Pokemon that puts the opposing active Pokemon to sleep.

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What this card does

It has 80 hit points and requires one Psychic energy to play.

Its Hypnotic Ray attack costs one Psychic energy and deals 10 damage.

The attack also puts the opponent's active Pokemon to sleep.

Signature attack

Hypnotic Ray

Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Asleep. (10 damage)

The key feature is its ability to induce sleep. This stops the opposing Pokemon from attacking for a turn, giving your side a break to set up or recover.

Attacks

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Hypnotic Ray10

Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Asleep.

Which deck it belongs in

This card fits into Psychic type decks that focus on controlling the board state. It works well alongside other cards that benefit from the opponent being unable to attack.

Strengths
  • Board control
  • Simple effect
  • Basic status
Watch out for
  • Darkness weakness
  • Low damage
  • One turn effect
Pro tip

Use this card to stop a powerful attacker from dealing damage for a full turn.

From the Pokédex

Drowzee eats dreams and will fall asleep if it smells food.

Note for the parent

Explain to your child that sleep is a temporary disadvantage for the opponent, not a permanent removal from the game.

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