Team Rocket's Watchtower
A Stadium that switches off the Abilities of Colorless Pokémon for both players.
What this card does
Sits in play as a Stadium and affects both players at once.
Stops every Colorless Pokémon from using its Abilities while this card stays in play.
Team Rocket's Watchtower
Colorless Pokémon in play (both yours and your opponent's) have no Abilities.
A Stadium is a card that stays in play on the table and changes the rules for both players, and only one Stadium can be in play at a time. This one turns off the special Abilities of Colorless Pokémon, the type with no particular element, for everybody. That is useful when the opponent leans on a Colorless Pokémon whose Ability you want to stop.
Which deck it belongs in
Fits decks that want to shut down certain Colorless Pokémon and do not rely on Colorless Abilities themselves.
- •Shuts off troublesome Colorless Abilities for the whole game while it stays out
- •Affects the opponent every turn, not just once
- •Can replace an opponent's helpful Stadium, since only one can be in play
- •It affects both players, so it can hurt your own Colorless Pokémon too
- •The opponent can play their own Stadium to remove yours
Pairs well with
Pair board-wide disruption with Energy removal to slow the opponent further.
Switch off a key Ability, then drag out the Pokémon you want to attack.
Only drop it when the opponent depends on a Colorless Ability, since it can switch off your own as well.
Only one Stadium can be in play at once, so playing yours removes the opponent's.
Explain that a Stadium affects both sides, so your child should only play it when the rule change hurts the opponent more than themselves.
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