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Technical Machine TS-2 card from the Legends Awakened set
Illustration by Ryo Ueda. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Trainer

Technical Machine TS-2

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A versatile trainer that lets a Pokemon borrow an attack from another source.

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What this card does

You attach this card to one of your Pokemon in play.

That Pokemon can use the attack printed on this card instead of its own.

What it does

Technical Machine TS-2

Attach this card to 1 of your Pokémon in play. That Pokémon may use this card's attack instead of its own.

This card acts as a temporary tool kit for your creatures. It allows you to swap out a weak or missing move for a more useful one found elsewhere.

Attacks

No Energy

Which deck it belongs in

It suits decks that need flexibility or want to access specific moves without including multiple copies of the same Pokemon.

Strengths
  • Versatility
  • Access to new moves
  • Strategic flexibility
Watch out for
  • One time use only
  • Requires attachment
  • Limited by available attacks
Pro tip

Use it when your Pokemon has no useful attacks of its own or needs a specific type of damage.

Good to know

Technical Machines are special items that can teach Pokemon moves they could not learn naturally.

Note for the parent

Remember that the attack used must be printed on the TM card itself, not just any random attack.

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