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Cards/Turbo Patch
Turbo Patch card from the Darkness Ablaze set
Illustration by Toyste Beach. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Item

Turbo Patch

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A Trainer card that recovers energy from the bin for your main attacker.

ItemBeginner to play

What this card does

You flip a coin when you play this card.

If it lands on heads, you take a basic Energy card from your discard pile and attach it to one of your Basic Pokémon.

What it does

Turbo Patch

Flip a coin. If heads, attach a basic Energy card from your discard pile to 1 of your Basic Pokémon that isn't a Pokémon-GX.

This card helps you recover resources that have already been used. It allows you to keep your main attacker powered up without needing to draw new energy cards.

Which deck it belongs in

It suits decks that rely on a single strong Basic Pokemon to deal damage quickly. It is useful in strategies where the discard pile contains plenty of basic Energy cards.

Strengths
  • Recovers lost energy
  • Fuels main attacker
  • Uncommon rarity
Watch out for
  • Coin flip chance
  • Basic Pokemon only
  • No GX targets
Pro tip

Check the discard pile first to ensure there are basic Energy cards available before playing this card.

Good to know

Turbo Patch is a fictional item from the Pokemon world designed to help trainers manage their resources during battles.

Note for the parent

Remind your child that this card only works if there are basic Energy cards in their discard pile and they have a Basic Pokemon available to receive it.

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