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Cards/Volkner's Philosophy
Volkner's Philosophy card from the Rising Rivals set
Illustration by Ken Sugimori. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Supporter

Volkner's Philosophy

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A Supporter card that refills your hand to the maximum limit.

SupporterBeginner to play

What this card does

You place this card next to your Active Pokémon when you play it.

The card stays there until the end of your turn.

At the end of your turn, you discard a card from your hand and draw cards until you have six in total.

What it does

Volkner's Philosophy

You can play only one Supporter card each turn. When you play this card, put it next to your Active Pokémon. When your turn ends, discard this card. You may discard a card from your hand. Then, draw cards until you have 6 cards in your hand. (If you can't draw any cards, you can't play this card.)

This card helps your child recover from a bad start or run out of options. It ensures they always have enough resources to make their next move effectively.

Which deck it belongs in

It suits decks that rely on having specific cards in hand at the right time. It works well in control strategies where managing resources is key.

Strengths
  • Hand recovery
  • Resource management
  • Consistency
Watch out for
  • One use per turn limit
  • Mandatory discard cost
  • Requires available cards to draw
Pro tip

Use this card when your hand is empty or contains only weak options to reset your position.

Good to know

Volkner is the Gym Leader of Sunyshore City and uses Electric type Pokemon.

Note for the parent

Remind your child they can only play one Supporter card per turn, so this must be their single Supporter action for that round.

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