Xerneas GX
Rotated OutA high HP Fairy type that shifts damage rather than dealing it directly.
What this card does
The Overrun attack deals 20 damage to a Benched Pokémon without checking for weakness or resistance.
Aurora Horns deals 120 damage to the Active Pokémon using two Fairy and one Colorless energy.
Sanctuary GX moves all damage counters from your own Pokémon onto your opponent's Active Pokémon.
Aurora Horns
No game text. (120 damage)
The Sanctuary GX attack allows you to transfer all accumulated damage from your team to the opponent's Active Pokémon. This matters because it can quickly defeat a strong opponent without needing more energy or attacks.
Attacks
This attack does 20 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Move all damage counters from each of your Pokémon to your opponent’s Active Pokémon. (You can’t use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)
Which deck it belongs in
This card suits decks that focus on surviving long turns and accumulating damage counters on their own side. It works well in control strategies where you can protect your Pokémon until the GX attack is ready.
- •High survivability with 180 HP
- •Damage transfer capability
- •No weakness check for benched damage
- •Weak to Metal attacks
- •One GX use limit
- •Requires specific energy types
Use Overrun to chip away at Benched Pokémon while saving Sanctuary GX for when your team has taken significant damage.
Xerneas is known as the Life Pokemon and is said to share eternal life with those who hear its melody.
Remind your child they can only use the Sanctuary GX attack once per entire game, so timing is important.
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