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Slowpoke
Oracle Text
Attack Amnesia: Choose 1 of the Defending Pokémon's attacks. That Pokémon can't use that attack during your opponent's next turn.
Attack Tail Strike (10+): Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 10 more damage.
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Character Background
Slowpoke from Fossil is a perfect example of a deliberately slow, value-oriented Basic that rewards patience over aggression. Its first attack, Spacing Out, can occasionally erase a damage counter, which makes it a small but meaningful way to stretch its lifespan and buy time in a control or attrition plan, especially if you can safely leave it active while setting up. The real draw is Scavenge: by discarding an Energy, Slowpoke turns into a modest recursion engine that retrieves any Trainer card from your discard pile, giving you back disruption, draw, or switching effects exactly when you need them. In deckbuilding, pair it with low-cost Energy acceleration or spare Energy you can afford to lose, and prioritize Trainers that swing tempo like gust effects, healing, or resource recovery. It is not an aggressive attacker, but in slower Psychic shells it can quietly generate advantage and help grind out longer games.
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Character Background
Slowpoke from Fossil is a perfect example of a deliberately slow, value-oriented Basic that rewards patience over aggression. Its first attack, Spacing Out, can occasionally erase a damage counter, which makes it a small but meaningful way to stretch its lifespan and buy time in a control or attrition plan, especially if you can safely leave it active while setting up. The real draw is Scavenge: by discarding an Energy, Slowpoke turns into a modest recursion engine that retrieves any Trainer card from your discard pile, giving you back disruption, draw, or switching effects exactly when you need them. In deckbuilding, pair it with low-cost Energy acceleration or spare Energy you can afford to lose, and prioritize Trainers that swing tempo like gust effects, healing, or resource recovery. It is not an aggressive attacker, but in slower Psychic shells it can quietly generate advantage and help grind out longer games.
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