Pokà mon TCG: The 10 Most Powerful Trainer Cards

This move is especially useful for players who use switching decks and allows them to trap the opponent in a loop of attacks. Furthermore, it only has a retreat cost of one-energy and has also been a part of a World’s Deck in 2012 because of Zachary Bohkari, a semifinalist in 2012's Junior Divis

The Active Pokemon may be the one doing the battling but those on the Bench are equally important. If a trainer ever runs out of Pokemon on their side, they automatically lose. Many Grass-types have the ability to call for reinforcements with low-energy moves. This is a great way to set up basic Pokemon, or greater, quickly and efficien


Another Ultra Beast duo with tremendous might, Pheromosa & Buzzwole appeared with the Unbroken Bonds expansion. Their normal moves Jet Punch and Elegant Sole are both lackluster compared to the attacks of many other Tag Team cards, though their GX attack is monstrously overpowered and more than makes up for their weaker normal moves. If the trainer meets the high additional energy cost of Beast Game GX, and they knock out a foe with it, they can claim up to 4 Prize cards, potentially securing the entire battle in a single t


Their Ultimate Ray is an excellent way to do damage while simultaneously attaching energy cards from the deck directly onto one's Benched pokemon. And their GX attack, Altered Creation, increases damage done by their trainer's pokemon for the rest of the battle; a serious buff that can start things off to one's advant


This trio of legendary pokemon from the Cosmic Eclipse expansion is unique as it is one of the few that houses 3 pokemon instead of 2 and is also one that is better to be played at the beginning of a battle. Such powerhouses are usually saved for the last parts of a battle as a trump card but this trio has some attacks that benefit more from early p


Asleep is another special condition that prevents the opponent from attacking or retreating, though it differs from Paralysis. At the end of a sleeping Pokemon's turn, their trainer flips a coin. If heads, the Pokemon awakens, and if tails, it stays asl


That being said, the trading card game is well divided into various types of cards, and one amongst them is the Grass-type. Although it is not a type that is usually associated with powerful Pokémon, it should not be underestimated. While there are many powerful Pokémon cards , the Grass-type has its fair share of impressive beasts. These can easily be regarded as the most powerful Grass-type Pokémon of all t


This can cause enough chaos to prevent the foe from forming a proper defense. It should be mentioned that this Fire-type's sole attack is only useful against evolved Pokemon, doing little damage against Baby and Basic cards. A somewhat common trait among the gentle Light Poke


With assisting Pokémon like Mew and Dusknoir, Accelgor becomes even more powerful, forcing the defending Pokémon to be stuck in the active place, while dealing significant damages to the opponent’s be


This finishing blow will take some time to set up, even with energy search cards, however, the Grass-typing of this Ultra Beast duo grants trainers some great ways to build up energy relatively quickly. Pokemon cards of this type sometimes carry abilities that can attach energy cards from one's deck, hand, or discard pile to an ally with little to no effort, so a Grass deck themed around this should be able to bring out Pheromosa & Buzzwole's true potent


During the launch of the main Generation 2 Pokemon games, the TCG released related cards in the Neo Destiny expansion that reflected the direction the franchise was heading. With a heavier focus on the morality of trainers and how Pokemon are treated by NPCs in-game, two new groups were establis


Similar to Scott, but more useful, Steven allows the player to search his/her deck and select a supporter as well as a Basic Energy Card and put the same in his/her hand. While many decks don’t rely much on Stadium cards, all decks rely on Energy Cards and supporters, thereby making Steven more useful than Sc


While there are Trainer Cards in PTCG which are used by themselves, there are some that work best when used in combination, and one such deadly combination is that of Virbank City Gym and Hypnotoxic Laser. While Trainer Cards cannot deal damage in the trading card slg Game Console, these two cards allow players to device new styles of gameplay, whereby pokémon with low damage potential can also land massive blows and help the player win ga


As one would expect from the adorable card art, Light Jolteon has some great protective traits. Its Pulse Guard prevents any damage of 30 or more done to it, essentially making Light Jolteon immune to hard-hitting attacks and significantly increasing its longevity. However, this move does not protect the card from special conditions like being Poisoned or Confu

Therefore, the Pokémon Center Lady Trainer Card, better known to anime fans as Nurse Jay, is a brilliant resource to have up the sleeve when evolving or retreating are not an option, and the player’s pokémon has received considerable damage. This Trainer Card allows players one of the best strategies to recover in PTCG by healing 60 damage, as well as any Special Condition on any one of the pokémon chosen by the pla