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Ability ⇢ Electric Swamp
Once during your turn (before your attack), if this Pokémon is in your hand and you have at least 4 {L} Energy cards in play, you may play this Pokémon onto your Bench. If you do, move any number of {L} Energy from your other Pokémon to this Pokémon.
{L}{C}{C}{C} → Hover Over : 130
The Defending Pokémon can’t retreat during your opponent’s next turn.
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With their sucker mouths, they suck in prey. Then they use their fangs to shock the prey with electricity.
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Electric Swamp is a creative ability. Has there been any ability like it ever before in the TCG?
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Some other Stage 2 cards that come to mind are BRS Empoleon, Silver Tempest Metagross, and Lost Origin Gengar
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Also Steam Siege Talonflame
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Over on Xerneas Prism Star I laid out the three categories of energy absorption abilities like this one. Eelektross here puts a unique spin on it!