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- ↓ 0.15
- ꩜ 0.31
- ↑ 4.95
{C} → Pickup
Put an Item card from your discard pile into your hand.
{C} → Bite : 10
illus. Masakazu Fukuda
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It faces strong opponents with great courage. But, when at a disadvantage in a fight, this intelligent Pokémon flees.
rubus
is this card really good? how have i never heard of it with that attack?
JP
This card enables the “Shock Lock” archetype, initially piloted by Ross Cawthon, which was for a while a common deck in Expanded. Along with Lillipup the deck runs Stoutland BCR, Raichu BUS, Devolution Spray, and some way to use the attacks of pre-evolutions (like Shining Celebi or Shrine of Memories). The loop of Pickup for Devo Spray + Evoshock, alongside Stoutland’s Supporter lock, means many decks cannot do anything and eventually deck out.
Fun fact: One of my few finishes in the “Limitless Era” is a top 32 Regionals finish with this deck :)
rubus
so interesting! i’m not super tuned in to tournament stats but it feels like i’m always hearing about wild things cawthon has crafted