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Volbeat
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Attack Quick Sign: If you go first, you can use this attack during your first turn. Search your deck for up to 2 Basic Pokémon and put them onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck.
Attack Coordinated Strike (20+): If Illumise is on your Bench, this attack does 60 more damage.
Card Details
Character Background
Volbeat from Sandstorm is a small but annoying Grass Basic that fits best into a tempo or disruption plan, where every turn of delay matters. Its attack asks for a coin flip, but either result is useful: Poison keeps pressure ticking, while Sleep can stall an opposing attacker long enough to buy setup turns or force awkward retreat decisions. The real payoff is Uplifting Glow, which gives Volbeat free retreat as long as Illumise is in play, making the pair a neat mobility engine for switching, pivoting, and repeatedly applying status without wasting resources. In deckbuilding, pairing Volbeat with Illumise and other status enablers or poison damage boosters can create a low-cost control shell that chips away while staying flexible. It is not a raw-damage attacker, so treat it as a utility piece: use it to slow faster decks, create openings, and keep your board moving rather than trying to win through straightforward combat.
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Character Background
Volbeat from Sandstorm is a small but annoying Grass Basic that fits best into a tempo or disruption plan, where every turn of delay matters. Its attack asks for a coin flip, but either result is useful: Poison keeps pressure ticking, while Sleep can stall an opposing attacker long enough to buy setup turns or force awkward retreat decisions. The real payoff is Uplifting Glow, which gives Volbeat free retreat as long as Illumise is in play, making the pair a neat mobility engine for switching, pivoting, and repeatedly applying status without wasting resources. In deckbuilding, pairing Volbeat with Illumise and other status enablers or poison damage boosters can create a low-cost control shell that chips away while staying flexible. It is not a raw-damage attacker, so treat it as a utility piece: use it to slow faster decks, create openings, and keep your board moving rather than trying to win through straightforward combat.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-21 15:10:43 UTC