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Thorton
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Choose a Basic Pokémon in your discard pile and switch it with 1 of your Basic Pokémon in play. Any attached cards, damage counters, Special Conditions, turns in play, and any other effects remain on the new Pokémon.
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Thorton is a clean, value-driven Trainer that best supports tempo and combo-oriented decks, especially those built around repeatedly recycling Basic Pokémon for efficient board development. Its strength is that it functions like a controlled transplant: you replace a damaged or otherwise suboptimal Basic in play with a fresh one from the discard pile, while preserving attachments, damage, and other effects on the incoming Pokémon. That makes it especially potent when you want to keep Energy, tools, or status-based setup on a body that has already done its job. In practice, it pairs well with decks that expect their Basics to be traded off early, then reused later for a second wave of pressure or utility. A strong deckbuilding tip is to include Basics with useful “when in play” abilities or attackers that can be pivoted in and out cheaply, letting Thorton act as both recovery and board optimization.
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Character Background
Thorton is a clean, value-driven Trainer that best supports tempo and combo-oriented decks, especially those built around repeatedly recycling Basic Pokémon for efficient board development. Its strength is that it functions like a controlled transplant: you replace a damaged or otherwise suboptimal Basic in play with a fresh one from the discard pile, while preserving attachments, damage, and other effects on the incoming Pokémon. That makes it especially potent when you want to keep Energy, tools, or status-based setup on a body that has already done its job. In practice, it pairs well with decks that expect their Basics to be traded off early, then reused later for a second wave of pressure or utility. A strong deckbuilding tip is to include Basics with useful “when in play” abilities or attackers that can be pivoted in and out cheaply, letting Thorton act as both recovery and board optimization.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-24 18:10:46 UTC