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Assault Vest
Oracle Text
Any damage done to the Pokémon this card is attached to by attacks from your opponent's Pokémon that have any Special Energy attached to them is reduced by 40 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
Card Details
Character Background
Assault Vest is a straightforward defensive Trainer that shines in tempo and midrange shells, especially decks that want to keep a key attacker on the board just long enough to swing back. In practice, it can blunt a lot of popular threat patterns because many heavy hitters lean on Special Energy, so the 40-damage reduction often turns clean 2HKOs into awkward 3HKOs after Weakness and Resistance are counted. That makes it especially strong on bulky Basic Pokémon or evolving attackers that already force the opponent to work for the knockout. A good deckbuilding tip is to pair it with self-sustaining attackers and healing effects, since Assault Vest buys time rather than ending games outright; it is also at its best when your own list uses mostly Basic Energy, so you avoid turning off your own offense. Lore-wise, the card evokes a combat harness built for frontline survival rather than flashy power.
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Character Background
Assault Vest is a straightforward defensive Trainer that shines in tempo and midrange shells, especially decks that want to keep a key attacker on the board just long enough to swing back. In practice, it can blunt a lot of popular threat patterns because many heavy hitters lean on Special Energy, so the 40-damage reduction often turns clean 2HKOs into awkward 3HKOs after Weakness and Resistance are counted. That makes it especially strong on bulky Basic Pokémon or evolving attackers that already force the opponent to work for the knockout. A good deckbuilding tip is to pair it with self-sustaining attackers and healing effects, since Assault Vest buys time rather than ending games outright; it is also at its best when your own list uses mostly Basic Energy, so you avoid turning off your own offense. Lore-wise, the card evokes a combat harness built for frontline survival rather than flashy power.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-09-13 02:20:42 UTC