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Pokemon Pocketintroduced Tool Cards in the January 2025 update, Space-Time Smackdown. This marks the third type of Trainer Cards added to the game, leaving Stadium Cards as the only remaining untapped category. While the logic and mechanics of Pokemon Tools inPocketclosely resemble their counterparts in the physicalTCG, there are key differences worth exploring.
This guide covers what Pokemon Tools are, introduces all the new Tools in the current A2 expansion, highlights cards that synergize with them and explains how to effectively counter Pokemon Tools.
There is asecret tutorial task for Pokemon Toolsthat can introduce you to these Trainer Cards and reward you with Pack Hourglasses.
Pokemon Tool Cards Explained
InPokemon Pocket, Pokemon Tools areTrainer Cards that enhance the cardsthey are attached to. Their effects vary, from increasing HP and boosting damage to gradually chipping away at the opponent’s HP. However, they all serve the same purpose: boosting a Pokemon’s stats or abilities.
A Pokemon’s Tool appears in a small box on one side of the card. Both players can view attached Tools on any Pokemon—whether their own or the opponent’s—by tapping the Tool card icon.
How to Use Pokemon Tools
As Trainer Cards, Pokemon Tools are played similarly toPokemon Pocket’s Item Cards. At the start of each turn, you can attach as many Tools as you want to different Pokemon. However, each Pokemon can hold only one Tool at a time, preventing you from attaching another unless the existing Tool is discarded.
Here are the rules for playing Pokemon Tools inTCG Pocket:
List of All Pokemon Tools in Pocket
TheSpace-Time Smackdown expansionintroduced the first batch of Tool Cards in Pokemon Pocket, featuring three unique Tools:Lum Berry, Rocky Helmet, and Giant Cape. Here’s what each of them does.
Lum Berry
“At the end of each turn, if the Pokemon this card is attached to is affected by any Special Conditions, it recovers from all of them and discards this card.”
Special Conditions are debuffs such as Asleep, Poisoned, Burned, Paralyzed, or Confused. When Lum Berry is attached to a Pokemon affected by one or more of these conditions, it immediately cures them all. However, the trade-off is that Lum Berry self-discards upon activation, making it a one-time-use Tool.
Rocky Helmet
“If the Pokemon this card is attached to is in the Active Spot and is damaged by an attack from your opponent’s Pokemon, do 20 damage to the Attacking Pokemon.”
Rocky Helmet mirrorsDruddigon’s Rough Skin ability. When an opponent damages a Pokemon equipped with this Tool, they take 20 instant damage. However, Rocky Helmet only functions when attached to an Active Pokemon. If an opponent attacks a Benched Pokemon wearing this Tool, they won’t take any damage in return.
Many consider Rocky Helmet the best Tool Card inPokemon Pocket. It can be attached to Druddigon to make it an even deadlier tank or paired with other bulky Pokemon to create your own version of Druddigon.
Giant Cape
“The Pokemon this card is attached to gets +20 HP.”
Giant Cape functions similarly tothe Potion Card, but instead of healing after damage is taken, this Tool increases a Pokemon’s max HP right from the start. For example, if a Pokemon has 140 HP, equipping it with Giant Cape boosts its HP to 160.
Cards with Pokemon Tool Synergies
Along with Pokemon Tool Cards, the Space-Time Smackdown expansion introduced Pokemon that directly synergize with Tools. Currently, these includePachirisu ex, Skarmory, Starly, and Rotom. The table below outlines how each of them interacts with Pokemon Tools.
Pachirisu ex
Deals +40 DMG if it has a Tool
Deals +30 DMG if it has a Tool
Discards the enemy’s Tool before attacking
Deals +30 DMG if the enemy has a Tool
How to Counter Pokemon Tools
Fortunately,Pokemon Pocketintroduced two counters to Pokemon Tools in the same expansion: Starly and Rotom. To counter an opponent’s Tool, you can use Starly’s Pluck move, which removes the Tool before attacking, or Rotom’s Assault Laser, which deals an additional 30 damage if the opponent has a Tool attached.
