Paldea Evolved / #217/193

Tinkatuff

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): Paldea Evolved
Rarity (source): Illustration rare
Illustrator: Tika Matsuno
Source reference: sv02-217

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Tinkatuff builds a large, sturdy hammer with metal recovered from Pawniard and Bisharp attacked in groups. It lives among scrap heaps, where its kind also compare their weapons' toughness by striking them together. The Pokédex thus shows manufacture requiring materials, a habitat and testing. Its hammer is more than a found object: it results from repeated seizures and work whose strength can be put to the test.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Scarlet names Pawniard and Bisharp as sources of metal for Tinkatuff's hammer. Pokémon Violet places its shelters in scrap heaps and describes a surprising test between its kind: they clash hammers to measure their toughness.

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Card details

HP: 90
Type (source): Psychic
Stage (source): Stage1
Evolves from (printed name): Tinkatink
Pokédex number: 958
Regulation mark: G
Retreat cost: 2 Energy
Weakness (source): Metal ×2

Printed card text — English

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Description from the source

This Pokémon will attack groups of Pawniard and Bisharp, gathering metal from them in order to create a large and sturdy hammer.

Attacks

Play Rough

Cost: Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 30+

Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 more damage.

Pulverizing Press

Cost: Psychic · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 60

This attack's damage isn't affected by any effects on your opponent's Active Pokémon.

Documented variants

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Holographic
holo · standard

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