Surprise! Time Machine

Surprise! Time Machine

Surprise! Time Machine appears in the Japanese print of Rocket Gang Strikes Back, released on October 15, 2004. Surprise! Time Machine is a uncommon rarity. The Rocket Gang Strikes Back set contains 85 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Katsura Tabata.

Collector Insights

Surprise! Time Machine is a Uncommon card from the Rocket Gang Strikes Back set, released on October 15, 2004. It is numbered 75 and features artwork by Katsura Tabata. The card’s supertype is listed as "rocket's secret machine." Its flavor text describes a mechanic where a player selects one of their evolved Pokémon, removes the highest Stage Evolution card from it, and shuffles it into their deck. If the Pokémon remains in play, the player searches their deck for an Evolution card that evolves from it and places that card onto the Pokémon. This process is described as both devolving and evolving the same Pokémon. The card’s unique interaction revolves around manipulating evolutionary states through deck manipulation. It does not include any listed attacks or HP values, focusing instead on its special ability. The card’s theme emphasizes strategic flexibility in managing Pokémon evolution and deck composition.

Choose 1 of your Evolved Pokémon, remove the highest Stage Evolution card from it, and shuffle it into your deck (this counts as devolving that Pokémon). If that Pokémon remains in play, search your deck for an Evolution card that evolves from that Pokémon and put it onto that Pokémon (this counts as evolving that Pokémon). Shuffle your deck afterward.

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