Paldea Evolved

Boss's Orders

PAL172· Rare
Boss's Orders PAL 172

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What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

Regulation mark
I
Number
172/193
Set
Paldea EvolvedPALSet guide
Illustrated by
NC Empire
Switch in 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon to the Active Spot.

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

  1. A strength

    Crustle runs it in 74 of the 74 lists we have read, seen across 64 different tournaments.

  2. A strength

    No Weakness printed on the card. Nothing doubles up the damage it takes.

  3. A strength

    Mark I. It is one of the marks currently accepted in Standard: H, I, and J.

Standard format: source checked on September 22, 2026. TCGdex

Who plays it

These decks really played this card at a tournament. We spot it by the little set code printed at the bottom, the one players copy onto their list — two cards sometimes share a name, the code never lies.

The decks that list this card, with how many lists and how many tournaments
DeckListsTournamentsPrinting listed
Crustle74 of 7464MEG 114
Mega Sharpedo ex / Toxtricity70 of 7064MEG 114
Mega Lopunny ex / Dudunsparce66 of 6662MEG 114
Alakazam / Dusknoir65 of 6532MEG 114
Teal Mask Ogerpon ex / Meganium / Arboliva ex59 of 5951MEG 114
Latias ex / Mega Kangaskhan ex58 of 5850MEG 114
Seaking55 of 5547MEG 114
Mega Lucario ex / Hariyama50 of 5046MEG 114
Mega Starmie ex / Dusknoir49 of 4943MEG 114
Mega Lopunny ex / Dusknoir46 of 4640MEG 114
Dragapult ex / Dusknoir45 of 4542MEG 114
N's Zoroark ex44 of 4440MEG 114
Teal Mask Ogerpon ex / Meganium / Hydrapple ex44 of 4441MEG 114
Cynthia's Garchomp ex42 of 4240MEG 114
Dhelmise42 of 4240MEG 114
Dragapult ex / Dudunsparce42 of 4239MEG 114
Greninja ex42 of 4237MEG 114
Lillie's Clefairy ex / Teal Mask Ogerpon ex41 of 4133MEG 114
Ethan's Typhlosion41 of 4139MEG 114
Mega Starmie ex / Froslass41 of 4136MEG 114
Steven's Metagross ex41 of 4139MEG 114
Dragapult ex40 of 4040MEG 114
Hydreigon ex40 of 4636MEG 114
Hop's Zacian ex39 of 3939MEG 114
Mega Kangaskhan ex / Bouffalant39 of 3935MEG 114
Mega Charizard X ex39 of 4035MEG 114
Alakazam / Dudunsparce38 of 3838MEG 114
Mega Diancie ex / Dusknoir38 of 3835MEG 114
Mega Greninja ex38 of 3836MEG 114
Mega Lucario ex38 of 3836MEG 114
Mega Starmie ex38 of 3834MEG 114
Mega Venusaur ex38 of 3837MEG 114
Raging Bolt ex38 of 3836MEG 114
Toxtricity (Phantasmal Flames)38 of 3834MEG 114
Gengar ex37 of 3829MEG 114
Hop's Trevenant37 of 3735MEG 114
Mega Manectric ex / Eelektrik37 of 3736MEG 114
Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex37 of 3737MEG 114
Mega Camerupt ex37 of 3734MEG 114
Okidogi / Barbaracle37 of 3736MEG 114
Mega Chandelure ex36 of 3633MEG 114
Palafin ex36 of 3632MEG 114
Dragapult ex / Blaziken ex35 of 3529MEG 114
Azumarill34 of 3431MEG 114
Lillie's Clefairy ex34 of 3433MEG 114
Metagross34 of 3632MEG 114
Teal Mask Ogerpon ex / Meganium33 of 3331MEG 114
Toxtricity33 of 3332MEG 114
Bloodmoon Ursaluna / Lunatone33 of 3331MEG 114
Beedrill ex32 of 3231MEG 114
Ceruledge ex32 of 3430MEG 114
Dragapult ex / Froslass32 of 3231MEG 114
Froslass / Munkidori32 of 3230MEG 114
Cinccino ex31 of 3126MEG 114
Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex / Froslass31 of 3131MEG 114
Joltik31 of 3128MEG 114
Wailord ex31 of 3127MEG 114
Archaludon ex / Dudunsparce30 of 3030MEG 114
Decidueye ex30 of 3029MEG 114
Flareon ex / Noctowl30 of 3126MEG 114
Iono's Bellibolt ex30 of 3130MEG 114
Mega Froslass ex / Dudunsparce30 of 3029MEG 114
Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex / Fan Rotom30 of 3028MEG 114
Dudunsparce29 of 2927MEG 114
Iron Thorns ex29 of 2924MEG 114
Mega Abomasnow ex29 of 3321MEG 114
Mega Dragonite ex29 of 2928MEG 114
Mega Froslass ex29 of 2928MEG 114
Alakazam28 of 2819MEG 114
Eelektrik28 of 2828MEG 114
Festival Lead28 of 2824MEG 114
Mega Darkrai ex28 of 2824MEG 114
Doublade27 of 2727MEG 114
Archaludon ex26 of 2820MEG 114
Archaludon ex / N's Zoroark ex26 of 2623MEG 114
Jellicent ex / Dusknoir26 of 2724MEG 114
Mega Feraligatr ex26 of 2626MEG 114
Sinistcha / Teal Mask Ogerpon ex26 of 2624MEG 114
Yanmega ex26 of 2722MEG 114
Blaziken / N's Zoroark ex25 of 2520MEG 114
Ethan's Magcargo25 of 2524MEG 114
Mega Excadrill ex25 of 3023MEG 114
Toucannon25 of 2523MEG 114
Erika's Victreebel24 of 2424MEG 114
Greninja ex / Blaziken ex24 of 2424MEG 114
Paldean Tauros24 of 2423MEG 114
Mamoswine ex23 of 2423MEG 114
Mega Gengar ex23 of 2423MEG 114
Mega Absol ex22 of 2219MEG 114
Mega Lopunny ex21 of 2120MEG 114
Sylveon21 of 2221MEG 114
Mega Zygarde ex / Barbaracle21 of 2121MEG 114
Blissey ex20 of 2019MEG 114
Bronzong20 of 2719MEG 114
Mega Zygarde ex20 of 2620MEG 114
Blaziken ex19 of 2118MEG 114
Terapagos ex / Noctowl19 of 1919MEG 114
Wailord ex (Pitch Black)19 of 2017MEG 114
Feraligatr16 of 1615MEG 114
Misty's Gyarados15 of 1715MEG 114
Raging Bolt ex / Iono's Bellibolt ex13 of 1313MEG 114
Scizor ex13 of 1313MEG 114
Flygon ex10 of 1010MEG 114
Mega Sharpedo ex10 of 1110MEG 114
Mega Diancie ex9 of 99MEG 114
Dragapult ex / N's Zoroark ex8 of 88MEG 114
Mega Latias ex8 of 88MEG 114
Mega Manectric ex8 of 88MEG 114
Mega Dragonite ex / Eelektrik6 of 65MEG 114
Flareon ex6 of 86MEG 114
Luxray ex6 of 66MEG 114
Team Rocket's Nidoking ex6 of 226MEG 114
Scovillain ex6 of 66MEG 114
Toxtricity / Brute Bonnet6 of 66MEG 114
N's Zoroark ex / Crustle6 of 66MEG 114
Cinderace ex4 of 64MEG 114
Slowking2 of 372MEG 114
Team Rocket's Spidops1 of 251MEG 114

When it came out

Paldea Evolved landed here on 9 June 2023.

In Japan these cards were already in shops on 10 March 2023, under the code SV1a + SV2P + SV2D. That is 91 days ahead of us.

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