Temporal Forces

Explorer's Guidance

TEFFR147· Uncommon
Explorer's Guidance TEF 147

We are not buying this printing at the moment.

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What the card itself says

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

Regulation mark
H
Number
147/162
Set
Temporal ForcesTEFSet guide
Illustrated by
Hideki Ishikawa
Look at the top 6 cards of your deck and put 2 of them into your hand. Discard the other cards.Regardez les 6 cartes du dessus de votre deck, puis ajoutez 2 d'entre elles à votre main. Défaussez les autres cartes.

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

    Ceruledge ex runs it in 21 of the 34 lists we have read, seen across 21 different tournaments.

  2. A strength

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

  3. A strength

    Mark H. 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
Ceruledge ex21 of 3421TEF 147
Dhelmise10 of 4210TEF 147
Archaludon ex9 of 288TEF 147
Mega Froslass ex7 of 297TEF 147
Archaludon ex / Dudunsparce6 of 306TEF 147
Hop's Zacian ex3 of 393TEF 147
Eelektrik1 of 281TEF 147
Iono's Bellibolt ex1 of 311TEF 147
Mega Charizard X ex1 of 401TEF 147
Team Rocket's Spidops1 of 251TEF 147
Mega Sharpedo ex / Toxtricity1 of 701TEF 147
Yanmega ex1 of 271TEF 147

When it came out

Temporal Forces landed here on 22 March 2024.

In Japan these cards were already in shops on 26 January 2024, under the code SV5K + SV5M. That is 56 days ahead of us.

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