Temporal Forces

Full Metal Lab

TEFFR148· Uncommon
Full Metal Lab TEF 148

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
148/162
Set
Temporal ForcesTEFSet guide
Illustrated by
AYUMI ODASHIMA
Pokémon (both yours and your opponent's) take 30 less damage from attacks from the opponent's Pokémon (after applying Weakness and Resistance).Les Pokémon (les vôtres et ceux de votre adversaire) subissent 30 dégâts de moins provenant des attaques des Pokémon de l'adversaire (après application de la Faiblesse et de la Résistance).

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

    Scizor ex runs it in 11 of the 13 lists we have read, seen across 11 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
Scizor ex11 of 1311TEF 148
Steven's Metagross ex10 of 4110TEF 148
Archaludon ex6 of 286TEF 148
Metagross4 of 364TEF 148
Archaludon ex / Dudunsparce3 of 303TEF 148
Doublade2 of 272TEF 148
Mega Excadrill ex2 of 302TEF 148
Archaludon ex / N's Zoroark ex1 of 261TEF 148

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.

Every set, with both of its dates