Temporal Forces

Hand Trimmer

TEF150· Uncommon
Hand Trimmer TEF 150

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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
150/162
Set
Temporal ForcesTEFSet guide
Illustrated by
Ayaka Yoshida
Each player discards cards from their hand until they have 5 cards in their hand. Your opponent discards first. (If a player has 5 or fewer cards in their hand, they do not discard.)

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

    Seaking runs it in 36 of the 55 lists we have read, seen across 32 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
Seaking36 of 5532TEF 150
Crustle12 of 7411TEF 150
Mega Froslass ex12 of 2912TEF 150
Mega Sharpedo ex7 of 117TEF 150
Mega Manectric ex / Eelektrik5 of 375TEF 150
Mega Charizard X ex3 of 403TEF 150
Archaludon ex1 of 281TEF 150
Hydreigon ex1 of 461TEF 150
Iron Thorns ex1 of 291TEF 150
Mega Froslass ex / Dudunsparce1 of 301TEF 150
Mega Lopunny ex1 of 211TEF 150
Mega Starmie ex1 of 381TEF 150
Mega Venusaur ex1 of 381TEF 150
Mega Sharpedo ex / Toxtricity1 of 701TEF 150

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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