Temporal Forces

Heavy Baton

TEFFR151· Uncommon
Heavy Baton TEF 151

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
151/162
Set
Temporal ForcesTEFSet guide
Illustrated by
Ayaka Yoshida
If the Pokémon this card is attached to has a Retreat Cost of exactly 4, is in the Active Spot, and is Knocked Out by damage from an attack from your opponent's Pokémon, move up to 3 Basic Energy cards from that Pokémon to your Benched Pokémon in any way you like.Si le Pokémon auquel cette carte est attachée a un Coût de Retraite d'exactement 4, est sur le Poste Actif et est mis K.O. par les dégâts d'une attaque de l'un des Pokémon de votre adversaire, déplacez jusqu'à 3 cartes Énergie de base de ce Pokémon-là vers vos Pokémon de Banc comme il vous plaît.

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

    Wailord ex runs it in 29 of the 31 lists we have read, seen across 25 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
Wailord ex29 of 3125TEF 151
Wailord ex (Pitch Black)18 of 2016TEF 151
Blissey ex4 of 204TEF 151
Mega Abomasnow ex4 of 334TEF 151
Mamoswine ex1 of 241TEF 151

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