Temporal Forces

Perilous Jungle

TEF156· Uncommon
Perilous Jungle TEF 156

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What the card itself says

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Regulation mark
H
Number
156/162
Set
Temporal ForcesTEFSet guide
Illustrated by
AYUMI ODASHIMA
During Pokémon Checkup, put 2 more damage counters on each Poisoned non- Pokémon (both yours and your opponent's).

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

    Team Rocket's Nidoking ex runs it in 13 of the 22 lists we have read, seen across 13 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
Team Rocket's Nidoking ex13 of 2213TEF 156
Mega Gengar ex2 of 242TEF 156
Toxtricity (Phantasmal Flames)1 of 381TEF 156

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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