Temporal Forces

Salvatore

TEFFR160· Uncommon
Salvatore TEF 160

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
160/162
Set
Temporal ForcesTEFSet guide
Illustrated by
Ryuta Fuse
Search your deck for a card that has no Abilities and evolves from 1 of your Pokémon, and put it onto that Pokémon to evolve it. Then, shuffle your deck. You can use this card on a Pokémon you put down when you were setting up to play or on a Pokémon that was put into play this turn.Cherchez dans votre deck une carte Évolution sans talent de l'un de vos Pokémon, et placez-la sur ce Pokémon-là pour le faire évoluer. Mélangez ensuite votre deck. Vous pouvez utiliser cette carte sur un Pokémon que vous avez mis en jeu lorsque vous prépariez la partie ou sur un Pokémon qui a été mis en jeu pendant ce tour.

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

    Mega Starmie ex runs it in 28 of the 38 lists we have read, seen across 26 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
Mega Starmie ex28 of 3826TEF 160
Bronzong23 of 2722TEF 160
Mega Starmie ex / Dusknoir22 of 4922TEF 160
Mega Starmie ex / Froslass22 of 4121TEF 160
Mega Froslass ex18 of 2918TEF 160
Mega Lopunny ex / Dusknoir11 of 4611TEF 160
Greninja ex10 of 4210TEF 160
Mega Froslass ex / Dudunsparce10 of 3010TEF 160
Hydreigon ex5 of 465TEF 160
Mega Greninja ex3 of 383TEF 160
Cinderace ex1 of 61TEF 160
Doublade1 of 271TEF 160
Froslass / Munkidori1 of 321TEF 160
Mega Lopunny ex / Dudunsparce1 of 661TEF 160
Mamoswine ex1 of 241TEF 160
Mega Camerupt ex1 of 371TEF 160
Mega Charizard X ex1 of 401TEF 160
Mega Lopunny ex1 of 211TEF 160
Mega Zygarde ex1 of 261TEF 160
Toxtricity (Phantasmal Flames)1 of 381TEF 160

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