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Deceptive Needle card

Trainer · Tool

Deceptive Needle

At the end of your turn, if the [D] Pokémon this card is attached to is in the Active Spot, do 10 damage to your opponent's Active Pokémon.
Rulers of the Skies #148 Uncommon Ruler of the Skies Illustrated by Studio Bora Inc.

Competitive results

30-day Sample Window · Oct 14, 2026–Nov 13, 2026

Last seen Nov 12, 2026

Metashare

16.8%

1104 of 6591 Decklists

Top Cut

89

Top-eight Decklists

Tournament wins

16

First-place finishes

Leading Archetypes

  1. Umbreon HydreigonUmbreon HydreigonUmbreon Hydreigon26.0% · 287
  2. Hoopa ex Mega Absol exHoopa ex Mega Absol exHoopa ex Mega Absol ex24.1% · 266
  3. Hydreigon Mega Absol exHydreigon Mega Absol exHydreigon Mega Absol ex10.0% · 110
  4. Umbreon Mega Absol exUmbreon Mega Absol exUmbreon Mega Absol ex7.1% · 78

Commonly paired Cards

  1. Professor's Research96.7% · 1068
  2. Copycat92.5% · 1021
  3. Cyrus90.3% · 997
  4. Poké Ball89.4% · 987

Recent Top Cut finishes

  1. Umbreon Mega Sableye exUmbreon Mega Sableye ex

    #3 · 𝗜𝗠𝗢 | Edson Barbosa

    🇧🇷 Hit Sparrow #20 | TCG Pocket

    Nov 11, 2026 · Umbreon Mega Sableye ex

Community

Latest posts featuring Deceptive Needle

shiny_jemmz

A very slight change on the deck Maddy featured a few days ago. I believe all I did was take his advice and add a second Sabrina. The results are pretty wild as I've won 8 in a row, beat many Zards. Not sure yet if Sableye or Absol are better partners but I think the extra damage of Sableye makes more sense late game (doesn't make it far enough to know) Serena, poke comm, x speed, poke balls all make this surprisingly consistent to get eevee into active. Repel/Sabrina keep umbreon hitting hard.

Skibbledibop

Was experimenting with Gengar and crafted a decklist with surprising success. Reasons why you should give it a try: - Applying 2 different status conditons each turn for 1 energy is underrated; pcl won't help you here and nobody plays status protection atm. - Gengar+Darkrai+Nihilego+Needle deal 100 for 1 energy. - The ideal board state is actually quite easy to accomplish (aside from requiring rare candy). - No ex Pokemon at all in this deck! Serena's choice might be used instead of Juliana.

Robvianni

Spent 5 turns powering up your strongest Pokémon? Cute. Back into the deck you go! Meet Umbreon Primeval Lock: evolve Eevee instantly, hit for 80 damage with ONE Darkness Energy, and boost it even further! Something too strong shows up? Aerodactyl + Will guarantees heads and sends it packing. Fast aggression, prehistoric chaos, and absolutely zero respect for your opponent's setup. The goal? Don't follow the meta. Make the meta fear us. Still experimenting, so bring your craziest ideas!

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