Technical Machine: Evolution (Paradox Rift 178)

Trainer Pokémon Tool
Technical Machine: Evolution
ワザマシン エヴォリューション Technique Machine Evolution

Illus. Studio Bora Inc.
English expansion Paradox Rift
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 178/182
Japanese expansion Future Flash
Japanese Rarity U
Japanese card no. 063/066
Japanese expansion SV-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no. 146/SV-P
Japanese Deck Kit Stellar Miracle Deck Build Box
Japanese card no. 028/044
Japanese expansion Terastal Fest ex
Japanese card no. 160/187
Japanese Deck Kit Battle Partners Deck Build Box
Japanese card no. 029/045
Japanese Deck Kit Premium Trainer Box MEGA
Japanese card no. 033/043

Technical Machine: Evolution (Japanese: ワザマシン エヴォリューション Technique Machine Evolution) is a Pokémon Tool card. It was first released as part of the Paradox Rift expansion.

Card text

All prints
ACE SPEC You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
ACE SPEC You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
Team Plasma
Team Plasma
ACE SPEC You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
FLARE
Prism Star (Prism Star) Rule
You can't have more than 1 Prism Star card with the same name in your deck. If a Prism Star card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.
TAG TEAM
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VSTAR Power
The Pokémon this card is attached to can use the attack on this card. (You still need the necessary Energy to use this attack.) If this card is attached to 1 of your Pokémon, discard it at the end of your turn.
Colorless
Evolution
エヴォリューション
 
Choose up to 2 of your Benched Pokémon. For each of those Pokémon, search your deck for a card that evolves from that Pokémon and put it onto that Pokémon to evolve it. Then, shuffle your deck.
Ability
Do Nothing
 
At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.
Colorless
Evolution
エヴォリューション
 
Choose up to 2 of your Benched Pokémon. For each of those Pokémon, search your deck for a card that evolves from that Pokémon and put it onto that Pokémon to evolve it. Then, shuffle your deck.
You may attach any number of Pokémon Tools to your Pokémon during your turn. You may attach only 1 Pokémon Tool to each Pokémon, and it stays attached.


Release information

This card was included in the Paradox Rift expansion, first released in the Japanese Future Flash expansion. In Japan, it was reprinted as an SV-P Promotional card and was one of nine cards that could be found in 2024 Endorsed Independent Event Trainers Packs. Certified Event Organizers distributed these packs at events they oversaw in January 2024. This print features the Event Organizer logo in the bottom right corner of the illustration.

In Japan, it was later reprinted in the Stellar Miracle Deck Build Box, the Terastal Fest ex subset, the Battle Partners Deck Build Box, and the Premium Trainer Box MEGA.

Trivia

Origin

This card depicts a Technical Machine.

In other languages

Language Title
Japanese ワザマシン エヴォリューション Waza Machine Evolution
Chinese Cantonese 招式學習器 演進
Mandarin 招式學習器 演進
French Capsule Technique : Évolution
German Technische Maschine: Entwicklung
Indonesian MJ Evolution
Italian Macchinario Tecnico: Evoluzione
Korean 기술머신 에볼루션 Gisul Machine Evolution
Brazilian Portuguese Máquina Técnica: Evolução
European Spanish Máquina Técnica: Evolución
Thai แมชชีนท่าต่อสู้ อีโวลูชัน
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