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Protective Poncho
Trainer
“Protective Poncho” (B4b-209) is a Trainer card from the Deluxe Pack: Mega set in Pokémon TCG Pocket. Its type is Tool, and its effect is: As long as the Pokémon this card is attached to is on your Bench, prevent all damage done to that Pokémon by your opponent's attacks and Abilities.
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Protective Poncho Card Details
Illustrator·Toyste BeachEffect
As long as the Pokémon this card is attached to is on your Bench, prevent all damage done to that Pokémon by your opponent's attacks and Abilities.
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Where Protective Poncho is played
Observed use in sampled public tournaments. These figures are not ladder usage, a card win rate, or a recommendation to play a particular number of copies. Versions with the same effect are combined. Examples retain their source artwork.
- Tournament usage
- 6.8%
- 199 / 2,912 lists
- Most common count
- 1 copy
- 75.9% of lists using it
Decks that use “Protective Poncho”
Event window: Sep 23, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026
Protective Poncho versions and alt art
3 matching cards
Daily tournament data
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Seen in 6.8% of 2,912 sampled tournament lists. Most lists that use it run 1 copy.
- Tournament usage
- 6.8%
- 199 / 2,912 lists
- Most common count
- 1 copy
- 75.9% of lists using it
- Average copies
- 1.24
- Among lists using it
- Archetypes
- 15
- Current decks using it
Decks that use “Protective Poncho”
- Dedenne ex Indeedee ex
- 1 copy
- 74.4% (58)
- 2 copies
- 25.6% (20)
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- Inclusion
- 75.7%
- Meta share
- 3.5%
Real 2-copy list
- 2× Oricorio
- 2× Indeedee ex
- 1× Teal Mask Ogerpon ex
- 2× Dedenne ex
- 2× Giant Cape
- 1× Cyrus
- 2× Copycat
- 2× Protective Poncho
- 2× Small Balloon
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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- Mega Lucario ex Lucario
- 1 copy
- 95.6% (43)
- 2 copies
- 4.4% (2)
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- Inclusion
- 24.2%
- Meta share
- 6.4%
Real 1-copy list
- 1× Hitmonlee
- 1× Lucario
- 1× Bonsly
- 2× Riolu
- 2× Mega Lucario ex
- 1× Cyrus
- 1× Pokémon Center Lady
- 2× Copycat
- 1× Protective Poncho
- 1× Field Blower
- 1× Korrina
- 1× Arena of Antiquity
- 1× X Speed
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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- 1× Lucario
- 2× Falinks
- 2× Riolu
- 1× Mega Lucario ex
- 1× Happiny
- 1× Cyrus
- 1× Pokémon Center Lady
- 2× Copycat
- 2× Protective Poncho
- 1× Korrina
- 1× Arena of Antiquity
- 1× X Speed
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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- Dedenne ex Pichu
- 1 copy
- 16.7% (3)
- 2 copies
- 83.3% (15)
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- Inclusion
- 100.0%
- Meta share
- 0.6%
Real 1-copy list
- 1× Oricorio
- 2× Pichu
- 2× Emolga
- 2× Dedenne ex
- 1× Cyrus
- 2× Electrical Cord
- 2× Copycat
- 1× Protective Poncho
- 2× Lucky Egg
- 2× Small Balloon
- 1× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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- 1× Oricorio
- 2× Pichu
- 2× Emolga
- 2× Dedenne ex
- 1× Cyrus
- 2× Electrical Cord
- 2× Copycat
- 2× Protective Poncho
- 2× Small Balloon
- 1× Clear Veil
- 1× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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- Dragonair Mega Rayquaza ex
- 1 copy
- 78.6% (11)
- 2 copies
- 21.4% (3)
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- Inclusion
- 9.7%
- Meta share
- 5.0%
Real 1-copy list
- 2× Dratini
- 2× Gouging Fire
- 2× Dragonair
- 1× Mega Rayquaza ex
- 1× Cyrus
- 1× Pokémon Center Lady
- 2× Copycat
- 1× Protective Poncho
- 1× Professor Sada
- 1× Small Balloon
- 2× Rainbow Cave
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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Real 2-copy list
- 2× Dratini
- 1× Gouging Fire
- 2× Dragonair
- 1× Mega Rayquaza ex
- 1× Drampa
- 1× Cyrus
- 1× Pokémon Center Lady
- 2× Copycat
- 2× Protective Poncho
- 1× Hiking Trail
- 2× Rainbow Cave
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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- Mega Gardevoir ex Mega Diancie ex
- 1 copy
- 75.0% (6)
- 2 copies
- 25.0% (2)
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- Inclusion
- 16.0%
- Meta share
- 1.7%
Real 1-copy list
- 1× Kirlia
- 1× Comfey
- 2× Mega Gardevoir ex
- 2× Meloetta
- 2× Ralts
- 1× Mega Diancie ex
- 2× Rare Candy
- 1× Copycat
- 1× Protective Poncho
- 2× Diantha
- 2× Peculiar Plaza
- 1× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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Real 2-copy list
- 2× Ralts
- 1× Mega Gardevoir ex
- 2× Meloetta
- 1× Mega Diancie ex
- 1× Cyrus
- 2× Rare Candy
- 1× Copycat
- 2× Protective Poncho
- 2× Diantha
- 2× Peculiar Plaza
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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- Mega Charizard Y ex Entei ex
- 1 copy
- 100.0% (5)
- 2 copies
- 0.0% (0)
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- Inclusion
- 6.5%
- Meta share
- 2.6%
Real 1-copy list
- 2× Charmander
- 1× Charizard
- 2× Entei ex
- 1× Mega Charizard Y ex
- 2× Charmeleon
- 1× Giant Cape
- 1× Pokémon Center Lady
- 2× Flame Patch
- 1× May
- 1× Copycat
- 1× Protective Poncho
- 1× Wally
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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- Indeedee ex Dedenne ex
- 1 copy
- 0.0% (0)
- 2 copies
- 100.0% (4)
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- Inclusion
- 100.0%
- Meta share
- 0.1%
Real 2-copy list
- 2× Oricorio
- 2× Indeedee ex
- 1× Teal Mask Ogerpon ex
- 1× Dedenne ex
- 1× Sabrina
- 2× Giant Cape
- 2× Copycat
- 2× Protective Poncho
- 1× Starting Plains
- 2× Small Balloon
- 1× Kid's Room
- 2× Poké Ball
- 1× Professor's Research
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- Magnezone ex Magnezone
- 1 copy
- 100.0% (4)
- 2 copies
- 0.0% (0)
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- Inclusion
- 16.0%
- Meta share
- 0.9%
Real 1-copy list
- 2× Magneton
- 2× Oricorio
- 2× Magnemite
- 1× Magnezone
- 1× Teal Mask Ogerpon ex
- 1× Magnezone ex
- 1× Sabrina
- 1× Cyrus
- 1× Pokémon Center Lady
- 1× Copycat
- 1× Lisia
- 1× Clemont
- 1× Protective Poncho
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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Tournament intelligence
Protective Poncho in tournament decks
This card appears in 15 current and 0 historical tournament archetypes.
Tournament deck data sourced from Limitless Tournament Platform.
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