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Professor's Research
Trainer
“Professor's Research” (A4b-373) is a Trainer card from the Deluxe Pack: ex set in Pokémon TCG Pocket. Its type is Supporter, and its effect is: Draw 2 cards.
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Professor's Research Card Details
Illustrator·Akira KomayamaEffect
Draw 2 cards.
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Deck snapshot
Where Professor's Research 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
- 99.0%
- 2,884 / 2,912 lists
- Most common count
- 2 copies
- 97.9% of lists using it
Decks that use “Professor's Research”
Event window: Sep 23, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026
Professor's Research versions and alt art
1 matching cards
Daily tournament data
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Seen in 99.0% of 2,912 sampled tournament lists. Most lists that use it run 2 copies.
- Tournament usage
- 99.0%
- 2,884 / 2,912 lists
- Most common count
- 2 copies
- 97.9% of lists using it
- Average copies
- 1.98
- Among lists using it
- Archetypes
- 94
- Current decks using it
Decks that use “Professor's Research”
- Mega Altaria ex Espeon
- 1 copy
- 3.1% (9)
- 2 copies
- 96.9% (286)
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- Inclusion
- 100.0%
- Meta share
- 10.1%
Real 2-copy listReal 1-copy list
- 1× Igglybuff
- 1× Mega Altaria ex
- 2× Eevee
- 2× Swablu
- 2× Darkrai
- 2× Espeon
- 1× Sabrina
- 2× Copycat
- 1× Lisia
- 1× Training Area
- 1× Field Blower
- 1× Small Balloon
- 2× Poké Ball
- 1× Professor's Research
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- Suicune ex Baxcalibur
- 1 copy
- 0.0% (0)
- 2 copies
- 100.0% (189)
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- Inclusion
- 99.5%
- Meta share
- 6.5%
Real 2-copy list
- 2× Suicune ex
- 2× Frigibax
- 2× Baxcalibur
- 1× Chien-Pao ex
- 2× Giant Cape
- 1× Cyrus
- 1× Pokémon Center Lady
- 2× Rare Candy
- 1× Inflatable Boat
- 1× Copycat
- 1× Soothing Shore
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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- Mega Lucario ex Lucario
- 1 copy
- 0.0% (0)
- 2 copies
- 100.0% (185)
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- Inclusion
- 99.5%
- Meta share
- 6.4%
Real 2-copy list
- 1× Hitmonlee
- 1× Lucario
- 1× Bonsly
- 2× Riolu
- 2× Mega Lucario ex
- 1× Cyrus
- 1× Pokémon Center Lady
- 2× Copycat
- 1× Lucky Ice Pop
- 1× Field Blower
- 1× Korrina
- 1× Arena of Antiquity
- 1× X Speed
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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- Hoopa ex Mega Absol ex
- 1 copy
- 1.3% (2)
- 2 copies
- 98.7% (154)
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- Inclusion
- 100.0%
- Meta share
- 5.4%
Real 1-copy list
- 1× Darkrai ex
- 1× Mega Absol ex
- 2× Hoopa ex
- 2× Cyrus
- 1× Pokémon Center Lady
- 1× Repel
- 2× Copycat
- 2× Lucky Ice Pop
- 1× Field Blower
- 2× Deceptive Needle
- 1× X Speed
- 2× Poké Ball
- 1× Red Card
- 1× Professor's Research
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Real 2-copy list
- 1× Darkrai ex
- 1× Mega Absol ex
- 2× Hoopa ex
- 2× Cyrus
- 1× Pokémon Center Lady
- 1× Repel
- 2× Copycat
- 2× Lucky Ice Pop
- 1× Field Blower
- 2× Deceptive Needle
- 1× X Speed
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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- Butterfree Mega Sceptile ex
- 1 copy
- 0.7% (1)
- 2 copies
- 99.3% (149)
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- Inclusion
- 99.3%
- Meta share
- 5.2%
Real 1-copy list
- 1× Treecko
- 1× Grovyle
- 1× Mega Sceptile ex
- 2× Caterpie
- 2× Metapod
- 2× Butterfree
- 1× Erika
- 1× Sabrina
- 1× Cyrus
- 1× Leaf Cape
- 1× Copycat
- 2× Quick-Grow Extract
- 1× Field Blower
- 2× Fragrant Forest
- 1× Professor's Research
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Real 2-copy list
- 1× Treecko
- 1× Grovyle
- 1× Mega Sceptile ex
- 2× Caterpie
- 2× Metapod
- 2× Butterfree
- 1× Erika
- 1× Sabrina
- 1× Cyrus
- 1× Leaf Cape
- 1× Copycat
- 2× Quick-Grow Extract
- 2× Fragrant Forest
- 2× Professor's Research
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- Dragonair Mega Rayquaza ex
- 1 copy
- 0.0% (0)
- 2 copies
- 100.0% (144)
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- Inclusion
- 100.0%
- Meta share
- 5.0%
Real 2-copy list
- 2× Gouging Fire
- 2× Dratini
- 2× Dragonair
- 1× Mega Rayquaza ex
- 1× Sabrina
- 1× Pokémon Center Lady
- 2× Copycat
- 1× Ancient Booster Energy Capsule
- 1× Professor Sada
- 1× Small Balloon
- 2× Rainbow Cave
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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- Magnezone Miraidon ex
- 1 copy
- 0.0% (0)
- 2 copies
- 100.0% (134)
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- Inclusion
- 100.0%
- Meta share
- 4.6%
Real 2-copy list
- 2× Magneton
- 1× Oricorio
- 2× Zeraora
- 2× Magnemite
- 2× Magnezone
- 1× Miraidon ex
- 1× Giant Cape
- 1× Cyrus
- 1× Copycat
- 1× Lisia
- 1× Clemont
- 1× Professor Turo
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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- Dedenne ex Indeedee ex
- 1 copy
- 0.0% (0)
- 2 copies
- 100.0% (103)
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- Inclusion
- 100.0%
- 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
- 1× Leftovers
- 2× Copycat
- 1× Protective Poncho
- 2× Small Balloon
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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Tournament intelligence
Professor's Research in tournament decks
This card appears in 94 current and 0 historical tournament archetypes.
Tournament deck data sourced from Limitless Tournament Platform.
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