Deceptive Needle
“Deceptive Needle” (B4-148) is a Trainer card from the Ruler of the Skies set in Pokémon TCG Pocket. Its type is Tool, and its effect is: 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.
Use this Deceptive Needle page to confirm its set, pack sources, and deck roles before adding Deceptive Needle to your collection.
Deceptive Needle Card Details
Illustrator·Studio Bora Inc.
Effect
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.
Tournament intelligence
Deceptive Needle in tournament decks
This card appears in 22 current and 4 historical tournament archetypes.
Tournament deck data sourced from Limitless Tournament Platform.
Current tournament decks
- 01Inclusion100.0%Meta share2.2%
Team Rocket's Weezing ex Hoopa ex
- 02Inclusion100.0%Meta share0.3%
Team Rocket's Weezing ex Zoroark ex
- 03Inclusion100.0%Meta share0.1%
Mega Sableye ex Mega Absol ex
- 04Inclusion100.0%Meta share0.1%
Zoroark ex Team Rocket's Weezing ex
- 05Inclusion100.0%Meta share0.1%
Hoopa ex Darkrai ex
- 06Inclusion100.0%Meta share0.1%
Hoopa ex Team Rocket's Weezing ex
- 07Inclusion100.0%Meta share0.1%
Team Rocket's Weezing ex Paldean Clodsire ex
- 08Inclusion99.0%Meta share5.5%
Hoopa ex Mega Absol ex
Historical decks featuring this card
Archived tournament profiles where this card appeared in at least half of tracked decklists.
- Archived meta snapshot
Mandibuzz Greninja
Last seen Aug 31, 2026100.0% card inclusion
- Archived meta snapshot
Hydreigon Hoopa ex
Last seen Sep 1, 2026100.0% card inclusion
- Archived meta snapshot
Guzzlord ex Indeedee ex
Last seen Sep 4, 2026100.0% card inclusion
- Archived meta snapshot
Greninja Darkrai ex
Last seen Aug 31, 2026100.0% card inclusion
Tournament synergy
Cards commonly played with Deceptive Needle
These cards most often appear beside Deceptive Needle in current tournament decklists. Rankings use shared archetypes, samples, inclusion rate, and meta share.
Professor's Research
P-A-007
- shared archetypes
- 22
- avg. inclusion
- 99.9%
Copycat
B1-225
- shared archetypes
- 22
- avg. inclusion
- 99.5%
Poké Ball
P-A-005
- shared archetypes
- 22
- avg. inclusion
- 98.6%
Cyrus
A2-150
- shared archetypes
- 22
- avg. inclusion
- 99.5%
Lucky Ice Pop
B2-145
- shared archetypes
- 17
- avg. inclusion
- 91.9%
Mega Absol ex
B1-151
- shared archetypes
- 15
- avg. inclusion
- 88.6%
