Team Rocket's Thieving Machine

Trainer

“Team Rocket's Thieving Machine” (B4a-067) is a Trainer card from the Team Rocket's Ambition set in Pokémon TCG Pocket. Its type is Item, and its effect is: Put a random Item card, except any Team Rocket's Thieving Machine, from your opponent's discard pile into your hand.

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Team Rocket's Thieving Machine Card Details

Illustrator·Toyste Beach

Trainer Type

Item

Effect

Put a random Item card, except any Team Rocket's Thieving Machine, from your opponent's discard pile into your hand.

How to get Team Rocket's Thieving Machine

Sets

Team Rocket's Ambition

Packs

Team Rocket's Ambition Pack

Deck snapshot

Where Team Rocket's Thieving Machine 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.

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Tournament usage: 1.9%; 56 / 2,912 lists
Most common count: 1 copy; 78.6% of lists using it

Decks that use “Team Rocket's Thieving Machine”

Event window: Sep 23, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026

Daily tournament data

Build with Team Rocket's Thieving Machine

Seen in 1.9% of 2,912 sampled tournament lists. Most lists that use it run 1 copy.

Updated Oct 21, 2026

Tournament usage: 1.9%; 56 / 2,912 lists
Most common count: 1 copy; 78.6% of lists using it
Average copies: 1.21; Among lists using it
Archetypes: 12; Current decks using it

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Charizard ex Mega Charizard Y ex

Oct 16, 2026 · Tournament source: Umbreon99's Aura Sphere #9: $5 USD + (Top 2 FA)

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Decks that use “Team Rocket's Thieving Machine”

Charizard ex Mega Charizard Y ex
1 copy
100.0% (12)
2 copies
0.0% (0)
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Inclusion
48.0%
Meta share
0.9%
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Rotom ex Oricorio
1 copy
11.1% (1)
2 copies
88.9% (8)
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Inclusion
100.0%
Meta share
0.3%
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Sep 29, 2026 · Tournament source: The Breakfast Club Daily Returns-$5+FAS
- 2× Oricorio
- 2× Rotom ex
- 1× Sabrina
- 1× Repel
- 2× Elemental Switch
- 2× Copycat
- 2× Electric Generator
- 1× Hiking Trail
- 2× Order Pad
- 1× Team Rocket's Thieving Machine
- 1× X Speed
- 2× Poké Ball
- 1× Red Card
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Oct 16, 2026 · Tournament source: Umbreon99's Aura Sphere #9: $5 USD + (Top 2 FA)
- 2× Oricorio
- 2× Rotom ex
- 1× Prank Spinner
- 2× Copycat
- 2× Electric Generator
- 1× Hiking Trail
- 2× Order Pad
- 2× Team Rocket's Thieving Machine
- 1× Team Rocket's Goo-zooka
- 2× X Speed
- 2× Poké Ball
- 1× Red Card
EnergyLightning
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Mega Charizard Y ex Entei ex
1 copy
100.0% (8)
2 copies
0.0% (0)
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Inclusion
10.4%
Meta share
2.6%
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Sep 30, 2026 · Tournament source: 🔱 IMPERIUM Mega Deluxe edition – $5 + FA Cards 🔱
- 2× Charmander
- 1× Charizard
- 2× Entei ex
- 1× Mega Charizard Y ex
- 2× Charmeleon
- 2× Pokémon Center Lady
- 2× Flame Patch
- 1× May
- 1× Wally
- 1× Rainbow Cave
- 1× Team Rocket's Thieving Machine
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
EnergyNo energy selected
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Rotom ex
1 copy
40.0% (2)
2 copies
60.0% (3)
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Inclusion
100.0%
Meta share
0.2%
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Oct 19, 2026 · Tournament source: The Dark League Tournament |CASH AND CARD PRIZES
- 1× Oricorio
- 1× Pachirisu
- 2× Rotom ex
- 1× Repel
- 1× Elemental Switch
- 1× Copycat
- 1× Starting Plains
- 2× Electric Generator
- 1× Field Blower
- 2× Order Pad
- 1× Team Rocket's Thieving Machine
- 1× Team Rocket's Goo-zooka
- 2× X Speed
- 2× Poké Ball
- 1× Red Card
EnergyNo energy selected
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Oct 19, 2026 · Tournament source: The Dark League Tournament |CASH AND CARD PRIZES
- 1× Oricorio
- 2× Rotom ex
- 1× Prank Spinner
- 2× Copycat
- 1× Starting Plains
- 2× Electric Generator
- 1× Hiking Trail
- 2× Order Pad
- 2× Team Rocket's Thieving Machine
- 1× Team Rocket's Goo-zooka
- 2× X Speed
- 2× Poké Ball
- 1× Red Card
EnergyNo energy selected
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Mega Charizard Y ex Charizard ex
1 copy
100.0% (4)
2 copies
0.0% (0)
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Inclusion
44.4%
Meta share
0.3%
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Oct 3, 2026 · Tournament source: Dark League Pocket Tournament 100$usd
- 1× Charizard ex
- 2× Entei ex
- 1× Mega Charizard Y ex
- 2× Charmander
- 2× Charmeleon
- 1× Pokémon Center Lady
- 2× Flame Patch
- 1× May
- 1× Copycat
- 1× Wally
- 1× Rainbow Cave
- 1× Team Rocket's Thieving Machine
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
EnergyNo energy selected
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Mega Lucario ex Lucario
1 copy
100.0% (3)
2 copies
0.0% (0)
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Inclusion
1.6%
Meta share
6.4%
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Oct 2, 2026 · Tournament source: Umbreon99's Aura Sphere #7: $50 USD + Oak
- 1× Hitmonlee
- 1× Lucario
- 1× Bonsly
- 2× Riolu
- 2× Mega Lucario ex
- 1× Sabrina
- 1× Cyrus
- 1× Pokémon Center Lady
- 1× Copycat
- 1× Field Blower
- 1× Korrina
- 1× Arena of Antiquity
- 1× Team Rocket's Thieving Machine
- 1× X Speed
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
EnergyFighting
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Hydreigon Mega Absol ex
1 copy
100.0% (2)
2 copies
0.0% (0)
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Inclusion
2.5%
Meta share
2.8%
Real 1-copy list
Oct 11, 2026 · Tournament source: KnowticeTkO x TBC $20 pop-up
- 1× Absol
- 1× Mega Absol ex
- 2× Deino
- 2× Hydreigon
- 1× Absol
- 1× Sabrina
- 1× Cyrus
- 2× Rare Candy
- 2× Copycat
- 2× Deceptive Needle
- 1× Team Rocket's Thieving Machine
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
EnergyNo energy selected
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Charizard ex Entei ex
1 copy
100.0% (1)
2 copies
0.0% (0)
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Inclusion
33.3%
Meta share
0.1%
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Sep 26, 2026 · Tournament source: $40 USD+FA | 巫獅對戰塔盃 LeoWizard BattleTower Cup #13
- 2× Charmander
- 1× Charizard ex
- 2× Entei ex
- 1× Charizard
- 2× Charmeleon
- 2× Pokémon Center Lady
- 2× Flame Patch
- 1× May
- 1× Mesagoza
- 1× Wally
- 1× Team Rocket's Thieving Machine
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
EnergyFire
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Tournament intelligence

Team Rocket's Thieving Machine in tournament decks

This card appears in 12 current and 4 historical tournament archetypes.

Tournament deck data sourced from Limitless Tournament Platform.

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Historical decks featuring this card

Archived tournament profiles where this card appeared in at least half of tracked decklists.

Tournament synergy

Cards commonly played with Team Rocket's Thieving Machine

These cards appear in the same tournament archetypes as Team Rocket's Thieving Machine. Rankings use archetype-level samples and inclusion; they do not measure how often two cards occur in the exact same list.