Pokemon cards can be afflicted with status effects in Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket (PTCG Pocket). Read on for a list of status effects and how to cure them, all Pokemon that can inflict status effects, and other secondary battle effects!

List of Status Effects

Status Effects in Pokemon TCG Pocket

Status	Effect
Poison	Take 10 damage for every turn
Sleep	Pokemon cannot attack or retreat Every turn, the player must do a coin toss. If it lands on Heads, the pokemon wakes up.
Paralysis	Pokemon cannot attack or retreat Paralysis will be cured after 1 turn
Confusion	Pokemon attacks have the chance of failing The player must do a coin toss if the Pokemon attacks. If it lands on Tails, the attack fails.
Burn	Take 20 damage for every turn Every turn, the player must do a coin toss. If it lands on Heads, the pokemon heals from burn.

Battle System Explained

Status Effects and How to Cure

What Are Status Effects?

Status effects are special conditions that can hinder a pokemon's performance both during and after their turn. Status effects can affect a pokemon in multiple ways: they could lose extra HP, prevent pokemon moves, or keep them from retreating.

How Do Retreat Costs Work?

Status Effect Activate at the End of the Turn

At the end of a turn, all pokemon with status effects will be checked by the game. During a check, pokemon will either lose HP or do a coin toss depending on their status effect. This will happen for every turn until the status effect is cured.

Status Effects Also Activate at the End of Your Opponent's Turn

Pokemon checks also occur at the end of your opponent's turn. In other words, your pokemon's status effects can activate outside of your turn.

As an example, if your pokemon has the poison effect, they will take 10 damage not only during your turn, but also your opponent's turn so you would want to cure your status effects as quickly as possible!

Battle System Explained

Status Effect Order

If your pokemon has been afflicted with multiple status effects, they will always be checked in the order above.

How to Cure Status Effects

Evolve your pokemon Return pokemon to Bench (only for Poison and Confusion) Do a Coin Toss (only for Sleep) Wait for the turn to end (only for Paralysis) Use a Lum Berry to cure any status effect. Use Koga to switch out pokemon. (only for Weezing and Muk)

There are 5 main strategies you can use to cure status effects: you could evolve pokemon, retreat them to bench, land heads on a coin toss, wait for the turn end, or use a Lum Berry Pokemon Tool Card.

In special circumstances where you have a Muk or Weezing on the active spot, you can use the supporter card Koga to force retreat through Sleep or Paralysis.

List of Supporter Cards

List of Pokemon That Inflict Status Effects

Pokemon That Inflict Poison

List of Cards
Venomoth	Tentacruel	Nidoking	Grimer
Weezing	Nidoking	Weezing	Salazzle
Whirlipede	Roserade	Skuntank	Drapion
Toxicroak

Pokemon That Inflict Sleep

List of Cards
Vileplume	Frosmoth	Hypno	Wigglytuff ex
Wigglytuff ex	Wigglytuff ex	Shiinotic	Flabebe
Darkrai	Phione	Gengar	Jigglypuff

Pokemon That Inflict Paralysis

List of Cards
Articuno	Eelektross	Pincurchin	Dedenne
Dedenne	Glaceon

Pokemon That Inflict Confusion

List of Cards
Kricketune	Mismagius ex	Mismagius ex	Mismagius ex
Cherrim	Misdreavus

Pokemon That Inflict Burn

List of Cards
Magmortar	Magcargo

Other Secondary Effects in Pokemon TCG Pocket

All Pokemon Cards with Abilities

Retreat Lock

Some pokemon cards prevent the opposing pokemon from retreating or until the pokemon inflicting the ability is defeated or returns to bench.

List of Cards that Lock Retreating

Arbok Genetic Apex (A1)

Galvantula Mythical Island (A1a)

Staraptor Space-Time Smackdown (A2)

Move Lock

There are pokemon cards which can use moves that prevent a pokemon from attacking for 1 turn. If certain conditions are met, they might prevent the opposing pokemon from attacking indefinitely.

List of Cards that Lock Attacking

Omastar Genetic Apex (A1)

Vulpix Genetic Apex (A1)

Energy Removal

Certain pokemon cards can also discard a random energy from their opponent's pokemon.

List of Cards that Remove Energy

Gyarados Genetic Apex (A1)	Mawile Genetic Apex (A1)	Persian Genetic Apex (A1)
Fearow Genetic Apex (A1)	Gyarados ex Mythical Island (A1a)	Drednaw Mythical Island (A1a)
Mow Rotom Space-Time Smackdown (A2)

Damage Modification

A number of cards can adjust the damage they inflict or receive from opposing pokemon. They can either reduce or increase the damage dealt from attacks or the damage they can absorb. This can come in the form of Attack Effects, Abilities or Trainer Cards.

List of Cards that Modify Damage

Pokemon with Damage Modifying Abilities
Cloyster Genetic Apex (A1)	Melmetal Genetic Apex (A1)
Pokemon with Damage Modifying Attacks
Mr. Mime Genetic Apex (A1)	Dugtrio Genetic Apex (A1)	Cubone Genetic Apex (A1)
Cramorant Mythical Island (A1a)	Golem Mythical Island (A1a)	Finneon Space-Time Smackdown (A2)
Shinx Space-Time Smackdown (A2)	Bronzong Space-Time Smackdown (A2)	Mamoswine Space-Time Smackdown (A2)
Supporter Cards
Giovanni Genetic Apex (A1)	Blaine Genetic Apex (A1)

Pokemon TCG Pocket Related Guides

Battle Guides

Battle Guides

Status Effect Guides

All Status Effects Explained
Poison	Sleep	Paralysis
Confusion	Burn