The Eevee Grove (A3b) miniset debuted on June 26, 2025, with more than 100 new cards. However, one of them immediately stood out: Eevee Backpack, an item with a double effect that directly refers to strategies typical of another famous trading card game: Yu-Gi-Oh!.
This card allows the player to choose between two strategic options:
- Increase the damage of Eevee's evolutions to the opponent's Active Pokémon by 10 points during that turn.
- Heal 20 points of damage to each Eevee evolution in play.
This flexibility is not common in Pokémon TCG Pocket, where item cards usually have unique and defined effects. Instead, Eevee Backpack's choice system is reminiscent of cards like Kunai with Chain from the Yu-Gi-Oh! universe, which offers tactical options to the user within the same turn.
Parallels with Yu-Gi-Oh!: strategic versatility and double effect
In Yu-Gi-Oh!, many cards offer multiple effects and the player must decide which one to use, depending on the situation. This brings an important tactical component that hasn't been explored as much in Pokémon TCG Pocket until now.
The most representative example is the Kunai with Chain card, which allows the player to change an opponent's attacking monster to defense position or equip the card to increase their own attack. These types of decisions within the turn enrich the strategy and increase the complexity of the game.
