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Department Store Girl
The Arceus set saw the release of several new playable
Tools, so it’s no coincidence that it also brings us a
Supporter that works with them.
Department Store Girl is a very straightforward card. It
lets you search your deck for up to three Pokémon Tools
and put them in your hand. Obviously, that is extremely
useful if you run a deck that is dependent on Tools such
as Luxray AR, but it could have uses in other decks,
such as FlyTrap (which uses Memory Berry and Flygon to
lock an opponent’s Pokémon active). Making Tools
searchable effectively means that a player is able to
dedicate less space to the Tools themselves as they are
not relying on simply drawing into them in order for
their deck to work.
However, Department Store Girl is a once-per-turn
Supporter, and this is a bit of a downside as a player
will often prefer to use a more high-utility card like
Roseanne or Bebe, rather than a Supporter with such a
specialised function. With plenty of draw in the format,
thanks to Claydol and Uxie, most players will prefer to
rely on that, rather than a Supporter, to get Tools into
their hand. As a result, Department Store Girl will
probably only need play in those decks that absolutely
need Tools in order to work properly. In those kinds of
decks, this card is practically a staple, and does its
job extremely well, but it is a highly specialised card
and so is likely to be squeezed out of a tight decklist
in favour of cards which offer draw and consistency.
Rating
Modified: 3 (it’s niche, but it’s a GOOD niche)
Limited: 3.75 (lots of good Tools in the set, not much
competition for Supporter use)
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Department Store Girl:
Department Store Girl is a supporter that allows you
to search your deck for three tool cards and put them
into your hand. This card is crucial to the new Luxray
Gadget Bolt deck, and has some uses in other decks that
rely heavily on Expert Belt or Memory Berry. For you
beginners out there, Department Store Girl has no place
in an SP deck, as Cyrus's Conspiracy will allow all the
Energy Gains to come out of the deck. I definitely see
Department Store Girl as being crucial to very tool
heavy decks, but not helpful elsewhere.
Modified: well its tough to rank it because it is a
5/5 in a Gadget bolt deck, but a 1/5 in most other
decks. Being so deck specific I'd have to give it a 3/5
Limited: 3/5
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