Team Rocket’s Kangaskhan ex, Hypnosis Device, and Other Gym Promos Revealed for April!

Starting April 18th, players who attend Japan’s Gym tournaments will receive a new promo pack containing one of seven promo cards. Four of them are brand new; the rest are reprints.

In English we should get Rocket’s Kangaskhan ex within a future ex box or set. Typically this takes around six months. This time, we can only hope they planned the card far enough in advance that it can be included in Destined Rivals.

Psyduck – Water – HP70
Basic Pokemon

Ability: Damp
Each player’s Pokemon that has an Ability with an effect that Knocks Out that Pokemon does not have that Ability.

[C][C] Ram: 30 damage.

Weakness: Lightning (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 1


Golduck – Water – HP120
Stage 1 – Evolves from Psyduck

Ability: Damp
Each player’s Pokemon that has an Ability with an effect that Knocks Out that Pokemon does not have that Ability.

Weakness: Lightning (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 1


Team Rocket’s Kangaskhan ex – Lightning – HP230
Basic Pokemon

[C][C] Comet Punch: 30x damage. Flip 4 coins. This attack does 30 damage for each heads.

[C][C][C] Dark Impact: 120+ damage. If you played a Supporter card with “Team Rocket’s” in its name from your hand during this turn, this attack does 100 more damage.
Pokemon ex rule: When 1 of your Pokemon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Weakness: Fighting (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 2


Team Rocket’s Hypnosis Device – Trainer
Pokemon Tool

If the Team Rocket’s Pokémon this card is attached to is in the Active Spot and is damaged by an opponent’s attack (even if it is Knocked Out), the Attacking Pokémon is now Asleep.

You may attach any number of Pokémon Tools to your Pokémon during your turn. You may attach only 1 Pokémon Tool to each Pokémon, and it stays attached.

Thanks goes to JustInBasil and Bangiras for the translations!

First of all, cool that we have a direct counter to Dusknoir.

Second of all, you should know how Gym Promos work in English sets, right? By the time we get Psyduck, Dusknoir might or might not be relevant anymore. We never know the future. Dusknoir might gonna struggle to pin a Mega Charizard ex with 400 HP or Mega Gardevoir ex with 360 HP. Also, Team Rocket stuff in an era with Mega Evolutions with the potential Mega Turbo reprint *fingers-crossed* seem super weird and super outcast.
 
It's always funny when the designers have to resort to printing "Stop this deck in particular" card. It never looks pretty, but at least it's some kind of a message that they realize their mistake and will hopefully learn from it.
 
Im disappointed personally, the fact people think this psyduck is the first dusknoir counter weve seen post-ro is indicative that people dont explore the format at all :/