If you’re playingPokemon Pocket, chances are you may know all about status conditions already.

After all, they play a big role in the Pokemon video games too.

Here’s everything you gotta know about Dex Missions in Pokemon TCG Pocket.

Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket Porygon2 with Confusion status, Pikachu with Poison status, and Snorlax with Sleep status conditions on a blurred background.

The Status Conditions

There arefive status conditionsPokemon can inflict on othersduring the course of any battle.

Each of them has different effects, but canall be cured through similar methods.

That will be explored further down in this guide.

The cards for the standard versions of Pikachu, Charizard, and Mewtwo in the Genetic Apex expansion, with a blurry background of Charizard’s art.

Status Name

Status Effect

Burn

Take20 damageeach turn.

Confusion

Pokemon attackscan fail.

Paralysis

Pokemoncan’t attack or retreat.

Rainbow Bordered Wigglytuff ex Pokemon TCG Pocket Card Art.

The paralyzed conditionheals after one turn.

Poison

Take 10 damage each turn.

For them, you’ll have touse another wayof curing your Pokemon.

Budding Expeditioner Mythical Island Pokemon TCG Pocket Full Card Art.

Evolving Your Pokemon

This is as easy as it sounds.

Althoughthey retain the damagethat was done to them, thestatus effect will end.

For both of those conditions, you’ll be hoping thatthe coin lands on heads.

An image showing the Pokemon cards for Squirlte, Wartortle, and Blastoise, with a blurry Blastoise art in the background.

As soon as it does, even if it’son the first turn, your Pokemonwill be cured.

Lum Berry

Lum Berry is a card knownas a Pokemon Tool.

you could attach this to any of your Pokemon.

The Pokemon Pocket card Leaf full art by En Morikure.

Once attached, it will checkat the end of each of your turnsfor a status condition.

If you haveMuk or Wheezingin your Active Spot in a match, you canplay the Koga Trainer card.

This will put them back into your hand immediately.

Zapdos ex and Aerodactyle cards and various coins from Pokemon TCG Pocket.

There arefour in total.

Secondary Effect Name

Secondary Effect Description

Damage Modification

Damage taken is either reduced or increased.

Energy Removal

Energy is removed from target Pokemon.

Lum Berry from Pokemon Pocket.

Move Lock

Pokemon cannot attack until a stated condition is met.

Retreat Lock

Pokemon cannot retreat until a stated condition is met.

Most secondary effects will beinflicted by Pokemon onto Pokemon.However, there are also Trainer cards that can causedamage modification.

The Koga Full Art from Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket.

Unlike conditions, these secondary effectscan’t be curedwith any of the above methods.

As forMove and Retreat Lock, thesetypically last for a turn.

However, they can bereapplied by the attacking Pokemon.

Blue Mythical Island Pokemon TCG Pocket Full Card Art.

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