Holon Engine (TCG): Difference between revisions

The '''Holon Engine''' consists of several cards in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] that work very well together and cause a deck to run smoothly and quickly when used. The strategy of the Holon Engine is to use Holon [[Supporter card (TCG)|supporters]] to quickly burn through the player's deck and root out the cards they need to put together combos very early in the game (known as an {{TCG|Engine}}). The key card in the deck is {{TCG ID|EX Delta Species|Holon Transceiver|98}}, which allows a player to search their deck for any [[Supporter card (TCG)|supporter]] card with Holon in its name and add it to their hand.

The Holon Engine became the dominant trainer engine in the TCG, particularly after the introduction of Holon Adventurer in the {{TCG|EX Holon Phantoms}} set. As a result, components of the engine ({{TCG ID|EX Delta Species|Holon Transceiver|98}} especially) became highly valuable, making it difficult for players with limited resources to construct competitive decks. The high value for these cards has been listed by [[Pokémon Organized Play|POP]] officials as a reason for the {{TCG|rotation}} of {{TCG|EX Delta Species}} out of the 2007-2008 Modified format.