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-An '''engine''' in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] is a player-made term used to refer to a card or a series of cards that, when played, greatly increase a player's drawing speed, thus helping them burn through their deck faster.  The most famous and effective engine is probably the infamous {{TCG|Holon Engine}}, which consists entirely of trainer cards.  However, while engines are almost always centered around trainer cards, some engines are centered around Pokémon cards.  If an engine is based around Pokémon cards, though, the Pokémon will probably sit on a player's bench and utilize its [[Pokémon Power|Poké-Power]]. Some cards could be considered engines by themselves, such as {{TCG ID|EX Power Keepers|Delcatty|8}}. In essence, the power of an engine is its drawing ability. Here are some good examples of engines:
+An '''engine''' in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] is a player-made term used to refer to a card or a series of cards that, when played, greatly increase a player's drawing or searching speed, thus helping them burn through their deck faster.  The most famous and effective engine is probably the infamous {{TCG|Holon Engine}}, which consists entirely of Trainer and Supporter cards.  However, while engines are often centered around trainer cards, some engines are centered around Pokémon cards.  If an engine is based around a Pokémon card(s), though, the Pokémon will generally sit on a player's bench and utilize its [[Pokémon Power|Poké-Power]]. Some cards could be considered engines by themselves, such as {{TCG ID|EX Power Keepers|Delcatty|8}}. In essence, the power of an engine is its drawing or searching ability.
 ==Single-card engines==
-*{{TCG ID|EX Power Keepers|Delcatty|8}}
+[[File:PK008-Delcatty.jpg|thumb|left|{{TCG ID|EX Power Keepers|Delcatty|8}}]]
-*{{TCG ID|Mysterious Treasures|Bronzong|6}}
+==={{TCG ID|EX Power Keepers|Delcatty|8}} ''Energy Draw'' Engine===
-*{{TCG ID|EX Crystal Guardians|Sableye|10}}
+The ''Energy Draw Engine'' is centered around {{TCG ID|EX Power Keepers|Delcatty|8}}, from the {{TCG|EX Ruby & Sapphire}} and {{TCG|EX Power Keepers}} expansions, and its Poké-Power, ''Energy Draw''.  ''Energy Draw'' allows the player to discard an {{TCG|Energy card}} from his or her hand to draw up to three cards, once per turn.  This was exceptionally useful in decks that actually benefited from discarding Energies, such as {{TCG|Infercatty}}.
+==={{TCG ID|Great Encounters|Claydol|15}} ''Cosmic Power'' Engine===
+The ''Cosmic Power Engine'' utilized {{TCG ID|Great Encounters|Claydol|15}}'s ''Cosmic Power'' Poké-Power to simply draw cards.  ''Cosmic Power'' allows the player to put up to two cards from his or her hand on the bottom of their deck and draw cards until they have six in their hand.  ''Cosmic Power'' is one of the simplest, yet most effective engines to date, yet it is not without its problems.  Since Claydol sits on the bench, it is vulnerable to being sniped by attacks such as {{TCG ID|Supreme Victors|Garchomp C LV.X|145}}'s ''Dragon Rush'', at which point the Claydol player may be left without a way to reliably draw cards.
 ==Multi-card engines==
-*{{TCG ID|EX Power Keepers|Scott|81}}
+[[File:Castaway.jpg|thumb|right|{{TCG ID|EX Crystal Guardians|Castaway|72}}]]
-*{{TCG ID|EX Crystal Guardians|Castaway|72}}
+==={{TCG ID|EX Crystal Guardians|Castaway|72}} Engine===
-*{{TCG ID|EX Delta Species|Holon Transceiver|98}}
+The ''Castaway Engine'' is centered around {{TCG ID|EX Crystal Guardians|Castaway|72}}, a {{TCG|Supporter card}} from the {{TCG|EX Crystal Guardians}} expansion.  Castaway was often used in non-δ decks during the {{TCG|EX Holon Phantoms}}-onward {{TCG|Rotation}}.  Castaway was often used in combination with {{TCG ID|EX Power Keepers|Scott|81}}, {{TCG ID|EX Crystal Guardians|Cessation Crystal|74}},  {{TCG ID|EX Emerald|Battle Frontier|75}}, and others to disrupt the opponent's strategy while making sure the Castaway player always had resources in their hand as well as Basic Energy cards.
+===Holon Engine===
+{{main|Holon Engine (TCG)}}
+===Cyrus Engine/SP Engine===
+The ''SP Engine'', also known as the '''Cyrus Engine''', centers around the {{TCG ID|Platinum|Cyrus's Conspiracy|105}} Supporter from the {{TCG|Platinum}} expansion, as well as a number of SP Trainers.  Generally, Cyrus's Conspiracy is used in combination with [[Team Galactic's Invention G-109 SP Radar (Rising Rivals 96)|SP Radar]], [[Team Galactic's Invention G-101 Energy Gain (Platinum 116)|Energy Gain]], [[Team Galactic's Invention G-103 Power Spray (Platinum 117)|Power Spray]], [[Team Galactic's Invention G-105 Poké Turn (Platinum 118)|Poké Turn]], and a number of single copies of other Supporter cards.  Cyrus's Conspiracy is remarkably similar to Castaway.  However, Cyrus's Conspiracy allows the player to search for a Trainer card with ''Team Galactic's Invention'' in its name, rather than a Pokémon Tool card.  The Cyrus Engine is the primary manner in which SP decks, such as {{TCG|LuxApe}} and {{TCG|LuxChomp}}, get setup and cause disruption.  It is often used in combination with {{TCG ID|Legends Awakened|Uxie|43}} for drawpower.
-(Listed cards are the center of the engine, and the engine is usually named for these cards)
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