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==Single-card engines==

''Single-card engines are engines that are able to function virtually by themselves.  However, they are '''often''' used in combination with other cards.''

The ''Magnetic Draw engine'' was centered almost entirely on [[Magnezone (Triumphant 96)|Magnezone Prime]]'s ''Magnetic Draw'' {{TCG|Poké-Power}}.  Once per turn, ''Magnetic Draw'' allowed a player to draw cards until they had six cards in hand.  Magnezone Prime-centric decks were particularly prevalent during the {{TCG|HeartGold & SoulSilver}}-on format, when ''Magnetic Draw'' provided one of the only Pokémon-based draw engines.  It was often used in combination with {{TCG|Judge}} in decks such as {{TCG|MegaZone}} to potentially leave the opponent with a small, useless hand while giving the Magnezone Prime player an out with ''Magnetic Draw''.

The ''Roast Reveal engine'' was based around {{TCG ID|HeartGold & SoulSilver|Ninetales|7}}' ''Roast Reveal'' Poké-Power.  Since it required a player to discard a {{e|Fire}} Energy from their hand, it was used primarily in {{TCG|Fire type|Fire-type}} decks, most notably {{TCG|Charizard archetype|Charizard}} and {{TCG|TyRam}}.  ''Roast Reveal'' complemented [[Typhlosion (HeartGold & SoulSilver 110)|Typhlosion Prime]] well, as it could discard an Energy for later reattachment through Typhlosion Prime's ''Afterburner'' Poké-Power.

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 their 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.

[[File:DelcattyEXPowerKeepers8.jpg|thumb|left|200px|{{TCG ID|EX Power Keepers|Delcatty|8}}]]

The ''Energy Draw engine'' was 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 their 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}}.

The ''Quick Search engine'' utilized {{TCG ID|EX FireRed & LeafGreen|Pidgeot|10}} from the {{TCG|EX FireRed & LeafGreen}} expansion.  Pidgeot had a Poké-Power called ''Quick Search'' which allowed the player to search for any one card from their deck and add it to their hand, once per turn.  This was not stackable, meaning that if one had multiple Pidgeot in play, they could still only use the power once.  However, Pidgeot was ''the'' backbone support Pokémon of many EX-era decks.  It was often used in combination with a variety of searching and drawing {{TCG|Trainer}} and {{TCG|Supporter}} cards, most notably {{TCG|Rare Candy}} to make it easier to get out.

==Multi-card engines==

[[File:CastawayEXCrystalGuardians72.jpg|thumb|right|200px|{{TCG ID|EX Crystal Guardians|Castaway|72}}]]

The ''Castaway engine'' was 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.

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The ''SP engine'', also known as the '''Cyrus engine''', centered 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 was 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 was remarkably similar to Castaway.  However, Cyrus's Conspiracy allowed 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 was the primary manner in which SP decks, such as {{TCG|LuxApe}} and {{TCG|LuxChomp}}, set up and caused disruption.  It was often used in combination with {{TCG ID|Legends Awakened|Uxie|43}} for drawpower.

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