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===[[Sword & Shield (TCG) |Sword and Shield]] engines===

The ''Bibarel'' engine was centered on [[Bibarel (Brilliant Stars 121)|Bibarel]]'s ''Industrious Incisors'' {{TCG|Ability}}.  Once per turn, ''Industrious Incisors'' allowed a player to draw cards until they had five cards in their hand. Being a Stage 1 Pokemon, Bibarel was able to be set up fast, and had the advantage of not needing to discard a card from the player's hand, compared to cards like [[Cinccino (Sword & Shield 147)|Cinccino]]'s Make Do. The engine further got an upgrade with the release of the {{TCG|Crown Zenith}} expansion, which introduced [[Bidoof (Crown Zenith 111)|Bidoof]]. Bidoof's ability, ''Carefree Countenance'', allowed it to be protected from damage dealt while it was on the bench, preventing cards such as [[Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX (Battle Styles 88)|Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX]] and [[Radiant Greninja (Astral Radiance 46)|Radiant Greninja]] to Knock Out it for easy Prize Cards.  

The ''Comfey engine'' was centered on [[Comfey (Lost Origin 79)|Comfey]]'s ''Flower Selecting'' {{TCG|Ability}}.  Once per turn, ''Flower Selecting'' allowed a player to look at the top two cards of the deck, put one into their hand, and put the other into the {{TCG|Lost Zone}}. Comfey's advantage of being a Basic Pokemon, as well as its ability being able to be refreshed, allowed chains of Comfey to repeatedly use its Flower Selecting ability via cards like [[Scoop Up Net (Rebel Clash 165)|Scoop Up Net]], [[Escape Rope (Plasma Storm 120)|Escape Rope]], and [[Switch Cart (Astral Radiance 154)|Switch Cart]]. In addition, the card's secondary ability of sending a card to the Lost Zone helped cards like [[Cramorant (Lost Origin 50)|Cramorant]], [[Sableye (Lost Origin 70)|Sableye]], [[Mirage Gate (Lost Origin 163)|Mirage Gate]], and [[Giratina VSTAR (Lost Origin 131|Giratina VSTAR]] to function in the decks {{TCG|Lost Box}} and {{TCG|Giratina VSTAR}}.