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An Auto Deck Machine (Japanese: オートデッキマシン Auto Deck Machine) is a computer at Mason Laboratory that contains lists for certain card decks; if the player has each necessary card of a particular deck list, the machine can also build the corresponding deck. There are 9 Auto Deck Machines found at Mason Laboratory, only one of which is operational from the beginning of the game. The remaining 8 require the player to defeat Club Masters to obtain Master Medals that can be used to activate them. There is also a Legendary Auto Deck Machine found in the Hall of Honor at the Pokémon Dome.

This is similar to the Deck Save Machine, where the player can save customized decks.

Mechanics

In both games, a deck may be successfully retrieved if the player has all the required cards and they aren't currently used in any other decks. The player may have 4 decks at a time. If they already have 4 decks, they will be required to dismantle or edit a deck before building the new one.

Various symbols appear in the list of decks, which are described below.

Pokémon Trading Card Game

In Pokémon Trading Card Game, the player is only able to build a deck if they have all the cards and they are not in any other current decks.

If the player does not have some cards for a given deck, then the symbol × is shown near the deck. There is always a number near the ×, which is the sum of all required cards the player doesn't have and all the required cards that are in other current decks. (for instance, if the player doesn't have 10 cards, while 5 cards are in other decks, then the number 15 would appear near the ×)

If the player has all the required cards but they are currently used in other decks, then the symbol ※ appears instead. Unlike the second game, there is never any number near the ※, so it's not possible to know how many cards are needed from other decks.

Thisgame doesn't provide any way to see exactly which cards are needed from existing decks. It only provides a list of cards that the player does not have, if the player attempts to build a deck with missing cards.

Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR!

In Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR!, the list of saved decks simultaneously displays the number of cards currently used in other decks (with the symbol ※) and the number of cards the player does not have (with the symbol ×), if needed. If the player tries to build a deck with any of these issues, then the game asks if they want to dismantle existing decks needed and/or create the deck with replacement cards. The game displays a list of any cards the player does not have, and also a separate list of cards needed from existing decks.

Options

List of decks

• Charmander & Friends Deck
• Squirtle & Friends Deck
• Bulbasaur & Friends Deck
• Psychic Machamp Deck
• Water Beetle Deck
• Insect Collection Deck (requires Grass Medal)
• Jungle Deck (requires Grass Medal)
• Flower Garden Deck (requires Grass Medal)
• Kaleidoscope Deck (requires Grass Medal)
• Flower Power Deck (requires Grass Medal)
• Lovely Nidoran Deck (requires Science Medal)
• Science Corps Deck (requires Science Medal)
• Flyin' Pokémon Deck (requires Science Medal)
• Poison Deck (requires Science Medal)
• Wonders of Science Deck (requires Science Medal)
• Replace 'Em All Deck (requires Fire Medal)
• Chari-Saur Deck (requires Fire Medal)
• Traffic Light Deck (requires Fire Medal)
• Fire Pokémon Deck (requires Fire Medal)
• Fire Charge Deck (requires Fire Medal)
• Blue Water Deck (requires Water Medal)
• On the Beach Deck (requires Water Medal)
• Paralyze! Deck (requires Water Medal)
• Energy Removal Deck (requires Water Medal)
• Rain Dancer Deck (requires Water Medal)
• Cute Pokémon Deck (requires Lightning Medal)
• Pokémon Flute Deck (requires Lightning Medal)
• Yellow Flash Deck (requires Lightning Medal)
• Electric Shock Deck (requires Lightning Medal)
• Zapping Selfdestruct Deck (requires Lightning Medal)
• Psychic Power Deck (requires Psychic Medal)
• Dream Eater Haunter Deck (requires Psychic Medal)
• Scavenging Slowbro Deck (requires Psychic Medal)
• Strange Power Deck (requires Psychic Medal)
• Strange Psyshock Deck (requires Psychic Medal)
• Squeaking Mouse Deck (requires Rock Medal)
• Great Quake Deck (requires Rock Medal)
• Bone Attack Deck (requires Rock Medal)
• Excavation Deck (requires Rock Medal)
• Rock Crusher Deck (requires Rock Medal)
• All Fighting Pokémon Deck (requires Fighting Medal)
• Bench Attack Deck (requires Fighting Medal)
• Battle Contest Deck (requires Fighting Medal)
• Heated Battle Deck (requires Fighting Medal)
• First-Strike Deck (requires Fighting Medal)
• Legendary Moltres Deck (requires Legendary Auto Deck Machine)
• Legendary Zapdos Deck (requires Legendary Auto Deck Machine)
• Legendary Articuno Deck (requires Legendary Auto Deck Machine)
• Legendary Dragonite Deck (requires Legendary Auto Deck Machine)
• Mysterious Pokémon Deck (requires Legendary Auto Deck Machine)

In other languages

Language Title Japanese オートデッキマシン French Machine a Decks Automatique German Auto-Deck-Maschine Italian Macchina Mazzi Spanish Máquina Automática de Mazos

See also

• Deck Save Machine

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