Poppo the Snatcher is a collectible Gift card that can be acquired from the Community Pack 2.
Effect[ | ]
When this Gift card is held, it applies the Poppo the Snatcher stock effect to the player. While active, the player gains -1 DEF. However, they steal stars equal to the target's level x3 whenever they pass another unit on their turn.
The player cannot norma while this card is held. It is discarded upon KO or use.
Strategy[ | ]
The star-stealing passive of Poppo the Snatcher makes it an excellent counter to bulky star collectors like or characters that lose less stars on KO like . In general, the usefulness of this card depends on the character's ability to overcome its defense penalty, as moving past an opponent puts the player in a prime position to be attacked. As the name suggests, and both make good use of this Gift card by using their hypers to reposition away from enemies after stealing their stars. Evasive characters like do not rely on their DEF much to survive in combat, mitigating the drawbacks. However, the same characters can find themselves getting KO'd a lot due to the unpredictable nature of evasion, making this card difficult to hang on to if the player is being stalked by bullies or is just unlucky. Thanks to her passive, can use the drawback of this card as a persistent ATK boost. is more or less unaffected by the DEF penalty due to her already poor defense and damage reducing passive ability, allowing her to use Poppo the Snatcher without any fear of repercussions. Characters like and that have synergies with Gift cards should consider Poppo the Snatcher for their decks. Although both characters have downsides to using this card ( can't steal stars and becomes even more frail), there are not many options to choose from that both benefit the player and put their opponents at an exploitable disadvantage if they happen to draw it.
Although most characters can play Poppo the Snatcher in their decks, the majority of the roster puts themselves at some degree of risk by doing so. The defense lost while holding this card can severely impact the survivablility of characters with neutral or negative DEF, especially if they have low base HP. is a prime example of a character who cannot afford to hang on to Poppo the Snatcher while enemies are around. Characters that this card is designed to counter, like and , should never add this card to the deck. Even if they can benefit from holding Poppo the Snatcher themselves, there is a much larger chance that the card will end up in the hands of their opponents and be used against them.
Update History[ | ]
V3.16
- Updated description.
- Old description: "Gain -1 DEF. Whenever passing another unit on your turn, steal target Lvl x3 stars from them. Cannot Norma while holding this card. This card is discarded upon KO or use."
- New description: "Gain -1 DEF. Whenever passing an enemy on your turn, steal target Lvl x3 stars from them. Cannot Norma while holding this card. This card is discarded upon KO or use."
- Added Co-op variation of Poppo the Snatcher.
V2.8.1
- Fixed Poppo the Snatcher giving the player carrying the card more stars than the amount of stars the player affected by it lost.