Rival (Diamond & Pearl 113)

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Supporter
Rival
ライバル Rival
RivalDiamondPearl113.jpg
Illus. Ken Sugimori
English expansion Diamond & Pearl
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 113/130
Japanese expansion Space-Time Creation
Japanese Rarity Uncommon
Expansion Secret Wonders
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 124/132
Japanese Deck Dialga LV.X Constructed Standard Deck
Japanese Deck Palkia LV.X Constructed Standard Deck

Rival (Japanese: ライバル Rival) is a Supporter card. It was first released as part of the Diamond & Pearl expansion.

Card text

All prints
ACE SPEC You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
Team Plasma
Team Plasma
ACE SPEC You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
Team Flare TCG logo.png FLARE
Prism Star (Prism Star) Rule
You can't have more than 1 Prism Star card with the same name in your deck. If a Prism Star card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.
TAG TEAM
Single Strike
Rapid Strike
Fusion Strike
Ancient
Ancient
You can play only one Supporter card each turn. When you play this card, put it next to your Active Pokémon. When your turn ends, discard this card.
VSTAR Power
Reveal the top 5 cards of your deck. Your opponent chooses 3 of those cards. Put those cards into your hand and put other 2 cards on top of your deck. Shuffle your deck afterward.
 
Do Nothing  
At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.
Ability
Do Nothing
 
At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.
 
Do Nothing  
At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.


Release information

This card was included in the Diamond & Pearl expansion, first released in the Japanese Space-Time Creation expansion. It was reprinted in the Secret Wonders expansion, previously released in the Japanese Dialga LV.X and Palkia LV.X Constructed Standard Decks.

Trivia

Rival is one of three Supporter cards released during the Diamond & Pearl Series with a name in which the second word is not a possessive of the first, the others being Professor Rowan and Fossil Excavator.

Origin

The illustration features Barry, the rival character in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum.


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