Victory Cup (BW Promo 29)

Trainer Item

Victory Cup ビクトリーカップ Victory Cup

BW Promo 31 print Illus. 5ban Graphics Expansion BW Black Star Promos English card no. BW29 Expansion BW Black Star Promos English card no. BW30 Expansion BW Black Star Promos English card no. BW31 Japanese expansion Unnumbered Promotional cards Japanese expansion Unnumbered Promotional cards Japanese expansion Unnumbered Promotional cards Japanese expansion Unnumbered Promotional cards

Victory Cup (Japanese: ビクトリーカップ Victory Cup) is an Item card. It is one of the BW Black Star Promos.

Card text

All prints

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

Team Plasma

Team Plasma

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

FLARE

(Prism Star) Rule You can't have more than 1 card with the same name in your deck. If a card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.

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VSTAR Power

Flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for a Pokémon, reveal it, and put it into your hand. 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.

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.

You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack).

Release information

Beginning with the Autumn 2011 Battle Roads, Victory Cup was awarded to those who won first, second, or third place at Battle Roads tournaments.

In Japan, it was awarded to the top three competitors from each league in each of the Victory Cup events held over the course of Battle Carnival 2011. The Battle Carnival took place at the Mydome Osaka, Osaka on November 5 and 6, 2011, and at Sunshine City, Tokyo on November 19 and 20, 2011. A total of 6 First, Second and Third Place awards had been given out in the Battle Carnival 2011 event.

It was awarded again in the same manner (3 Leagues) to the top three competitors of the World Challenge Tournament events held over the course of Battle Carnival 2012 Spring. The Battle Carnival 2012 Spring took place at the Sendai Sun Plaza, Sendai on May 3, 2012; at Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama between May 12-13, 2012; at Port Messe Nagoya, Nagoya on May 20, 2012; and at Intex Osaka, Osaka on June 3, 2012. A total of 12 First, Second and Third Place awards had been given out for the Battle Carnival 2012 Spring event.

For Battle Carnival 2012 Autumn, the card was awarded to the top three competitors in the Junior League and in the Open League of the Victory Cup 2012 events. The Battle Carnival took place at AXES Sapporo, Sapporo on November 4, 2012; at Intex Osaka, Osaka on November 17, 2012; and at the Tokyo International Exhibition Center, Tokyo between November 23-24, 2012. A total of 6 First, Second and Third Place awards had been given out for the Battle Carnival 2012 Autumn event.

Four leagues were present in the Battle Carnival 2013 Spring World Challenge Tournament events, with these cards awarded to the top three competitors from each one. The Battle Carnival took place at the Fukuoka International Congress Center, Fukuoka on May 4, 2013; at the Nagoya Trade & Industry Center, Nagoya on May 12, 2013; at Makuhari Messe, Chiba on May 18 and 19, 2013; and at Intex Osaka, Osaka on May 26, 2013. A total of 16 First, Second and Third Place awards had been given out for the Battle Carnival 2013 Spring event.

To progress to the final 'Climax Stage' in each of the events, players had to accumulate as many consecutive wins at the 'Premier Stage' as possible, a prerequisite of which was three/four consecutive wins at the initial 'Challenge Stage'. When the allocated time for the 'Challenge Stage' ended, the top four/sixteen/eight players in terms of consecutive 'Premier Stage' wins were eligible to enter the knockout 'Climax Stage'.

Gallery

BW Promo 29 print Illus. 5ban Graphics	BW Promo 30 print Illus. 5ban Graphics	BW Promo 31 print Illus. 5ban Graphics
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori

Trivia

• Based on the number of tournaments held during the Battle Carnival period between 2011-2013, there is an estimate of 40 First Place awards, 40 Second Place awards and 40 Third place awards given out to top competitors.
• This card's effect matches that of the most recent print of Poké Ball.
• Other than the top ranking cards awarded at the TCG World Championships (which are only printed in English), Victory Cup was the first 'trophy card' to be released in English before Japanese.
• The illustrations for Victory Cup take inspiration from the top ranking cards awarded over the course of the 2000, 2001, and 2002 competitive seasons in Japan, in that more Pokémon are present in the illustration as the rank increases.

Origin

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.