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==Card text==
==Card text==
[[Image:BS84PlusPower.jpg|thumb|left|Original print<br>Illus. [[Keiji Kinebuchi]]]]
 
{| border="0" width="300"
{{Trainer Text
| style="padding-left:53px;" | Attach {{tt|PlusPower|this card}} to your Active Pokémon. At the end of your turn, discard {{tt|PlusPower|this card}}. If this Pokémon's attack does damage to the Defending Pokémon (after applying Weakness and Resistance), the attack does 10 more damage to the Defending Pokémon.
| effect = Attach {{tt|PlusPower|this card}} to your Active Pokémon. At the end of your turn, discard {{tt|PlusPower|this card}}. If this Pokémon's attack does damage to the Defending Pokémon (after applying Weakness and Resistance), the attack does 10 more damage to the Defending Pokémon.
|-
|}}
|}
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==Release information==
==Release information==
[[Image:BS84PlusPower.jpg|thumb|left|Original print<br>Illus. [[Keiji Kinebuchi]]]]
This card was reprinted in the {{TCG|Base Set 2}} reprint set, which was only released outside of Japan.  It was also reprinted with new artwork in {{TCG|Diamond & Pearl}} and {{TCG|Secret Wonders}}.  The later print was reworded as follows:
This card was reprinted in the {{TCG|Base Set 2}} reprint set, which was only released outside of Japan.  It was also reprinted with new artwork in {{TCG|Diamond & Pearl}} and {{TCG|Secret Wonders}}.  The later print was reworded as follows:
{| border="0" width="300"
{{Trainer Text
| style="padding-left:53px;" |Attach PlusPower to 1 of your Pokémon. Discard this card at the end of your turn.
| effect = Attach PlusPower to 1 of your Pokémon. Discard this card at the end of your turn.


If the Pokémon PlusPower is attached to attacks, the attack does 10 more damage to the Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).
If the Pokémon PlusPower is attached to attacks, the attack does 10 more damage to the Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).
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|}}
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There's a key difference between the two prints:  the original print applied the effect after applying Weakness and Resistance, while the later print applied the effect before applying Weakness and Resistance.
There's a key difference between the two prints:  the original print applied the effect after applying Weakness and Resistance, while the later print applied the effect before applying Weakness and Resistance.



Revision as of 10:23, 29 December 2008

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プラスパワー PlusPower
Trainer
File:SecretWonders121PlusPower.jpg
Card as of Diamond & Pearl
Illus. Ryo Ueda
Set Base Set
Rarity Uncommon
English Card No. 84/102
Card GB set Colosseum
Card GB ID A45
Card GB 2 set Legendary Power
Card GB 2 ID B57
Set Diamond & Pearl
Rarity Uncommon
English Card No. 109/130
Set Secret Wonders
Rarity Uncommon
English Card No. 121/132

PlusPower (Japanese: プラスパワー PlusPower) is a Trainer. It is part of the Base Set.

Card text

Template:Trainer Text

Release information

This card was reprinted in the Base Set 2 reprint set, which was only released outside of Japan. It was also reprinted with new artwork in Diamond & Pearl and Secret Wonders. The later print was reworded as follows: Template:Trainer Text There's a key difference between the two prints: the original print applied the effect after applying Weakness and Resistance, while the later print applied the effect before applying Weakness and Resistance.

Trivia

Origin

PlusPower is the Japanese name of X Attack, an item in the Pokémon games. The Japanese name of the item was either used for the English card by mistake, or used intentionally as 'PlusPower' is inscribed on the side of the object in the card's artwork.

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