ACE SPEC card (TCG)
ACE SPEC cards (Japanese: ACE SPEC ACE SPEC) are a classification of Pokémon Trading Card Game cards first introduced in the Boundaries Crossed expansion. They were sometimes referred to as ACE SPEC Trainer cards prior to Temporal Forces.[1] ACE SPEC cards are powerful cards with the restriction that a deck is limited to at most a single ACE SPEC card of any sort.
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An ACE SPEC card has a powerful effect which can completely change the course of a game, such as searching the deck for any card, switching in the opponent's Benched Pokémon, significantly increasing an attack's damage or a Pokémon's HP, and so on. Due to their power, a player is limited to only one ACE SPEC card of any kind when building a deck. For example, if a deck includes Prime Catcher, any other ACE SPEC cards like Hero's Cape or Maximum Belt may not be included.
ACE SPEC cards were first introduced in the Boundaries Crossed expansion of the English Black & White Series (the Japanese BW Era). In total, there are 13 ACE SPEC cards introduced during the Black & White Series, all of which are Item cards or Pokémon Tool cards. Both of those are Trainer subtypes, hence the occasionally used name of "ACE SPEC Trainer card". ACE SPEC cards have the rarity of "Rare ACE", and never received alternate printings that have different rarities.
ACE SPEC cards released during the Black & White Series use a primarily grayer palette than normal Trainer cards, with a dark grey border. The grey fades into black where the card's name is displayed, so the name is written in white text. The "Card Type" field is done in red text instead of the usual silver. The left and right edges of the card have the ACE SPEC logo printed sideways. The right edge also has a sideways text box explaining the rule of ACE SPEC cards, printed with a red and blue background.
No more ACE SPEC cards were released after the Black & White Series (except for reprints) until the English Scarlet & Violet Series (the Japanese Scarlet & Violet Era). The return of ACE SPEC cards was first announced on August 13, 2023,[2] and further elaborated on during the Kyoto Championships League 2024 tournament held on December 23-24, 2023.[3][4][5] The first batch of the new Scarlet & Violet Series ACE SPEC cards were released on January 26, 2024, in the Japanese expansions Wild Force and Cyber Judge, and the Japanese Starter Deck & Build Sets. These ACE SPEC cards are included in the English Temporal Forces expansion, released on March 22, 2024.
In the Scarlet & Violet Series, ACE SPEC cards have the unique 
(ACE SPEC Rare) rarity in English; the equivalent rarity in Japanese is 
(ACE). The Scarlet & Violet Series introduces Stadium and Special Energy ACE SPEC cards. There are currently 25 ACE SPEC cards introduced during the Scarlet & Violet Series, two of which are reprints of cards from the Black & White Series (namely, Master Ball and Scoop Up Cyclone).
ACE SPEC cards released as of the Scarlet & Violet Series use magenta as the main color in the design, with the color being used on the card's border, the ACE SPEC logos, and the text on the "Card Type" field. The card name is still written in white, but the background of the card name field now has a magenta-blue gradient. The color cyan is used for the borders of the ACE SPEC logos, and the text box containing the ACE SPEC rule.
Pokémon Trading Card Game Live
In Pokémon Trading Card Game Live, as only one ACE SPEC card can be included in a deck, players can only own one of each ACE SPEC card. This also applies to alternate prints of the card; for instance, a player cannot own a copy of Scoop Up Cyclone from the Black & White Series and another copy from the Scarlet & Violet Series. All further copies received are automatically traded for 150 Credits.
Playing an ACE SPEC card causes a visual flair to play on the player's side of the in-play zone, including bursts of purple and star visuals appearing. This flair was added in Version 1.14.0, which released on May 21st, 2024, corresponding with the release of Twilight Masquerade to the game.[6]
List of ACE SPEC cards
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Cards that interact with ACE SPEC cards
- Spiritomb from Legendary Treasures prevents both players from playing any ACE SPEC cards from their hand.
- Genesect from Shrouded Fable prevents the opponent from playing any ACE SPEC cards from their hand, if the Genesect has a Pokémon Tool card attached.
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References
- ↑ Pokémon Trading Card Game Rules, Paradox Rift, "Appendix 25: ACE SPEC Trainer Cards ACE SPEC Trainer cards are so powerful that you can only have one in your deck."
- ↑ (August 13, 2023). "Paradox Pokémon Arrive in the Pokémon TCG." The Official Pokémon YouTube Channel. YouTube.
- ↑ 【ポケカCL2024 京都 1日目】チャンピオンズリーグ2024 京都 生放送【ポケモンカード】
- ↑ 拡張パック「ワイルドフォース」「サイバージャッジ」が1月26日（金）発売決定！ Pokémon Card Game Official Website (Japanese)
- ↑ スターターデッキ＆ビルドセット「古代のコライドンex」「未来のミライドンex」登場！ Pokémon Card Game Official Website (Japanese)
- ↑ Version 1.14.0 - Patch Notes,TPCi_CursedSoup, Pokémon Fourms, Pokémon.com, May 16th 2024
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