Kabu (Darkness Ablaze 163)

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Trainer Supporter
Kabu
カブ Kabu
KabuDarknessAblaze163.jpg
Darkness Ablaze Regular print
Illus. take
English expansion Darkness Ablaze
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 163/189
Japanese expansion Explosive Walker
Japanese Rarity U
Japanese card no. 067/070
English expansion Darkness Ablaze
Rarity Rare Ultra
English card no. 186/189
Japanese expansion Explosive Walker
Japanese Rarity SR
Japanese card no. 077/070
Expansion Champion's Path
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 055/073
English expansion Champion's Path
Rarity Rare Rainbow
English card no. 077/073
Japanese expansion Explosive Walker
Japanese Rarity HR
Japanese card no. 082/070
English expansion Lost Origin
Rarity TGU
English card no. TG26/TG30
Japanese expansion VMAX Climax
Japanese Rarity SR
Japanese card no. 257/184

Kabu (Japanese: カブ Kabu) is a Supporter card. It was first released as part of the Darkness Ablaze expansion.

Card text

All prints
ACE SPEC You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
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
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VSTAR Power
Shuffle your hand into your deck. Then, draw 4 cards. If your Active Pokémon is your only Pokémon in play, draw 8 cards instead.
 
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.
You may play only 1 Supporter card during your turn.


Release information

In Japan, this card was included as a Regular card, a Full Art card, and as a Secret Rainbow Rare in the Explosive Walker subset. The Regular print features artwork by take, while the Full Art and Rainbow Rare prints feature artwork by Hitoshi Ariga. The Regular and Full Art prints were included in the Darkness Ablaze expansion; the Regular print was later reprinted, alongside the Rainbow Rare print in the Champion's Path expansion. A new Full Art print with artwork by Hideki Ishikawa was included in the Lost Origin expansion, first released in the Japanese VMAX Climax subset.

Gallery

KabuDarknessAblaze163.jpg
Darkness Ablaze Regular print
Illus. take
KabuDarknessAblaze186.jpg
Darkness Ablaze Full Art print
Illus. Hitoshi Ariga
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
KabuChampionPath77.jpg
Champion's Path Rainbow Rare
print Illus. Hitoshi Ariga
KabuLostOriginTG26.jpg
Lost Origin print
Illus. Hideki Ishikawa
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

Origin

Kabu is a Gym Leader in Galar. The interior of the Motostoke Stadium is featured in the Darkness Ablaze Regular print's illustration.


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