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Trainer Item

Rare Candy ふしぎなアメ Mysterious Candy

Sword & Shield print Illus. Yoshinobu Saito Release information English expansion EX Sandstorm Rarity English card no. 88/100 Japanese expansion Miracle of the Desert Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 050/053 Expansion EX Emerald Rarity English card no. 83/106 English expansion EX Holon Phantoms Rarity English card no. 90/110 Japanese expansion Holon Phantom Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 048/052 Expansion POP Series 5 Rarity English card no. 7/17 English expansion Great Encounters Rarity English card no. 102/106 Japanese expansion Moonlit Pursuit Japanese Rarity Japanese expansion Dawn Dash Japanese Rarity Expansion POP Series 8 Rarity English card no. 10/17 Expansion Unleashed Rarity English card no. 82/95 Japanese Deck Kit Leafeon vs Metagross Expert Deck Japanese Deck Metagross Deck Japanese card no. 009/014 Japanese expansion Reviving Legends Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 071/080 English expansion Dark Explorers Rarity English card no. 100/108 Japanese expansion Dark Rush Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 065/069 Japanese Half Deck Hydreigon Half Deck Japanese card no. 011/015 Japanese Half Deck Garchomp Half Deck Japanese card no. 011/015 Japanese expansion BW-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 138/BW-P Japanese Deck Kit Master Deck Build Box EX Japanese card no. 031/046 Japanese Deck Black Kyurem-EX Battle Strength Deck Japanese card no. 011/018 Japanese Deck White Kyurem-EX Battle Strength Deck Japanese card no. 011/018 Expansion Plasma Blast Rarity English card no. 85/101 Japanese Deck Blastoise + Kyurem-EX Combo Deck Japanese card no. 010/018 English expansion Plasma Blast Rarity English card no. 105/101 Japanese expansion Megalo Cannon Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 086/076 English expansion Primal Clash Rarity English card no. 135/160 Japanese expansion Gaia Volcano Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 061/070 Japanese expansion XY-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 136/XY-P Japanese Deck Kit M Master Deck Build Box Power Style Japanese card no. 031/049 Japanese Deck Kit M Master Deck Build Box Speed Style Japanese card no. 033/049 Japanese Deck BREAK Starter Pack Japanese card no. 057/072 Japanese expansion Premium Champion Pack Japanese card no. 107/131 Expansion Sun & Moon Rarity English card no. 129/149 Japanese Deck Sun & Moon Starter Set Japanese card no. 045/059 Japanese Deck Kit Premium Trainer Box Japanese card no. 003/018 Japanese expansion SM-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 025/SM-P Japanese expansion SM-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. SM-P Japanese expansion Strength Expansion Pack Sun & Moon Japanese card no. 046/051 English expansion Guardians Rising Rarity English card no. 165/145 Japanese expansion Strength Expansion Pack Sun & Moon Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 066/051 Japanese Deck Tapu Bulu-GX Enhanced Starter Set Japanese card no. 014/021 Japanese expansion GX Battle Boost Japanese card no. 094/114 Japanese Deck Solgaleo-GX & Lunala-GX Legendary Starter Set Japanese card no. 013/021 Japanese expansion Ultra Moon Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 058/066 Japanese Deck Kit Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Premium Trainer Box Japanese card no. 004/020 Japanese expansion Forbidden Light Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 080/094 Japanese Deck Kit Ultra Sun Deck Build Box Japanese card no. 005/041 English expansion Celestial Storm Rarity English card no. 142/168 Japanese expansion Champion Road Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 055/066 Japanese expansion Sky-Splitting Charisma Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 082/096 Japanese Deck Grass Lurantis-GX Deck Japanese card no. 112/131 Japanese Deck Fire Charizard-GX Deck Japanese card no. 112/131 Japanese Deck Water Lapras-GX Deck Japanese card no. 112/131 Japanese Deck Lightning Raichu-GX Deck Japanese card no. 112/131 Japanese Deck Psychic Mewtwo-GX Deck Japanese card no. 112/131 Japanese Deck Metal Metagross-GX Deck Japanese card no. 112/131 Japanese Deck Fairy Xerneas-GX Deck Japanese card no. 112/131 Japanese expansion Super-Burst Impact Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 079/095 Japanese expansion Tag Bolt Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 081/095 Japanese Deck Kit Tag Team GX Premium Trainer Box Japanese card no. 021/035 Japanese expansion Double Blaze Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 082/095 Japanese Deck Kit Tag Team GX Deck Build Box Japanese card no. 011/029 Japanese Deck V Starter Set Fire Japanese card no. 015/023 English expansion Sword & Shield Rarity English card no. 180/202 Japanese expansion Shield Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 053/060 Japanese Deck Kit Sword & Shield Premium Trainer Box Japanese card no. 005/024 Japanese Deck Charizard VMAX Starter Set Japanese card no. 012/021 Japanese Deck Grimmsnarl VMAX Starter Set Japanese card no. 012/020 Japanese expansion S-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 052/S-P Japanese Deck Grass Venusaur V Deck Japanese card no. 095/127 Japanese Deck Lightning Pikachu V Deck Japanese card no. 095/127 Japanese Deck Psychic Mew V Deck Japanese card no. 095/127 Japanese Deck Darkness Galarian Slowbro V Deck Japanese card no. 095/127 Japanese Deck Metal Duraludon V Deck Japanese card no. 095/127

Rare Candy (Japanese: ふしぎなアメ Mysterious Candy) is an Item card. It was first released in the EX Sandstorm expansion as a Trainer card.

Card text

EX Sandstorm print

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.

TAG TEAM

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VSTAR Power

Choose 1 of your Basic Pokémon in play. If you have a Stage 1 or Stage 2 card that evolves from that Pokémon in your hand, put that card on the Basic Pokémon. (This counts as evolving that Pokémon.)

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.

Unleashed print

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.

TAG TEAM

{{{ruletext}}}

VSTAR Power

Choose 1 of your Basic Pokémon in play. If you have a Stage 1 or Stage 2 card that evolves from that Pokémon in your hand, put that card on the Basic Pokémon. (This counts as evolving that Pokémon.) (If you choose a Stage 2 Pokémon in your hand, put that Pokémon on the Basic Pokémon instead of on a Stage 1 Pokémon.)

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.

Dark Explorers print

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.

TAG TEAM

{{{ruletext}}}

VSTAR Power

Choose 1 of your Basic Pokémon in play. If you have a Stage 2 card in your hand that evolves from that Pokémon, put that card on the Basic Pokémon. (This counts as evolving that Pokémon.) You can't use this card during your first turn or on a Basic Pokémon that was put into play this 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.

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).

Sun & Moon print

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.

TAG TEAM

{{{ruletext}}}

VSTAR Power

Choose 1 of your Basic Pokémon in play. If you have a Stage 2 card in your hand that evolves from that Pokémon, put that card onto the Basic Pokémon to evolve it. You can't use this card during your first turn or on a Basic Pokémon that was put into play this 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.

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).

Sword & Shield print

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.

TAG TEAM

{{{ruletext}}}

VSTAR Power

Choose 1 of your Basic Pokémon in play. If you have a Stage 2 card in your hand that evolves from that Pokémon, put that card onto the Basic Pokémon to evolve it, skipping the Stage 1. You can't use this card during your first turn or on a Basic Pokémon that was put into play this 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.

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 any number of Item cards during your turn.

Release information

This card was included in the EX Sandstorm expansion with artwork by Ryo Ueda, first released in the Japanese Miracle of the Desert expansion. It was reprinted in the EX Emerald expansion with the same artwork, and in the EX Holon Phantoms (Holon Phantom in Japan) and POP Series 5 sets with new artwork by the same artist. Another artwork also by Ryo Ueda was used in the Great Encounters expansion, first released in the Japanese Moonlit Pursuit and Dawn Dash expansion, and later reprinted in POP Series 8.

Rare Candy was later reclassified in Japan as an Item card during the HeartGold & SoulSilver Series, though the English Trainer cards did not adopt this naming convention until the Black & White Series. The Unleashed expansion featured new artwork by Noriko Hotta, which was previously released in the Metagross Deck of the Japanese Leafeon vs Metagross Expert Deck, and the Japanese Reviving Legends expansion featured yet another new illustration by Shizurow.

Rare Candy was later reprinted in the Dark Explorers expansion with new artwork by Ryo Ueda, first released in the Japanese Dark Rush expansion. This print brings the card effect in line with an errata issued at the start of the Black & White Series. It was later included in the Japanese Hydreigon and Garchomp Half Decks. This card was reprinted as one of the Japanese BW-P Promotional cards, available as part of a ten card random pack released during the June 2012 Gym Challenge. It was reprinted again in Japan as part of the Master Deck Build Box EX, released on September 14, 2012, and the Black Kyurem-EX and White Kyurem-EX Battle Strength Decks. The Plasma Blast expansion featured Rare Candy as a Regular card, and as a Secret card with new artwork by Ayaka Yoshida. These prints originated from the Japanese Blastoise + Kyurem-EX Combo Deck and the Megalo Cannon expansion, respectively.

The XY Series brought an additional reprint of Rare Candy with new artwork by Toyste Beach, included in the Primal Clash expansion, first released in the Japanese Gaia Volcano expansion. This print was reprinted as a Mirror Holofoil print as one of the Japanese XY-P Promotional cards, available as part of a twelve card promotional pack awarded to those who participated in the Pokémon Card Gym tournaments from the month of May 2015 through the month of July 2015. This print features the Pokémon Card Gym logo. The Gaia Volcano print was later reprinted in the Japanese M Master Deck Build Box Power Style and M Master Deck Build Box Speed Style, the BREAK Starter Pack, and as a Mirror Reverse Holofoil for the Premium Champion Pack.

Rare Candy was reprinted again during the Sun & Moon Series as part of the Sun & Moon expansion with new artwork by Toyste Beach, first released in the Japanese Sun & Moon Starter Set and Premium Trainer Box simultaneously on December 9, 2016. This print was subsequently available as both numbered and unnumbered Holofoil SM-P Promotional cards as part of two Japanese events. The numbered print, 025/SM-P, could be obtained as a victory award for players participating in the Pulverizing Pancake Battle at the Welcome Festa, held at the Sunshine City Convention Center in East Ikebukuro, Toshima, Tokyo on January 14, 2017. It could also be obtained as a victory award for players participating in the Pulverizing Pancake Battle 2 event at the 2017 Osaka Champion's League, held at MyDome Osaka, Osaka on February 18 and 19, 2017 and at the 2017 Miyagi Champion's League, held at Sunfesta, Sendai on April 1 and 2, 2017. The Pulverizing Pancake Battle 2 event was only held on the second day at each Champion's League venue. Both events comprised a Trading Card Game segment and a Video Game segment, and required a pair of players to enter together. The segments were not concurrent, therefore individuals could participate in both segments if they so wished, so long as each member of the pair participated in different segments. Players would receive 1 copy of the numbered print for every 1 win in any segment, with a limit of 4 copies per person. Each numbered print also featured a serial code used to redeem a Rare Candy in Japanese region copies of Pokémon Sun and Moon. The top four pairs in terms of overall number of wins would progress to the single-elimination finals. At the Welcome Festa only, the top three pairs at the end of the event were each awarded an unnumbered copy of this card featuring a foil stamp of their overall position, presented in an acrylic case.

It was reprinted as a Mirror Holofoil in the Japanese Strength Expansion Pack Sun & Moon, and as a Full Art Secret card, both with artwork by Toyste Beach. The Secret print was later included in the English Guardians Rising expansion. In Japan, the Sun & Moon Era print was reprinted in the Tapu Bulu-GX Enhanced Starter Set, in the GX Battle Boost subset as a Mirror Holofoil card, and again as a Non Holofoil card in the Solgaleo-GX & Lunala-GX Legendary Starter Set, Ultra Moon expansion, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Premium Trainer Box, Ultra Sun Deck Build Box, and Forbidden Light expansion. Rare Candy was reprinted with the initial Ryo Ueda artwork in the Celestial Storm expansion, first released in the Japanese Champion Road subset. The Sun & Moon Era print was once again reprinted in the Japanese Sky-Splitting Charisma expansion, in 7 of the 9 GX Starter Decks, in the Super-Burst Impact expansion, simultaneously in the Tag Bolt expansion and Tag Team GX Premium Trainer Box, and simultaneously in the Double Blaze expansion and Tag Team GX Deck Build Box.

Rare Candy was reprinted again during the Sword & Shield Series and was first released in the Japanese V Starter Set Fire with new artwork by Yoshinobu Saito. The English print was first released in the Sword & Shield expansion, which originated from the Japanese Shield expansion. In Japan, it was reprinted in the Sword & Shield Premium Trainer Box, in both VMAX Starter Sets, as a S-P Promotional card, and in five of the nine V Starter Decks. The S-P Promotional print was 1 of 9 possible cards included in special packs sent to Event Organizers in April 2020 for distribution in official events hosted by them. This print features the Event Organizer logo in the bottom right corner of the illustration.

Gallery

EX Sandstorm print Illus. Ryo Ueda	EX Holon Phantoms print Illus. Ryo Ueda	Great Encounters print Illus. Ryo Ueda
Unleashed print Illus. Noriko Hotta	Reviving Legends print Illus. Shizurow	Dark Explorers print Illus. Ryo Ueda
Plasma Blast print Illus. 5ban Graphics	Primal Clash print Illus. Toyste Beach	Sun & Moon print Illus. Toyste Beach
Guardians Rising print Illus. Toyste Beach	Celestial Storm print Illus. Ryo Ueda	Sword & Shield print Illus. Yoshinobu Saito
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

This card's Dark Explorers effect matches that of Pokémon Breeder, a card previously released in the Base Set.

Origin

Rare Candy is an item in the Pokémon games that increases the level of the Pokémon it is given to by 1. It can also be used to evolve non-fully evolved Pokémon in Pokémon Sword and Shield.

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