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A '''Wonder Card''' is sent together with a [[Mystery Gift]], and it usually provides detail for the gift the player has received. In {{game2|FireRed|LeafGreen|Emerald}}, only one Wonder Card could be stored at a time, and players must delete the Wonder Card in order to receive another one. {{game5|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} raise the limit to three, and {{game|Black and White|s}} raise it once more to twelve. Discarded cards can never be retrieved.
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A '''Wonder Card''' (Japanese: '''ふしぎなカード''' ''Wonder Card'') is a digital card used by the [[Mystery Gift]] system to track events that the player has received. They were introduced in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} and have been used in every [[core series]] game since.


Gifts bundled with Wonder Cards can be received from a deliveryman who waits in the second floor of any [[Pokémon Center]] in {{game2|FireRed|LeafGreen|Emerald}}, and in any [[Poké Mart]] in all future games. If a card is deleted before the gift is received, the gift will be deleted as well.
==Usage==
Wonder Cards in the {{player}}'s possession can be viewed through the card album feature of the [[Mystery Gift]] system. Wonder Cards mention the name of the gift, whether the player has already received the gift, a brief description of the gift, and, starting in [[Generation IV]], the date the Wonder Card was received in the game. An image of the {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, [[item]], or other contents of the gift is also included.


Obtained Wonder Cards can be viewed by accessing Mystery Gift on the main menu of any game with Mystery Gift before {{game|Black and White|s}} (if it has already been unlocked), and selecting the "Check Card" option or the "Check the Card Album" option for {{game|Black and White|s}}. Wonder Cards contain such information as the name of the bundled gift, whether or not the player has already received the gift before, the in-game event caused by the Pokémon, the date the gift was received in the game (only in games after {{game2|FireRed|LeafGreen|Emerald}}), and a brief description of the gift; an icon of the associated Pokémon is also displayed for further identification.
In [[Generation]]s {{gen|III}} and {{gen|IV}}, each event distribution has unique Wonder Card text, which is stored in the card itself. From [[Generation V]] onwards, the distribution text serves this role, so the Wonder Card text is instead pulled from a fixed pool that describes where it was obtained; once the event has been collected, the Wonder Card text changes to indicate this.


Some Wonder Cards for games may also be sent to other players, enabling a player with an event to distribute the card for the event to players that do not yet have it.
Some Wonder Cards may also be sent to other players, enabling a player with a Wonder Card to gift a copy of it to other players that do not have it.


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==Acquisition==
The gifts provided by the Wonder Cards can be received from specific [[non-player characters]].
 
* From the delivery man on the second floor of [[Pokémon Center]]s in [[Generation III]]
* From the delivery man in [[Poké Mart]]s in [[Generation IV]]
* From the delivery man in Pokémon Centers in [[Generation V]]
* From the delivery girl in Pokémon Centers in [[Generation VI]]
* From the delivery man in Pokémon Centers in [[Generation VII]]
 
==Maximum amount per game==
The games can only store a limited number of Wonder Cards. If a player has too many Wonder Cards, they are unable to receive any new ones until they discard old ones. Discarded cards can never be retrieved and if a Wonder Card is deleted before the gift is received, the gift will be deleted as well. Collecting a gift does not cause a Wonder Card to be discarded, although it will be marked as used.
 
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==See also==
* [[List of Wonder Cards in Generation V]]
* [[List of Wonder Cards in Generation VI]]
* [[List of Wonder Cards in Generation VII]]
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Revision as of 07:27, 6 December 2016

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WC redirects here. For the real-life competition, see World Championships.

A Wonder Card (Japanese: ふしぎなカード Wonder Card) is a digital card used by the Mystery Gift system to track events that the player has received. They were introduced in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen and have been used in every core series game since.

Usage

Wonder Cards in the player's possession can be viewed through the card album feature of the Mystery Gift system. Wonder Cards mention the name of the gift, whether the player has already received the gift, a brief description of the gift, and, starting in Generation IV, the date the Wonder Card was received in the game. An image of the Pokémon, item, or other contents of the gift is also included.

In Generations III and IV, each event distribution has unique Wonder Card text, which is stored in the card itself. From Generation V onwards, the distribution text serves this role, so the Wonder Card text is instead pulled from a fixed pool that describes where it was obtained; once the event has been collected, the Wonder Card text changes to indicate this.

Some Wonder Cards may also be sent to other players, enabling a player with a Wonder Card to gift a copy of it to other players that do not have it.

Acquisition

The gifts provided by the Wonder Cards can be received from specific non-player characters.

Maximum amount per game

The games can only store a limited number of Wonder Cards. If a player has too many Wonder Cards, they are unable to receive any new ones until they discard old ones. Discarded cards can never be retrieved and if a Wonder Card is deleted before the gift is received, the gift will be deleted as well. Collecting a gift does not cause a Wonder Card to be discarded, although it will be marked as used.

Gen Max
III 1
IV 3
V 12
VI 24
VII 48

See also


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