Buddy-Buddy Poffin (Temporal Forces 144)

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Trainer Item
Buddy-Buddy Poffin
なかよしポフィン Buddy Poffin
Buddy-BuddyPoffinTemporalForces144.jpg
Temporal Forces print
Illus. AYUMI ODASHIMA
English expansion Temporal Forces
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 144/162
Japanese expansion Wild Force
Japanese Rarity U
Japanese card no. 063/071
Japanese expansion SV-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no. 150/SV-P
Japanese expansion Transformation Mask
Japanese Rarity UR
Japanese card no. 133/101

Buddy-Buddy Poffin (Japanese: なかよしポフィン Buddy Poffin) is an Item card. It was first released as part of the Temporal Forces 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
Single Strike
Rapid Strike
Fusion Strike
Ancient
Ancient
{{{ruletext}}}
VSTAR Power
Search your deck for up to 2 Basic Pokémon with 70 HP or less and put them onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck.
 
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 any number of Item cards during your turn.


Release information

This card was included in the Temporal Forces expansion with artwork by AYUMI ODASHIMA, first released in the Japanese Wild Force expansion. In Japan, it was reprinted as a Mirror Holofoil SV-P Promotional card and was distributed as part of a First Entry Campaign. Between January 26 and April 8, 2024, participating Pokémon Card Gym venues held a stamp rally that incorporated Gym Battle, New Release Battle, Deck As Is Battle, Terastal Battle, and Extra Battle Day events. People that participated in any of these events for the first time during the campaign were given a stamp card; those that presented the card in a subsequent eligible event would get it stamped. Those that earned at least one stamp was given the promotional print of this card; those earning at least two stamps were given a promotional print copy of either Miraidon or Koraidon.

A gold-etched Full Art hyper rare print was included in the Japanese Transformation Mask expansion with artwork by the same illustrator.

Gallery

Buddy-BuddyPoffinTemporalForces144.jpg
Temporal Forces print
Illus. AYUMI ODASHIMA
Buddy-BuddyPoffinTransformationMask133.jpg
Transformation Mask print
Illus. AYUMI ODASHIMA
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
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

A Poffin is a type of Pokémon food introduced in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, which can be used to raise a Pokémon's Contest conditions.


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