Counter Gain (Lost Thunder 170)

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Trainer Pokémon Tool
Counter Gain
カウンターゲイン Counter Gain
CounterGainSurgingSparks249.jpg
Surging Sparks hyper rare print
Illus. Toyste Beach
English expansion Lost Thunder
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 170/214
Japanese expansion Thunderclap Spark
Japanese Rarity U
Japanese card no. 053/060
English expansion Lost Thunder
Rarity Rare Secret
English card no. 230/214
Japanese expansion Thunderclap Spark
Japanese Rarity UR
Japanese card no. 073/060
Japanese Deck Kit Tag Team GX Deck Build Box
Japanese card no. 015/029
Japanese expansion Tag All Stars
Japanese card no. 139/173
English expansion Surging Sparks
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 169/191
Japanese expansion Paradise Dragona
Japanese Rarity U
Japanese card no. 059/064
English expansion Surging Sparks
Rarity Hyper Rare
English card no. 249/191
Japanese expansion Paradise Dragona
Japanese Rarity UR
Japanese card no. 093/064

Counter Gain (Japanese: カウンターゲイン Counter Gain) is a Pokémon Tool card. It was first released as part of the Lost Thunder expansion.

Card text

Lost Thunder print
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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Attach a Pokémon Tool to 1 of your Pokémon that doesn't already have a Pokémon Tool attached to it.
VSTAR Power
If you have more Prize cards remaining than your opponent, the attacks of the Pokémon this card is attached to cost Colorless less.
 
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 as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack).
Surging Sparks print
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
If you have more Prize cards remaining than your opponent, attacks used by the Pokémon this card is attached to cost Colorless less.
 
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 attach any number of Pokémon Tools to your Pokémon during your turn. You may attach only 1 Pokémon Tool to each Pokémon, and it stays attached.


Release information

This card was included as both a Regular card and a Full Art Secret card in the Lost Thunder expansion, first released in the Japanese Thunderclap Spark subset. Both prints feature artwork by Toyste Beach. The Regular print later was included in the Japanese Tag Team GX Deck Build Box and Tag All Stars subset.

In the Scarlet & Violet series, this card was reprinted as a Regular card and a Full Art gold-etched hyper rare card with new artwork by the same illustrator in the Surging Sparks expansion, first released in the Japanese Paradise Dragona subset.

Gallery

CounterGainLostThunder170.jpg
Lost Thunder regular print
Illus. Toyste Beach
CounterGainLostThunder230.jpg
Lost Thunder Secret print
Illus. Toyste Beach
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
CounterGainSurgingSparks169.jpg
Surging Sparks regular print
Illus. Toyste Beach
CounterGainSurgingSparks249.jpg
Surging Sparks hyper rare print
Illus. Toyste Beach
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


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