Rotom Dex (Sun & Moon 131)

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Trainer Item
Rotom Dex
ロトム図鑑 Rotom Illustrated Encyclopedia
RotomDexGGEnd53.jpg
GG End print
Illus. aky CG Works
English expansion Sun & Moon
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 131/149
Japanese expansion Collection Sun
Japanese Rarity U
Japanese card no. 056/060
English expansion Sun & Moon
Rarity Rare Secret
English card no. 159/149
Japanese expansion Collection Sun
Japanese Rarity UR
Japanese card no. 072/060
Japanese expansion Sun & Moon Starter Set
Japanese card no. 050/059
Japanese expansion SM-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no. 015/SM-P
Japanese expansion SM-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no. 149/SM-P
Japanese expansion GX Battle Boost
Japanese card no. 098/114
Japanese expansion GG End
Japanese Rarity TR
Japanese card no. 053/054

Rotom Dex (Japanese: ロトム図鑑 Rotom Illustrated Encyclopedia) is an Item card. It was first released as part of the Sun & Moon 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.
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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
After counting your Prize cards, shuffle them into your deck. Then, take that many cards from the top of your deck and put them face down as your Prize cards.
 
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).


Release information

This card was included as both a Regular card and a Full Art Secret card in the Sun & Moon expansion, first released in the Japanese Collection Sun. Both prints feature artwork by 5ban Graphics. In Japan, the Regular print was also printed in the Sun & Moon Starter Set released on the same day, December 9, 2016. A special Holofoil SM-P Promotional print was included in the February 2017 issue of CoroCoro Ichiban!, released December 21, 2016. Another SM-P Promotional print was given to participants of the Teaching Corner held at each chosen School Festa 2017 venue across Japan between October 1 and November 30, 2017. Representatives from Pokémon circles in schools and universities were required to register their interest in hosting an event during the application period, which ran from July 7 until September 15, 2017. If selected, The Pokémon Company would supply the circle with all paraphernalia to host the event. This print has the School Festa 2017 logo in the bottom right corner of the illustration. The Regular print was reprinted as a Mirror Holofoil print in the Japanese GX Battle Boost subset. It was reprinted with different artwork by aky CG Works in the Japanese GG End subset.

Gallery

RotomDexSunMoon131.jpg
Sun & Moon Regular print
Illus. 5ban Graphics
RotomDexSunMoon159.jpg
Sun & Moon Secret print
Illus. 5ban Graphics
RotomDexGGEnd53.jpg
GG End print
Illus. aky CG Works
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 Rotom Pokédex is an important piece of equipment in the Generation VII Pokémon games. The GG End print features a Nintendo Switch in the illustration.


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