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Victini ビクティニ Victini
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For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Victini.
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Victini (Japanese: ビクティニ Victini) is a Fire-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Noble Victories expansion.
Card text
Once during your turn, after you flip any coins for an attack, you may ignore all effects of those coin flips and begin flipping those coins again. You can't use more than 1 Victory Star Ability each turn.
Move all Energy attached to this Pokémon to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
Pokédex data
This Pokémon brings victory. It is said that Trainers with Victini always win, regardless of the type of encounter.
勝利を もたらす ポケモン。 ビクティニを 連れた トレーナーは どんな 勝負にも 勝てるという。
Release information
This card was included as both a Regular card and a Full Art card in the Noble Victories expansion, first released in the Japanese Red Collection. Both prints feature artwork by 5ban Graphics. It was reprinted as one of the Japanese BW-P Promotional cards in the Battle Gift Set: Thundurus vs Tornadus. This print was included in the English V for Victini Tin as one of the BW Black Star Promos, released on December 5, 2011.
The BW-P Promotional print was also included in various different promotional boxes in different European languages: a Noble Victories box for Italy, an Emerging Powers box for Germany, and a Next Destinies box for France.
The Red Collection Regular print was reprinted again in the Japanese Master Deck Build Box EX, released on September 14, 2012. The Red Collection Regular print was reprinted yet again with different artwork by Tomokazu Komiya in the Legendary Treasures expansion, originating from the Japanese EX Battle Boost. A Non Holo version of this print was included in the Battle Arena Decks: Rayquaza vs. Keldeo.
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Trivia
- According to Yuji Kitano, this card's Ability is inspired by the effect of Sabrina's ESP from Gym Heroes.[1]
- This card is often colloquially called "Fliptini", in reference to the effect that allows the player to re-flip coins for an attack.
Origin
Victory Star is an Ability in the Pokémon games that Victini can have. Stored Power is a move in the Pokémon games that Victini can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Black.
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