Choice Band (Guardians Rising 121)

Trainer Item

Choice Band こだわりハチマキ Fixation Headband

Burning Shadows print Illus. Eske Yoshinob English expansion Guardians Rising Rarity English card no. 121/145 Japanese expansion Sun & Moon Japanese card no. 049/051 Japanese expansion SM-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 040/SM-P English expansion Burning Shadows Rarity English card no. 162/147 Japanese expansion Facing a New Trial Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 064/049 Japanese expansion GX Battle Boost Japanese card no. 101/114 Japanese Deck Kit Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Premium Trainer Box Japanese card no. 005/060 Japanese expansion Ultra Force Japanese card no. 043/050 Japanese expansion Forbidden Light Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 084/094 Japanese Deck Kit Ultra Sun Deck Build Box Japanese card no. 007/041 Japanese Deck Kit Ultra Moon Deck Build Box Japanese card no. 007/041 Japanese expansion Sky-Splitting Charisma Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 086/096 Japanese expansion Thunderclap Spark Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 054/060 Japanese expansion Super-Burst Impact Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 084/095 Japanese Deck Flareon-GX Starter Set Fire Japanese card no. 028/038 Japanese Deck Jolteon-GX Starter Set Lightning Japanese card no. 028/038 English expansion Yellow A Alternate cards English card no. 121a/145 Japanese expansion Tag Bolt Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 094/095 Japanese Deck Kit Tag Team GX Premium Trainer Box Japanese card no. 026/035 Japanese Deck Kit Tag Team GX Deck Build Box Japanese card no. 016/029 Japanese Deck Espeon & Deoxys-GX Tag Team GX Starter Set Japanese card no. 023/031 Japanese Deck Umbreon & Darkrai-GX Tag Team GX Starter Set Japanese card no. 023/031

Choice Band (Japanese: こだわりハチマキ Fixation Headband) is a Pokémon Tool card. It was first released as part of the Guardians Rising expansion.

Card text

All prints

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

Team Plasma

Team Plasma

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

FLARE

(Prism Star) Rule You can't have more than 1 card with the same name in your deck. If a 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

The attacks of the Pokémon this card is attached to do 30 more damage to your opponent's Active Pokémon-GX or Active Pokémon-EX (before applying Weakness and Resistance).

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.

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 in the Guardians Rising expansion, first released in the Japanese Sun & Moon subset. It was later reprinted as one of the Japanese SM-P Promotional cards, awarded to those who accumulated 6 Play Points by participating in various events held as part of the 2017 Osaka Champion's League, held at MyDome Osaka, Osaka on February 18 and 19, 2017 and at the 2017 Miyagi Champion's League, held at Sunfesta, Sendai on April 1 and 2, 2017. Eligible events included the official Champion's League 2017 tournaments, the One Day Battle (held only on the first day at each venue), the Sun & Moon Welcome Battle, and the Pulverizing Pancake Battle 2 (both held only on the second day at each venue). 2 Play Points were awarded for participating in each of the eligible events. A further 2 Play Points were awarded for each win in the One Day Battle. 2 Play Points were awarded for an individual win in the Pulverizing Pancake Battle 2, with a bonus 2 Play Points awarded to each player if a pair won both of their battles. At the 2017 Osaka Champion's League, 10 Play Points were awarded to those who advanced to the Climax Stage in the Champion's League 2017 tournament. 10 bonus Play Points were also awarded to Junior and Senior League competitors who achieved 3 consecutive wins at the Premier Stage, and to Open League competitors who achieved 5 or more wins in the qualifying round. At the 2017 Miyagi Champion's League, 10 Play Points were awarded to those who reached the finals of the Champion's League 2017 tournament, with 10 bonus Play Points awarded to competitors who achieved 5 or more wins in the qualifying round. The SM-P Promotional print was available again in Japan at the 2017 Champion's League Final, held at the Sunshine City Convention Center in East Ikebukuro, Toshima, Tokyo on June 24, 2017. Teams competing in the 3 on 3 Battle side event that won at least 2 battles were awarded a copy of this card.

A Full Art Secret print was included in the Burning Shadows expansion, first released in the Japanese Facing a New Trial subset. The Guardians Rising print was reprinted as a Mirror Holofoil in the Japanese GX Battle Boost and Ultra Force subsets, and again as a Non Holofoil in the Japanese Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Premium Trainer Box and Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Deck Build Boxes, the Forbidden Light and Sky-Splitting Charisma expansions, the Thunderclap Spark subset, the Super-Burst Impact expansion, in 2 of the Eevee-GX Starter Sets, the Tag Team GX Premium Trainer Box, and in both Tag Team GX Starter Sets. It was reprinted as a Yellow A Alternate card with different artwork once again by Eske Yoshinob and was awarded as the International Championships participation card for the 2018-2019 season. Four primary versions of this card were printed, with stamps reflecting the event in which they were distributed. These included the Latin America International Championships, held at the Centro de Eventos PRO MAGNO in São Paulo, Brazil, on November 16–18, 2018; the Oceania International Championships, held at the Melbourne Exhibition & Convention Centre, Melbourne, Australia on February 15–17, 2019; the Europe International Championships, held at the Estrel Berlin Congress Center, Berlin, Germany on April 26–28, 2019; and the North America International Championships, held at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA on June 21–23, 2019. Each of these prints also have gold foil stamped "Staff" versions given to those overseeing the events, as well as gold foil stamped "Top 8" and "Champion" versions given to competitors. This print originated from the Japanese Tag Bolt expansion.

Gallery

Guardians Rising print Illus. Eske Yoshinob	Burning Shadows print Illus. Eske Yoshinob	Yellow A Alternate art print Illus. Eske Yoshinob
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori

Trivia

Origin

The Choice Band is an item in the Pokémon games that boosts Attack by 50%, but only allows the use of the first move selected. The Yellow A Alternate art printing also includes a Mankey

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