Lt. Surge's Strategy (Unbroken Bonds 178)

Trainer Supporter

Lt. Surge's Strategy マチスの作戦 Matis's Strategy

Illus. Megumi Mizutani English expansion Unbroken Bonds Rarity English card no. 178/214 Japanese expansion Night Unison Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 051/055 Expansion Hidden Fates Rarity English card no. 60/68

Lt. Surge's Strategy (Japanese: マチスの作戦 Matis's Strategy) is a Supporter card. It was first released as part of the Unbroken Bonds 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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VSTAR Power

You can play this card only if you have more Prize cards remaining than your opponent. During this turn, you can play 3 Supporter cards (including this card).

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 only 1 Supporter card during your turn (before your attack).

Release information

This card was included in the Unbroken Bonds expansion, first released in the Japanese Night Unison subset. It was reprinted in the Hidden Fates expansion.

Trivia

This card has been banned from all sanctioned Pokémon TCG tournaments using the Expanded format since October 4, 2019 in Japan and November 15, 2019 internationally as it was ruled to create an unbalanced playing environment. The concern was specific combos with the help of this card that disrupted the opponent's hand (especially on the first turns), promoting a more enjoyable environment and changing the format's reputation.

Origin

Lt. Surge is a Gym Leader in Kanto. The Vermilion Gym is featured in the illustration.

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