Player's Ceremony (SM-P Promo 248)

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Trainer Stadium

Player's Ceremony プレイヤーズセレモニー Player's Ceremony

File:PlayerCeremonySPromo254.jpg 2021 print Illus. Kagemaru Himeno Japanese expansion SM-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 248/SM-P Japanese expansion SM-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 398/SM-P Japanese expansion S-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 127/S-P Japanese expansion S-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 254/S-P

Player's Ceremony (Japanese: プレイヤーズセレモニー Player's Ceremony) is a Stadium card. It was first released as one of the SM-P Promotional cards.

Card text

SM-P Promotional print

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

Once during each player's turn, that player may draw 2 cards. If they do, that player's turn ends.

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.

This card stays in play when you play it. Discard this card if another Stadium card comes into play. If another card with the same name is in play, you can't play this card.

S-P Promotional print

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

Once during each player's turn, that player may draw 2 cards. If they do, that player's turn ends.

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.

This Stadium stays in play when you play it. Discard it if another Stadium comes into play. If a Stadium with the same name is in play, you can't play this card.

Release information

In Japan, this card was first released as one of the SM-P Promotional cards with artwork by Kagemaru Himeno and was awarded to players who had accumulated at least 120 Championship Points over the course of the 2017-2018 season. Points could be accumulated up to August 31, 2018 and could be earned in several Japanese Premier Events held throughout the season. These included the 2018 Champion's League, the 2018 Champion's League 1st Certified Tournament, City Leagues, Trainer's Leagues, Station Leagues, and the 2018 Japan Championships. This print features the Champion's League 2018 logo in the bottom right corner of the illustration. Copies of this print began to be distributed in early October 2018. Another SM-P Promotional print with a different collection number and new artwork by the same artist was awarded to players accumulating at least 60 Championship Points over the course of the 2018-2019 season, up to August 31, 2019 inclusive. Eligible events included the 2019 Champion's League, the 2019 Champion's League Certified Tournament, the 2019 Japan Championships, as well as City Leagues, Trainer's Leagues, and Station Leagues held throughout the season. This print has the Championship Series 2019 logo in the bottom right corner of the illustration and began to be distributed in early October 2019.

The 2019-2020 season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the print for this season was distributed to players accumulating at least 30 Championship Points. This print is a S-P Promotional card, features a different illustration once again by Kagemaru Himeno, and has the Championship Series 2020 logo in the bottom right corner of it. Eligible events included the Tokyo and Aichi 2020 Champion's League tournaments plus City Leagues, Trainer's Leagues, and Station Leagues that were completed before restrictions were introduced. Copies of this print began to be distributed in mid-September 2020. A second S-P Promotional print with different artwork by the same artist was given to players accumulating at least 30 Championship Points over the course of the 2020-2021 season, up to and including August 31, 2021. Eligible events included the 2021 Japan Championships, as well as 2021 Champion's Leagues, City Leagues, Trainer's Leagues, and Station Leagues that were able to go ahead amidst continuing COVID-19 disruptions. This print has the Championship Series 2021 logo in the bottom right corner of the illustration and began to be distributed in late September 2021.

Gallery

2018 print Illus. Kagemaru Himeno	2019 print Illus. Kagemaru Himeno	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
2020 print Illus. Kagemaru Himeno	File:PlayerCeremonySPromo254.jpg 2021 print Illus. Kagemaru Himeno	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

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.