Turbo Patch (Darkness Ablaze 172)

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Trainer Item
Turbo Patch
ターボパッチ Turbo Patch
TurboPatchDarknessAblaze200.jpg
Secret print
Illus. Toyste Beach
English expansion Darkness Ablaze
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 172/189
Japanese expansion Infinity Zone
Japanese Rarity U
Japanese card no. 090/100
English expansion Darkness Ablaze
Rarity Rare Secret
English card no. 200/189
Japanese expansion Infinity Zone
Japanese Rarity UR
Japanese card no. 118/100
Japanese expansion Shiny Star V
Japanese card no. 161/190
Japanese Deck Kit Single Strike Premium Trainer Box
Japanese card no. 010/033
Japanese Deck Kit Rapid Strike Premium Trainer Box
Japanese card no. 010/033

Turbo Patch (Japanese: ターボパッチ Turbo Patch) is an Item card. It was first released as part of the Darkness Ablaze 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.
Team Flare TCG logo.png FLARE
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
Flip a coin. If heads, attach a basic Energy card from your discard pile to 1 of your Basic Pokémon that isn't a Pokémon-GX.
 
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 any number of Item cards during your turn.


Release information

This card was included as both a Regular card and a Full Art Secret card in the Darkness Ablaze expansion, first released in the Japanese Infinity Zone expansion. Both prints feature artwork by Toyste Beach. In Japan, the Regular print was reprinted in the Shiny Star V subset and in the Single Strike & Rapid Strike Premium Trainer Boxes.

Gallery

TurboPatchDarknessAblaze172.jpg
Regular print
Illus. Toyste Beach
TurboPatchDarknessAblaze200.jpg
Secret print
Illus. Toyste Beach
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
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

This card shows the Fairy type despite being printed after that type was retired. However, the type was still in Standard when the card was printed, perhaps hinting that to be the reason for its inclusion.

Origin


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