Bill's Maintenance (Expedition 137)

Trainer Supporter

Bill's Maintenance マサキのメンテナンス Masaki's Maintenance

Expedition print Illus. Ken Sugimori Release information English expansion Expedition Base Set Rarity English card no. 137/165 Japanese expansion Base Expansion Pack Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 060/128 English expansion EX FireRed & LeafGreen Rarity English card no. 87/112 Japanese expansion Flight of Legends Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 080/082 Japanese Half Deck Venusaur/Charizard/Blastoise Random Constructed Starter Decks Japanese card no. 052/052 Japanese Deck Kit Gift Box Emerald Japanese Half Deck Deoxys Half Deck Japanese card no. 015/019 Japanese Quarter Deck Grass Quick Construction Pack Japanese card no. 010/015 Japanese Quarter Deck Psychic Quick Construction Pack Japanese card no. 010/015 Japanese Deck Kit Gift Box Mew • Lucario Japanese Quarter Deck Crawdaunt Quarter Deck Japanese card no. 009/015 Expansion EX Crystal Guardians Rarity English card no. 71/100 Japanese Half Deck Ocean's Kyogre ex Constructed Starter Deck Japanese card no. 015/016 Japanese Half Deck Earth's Groudon ex Constructed Starter Deck Japanese card no. 015/016 Japanese Deck Imprison! Gardevoir ex Constructed Standard Deck Japanese card no. 022/024 Expansion POP Series 5 Rarity English card no. 6/17 English expansion Celestial Storm Rarity English card no. 126/168 Japanese expansion Champion Road Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 064/066 English expansion Celestial Storm Rarity English card no. 162/168 Japanese expansion Champion Road Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 076/066

Bill's Maintenance (Japanese: マサキのメンテナンス Masaki's Maintenance) is a Supporter card. It was first released as part of the Expedition Base Set.

Card text

Expedition Base Set 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

You can play only one Supporter card each turn. When you play this card, put it next to your Active Pokémon. When your turn ends, discard this card.

VSTAR Power

If you have any cards in your hand, shuffle 1 of them into your deck, then draw 3 cards.

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.

Celestial Storm 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

Shuffle a card from your hand into your deck. If you do, draw 3 cards.

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).

e-Reader data

The Expedition Base Set print includes Dot Code strips for use with the e-Reader, and has the card ID B-59-#. The short strip contains a brief card summary, and information on the content of the long strip.

Supplement

The long strip contains data for the self-contained Coin Flipper 2 supplement.

Release information

This card was included in the Expedition Base Set with artwork by Ken Sugimori, first released in the Japanese Base Expansion Pack. It was later included in the EX FireRed & LeafGreen expansion, having been previously released in Japan in the Flight of Legends expansion. It was reprinted in the Japanese Venusaur/Charizard/Blastoise Random Constructed Starter Decks, Deoxys Half Deck of Gift Box Emerald, Grass and Psychic Quick Construction Packs, and Gift Box Mew • Lucario. It was later reprinted in the EX Crystal Guardians expansion, first released in the Ocean's Kyogre ex and Earth's Groudon ex Constructed Starter Decks. It was reprinted again in the Japanese Imprison! Gardevoir ex Constructed Standard Deck and the English POP Series 5.

It was reprinted once again in the Celestial Storm expansion with the same artwork. A Full Art print was also released in the expansion and features artwork by Sanosuke Sakuma. These prints originate from the Japanese Champion Road subset.

Gallery

Expedition print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Celestial Storm Regular print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Celestial Storm Full Art print Illus. Sanosuke Sakuma
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

Bill is the inventor of the Pokémon Storage System in the Pokémon games. His maintenance on the Time Capsule in the Generation II games is the likely inspiration for this card.

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