Enhanced Hammer (Dark Explorers 94)

Trainer Item
Enhanced Hammer
改造ハンマー Remodeling Hammer
EnhancedHammerGuardiansRising162.jpg
Guardians Rising Secret print
Illus. Yoshinobu Saito
English expansion Dark Explorers
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 94/108
Japanese expansion Dark Rush
Japanese Rarity U
Japanese card no. 063/069
Japanese expansion BW-P Promotional cards
English expansion Phantom Forces
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 94/119
Japanese expansion XY-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no. 046/XY-P
English expansion Primal Clash
Rarity Rare Secret
English card no. 162/160
Japanese expansion Tidal Storm
Japanese Rarity UR
Japanese card no. 079/070
Japanese expansion Premium Champion Pack
Japanese card no. 101/131
English expansion Guardians Rising
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 124/145
Japanese expansion Sun & Moon
Japanese card no. 044/051
English expansion Guardians Rising
Rarity Rare Secret
English card no. 162/145
Japanese expansion Alolan Moonlight
Japanese Rarity UR
Japanese card no. 061/050
Japanese expansion GX Battle Boost
Japanese card no. 090/114
Japanese expansion Ultra Force
Japanese card no. 039/050
English expansion Yellow A Alternate cards
English card no. 124a/145
Japanese expansion Night Unison
Japanese Rarity TR
Japanese card no. 053/055
Japanese expansion Crimson Haze
Japanese Rarity U
Japanese card no. 054/066

Enhanced Hammer (Japanese: 改造ハンマー Remodeling Hammer) is an Item card. It was first released as part of the Dark Explorers expansion.

Card text

Dark Explorers print
  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
 
 
 
 
 
{{{ruletext}}}
VSTAR Power
Discard a Special Energy attached to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon.
 
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).
Guardians Rising print
  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
 
 
 
 
 
{{{ruletext}}}
VSTAR Power
Discard a Special Energy from 1 of your opponent's Pokémon.
 
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).
Crimson Haze print
  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
 
 
 
 
 
{{{ruletext}}}
VSTAR Power
Discard a Special Energy from 1 of your opponent's Pokémon.
 
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 any number of Item cards during your turn.


Release information

Black & White Series

This card was included in the Dark Explorers expansion with artwork by Ryo Ueda, first released in the Japanese Dark Rush expansion. In Japan, an unnumbered BW-P Promotional print was later awarded to participants of the World Challenge Tournament event held over the course of Battle Carnival 2012 Spring who managed to reach the 'Premier Stage'. In order to reach the 'Premier Stage', players had to win three consecutive battles in the initial 'Challenge Stage'. The Battle Carnival took place at the Sendai Sun Plaza, Sendai on May 3, 2012; at Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama on May 12 and 13, 2012; at Port Messe Nagoya, Nagoya on May 20, 2012; and at Intex Osaka, Osaka on June 3, 2012. This print features the Battle Carnival 2012 Spring logo. It was reprinted again in the Phantom Forces expansion with new artwork by the same artist, first released as one of the Japanese XY-P Promotional cards, available as part of a twelve card promotional pack awarded to those who participated in the Pokémon Card Gym tournaments from the month of May 2014 through the month of July 2014. This print features the Pokémon Card Gym logo. A Secret print was included in the Primal Clash expansion, first released in the Japanese Tidal Storm expansion. The Phantom Forces print was later included as a Mirror Reverse Holofoil in the Japanese Premium Champion Pack.

Sun & Moon Series

Enhanced Hammer was reprinted as both a Regular card and a Full Art Secret card in the Guardians Rising expansion, both with new artwork by Yoshinobu Saito, with the Regular print first released as a Mirror Holofoil print in the Japanese Sun & Moon subset and the Secret print in the Japanese Alolan Moonlight expansion. The Regular print was reprinted again as a Mirror Holofoil in the Japanese GX Battle Boost and Ultra Force subsets. It was reprinted as a Yellow A Alternate card with different artwork once again by Yoshinobu Saito and distributed through the Pokémon League during the second cycle of the Team Up Season (March 2019). This print originated from the Japanese Night Unison subset.

Scarlet & Violet Series

Enhanced Hammer was reprinted again in the Japanese Crimson Haze expansion, with new artwork by Eske Yoshinob.

Gallery

Dark Explorers print
Illus. Ryo Ueda
Phantom Forces print
Illus. Ryo Ueda
Primal Clash print
Illus. Ryo Ueda
Guardians Rising Regular print
Illus. Yoshinobu Saito
Guardians Rising Secret print
Illus. Yoshinobu Saito
Yellow A Alternate art print
Illus. Yoshinobu Saito
Crimson Haze 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


Trivia

As of June 19, 2020, this card was banned in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Origin


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