Maintenance (Base Set 83)

Trainer Item
Maintenance
メンテナンス Maintenance
MaintenanceBaseSet83.jpg
Base Set print
Illus. Keiji Kinebuchi
English expansion Base Set
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 83/102
Japanese expansion Expansion Pack
Japanese Rarity Uncommon
Expansion Base Set 2
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 112/130
Card GB set Laboratory
Card GB ID D49
Card GB 2 set Sky Flying Pokémon
Card GB 2 ID F56
English expansion Furious Fists
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 96/111
Japanese expansion Rising Fist
Japanese Rarity U
Japanese card no. 084/096
English expansion Generations
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 64/83
Japanese expansion BREAK Starter Pack
Japanese card no. 060/072
English expansion Evolutions
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 79/108
Japanese expansion Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary
Japanese Rarity U
Japanese card no. 079/087

Maintenance (Japanese: メンテナンス Maintenance) is an Item card. It was first released in the Base Set as a Trainer card.

Card text

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
 
 
 
 
 
{{{ruletext}}}
VSTAR Power
Shuffle 2 of the other cards from your hand into your deck in order to draw a 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.
Furious Fists 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
 
 
 
 
 
{{{ruletext}}}
VSTAR Power
Shuffle 2 cards from your hand into your deck. (If you can't shuffle 2 cards into your deck, you can't play this card.) Then, draw a 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 as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack).


Release information

This card was released as a Trainer card in the Base Set, first released in the Japanese Expansion Pack, with artwork by Keiji Kinebuchi. It was later reprinted with the same artwork in the Base Set 2 expansion. During the XY Series, Maintenance was released as an Item card with new artwork by Toyste Beach in the Furious Fists expansion, first released in the Japanese Rising Fist expansion. This print was later included in the Generations expansion, first released in the Japanese BREAK Starter Pack. It was reprinted as a retro card in the Evolutions expansion, first released in the Japanese Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary subset, featuring the same artwork as the original print and an updated card template reminiscent of the Original Series layout.

Gallery

Base Set print
Illus. Keiji Kinebuchi
Furious Fists print
Illus. Toyste Beach
Evolutions print
Illus. Keiji Kinebuchi
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


TCG GB1 Laboratory sprite
TCG GB2 Sky Flying Pokémon sprite
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
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

Origin


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