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caption=Illus. [[Mitsuhiro Arita]] |
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'''No.3 Trainer''' (Japanese: '''Ｎｏ.３トレーナー''' ''No.3 Trainer'') is a  [[Trainer (TCG)|Trainer]]. It was released as a promotional card in Japan only.
'''No. 3 Trainer''' is an {{TCG|Item card}}. It was first released in 2004 as a {{TCG|Trainer card}}, awarded to those who came third in the World Championships.


==Card text (First Official Tournament print)==
==Card text==
{{Trainer Text
{{TCGTrainerText |
| effect = The Pokémon Card Game Official Tournament's third place winner is recognized here, and this honor is praised.<br>By presenting this card, you may gain preferential entry into the Pokémon Card Game Official Tournament.
position=Top |
|}}
class=Item |
 
print=World Championships 2004 print |
==Card text (Second Official Tournament print)==
effect=If you won this card at the 2004 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships, you may return to battle the best in 2005.
{{Trainer Text
'''CONGRATULATIONS!''' |
| effect = The Pokémon Card Game Official Tournament's third place winner is recognized here, and this honor is praised.<br>This proves that the one who possesses this card participated in the Best in Japan Final Battles of the First Pokémon Card Game Tournament.
}}
|}}
{{TCGTrainerText |
 
position=Middle |
==Card text (Blastoise Mega Battle print)==
class=Item |
{{Trainer Text
print=World Championships 2005 print |
| effect = The Pokémon Card Game Official Tournament's third place winner is recognized here, and this honor is praised.<br>This proves that the one who possesses this card participated in the Best in Japan Final Battles of the Second Pokémon Card Game Tournament.
effect=If you won this card at the 2005 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships, you may return to battle the best in 2006.
|}}
'''CONGRATULATIONS!''' |
}}
{{TCGTrainerText |
position=Middle |
class=Item |
print=World Championships 2006 print |
effect=If you won this card at the 2006 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships, you may return to battle the best in 2007.
'''CONGRATULATIONS!''' |
}}
{{TCGTrainerText |
position=Middle |
class=Item |
print=World Championships 2007 print |
effect=If you won this card at the 2007 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships, you may return to battle the best in 2008.
'''CONGRATULATIONS!''' |
}}
{{TCGTrainerText |
position=Middle |
class=Item |
print=World Championships 2008 print |
effect=If you won this card at the 2008 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships, you may return to battle the best in 2008.
'''CONGRATULATIONS!''' |
}}
{{TCGTrainerText |
position=Middle |
class=Item |
print=World Championships 2009 print |
effect=If you won this card at the 2009 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships, you may return to battle the best in 2010.
'''CONGRATULATIONS!''' |
}}
{{TCGTrainerText |
position=Middle |
class=Item |
print=World Championships 2010 print |
effect=If you won this card at the 2010 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships, you may return to battle the best in 2011.
'''CONGRATULATIONS!''' |
}}
{{TCGTrainerText |
position=Bottom |
class=Item |
rule=No.3 Trainer |
print=World Championships 2011 print |
effect=If you won this card at the 2011 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships, you may return to battle the best in 2012.
'''CONGRATULATIONS!''' |
}}


==Release information==
==Release information==
This card was released as a promotional card. In Japan, it was awarded to the third place winners of the First and Second Official Pokémon Card Game Tournaments held in 1997 and 1998 respectively. Another version was also awarded to the third place winners of the Blastoise Mega Battle in 1999. The card was never released in English.
This card was awarded to those who came third in each {{tt|age division|Junior, Senior, and Master}} in the [[World Championships]]. It was first awarded in 2004 when [[Pokémon Organized Play]] hosted the first Pokémon TCG World Championships under [[Pokémon USA]], and has been awarded at every Worlds tournament since. In 2007 this card was printed on DP stock, lacking the circle pattern prior prints featured. In 2010 this card was printed on HGSS stock, adopting the blue Trainer color scheme and gold illustration window. In 2011 this card was printed as an {{TCG|Item card}} on BW stock as per all previously classed Trainer cards.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
This card is also popularly known as the ''Pikachu Trophy No.3'' card, in reference to the illustration. It is one of the rarest cards in the world, with only one copy of the card produced each year for three years, meaning only three exist. At the height of the Pokémon phenomenon in the West, auctions of this card saw it reach roughly $8,000.
*The illustration takes inspiration from the first {{TCG ID|Pokémon Card Game Official Tournament|No.3 Trainer|promo}} produced in Japan in 1997, featuring {{p|Pikachu}} clutching a bronze trophy.
*The card is predominantly the same in each year; the only difference is the logo of the Worlds tournament it was awarded in and the year in the text.
*The card is only printed in English, making it one of the rarest English cards in existence. There are only three copies of each annual version produced.
*The 2007-2009 prints do not have "Trainer" in the top right corner of the card as per all Trainer cards released during the DP era. The 2011 print also features a ruling as per all Item cards, but is unique to the No. 3 Trainer.
===Origin===
===Origin===


{{Project TCG notice}}
{{Project TCG notice}}


[[Category:Trainer cards]]
[[Category:Promotional cards]]
[[Category:Promotional cards]]
[[Category:Illus. by Mitsuhiro Arita]]
[[Category:Illus. by K. Hoshiba]]
[[Category:Holographic cards]]
[[Category:Holographic cards]]
[[ja:No.3トレーナー]]

Revision as of 16:30, 26 August 2011

Trainer Item
No. 3 Trainer
Ｎｏ.３トレーナー No.3 Trainer
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Illus. K. Hoshiba
Expansion Miscellaneous Promotional cards
Expansion Miscellaneous Promotional cards
Expansion Miscellaneous Promotional cards
Expansion Miscellaneous Promotional cards
Expansion Miscellaneous Promotional cards
Expansion Miscellaneous Promotional cards
Expansion Miscellaneous Promotional cards
Expansion Miscellaneous Promotional cards
For more information, see No.3 Trainer.

No. 3 Trainer is an Item card. It was first released in 2004 as a Trainer card, awarded to those who came third in the World Championships.

Card text

World Championships 2004 print
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
Single Strike
Rapid Strike
Fusion Strike
Ancient
Ancient
{{{ruletext}}}
VSTAR Power
If you won this card at the 2004 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships, you may return to battle the best in 2005.

CONGRATULATIONS!

 
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.
World Championships 2005 print
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
Single Strike
Rapid Strike
Fusion Strike
Ancient
Ancient
{{{ruletext}}}
VSTAR Power
If you won this card at the 2005 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships, you may return to battle the best in 2006.

CONGRATULATIONS!

 
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.
World Championships 2006 print
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
Single Strike
Rapid Strike
Fusion Strike
Ancient
Ancient
{{{ruletext}}}
VSTAR Power
If you won this card at the 2006 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships, you may return to battle the best in 2007.

CONGRATULATIONS!

 
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.
World Championships 2007 print
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
Single Strike
Rapid Strike
Fusion Strike
Ancient
Ancient
{{{ruletext}}}
VSTAR Power
If you won this card at the 2007 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships, you may return to battle the best in 2008.

CONGRATULATIONS!

 
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.
World Championships 2008 print
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
Single Strike
Rapid Strike
Fusion Strike
Ancient
Ancient
{{{ruletext}}}
VSTAR Power
If you won this card at the 2008 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships, you may return to battle the best in 2008.

CONGRATULATIONS!

 
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.
World Championships 2009 print
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
Single Strike
Rapid Strike
Fusion Strike
Ancient
Ancient
{{{ruletext}}}
VSTAR Power
If you won this card at the 2009 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships, you may return to battle the best in 2010.

CONGRATULATIONS!

 
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.
World Championships 2010 print
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
Single Strike
Rapid Strike
Fusion Strike
Ancient
Ancient
{{{ruletext}}}
VSTAR Power
If you won this card at the 2010 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships, you may return to battle the best in 2011.

CONGRATULATIONS!

 
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.
World Championships 2011 print
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
Single Strike
Rapid Strike
Fusion Strike
Ancient
Ancient
{{{ruletext}}}
VSTAR Power
If you won this card at the 2011 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships, you may return to battle the best in 2012.

CONGRATULATIONS!

 
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.
Play only one No.3 Trainer card per year.


Release information

This card was awarded to those who came third in each age division in the World Championships. It was first awarded in 2004 when Pokémon Organized Play hosted the first Pokémon TCG World Championships under Pokémon USA, and has been awarded at every Worlds tournament since. In 2007 this card was printed on DP stock, lacking the circle pattern prior prints featured. In 2010 this card was printed on HGSS stock, adopting the blue Trainer color scheme and gold illustration window. In 2011 this card was printed as an Item card on BW stock as per all previously classed Trainer cards.

Trivia

  • The illustration takes inspiration from the first No.3 Trainer produced in Japan in 1997, featuring Pikachu clutching a bronze trophy.
  • The card is predominantly the same in each year; the only difference is the logo of the Worlds tournament it was awarded in and the year in the text.
  • The card is only printed in English, making it one of the rarest English cards in existence. There are only three copies of each annual version produced.
  • The 2007-2009 prints do not have "Trainer" in the top right corner of the card as per all Trainer cards released during the DP era. The 2011 print also features a ruling as per all Item cards, but is unique to the No. 3 Trainer.

Origin


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