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==Release information==
==Release information==
[[Image:BS84PlusPower.jpg|thumb|left|Original print<br>Illus. [[Keiji Kinebuchi]]]]
[[Image:BS84PlusPower.jpg|thumb|left|Original print<br>Illus. [[Keiji Kinebuchi]]]]
This card was reprinted in the {{TCG|Base Set 2}} reprint set, which was only released outside of Japan. It was also reprinted with new artwork in {{TCG|Diamond & Pearl}}, {{TCG|Secret Wonders}} and {{TCG|Platinum}}. The later print was reworded as follows:
This card was reprinted in the {{TCG|Base Set 2}} reprint set, which was only released outside of Japan. It was also reprinted with new artwork in {{TCG|Diamond & Pearl}}, {{TCG|Secret Wonders}} and {{TCG|Platinum}}.
{{Trainer Text
| effect = Attach PlusPower to 1 of your Pokémon. Discard this card at the end of your turn.


If the Pokémon PlusPower is attached to attacks, the attack does 10 more damage to the Active Pokémon ''(before applying Weakness and Resistance)''.
|}}
There's a key difference between the two prints: the original print applied the effect after applying Weakness and Resistance, while the later print applied the effect before applying Weakness and Resistance.
There's a key difference between the two prints: the original print applied the effect after applying Weakness and Resistance, while the later print applied the effect before applying Weakness and Resistance.



Revision as of 09:33, 17 March 2009

PlusPower
プラスパワー PlusPower
Trainer
[Trainer]
File:SecretWonders121PlusPower.jpg
Card as of Diamond & Pearl
Illus. Ryo Ueda
Expansion Base Set
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 84/102
Expansion Base Set 2
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 113/130
Card GB set Colosseum
Card GB ID A45
Card GB 2 set Beginning Pokémon
Card GB 2 ID B57
Japanese expansion Neo Introduction Set
Japanese Side Deck Chikorita Side Deck
Expansion Diamond & Pearl
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 109/130
English expansion Secret Wonders
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 121/132
Japanese expansion Magmortar vs Electivire Deck Kit
Japanese Half Deck Magmortar Half Deck
Electivire Half Deck
Japanese Deck Kit Entry Pack '08
Japanese Half Deck Infernape Half Deck
Expansion Platinum
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 112/127
Japanese Deck Kit Entry Pack DPt
Japanese Half Deck Giratina Half Deck
Japanese card no. 010/013

PlusPower (Japanese: プラスパワー PlusPower) is a Trainer card. It is part of the Base Set.

Card text (Base Set print)

Template:Trainer Text

Card text (Diamond & Pearl print)

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Release information

This card was reprinted in the Base Set 2 reprint set, which was only released outside of Japan. It was also reprinted with new artwork in Diamond & Pearl, Secret Wonders and Platinum.

There's a key difference between the two prints: the original print applied the effect after applying Weakness and Resistance, while the later print applied the effect before applying Weakness and Resistance.

Trivia

Origin

PlusPower is the Japanese name of X Attack, an item in the Pokémon games. The Japanese name of the item was either used for the English card by mistake, or used intentionally as 'PlusPower' is inscribed on the side of the object in the card's artwork.

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