Dark Patch (Dark Explorers 93)

Trainer Item

Dark Patch ダークパッチ Dark Patch

Astral Radiance print Illus. Ryo Ueda English expansion Dark Explorers Rarity English card no. 93/108 Japanese expansion Dark Rush Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 064/069 Japanese Deck Kit Master Deck Build Box EX Japanese card no. 029/046 Japanese Deck Kit Extra Regulation Box Japanese card no. 023/048 Expansion Astral Radiance Rarity English card no. 139/189 Japanese Deck Darkrai VSTAR Starter Set Japanese card no. 012/020 English expansion Lost Origin Rarity English card no. 216/196 Japanese expansion Dark Phantasma Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 098/071 Japanese expansion VSTAR Universe Japanese card no. 135/172 Japanese Deck Kit Ruler of the Black Flame Deck Build Box Japanese card no. 014/038 Japanese Deck Ancient Koraidon ex Starter Deck & Build Set Japanese card no. 024/053 Japanese Deck Future Miraidon ex Starter Deck & Build Set Japanese card no. 024/053

Dark Patch (Japanese: ダークパッチ Dark Patch) 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.

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

Attach a basic Energy card from your discard pile to 1 of your Benched 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).

Astral Radiance 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

Attach a basic Energy card from your discard pile to 1 of your Benched 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

This card was included in the Dark Explorers expansion with artwork by 5ban Graphics, first released in the Japanese Dark Rush expansion. In Japan, it was reprinted in the Master Deck Build Box EX and the Extra Regulation Box. It was reprinted during the Sword & Shield Series in the Astral Radiance expansion with different artwork by Ryo Ueda, first released in the Japanese Darkrai VSTAR Starter Set. It was reprinted as a Full Art Secret card in the Lost Origin expansion with artwork also by Ryo Ueda, first released in the Japanese Dark Phantasma subset. In Japan, the Astral Radiance print was reprinted in the VSTAR Universe subset, the Ruler of the Black Flame Deck Build Box, and in both Starter Deck & Build Sets.

Gallery

Dark Explorers print Illus. 5ban Graphics	Astral Radiance print Illus. Ryo Ueda	Lost Origin print Illus. Ryo Ueda
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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