Bede (Sword & Shield 157)

Trainer Supporter

Bede ビート Beet

Sword & Shield Regular print Illus. Naoki Saito Japanese Deck V Starter Set Lightning Japanese card no. 021/024 English expansion Sword & Shield Rarity English card no. 157/202 Japanese expansion Sword Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 060/060 English expansion Sword & Shield Rarity English card no. 199/202 Japanese expansion Sword Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 068/060 English expansion Sword & Shield Rarity English card no. 207/202 Japanese expansion Sword Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 072/060 Japanese Deck Kit Sword & Shield Premium Trainer Box Japanese card no. 010/024 Japanese expansion S-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 027/S-P Japanese expansion S-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 056/S-P Japanese Deck Water Wailord V Deck Japanese card no. 114/127 Expansion Champion's Path Rarity English card no. 050/073 Japanese expansion S-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 138/S-P Japanese Deck Venusaur VMAX Starter Set Japanese card no. 017/021

Bede (Japanese: ビート Beet) is a Supporter card. It was first released as part of the Sword & Shield expansion.

Card text

All prints

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 hand 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 only 1 Supporter card during your turn.

Release information

This card was first released in the Japanese V Starter Set Lightning. The English print was first released in the Sword & Shield expansion, along with Full Art and Secret prints, which all feature artwork by Naoki Saito. All three Sword & Shield prints originate from the Japanese Sword expansion. In Japan, the Regular print was reprinted in the Sword & Shield Premium Trainer Box and as a Mirror Holofoil S-P Promotional card, which was awarded to winners of New Battle events held at participating Pokémon Card Gym venues. Events held between December 6, 2019 and February 6, 2020 required players to use at least four Pokémon from the Sword or Shield expansions in their decks. Events held between February 7 and March 5, 2020 required players to use at least four Pokémon from the VMAX Rising subset. This print has the collection number 027/S-P and features the Pokémon Card Gym logo. Another S-P Promotional print, this time Non Holofoil and with the collection number 056/S-P, was one of nine possible cards included in special packs sent to Event Organizers in April 2020 for distribution in official events hosted by them. This print features the Event Organizer logo in the bottom right corner of the illustration. It was reprinted again in the Japanese Water Wailord V Deck. Outside Asia, the Regular print was reprinted in the Champion's Path expansion.

Another S-P Promotional print with different artwork by You Iribi was released in the Japanese Bede's Determination Trainer Card Collection on November 20, 2020. The Regular print was reprinted again in the Japanese Venusaur VMAX Starter Set.

Gallery

Sword & Shield Regular print Illus. Naoki Saito	Sword & Shield Full Art print Illus. Naoki Saito	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Sword & Shield Secret print Illus. Naoki Saito	File:BedeSPromo138.jpg S-P Promotional print Illus. You Iribi	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

Bede is a rival character in Pokémon Sword and Shield. The Galar Mine is featured in the Sword & Shield Regular print's illustration. The S-P Promotional print features Bede's signature as it appears on his rare League Card in Pokémon Sword and Shield.

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