PlusPower (Base Set 84)

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 English card no. 84/102 Expansion Base Set 2 Rarity 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 English card no. 109/130 English expansion Secret Wonders Rarity 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 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.

Release information

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Original print
Illus. Keiji Kinebuchi

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.