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 [[Image:PokéBallMajesticDawn85.jpg|thumb|right|A standard Trainer card as of the DPt era of the TCG.]]
-A '''Trainer card''' is one of three types of card found in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]], alongside {{TCG|Pokémon}} and {{TCG|Energy card}}s. While Pokémon cards do the direct attacking of an opponent's cards and Energy cards power their attacks, Trainers provide a more supportive role, allowing a player to search through their deck, draw cards, or other special effects.
+A '''Trainer card''' is one of three types of card found in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]], alongside {{TCG|Pokémon}} and {{TCG|Energy card}}s. While Pokémon cards do the direct attacking of an opponent's cards and Energy cards power their attacks, Trainers provide a more supportive role, allowing a player to search through their deck, draw cards, or other special effects. During a player's turn, he or she may play a Trainer card from his or her hand, follow its instructions, and then discard it.
 ==Types==
 Trainer cards can be divided into several different types.
-===Trainer===
+===Item===
-The base type of Trainer, these cards usually involve searching of either the {{TCG|deck}} or {{TCG|discard pile}} (no card yet allows players to access the {{TCG|Lost Zone}}) for a card to put into easier access for the player. Most reprinted Trainer cards fall into this class, with staples like {{TCG ID|Jungle|Poké Ball|64}} and {{TCG ID|Fossil|Energy Search|59}} being used since the early days of the game, and later cards like {{TCG ID|EX Sandstorm|Rare Candy|88}} being based on cards released early on in effect.
+The original type of Trainer, a player can use as many Item cards as desired during his or her turn. Item cards have a wide range of effects and are useful at any point in the game. Trainer cards before {{TCG|Black & White}} that are not Supporters or Stadiums have been redefined as Item cards.
 ===Stadium===
 {{main|Stadium card (TCG)}}
-Introduced in the {{TCG|Gym Heroes}} expansion, and formerly a subclass of Trainer card, Stadium cards represent the field of play, and may alter things slightly on both sides of the field. A Stadium card can usually only be removed from play when another Stadium card with a different name comes into play. Starting in the {{TCG|Diamond & Pearl}} expansion, Stadium cards became their own class of card, though they are still often grouped with Trainers by players, and no distinction is made from Trainer cards when they are compiled into an English set list.
+Introduced in the {{TCG|Gym Heroes}} expansion, Stadium cards represent the field of play. When a player uses a Stadium card, it remains on the field indefinitely and may have an effect on both players. A Stadium card can usually only be removed from play when another Stadium card with a different name comes into play. Starting in the {{TCG|Diamond & Pearl}} expansion, Stadium cards became their own class of card, though they are still often grouped with Trainers by players, and no distinction is made from Trainer cards when they are compiled into an English set list. Starting in {{TCG|Black & White}}, however, Stadium cards once again became a subclass of Trainer cards.
 ===Supporter===
 {{main|Supporter card (TCG)}}
-Like Stadium cards, Supporter cards were formerly a subclass of Trainer until Diamond & Pearl. Following their introduction in the {{TCG|Expedition Base Set}}, they were widely used, despite the ruling that only one could be used per turn. This ruling was, of course, likely to prevent players from gaining too much draw power, as {{TCG ID|Base Set|Bill|91}} and {{TCG ID|Base Set|Professor Oak|88}} of the {{TCG|Base Set}} allowed.
+Like Stadium cards, Supporter cards were formerly a subclass of Trainer cards until Diamond & Pearl, and at the release of Black & White they once again became a subclass of Trainer cards. Supporter cards often help the player draw cards, and as such, a player may only use one per turn.
 ===Rocket's Secret Machine===
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 ===Pokémon Tool===
-In another similarity to the games' [[held item]]s, which were introduced in [[Generation II]], the Pokémon Tools released since the {{TCG|Neo Genesis}} expansion are attached to a Pokémon, and once their effect is used, are discarded.
+In another similarity to the games' [[held item]]s, which were introduced in [[Generation II]], the Pokémon Tools released since the {{TCG|Neo Genesis}} expansion are attached to a Pokémon. A Pokémon may only have one Pokémon Tool attached to it, and it may not be removed unless specifically instructed.
 ===Goldenrod Game Corner===