Giovanni's Exile (Unbroken Bonds 174)

Trainer Supporter
Giovanni's Exile
サカキの追放 Sakaki's Banishment
GiovanniExileUnbrokenBonds174.jpg
Unbroken Bonds print
Illus. Megumi Mizutani
English expansion Unbroken Bonds
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 174/214
Japanese expansion Double Blaze
Japanese Rarity U
Japanese card no. 085/095
English expansion Hidden Fates
Rarity Rare Ultra
English card no. 67/68
Japanese expansion Double Blaze
Japanese Rarity SR
Japanese card no. 105/095
Expansion Hidden Fates
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 57/68
Japanese expansion Tag All Stars
Japanese card no. 151/173

Giovanni's Exile (Japanese: サカキの追放 Sakaki's Banishment) is a Supporter card. It was first released as part of the Unbroken Bonds expansion.

Card text

All prints
ACE SPEC You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
ACE SPEC You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
Team Plasma
Team Plasma
ACE SPEC You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
Team Flare TCG logo.png FLARE
Prism Star (Prism Star) Rule
You can't have more than 1 Prism Star card with the same name in your deck. If a Prism Star card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.
TAG TEAM
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VSTAR Power
Discard up to 2 of your Benched Pokémon that have no damage counters on them and all cards attached to them.
 
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.
Ability
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 (before your attack).


Release information

In Japan, this card was included as both a Regular card and a Full Art card in the Double Blaze expansion. The Regular print features artwork by Megumi Mizutani, while the Full Art print features artwork by TOKIYA. The Regular print was included in the Unbroken Bonds and Hidden Fates expansions; the Full Art print was also included in the Hidden Fates expansion. The Regular print was later released as part of the Japanese Tag All Stars subset.

Gallery

GiovanniExileUnbrokenBonds174.jpg
Unbroken Bonds print
Illus. Megumi Mizutani
GiovanniExileHiddenFates67.jpg
Hidden Fates Full Art print
Illus. TOKIYA
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

Origin

Giovanni was formerly the head of Team Rocket and Gym Leader of Viridian City in the Pokémon games. His room in the Team Rocket Hideout as it appears in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! is featured in the Regular print's illustration.


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