Giovanni's Scheme (BREAKthrough 138)

Trainer Supporter
Giovanni's Scheme
サカキの計画 Sakaki's Plan
GiovanniSchemeBREAKthrough138.jpg
Regular print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
English expansion BREAKthrough
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 138/162
Japanese expansion Red Flash
Japanese Rarity U
Japanese card no. 058/059
English expansion BREAKthrough
Rarity Rare Ultra
English card no. 162/162
Japanese expansion Red Flash
Japanese Rarity SR
Japanese card no. 064/059
Japanese expansion Premium Champion Pack
Japanese card no. 121/131
Japanese expansion XY-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no. 277/XY-P

Giovanni's Scheme (Japanese: サカキの計画 Sakaki's Plan) is a Supporter card. It was first released as part of the BREAKthrough 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
Choose 1:
  • Draw cards until you have 5 cards in your hand.
  • During this turn, your Pokémon's attacks do 20 more damage to your opponent's Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).
 
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

This card was included as both a Regular card and a Full Art card in the English BREAKthrough expansion, first released in the Japanese Red Flash expansion. Both prints feature artwork by Ken Sugimori. The Regular print was reprinted in the Japanese Premium Champion Pack as a Mirror Reverse Holofoil. An XY-P Promotional Full Art print with artwork by Mitsuhiro Arita was available in the Japanese Team Rocket Special Case, released in February 2017. This print features a card template reminiscent of the Original Era layout.

Gallery

GiovanniSchemeBREAKthrough138.jpg
Regular print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
GiovanniSchemeBREAKthrough162.jpg
BREAKthrough Full Art print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
GiovanniSchemeXYPromo277.jpg
XY-P Promotional Full Art print
Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita
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. Giovanni's Persian is featured in the XY-P Promotional Full Art print's illustration.


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