Samson Oak (Unbroken Bonds 185)

Trainer Supporter
Samson Oak
ナリヤ・オーキド Nariya Ōkido
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Illus. Masakazu Fukuda
English expansion Unbroken Bonds
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 185/214
Japanese expansion SM-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no. 244/SM-P

Samson Oak (Japanese: ナリヤ・オーキド Nariya Ōkido) is a Supporter card. It is 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
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ACE SPEC You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
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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
Draw 2 cards. If both Active Pokémon are the same type, draw 2 more cards.
 
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 in the Unbroken Bonds expansion, first released as one of the Japanese SM-P Promotional cards. In Japan, it was given to participants of the Zekrom SR and Zekrom HR Competitions, both of which were Limited format events held in conjunction with the release of the Thunderclap Spark subset. Competitors at each of these events received 15 Thunderclap Spark booster packs and a quantity of basic Energy cards upon entry and were required to make a deck comprising solely these cards. The Zekrom SR Competition was held at participating Pokémon Card Gym venues between July 6 and 31, 2018. The Zekrom HR Competition was held at specific Pokémon Card Gym venues between July 7 and August 2, 2018 and at specific Pokémon Centers between August 3 and 31, 2018. A special invitation-only Zekrom HR Competition was also held at the NicoNico Honsha, Ikebukuro, Tokyo on July 5, 2018.

Trivia

Origin

Samson Oak is a Pokémon Professor from the Alola region.


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