Sophocles (Burning Shadows 123)

Trainer Supporter
Sophocles
マーマネ Mamane
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Full Art print
Illus. Sanosuke Sakuma
Japanese Deck Tapu Bulu-GX Enhanced Starter Set
Japanese card no. 020/021
English expansion Burning Shadows
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 123/147
Japanese expansion Facing a New Trial
Japanese card no. 048/049
English expansion Burning Shadows
Rarity Rare Ultra
English card no. 146/147
Japanese expansion Facing a New Trial
Japanese Rarity SR
Japanese card no. 057/049
English expansion Shining Legends
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 65/73
Japanese expansion Shining Legends
Japanese Rarity U
Japanese card no. 069/072
Japanese Deck Solgaleo-GX & Lunala-GX Legendary Starter Set
Japanese card no. 019/021
Japanese expansion Ultra Moon
Japanese Rarity U
Japanese card no. 064/066
Japanese expansion SM-P Promotional cards
Japanese Deck Grass Lurantis-GX Deck
Japanese card no. 125/131
Japanese Deck Fire Charizard-GX Deck
Japanese card no. 125/131
Japanese Deck Water Lapras-GX Deck
Japanese card no. 125/131
Japanese Deck Lightning Raichu-GX Deck
Japanese card no. 125/131
Japanese Deck Metal Metagross-GX Deck
Japanese card no. 125/131
Japanese Deck Kit Tag Team GX Premium Trainer Box
Japanese card no. 031/035

Sophocles (Japanese: マーマネ Mamane) is a Supporter card. It was first released as part of the Tapu Bulu-GX Enhanced Starter Set.

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.
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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
Discard 2 cards from your hand. If you do, draw 4 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 released in the Japanese Tapu Bulu-GX Enhanced Starter Set featuring artwork by Ken Sugimori. It was printed in English in the Burning Shadows expansion as a Regular and Full Art card, originating from the Facing a New Trial subset in Japan. The Full Art print features artwork by Sanosuke Sakuma. The Regular print was later reprinted in the English Shining Legends expansion and the Japanese Shining Legends subset. The Regular print was reprinted again in the Japanese Solgaleo-GX & Lunala-GX Legendary Starter Set and Ultra Moon expansion.

In Japan, participants of the Sky-Splitting Charisma Shield Game, held at the Pokémon Card Station at the Tokyo Bay Pokémon Center on June 1, 2018, were given 5 Trainer cards to use in their decks if they so wished. These included 2 unnumbered SM-P Promotional copies of this card, 2 unnumbered SM-P Promotional copies of Hau, and 1 unnumbered SM-P Promotional copy of Ultra Ball. The Shield Game operated much in the same way as Limited format tournaments outside Japan: participants would receive 15 Sky-Splitting Eminence booster packs and 14 copies of each basic Energy card upon entry and play using a 40-card deck and four Prize cards. The event was limited to 24 entrants. The Regular print was reprinted again in 5 of the GX Starter Decks as well as in the Tag Team GX Premium Trainer Box.

Gallery

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Regular print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
SophoclesBurningShadows146.jpg
Full Art print
Illus. Sanosuke Sakuma
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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

Sophocles is the Trial Captain of Ula'ula Island's Hokulani Observatory. The Observatory is featured in the Regular print's illustration.


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