Ordinary Rod (Sword & Shield 171)

Ordinary Rod (Japanese: ふつうのつりざお Ordinary Fishing Rod) is an Item card. It was first released as part of the Sword & Shield expansion.

Trainer Item
Ordinary Rod
ふつうのつりざお Ordinary Fishing Rod

Secret print
Illus. 5ban Graphics
English expansion Sword & Shield
Rarity
English card no. 171/202
Japanese expansion Sword
Japanese Rarity
Japanese card no. 054/060
English expansion Sword & Shield
Rarity
English card no. 215/202
Japanese expansion Sword
Japanese Rarity
Japanese card no. 074/060
Japanese expansion Shiny Star V
Japanese card no. 164/190
Japanese Deck Kit Single Strike Premium Trainer Box
Japanese card no. 013/033
Japanese Deck Kit Rapid Strike Premium Trainer Box
Japanese card no. 013/033
Japanese expansion VMAX Climax
Japanese card no. 139/184
Japanese Deck Kit VSTAR Premium Trainer Box
Japanese card no. 017/030

Card text
All prints
You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
Team Plasma
Team Plasma
You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
FLARE
You can't have more than 1 card with the same name in your deck. If a card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.
TAG TEAM
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Choose 1 or both:
  • Shuffle up to 2 Pokémon from your discard pile into your deck.
  • Shuffle up to 2 basic Energy cards from your discard pile into your deck.
 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 any number of Item cards during your turn.


Release information

This card was included as both a Regular card and a Full Art Secret card in the Sword & Shield expansion, first released in the Japanese Sword expansion. Both prints feature artwork by 5ban Graphics. In Japan, the Regular print was reprinted in the Shiny Star V subset, the Single Strike & Rapid Strike Premium Trainer Boxes, the VMAX Climax subset, and the VSTAR Premium Trainer Box.

Regular print
Illus. 5ban Graphics
Secret print
Illus. 5ban Graphics
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

Origin

The Ordinary Rod is based on the Fishing Rod, a Key Item featured in the Pokémon games.


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