Welder (Unbroken Bonds 189)

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Trainer Supporter
Welder
溶接工 Welder
WelderUnbrokenBonds214.jpg
Unbroken Bonds Full Art print
Illus. Hitoshi Ariga
English expansion Unbroken Bonds
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 189/214
Japanese expansion Double Blaze
Japanese Rarity U
Japanese card no. 087/095
English expansion Unbroken Bonds
Rarity Rare Ultra
English card no. 214/214
Japanese expansion Double Blaze
Japanese Rarity SR
Japanese card no. 106/095
English expansion Yellow A Alternate cards
English card no. 189a/214
Japanese expansion Remix Bout
Japanese Rarity TR
Japanese card no. 064/064
Japanese expansion Tag All Stars
Japanese card no. 157/173
Japanese expansion Tag All Stars
Japanese Rarity SR
Japanese card no. 200/173
Japanese Deck Kit Sword & Shield Premium Trainer Box
Japanese card no. 021/024
Japanese Deck Fire Incineroar V Deck
Japanese card no. 122/127
Japanese Deck Kit Rapid Strike Premium Trainer Box
Japanese card no. 023/033

Welder (Japanese: 溶接工 Welder) 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.
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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
Attach up to 2 Fire Energy cards from your hand to 1 of your Pokémon. If you do, draw 3 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 as both a Regular card and a Full Art card in the Unbroken Bonds expansion, first released in the Japanese Double Blaze expansion. Both prints feature artwork by Hitoshi Ariga. A new print with different artwork by the same artist was released as a Yellow A Alternate card and was awarded to participants of Regional Championships held during the Cosmic Eclipse Season (November 2019-January 2020). A gold foil stamped "Staff" version was also given to those overseeing the events. This print originated from the Japanese Remix Bout subset. The Unbroken Bonds Regular print, alongside a new Full Art print with artwork by the same artist, was released as part of the Japanese Tag All Stars subset. The Unbroken Bonds Regular print was subsequently reprinted in the Japanese Sword & Shield Premium Trainer Box, Fire Incineroar V Deck, and Rapid Strike Premium Trainer Box.

A variant of the Unbroken Bonds Regular print was included in the Charizard Deck of the Battle Academy 2020 deck kit. Each card in the deck has a silhouette of Charizard and a number in the bottom right of the card. Welder's number is 25.

Gallery

WelderUnbrokenBonds189.jpg
Unbroken Bonds Regular print
Illus. Hitoshi Ariga
WelderUnbrokenBonds214.jpg
Unbroken Bonds Full Art print
Illus. Hitoshi Ariga
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
WelderUnbrokenBonds189a.jpg
Alternate art print
Illus. Hitoshi Ariga
WelderTagAllStars200.jpg
Tag All Stars Full Art print
Illus. Hitoshi Ariga
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

The design of the Welders' outfit resembles the Pokémon Magmar.


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