Metal Core Barrier (Unbroken Bonds 180)

Trainer Item
Metal Core Barrier
メタルコアバリア Metal Core Barrier
MetalCoreBarrierUnbrokenBonds180.jpg
Regular print
Illus. Studio Bora Inc.
English expansion Unbroken Bonds
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 180/214
Japanese expansion Full Metal Wall
Japanese Rarity U
Japanese card no. 046/054
English expansion Unbroken Bonds
Rarity Rare Secret
English card no. 232/214
Japanese expansion Full Metal Wall
Japanese Rarity UR
Japanese card no. 068/054
Japanese expansion Tag All Stars
Japanese card no. 142/173

Metal Core Barrier (Japanese: メタルコアバリア Metal Core Barrier) is a Pokémon Tool 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.
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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Attach a Pokémon Tool to 1 of your Pokémon that doesn't already have a Pokémon Tool attached to it.
VSTAR Power
If this card is attached to 1 of your Pokémon, discard it at the end of your opponent's turn.

The Metal Pokémon this card is attached to takes 70 less damage from your opponent's attacks (after 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 as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack).


Release information

This card was included as both a Regular card and a Full Art Secret card in the Unbroken Bonds expansion, first released in the Japanese Full Metal Wall subset. Both prints feature artwork by Studio Bora Inc. The Regular print was later released as part of the Japanese Tag All Stars subset.

Gallery

MetalCoreBarrierUnbrokenBonds180.jpg
Regular print
Illus. Studio Bora Inc.
MetalCoreBarrierUnbrokenBonds232.jpg
Secret print
Illus. Studio Bora Inc.
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
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

Origin


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