Bill's Maintenance (Expedition 137) - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokmon encyclopedia
Publish date: 2024-06-13
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Bill's Maintenance
マサキのメンテナンス Masaki's Maintenance |
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| Release information | | Japanese Deck Kit | Gift Box Emerald | | Japanese Half Deck | Deoxys Half Deck | | Japanese card no. | 015/019 | |
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Bill's Maintenance (Japanese: マサキのメンテナンス Masaki's Maintenance) is a Supporter card. It was first released as part of the Expedition Base Set.
Card text
| Expedition Base Set print |
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| You can play only one Supporter card each turn. When you play this card, put it next to your Active Pokémon. When your turn ends, discard this card. |
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| If you have any cards in your hand, shuffle 1 of them into your deck, then draw 3 cards. |
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| Shuffle a card from your hand into your deck. If you do, draw 3 cards. |
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| You may play only 1 Supporter card during your turn (before your attack). |
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e-Reader data
The Expedition Base Set print includes Dot Code strips for use with the e-Reader, and has the card ID B-59-#. The short strip contains a brief card summary, and information on the content of the long strip.
Supplement
The long strip contains data for the self-contained Coin Flipper 2 supplement.
Release information
This card was included in the Expedition Base Set with artwork by Ken Sugimori, first released in the Japanese Base Expansion Pack. It was later included in the EX FireRed & LeafGreen expansion, having been previously released in Japan in the Flight of Legends expansion. It was reprinted in the Japanese Venusaur/Charizard/Blastoise Random Constructed Starter Decks, Deoxys Half Deck of Gift Box Emerald, Grass and Psychic Quick Construction Packs, and Gift Box Mew • Lucario. It was later reprinted in the EX Crystal Guardians expansion, first released in the Ocean's Kyogre ex and Earth's Groudon ex Constructed Starter Decks. It was reprinted again in the Japanese Imprison! Gardevoir ex Constructed Standard Deck and the English POP Series 5.
It was reprinted once again in the Celestial Storm expansion with the same artwork. A Full Art print was also released in the expansion and features artwork by Sanosuke Sakuma. These prints originate from the Japanese Champion Road subset.
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Trivia
Origin
Bill is the inventor of the Pokémon Storage System in the Pokémon games. His maintenance on the Time Capsule in the Generation II games is the likely inspiration for this card.
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