Rising Rivals

Volkner's Philosophy RR 98/111

RRJPUncommon
Volkner's Philosophy RR 98

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Look at the bottom of your card: you should read RR 98/111 there. Its illustration is signed Ken Sugimori.
Which set does it come from?
It comes from the Rising Rivals set, released here on 16 May 2009.

When it came out

Rising Rivals landed here on 16 May 2009.

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What the card itself says

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Number
98/111
Set
Rising RivalsRR
Illustrated by
Ken Sugimori

The Japanese text is not available yet. Text shown: English.

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. You may discard a card from your hand. Then, draw cards until you have 6 cards in your hand. (If you can't draw any cards, you can't play this card.)

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    None of the 5,392 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.

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