Black Belt's Training (Prismatic Evolutions 96)

Trainer Supporter

Black Belt's Training からておうの稽古 Karate King's Training

Prismatic Evolutions 099/131 Illus. GOSSAN Expansion Prismatic Evolutions Rarity English card no. 096/131 Japanese Deck Generations Start Deck Pikachu ex & Snorlax ex Japanese card no. 143/175 Expansion Prismatic Evolutions Rarity English card no. 097/131 Japanese Deck Generations Start Deck Lugia ex & Tyranitar ex Japanese card no. 144/175 Expansion Prismatic Evolutions Rarity English card no. 098/131 Japanese Deck Generations Start Deck Dialga ex & Lucario ex Japanese card no. 146/175 Expansion Prismatic Evolutions Rarity English card no. 099/131 Japanese Deck Generations Start Deck Xerneas ex & Noivern ex Japanese card no. 148/175 Expansion Journey Together Rarity English card no. 143/159 Japanese Deck Generations Start Deck Kyogre ex & Blaziken ex Japanese card no. 145/175 Expansion Journey Together Rarity English card no. 144/159 Japanese Deck Generations Start Deck Reshiram ex & Amoonguss ex Japanese card no. 147/175 Expansion Journey Together Rarity English card no. 145/159 Japanese Deck Generations Start Deck Koraidon ex & Paldean Clodsire ex Japanese card no. 151/175 Japanese Deck Generations Start Deck Tapu Koko ex & Mimikyu ex Japanese card no. 149/175 Japanese Deck Generations Start Deck Zacian ex & Alcremie ex Japanese card no. 150/175 Japanese expansion SV-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 249/SV-P

Black Belt's Training (Japanese: からておうの稽古 Karate King's Training) is a Supporter card. It was first released part of the Prismatic Evolutions expansion.

Card text

All prints

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

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

(Prism Star) Rule 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.

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VSTAR Power

During this turn, attacks used by your Pokémon do 40 more damage to your opponent's Active Pokémon ex (before 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.

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.

Release information

In Japan, all prints of this card were included in the Generations Start Decks. Nine prints in total were featured, which represented the nine generations of Pokémon games extant at the time. All prints feature artwork by GOSSAN.

Internationally, card numbers 143, 144, 146, and 148—representing the Black Belt's designs in Generations I, II, IV, and VI, respectively—were included in the Prismatic Evolutions special expansion. Card numbers 145, 147, and 151—representing the Black Belt's respective designs in Generations III, V, IX—were included in the Journey Together expansion.

In Japan, the Generation IX design was reprinted as an SV-P Promotional card and was one of eight cards that could be found in 2025 Endorsed Independent Event Trainers Packs. Certified Event Organizers distributed these packs at events they oversaw starting March 1, 2025.^[1] This print features the Event Organizer logo.

Gallery

Prismatic Evolutions 096/131 print (Generation I design) Illus. GOSSAN	Prismatic Evolutions 097/131 print (Generation II design) Illus. GOSSAN	Prismatic Evolutions 098/131 print (Generation IV design) Illus. GOSSAN
Prismatic Evolutions 099/131 print (Generation VI design) Illus. GOSSAN	Journey Together 143/159 print (Generation III design) Illus. GOSSAN	Journey Together 144/159 print (Generation V design) Illus. GOSSAN
Journey Together 145/159 print (Generation IX design) Illus. GOSSAN	SVM 149 print (Generation VII design) Illus. GOSSAN	SVM 150 print (Generation VIII design) Illus. GOSSAN
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

Black Belt is a class of Trainer in the Pokémon games.

In addition to the different prints of this card featuring the various designs of the Black Belt class across the first nine generations, all illustrations feature particular locales in their respective regions where Black Belts can be found:

• The Generation I print features Saffron City's Fighting Dojo.
• The Generation II print features the Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal version of Johto Route 45.
• The Generation III print features Hoenn Route 115.
• The Generation IV print features the exterior of the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl and Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl version of Stark Mountain.
• The Generation V print features the exterior section of Pinwheel Forest, specifically the area surrounding the Challenge Rock.
• The Generation VI print features Kalos Route 8.
• The Generation VII print features the Akala Outskirts.
• The Generation VIII print features the interior of a house in Hammerlocke, where Black Belt Brian can be challenged to obtain a Focus Sash.
• The Generation IX print features Glaseado Mountain (specifically, a view from the east of the mountain lake feeding Casseroya Falls).

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References

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.