Counter Gain (Lost Thunder 170)

Trainer Pokémon Tool
Counter Gain
カウンターゲイン Counter Gain

Lost Thunder Secret print
Illus. Toyste Beach
English expansion Lost Thunder
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 170/214
Japanese expansion Thunderclap Spark
Japanese Rarity U
Japanese card no. 053/060
English expansion Lost Thunder
Rarity Rare Secret
English card no. 230/214
Japanese expansion Thunderclap Spark
Japanese Rarity UR
Japanese card no. 073/060
Japanese Deck Kit TAG TEAM GX Deck Build Box
Japanese card no. 015/029
Japanese expansion Tag All Stars
Japanese card no. 139/173
English expansion Surging Sparks
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 169/191
Japanese expansion Paradise Dragona
Japanese Rarity U
Japanese card no. 059/064
English expansion Surging Sparks
Rarity Hyper Rare
English card no. 249/191
Japanese expansion Paradise Dragona
Japanese Rarity UR
Japanese card no. 093/064
Japanese Deck Kit Battle Partners Deck Build Box
Japanese card no. 024/045
Japanese Deck Kit Premium Trainer Box MEGA
Japanese card no. 027/043
Japanese expansion M-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no. 006/M-P

Counter Gain (Japanese: カウンターゲイン Counter Gain) is a Pokémon Tool card. It was first released as part of the Lost Thunder expansion.

Card text

Lost Thunder print
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.
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 you have more Prize cards remaining than your opponent, the attacks of the Pokémon this card is attached to cost Colorless less.
 
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).
Surging Sparks print
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.
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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VSTAR Power
If you have more Prize cards remaining than your opponent, attacks used by the Pokémon this card is attached to cost Colorless less.
 
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 attach any number of Pokémon Tools to your Pokémon during your turn. You may attach only 1 Pokémon Tool to each Pokémon, and it stays attached.


Release information

This card was included as both a Regular card and a Full Art Secret card in the Lost Thunder expansion, first released in the Japanese Thunderclap Spark subset. Both prints feature artwork by Toyste Beach. The Regular print later was included in the Japanese TAG TEAM GX Deck Build Box and Tag All Stars subset.

In the Scarlet & Violet series, this card was reprinted as a Regular card and a Full Art gold-etched hyper rare card with new artwork by the same illustrator. Both prints were included in the Surging Sparks expansion, which first released in the Japanese Paradise Dragona subset. In Japan, the Regular print was reprinted in the Battle Partners Deck Build Box and the Premium Trainer Box MEGA. It was also reprinted as an M-P Promotional card and is one of seven cards available in Pokémon Card Gym Promo Card Pack 1, which is distributed at Pokémon Card Gym venues able to do so from August 1, 2025.[1] The M-P Promotional print features the Pokémon Card Gym logo.

Gallery

Lost Thunder regular print
Illus. Toyste Beach
Lost Thunder Secret print
Illus. Toyste Beach
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Surging Sparks regular print
Illus. Toyste Beach
Surging Sparks hyper rare print
Illus. Toyste Beach
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
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

In other languages

Language Title
Japanese カウンターゲイン Counter Gain
Chinese Cantonese 反擊增幅器
Mandarin 反擊增幅器
French Rattrape-Riposte
German Kontergewinn
Indonesian Counter Gain
Italian Contrappeso
Korean 카운터 게인 Counter Gain
Brazilian Portuguese Contra-ataque de Alcance
European Spanish Alcance Contraataque
Thai เคาน์เตอร์เกน Counter Gain

References

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