Pokémon BREAK (TCG)

Pokémon BREAK (Japanese: ポケモンBREAK Pokémon BREAK) are a variant of in the Pokémon Trading Card Game. They were first introduced in the expansion (the and expansions in Japan). Pokémon BREAK have a stylized graphic as part of their card name, used as a suffix. So a Pokémon BREAK depicting is called Golduck, for instance.
Pokémon BREAK are a special kind of Evolution card. They evolve from any normal card of that species. To continue the example, Golduck evolves from any card named .BREAK is a Pokémon BREAK's unique stage of evolution. As such, while they are still Evolution cards and Evolution Pokémon, they are neither nor . Evolving a Pokémon into a Pokémon BREAK is referred to as BREAK Evolution, a term which is linked to the properties of the BREAK Evolution rule.Pokémon Trading Card Game Rulebook, released for 
A Pokémon BREAK card has either an or an . However, they lack a number of characteristics that a normal Pokémon has, namely not having a Weakness, Resistance, or . This means that no effect can put a Pokémon BREAK into play without it evolving from another card.BREAK Pokemon Ruling Regarding Maxie / Archie, PokéBeach, Water Pokémon Master, 26 Sep. 2015 It also means that while not in play, those characteristics cannot be referenced by other cards. (Not having a Retreat Cost is not the same as having no Retreat Cost, so for instance Yanmega is unable to be found by a . Neither will on Chesnaught, even though in play its Retreat Cost will always be 3 or greater because all extant have a Retreat Cost of 4.Compendium ruling, Compendium VMAX, Team Compendium) 
Pokémon BREAK are played sideways over their previous stage, covering the illustration of the Pokémon, notably meaning the card does not cover up the text box of the Pokémon it evolves from. This is because of the BREAK Evolution rule, which states that a Pokémon BREAK has the attacks, Abilities, Weaknesses, Resistances and Retreat Cost of its previous stage. (Note the word choice of "has" over "can use". The card is treated as having gained those characteristics, occasionally relevant when other cards reference the characteristics on the Pokémon while in play.Compendium ruling, Compendium VMAX, Team Compendium) All of those elements are still visible when a Pokémon BREAK is put on top of another Pokémon card. The BREAK Evolution rule is contained within a located in the upper right corner of the card. Retaining attacks and Abilities in this manner is similar to the mechanic featured in the . Also, like Pokémon LV.X and , Pokémon BREAK do not have an associated drawback for being Knocked Out. (However, the presence of a Rule Box can be a detriment.)
In terms of design, all Pokémon BREAK cards feature CGI artwork of the Pokémon completely covered in gold, with sparks surrounding it, and a unique squared holofoil pattern in the background. Electricity of a different color per card bursts from the Pokémon. The illustration covers almost the entire card. The accents on the card usually of a silver color, such as the Stage and "evolves from" field, are done in gold instead. The left and right sides of the card have a border that tapers into the illustration, incorporating both the card's 's color and the color of the card's "normal" border. Since Pokémon BREAK are played sideways, their layout is similarly sideways. Elements like name and Energy type wind up printed on the longer side of the card instead of the shorter side.
Pokémon BREAK are said to come from the .BREAKthrough overview page, Pokémon.com Whether this means a Pokémon not from those worlds is able or unable to undergo a BREAK Evolution has not been specified,
==Pokémon that have appeared as Pokémon BREAK==
==References==
Category:Pokémon card classifications
Category:Pokémon cards with a Rule Box
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