Reverse Valley

Reverse Valley

Reverse Valley appears in the Japanese print of The Best of XY, released on April 21, 2017. The The Best of XY set contains 188 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by 5ban Graphics.

Collector Insights

Reverse Valley is a Stadium card from the The Best of XY set, released on April 21, 2017. Its flavor text describes a unique mechanic where players choose its orientation before playing, influencing its effects. The card’s artwork is credited to 5ban Graphics. It features two distinct abilities: one enhances the damage dealt by the player’s Darkness Pokémon to the opponent’s Active Pokémon, adding 10 damage before Weakness and Resistance apply. Another ability reduces damage taken by the player’s Metal Pokémon from opponent attacks by 10 after Weakness and Resistance are considered. The card’s number in the set is 161. Its design emphasizes strategic interaction through conditional gameplay adjustments. The text highlights a thematic focus on player choice and dynamic battle impacts.

Choose which way this card faces before you play it. The attacks of this players Darkness Pokémon do 10 more damage to your opponents Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).Any damage done to this players Metal Pokémon by an opponents attack is reduced by 10 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).

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