May’s Gym Challenge Promos Revealed: Malamar, Heavy Boots, Ralts

By: Water Pokémon Master · Posted Posted onApr 30, 2015 at 7:53 AM · 0 Comments

Players who participate in Japan’s Gym Challenge tournaments from May to July will receive a promo booster pack containing three of the following cards: Wurmple (#128/XY-P), Jirachi (#129), Malamar (#130), Ralts (#131), Dragonair (#132), Tyrantrum-EX (#133), Taillow (#134), Heavy Boots (#135), and a reverse holo Rare Candy (#136).

Jirachi Gym Challenge PromoJirachi – Metal – HP60
Basic Pokemon

[C] Stardust: Choose 1 Special Energy attached to your opponent’s Active Pokemon and discard it. If you discarded an Energy in this way, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to this Pokemon by attacks during your opponent’s next turn.

[M][C] Dream Dance: 20 damage. Both Active Pokemon are now Asleep.

Weakness: Fire (x2)
Resistance: Psychic (-20)
Retreat: 1

Malamar Gym Challenge PromoMalamar – Darkness – HP90
Stage 1 – Evolves from Inkay

θ Stop: Prevent any effects of your opponent’s Pokemon’s Abilities done to this Pokemon.

Ability: Amanojyaku
As long as this Pokemon is your Active Pokemon, during your opponent’s next turn, treat all coins he or she flips as tails.

[D][C][C] Tuning Wave: 40 damage. If you have the same number of cards in your hand as your opponent, your opponent’s Active Pokemon is now Confused.

Weakness: Fighting (x2)
Resistance: Psychic (-20)
Retreat: 2

Ralts Gym Challenge PromoRalts – Fairy – HP60
Basic Pokemon

[C] Mutter: 10 damage.

[Y][C] M: 20 damage.

Weakness: Metal (x2)
Resistance: Darkness (-20)
Retreat: 1

Tyrantrum Ex Gym Challenge PromoTyrantrum-EX – Dragon – HP180
Basic Pokemon

Ability: Tyrant Fang
Damage from this Pokemon’s attacks isn’t affected by any effects on your opponent’s Active Pokemon.

[F][M][M][C] Dragon Impact: 190 damage. Discard 3 Energy attached to this Pokemon.

When a Pokemon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Weakness: Fairy (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 3

Something Gym Challenge PromoHeavy Boots – Trainer
Item

Pokemon Tool: Attach a Pokemon Tool to 1 of your Pokemon that doesn’t already have a Pokemon Tool attached to it.

If the Pokemon this card is attached to has [C][C][C] Retreat Cost or more, its max HP is increased by 20. This Pokemon can’t be Confused, and remove Confused if it’s already affected by it.

You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack).

 Wurmple Gym Challenge Promo Dragonair Gym Challenge Promo Taillow Gym Challenge Promo Rare Candy Gym Challenge Promo

Only Jirachi, Malamar, Ralts, Tyrantrum-EX, and Heavy Boots are new cards. The rest are reprints from recent sets with new artwork.

Malamar’s Ancient Trait is the first to feature the Greek letter theta.

Ralts is likely foreshadowing the Fairy-type Ralts we’re getting in Bandit Ring.

Some of these cards will probably be included in future sets or released as promos in America. They have all been included on our Unreleased XY-P Promos page so you can find them in the future.

Thanks goes to Sean T. for the translations!