Monster Token

For the Tip Card, see Monster Tokens (Tip Card).

Monster Token
Monster Token
Japanese	(モンスター)トークン
Japanese (romanized)	(Monsutā) Tōkun
English	(Monster) Token
Other names French: Jeton (Monstre) German: Monsterspielmarke Card name: Spielmarke Italian: Segna-Mostro Korean: (몬스터) 토큰 (Monseuteo) Tokeun Portuguese: Ficha (de Monstro) Formerly: Token Spanish: Ficha (de Monstruo) Traditional Chinese: 衍生物 Yǎnshēngwù / Jin5 saang1 mat6 Formerly: 衍生怪獸 Yǎnshēng Guàishòu / Jin5 saang1 Gwaai3 sau3
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Tokens (Japanese: トークン Tōkun) are a type of monster that can only be created by card effects or Skills. They are not included in the Main or Extra Deck, as stated as limitation text on each card.

In the TCG and OCG, a Monster Token can be represented by marker that can unambiguously indicate its own battle position. Examples include official Token cards, fan-made proxies, a coin (Heads is treated as Attack Position and Tails is treated as Defense Position), or a die. During a duel, duelists using Token Cards to represent Monster Tokens often keep them in a small pile next to their Deck, just below their banished cards, to keep the Token Cards from getting lost or knocked off the table.

Official Token cards are grey. Most OCG cards from Series 8 onward that correspond to specific Monster Tokens have that Monster Token's name printed as their own name, and sometimes also include the ATK and DEF of that Token Monster printed on the card; the TCG started following this trend later. The first Token Card that did not correspond to a specific Monster Token was the National Championship 2009 Token, which in 2009 was given to participants of United States and Canada's National Championships and participants of the European and South American Continental Championships.

In Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Joey the Passion and Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Kaiba the Revenge, Token cards are yellow like Normal Monsters, while their artwork is a recolored TCG artwork of "Spellbinding Circle" (colors are distinguished by their names and attributes). In other video games, Tokens normally have the same appearance as official Token Cards.

Mechanics

• Tokens in a Monster Zone are always Normal Monsters and never have effects.
  • Some Monster Tokens have effects applied to them by the cards that Summon them, but these are not the effects of the Tokens themselves, so they cannot be negated by cards like "Skill Drain". Many video games include the restrictions from the effect or Skill that created it in the Token's card text, but it is still not considered to be an effect of the Token itself.
  • As it is impossible to Normal Summon them, Tokens are also classified as Special Summon Monsters.

• Tokens can only exist face-up on the field.

• Tokens cannot be face-down. Thus, they cannot be targeted by, and are not affected by, effects that would flip them face-down (such as "Book of Moon" and "Swords of Concealing Light").
  • If an Attack Position Token would be affected by a card that would change it to face-down Defense Position, such as "Swords of Concealing Light", the Monster Token's battle position is not changed.
  • Tokens cannot be banished face-down. They are not affected by card effects that would do so.

• If a Token would leave the field (i.e. it would be moved to the hand, Main Deck, or GY, or is banished), it simply disappears.
  • Tokens can be successfully Tributed, destroyed, or banished; however, because they simply leave the field, they are not treated as being successfully moved to the hand, Deck, GY, etc.

• Tokens can be used to pay costs, as long as the cost does not specify a destination other than the field.
  • Tokens can be Tributed as a cost (such as for the Special Summon of "Destiny HERO - Plasma"), but cannot be sent to the Graveyard as a cost (such as for the Special Summon of "Arcana Force EX - The Dark Ruler").
  • Banishing does not specify a destination, so a Token can be banished for a cost (such as for the Special Summon of "Unibird"), unless required to be banished face-down.

• Tokens can be Tributed for a Tribute or Ritual Summon, and be used as Fusion, Synchro, or Link Materials. However, Tokens cannot be used as Xyz Materials, because Xyz Materials attached to an Xyz Monster are not considered to be on the field.

• Tokens can be the target of, and are affected by, card effects that cause them to leave the field, even if they specify a destination (such as "Number 50: Blackship of Corn" and "Compulsory Evacuation Device"), unless the effect would banish the Token face-down.
  • However, Tokens cannot be targeted or affected by effects that would attach them to an Xyz Monster (such as "Number 101: Silent Honor ARK").

• A Token can be treated as an Equip Card by a card effect (such as "The Grand Jupiter"), but cannot be Special Summoned from the Spell & Trap Zone.

• The owner of a Token is the player who Special Summoned it.
  • For example, "Owner's Seal" will change control of Ojama Tokens Special Summoned by the effect of "Ojama Trio" to the player who activated "Ojama Trio".
  • "Rose Tokens" are the exception to this, instead being controlled by the player who controlled the Summoned monster that caused the "Rose Token" to be Summoned (rather than the player whose effect Summoned the "Rose Token").

Card text

Prior to Series 8 in the OCG and Series 9 in the TCG, all Token cards share the same card text and name (Token). From these series onward in the respective games, some Token cards have different names or card text.

Language	Card text	Translation
English	This card can be used as any Token.
French	Cette carte peut être utilisée comme un Jeton.	This card can be used as a Token.
German	Diese Karte kann als eine beliebige Spielmarke verwendet werden.	This card can be used as any Token.
Italian	Questa carta può essere usata come Segna-Mostro generico.	This card can be used as a generic Monster Token.
Portuguese	Este card pode ser usado como uma Ficha.	This card can be used as a Token.
Spanish	Esta carta puede ser utilizada como cualquier Ficha. (previous) Esta carta puede ser usada como cualquier clase de Ficha. (current)	This card can be used as any Token. This can can be used as any kind of Token.
Japanese	このカードはトークンとして使（し）用（よう）する事（こと）ができる。 Kono Kādo wa Tōkun toshite shiyō suru koto ga dekiru.	This card can be used as a Token.
Korean	이 카드는 토큰으로 사용할 수 있다. I Kadeuneun Tokeun-euro Sayonghal su Itda.

Example

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See also

• Token
• Card Rulings:Monster Token