Trap Hole (archetype)

Trap Hole
The original "Trap Hole" The original "Trap Hole"
Japanese	落（お）とし穴（あな） 落とし穴 (base) おとしあな (ruby) Otoshiana (romanized) Pitfall (translated)
French	Trappe
German	Fallgrube
Italian	Buco Trappola
Spanish	Agujero Trampa
Sets Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon Legacy of Darkness Magician's Force Cybernetic Revolution Starstrike Blast Judgment of the Light Crossroads of Chaos Dark Duel Stories Promos Shadow of Infinity: Special Edition Promos Dark Revelation Volume 1 Dark Revelation Volume 4 Dark Beginning 1 Dark Beginning 2 Gold Series 2 Duelist League 2010 Prize Cards Hobby League Participation Cards Champion Pack: Game Four Turbo Pack: Booster Five Structure Deck: The Dark Emperor Structure Deck: Zombie World Structure Deck: Dragunity Legion Structure Deck: Marik Advent of Union GameBoy Duel Monsters Promos: Series 2 Beginner's Edition.2 Duelist Legacy Volume.5 Gold Series Gold Series 2011 Yugi Volume 2 Structure Deck Joey Structure Deck Joey Volume 2 Structure Deck Mythological Age Marik Structure Deck Premium Pack 5 Expert Edition Volume.1 Expert Edition Volume.4 Tournament Pack 2007 Vol.4 Extra Pack Volume 2 Duelist Legacy Volume.2 Vol.4 EX Starter Box EX-R Starter Box Beginner's Edition.1 Starter Deck 2007 Starter Deck 2008 World Ranking Promos: Series 2 Duel Terminal 1 Duel Terminal - Invasion of Worms!! Duel Terminal - Demon Roar God Revival!! Starter Deck 2014
Anime appearances
Yu-Gi-Oh! Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D Bonds Beyond Time
Manga appearances
Yu-Gi-Oh! R Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Yu-Gi-Oh! D Team ZEXAL
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"Trap Hole", known as "Pitfall" (落（お）とし穴（あな） Otoshiana) in the OCG, is an archetype of Trap Cards having "Trap Hole" in their names. These cards are counterparts of the original "Trap Hole". With the notable exception of "Adhesion Trap Hole", most "Trap Hole" cards have effects that destroy 1 or more monsters under certain conditions. This archetype is supported by all international texts of "Goblin Pothole Squad" (or rather, "anti-supported" in this case), and only the Japanese text of "Traptrix" archetype. In the TCG, it is treated a sub-archetype of the "Hole" archetype, as all cards that support "Hole" cards also support "Trap Hole" cards.

Note that "Chaos Trap Hole" and "Gemini Trap Hole" belong to the "Hole" archetype instead of this one, since their Japanese names translate to "Chaos Hole" and "Gemini Hole" respectively, and don't include "Pitfall" in their translated names. "Darkfall" (formerly known as "Dark Trap Hole") is also not a member of this archetype since its Japanese name has the kanji 大 in between 落とし穴 thus creating 落とし大穴.

Trivia

A knight, orange goblin, and/or green goblin appear in most of the artworks of "Trap Hole" cards, except "Deep Dark Trap Hole" ("Goyo Guardian") and "Void Trap Hole" (the three Dragons of "Ice Barrier"):

	Orange	Green	Knight
Acid Trap Hole			Yes
Adhesion Trap Hole		Yes
Bottomless Trap Hole		Yes
D.D. Trap Hole		Yes
Traptrix Trap Hole Nightmare	Yes	Yes	Yes
Giant Trap Hole	Yes	Yes	Yes
Trap Hole	Yes
Treacherous Trap Hole	Yes	Yes