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{{Redirect|Trap Monsters|the ''Duel Links'' Skill|""Trap Monsters"" (Skill)}}{{Infobox archetypearchseries
| image = MetalReflectSlime-EN-Anime-DM-NC.jpg
| caption = "[[Metal Reflect Slime]]".
| ja_name = {{Ruby|罠|トラップ}}モンスター
| romaji = Torappu Monsutā
| sets =* [[Cyberdark Impact]]* [[Structure Deck: Machine Re-Volt]]* [[Phantom Darkness]]* [[Absolute Powerforce]]* [[Storm of Ragnarok]]
* [[Photon Shockwave]]
* [[Gold Series: Haunted MineJudgment of the Light]]* [[Crossed Souls]]* [[Soul Fusion]]* [[Rising Rampage]]* [[Blazing Vortex]]* [[Duelist Pack: YumaNexus]]* [[Cyberdark ImpactLegacy of Destruction]]* [[Duelist Edition Volume 1The Infinite Forbidden]]| tcg = * [[Sneak Preview Peek Participation Cards]]* [[Retro Pack]]
* [[Dark Legends]]
* [[Structure Deck: Marik (TCG)|Structure Deck: Marik]]
* [[Turbo Pack: Booster Five]]
* [[Duel Terminal 6]]
* [[Battle Pack: Epic Dawn]]
* [[Gold Series: Haunted Mine]]
* [[Legendary Collection 3: Yugi's World Mega Pack]]
* [[Battle Pack 3: Monster League]]
* [[Egyptian God Deck: Slifer the Sky Dragon]]
* [[Power of the Elements]]
* [[OTS Tournament Pack 20]]
* [[Magnificent Mavens]]
* [[Photon Hypernova]]
* [[Maze of Memories]]
* [[Speed Duel GX: Duelists of Shadows]]
* [[25th Anniversary Tin: Dueling Heroes Mega Pack]]
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* [[Weekly Shōnen Jump 2001, Issue 36–37 promotional card]]
* [[The Valuable Book 5 promotional cards]]
* [[Judgment of the LightV Jump June 2004 promotional card]]* [[Master Guide promotional cards]]
* [[Duelist Pack: Yugi]]
* [[Structure Deck 10: Machine ReDuel Terminal -VoltXyz Startup!!]]* [[Legendary Collection 3 Mega-Duelist Pack: Yuma]]* [[V Jump promotional cardsDuelist Edition Volume 1]]* [[Storm of RagnarokStructure Deck: Overlay Universe]]* [[Turbo Pharaonic Legend Pack 5]]* [[Master Guide PromosWorld Premiere Pack 2023]]* [[Battle Tournament Pack 3: Monster League2024 Vol.2]]
| anime =
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters]]* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX|Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]| manga = * [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V (manga)|Yu-Gi-Oh!ARC-V]]
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'''Trap MonstersMonster''' are is a type of semi-official{{Citation needed}} term used to describe [[Continuous Trap Card]] s with effects that [[Special Summon]] themselves [[Treats Trap Cards as monsters|as a Monster Card]]. In some cases, once the monster has been Summoned, it is both a monster and a Trap Card simultaneously, and in other cases, the Trap Card will simply Special Summon itself as a Monster Card solely. The card's text will specifically state which is the case. ==Characteristics==All Trap Monsters have an effect to Special Summon themselves as a [[monster]]. All Trap Monsters are either [[Normal Trap]]s or [[Continuous Trap]]s—there are no [[Counter Trap]]s that are Trap Monsters. Depending on the specifics of the effect that Special Summons it, the Trap Monster may Special Summonitself from the [[Spell & Trap Zone]] (when the card is activated) or the [[Graveyard]]ed (due to the Trap Card's effect). Whether or not the card is still treated as a Trap Card also depends on the effect that Special Summoned it. <!--All Trap Monsters summoned from ST zone do so at card activation; no Trap Monsters are summoned from ST zone from an effect activation separate from their card activation (flip face-up)--> If a Trap Monster is treated as an [[Equip Card]] from the [[Monster Zone]] (e.g. with "[[Relinquished]]"), it is treated only as an [[Equip Spell Card]] , not a Trap Card or Monster Card.{{citation needed}} ===Still a Trap Card===Trap Monsters that are still treated as Trap Cards after it being Summoned include the text "''(This card is activatedalso still a Trap. In )''" as part of the effect that Special Summons them. All such Trap Monsters are [[mangaContinuous Trap]]s, and are exclusively Special Summoned from the Spell & Trap Zone, at the activation of the Trap Card. As they are considered both monsters and Trap Cards, these Trap Monsters are affected by effects that affect monsters (e.g. "[[Dark Hole]]") and effects that affect Traps (e.g. "[[Harpie's Feather Duster]]"). Despite being Trap Cards, after being Summoned they only use a Monster Zone and do not use a Spell & Trap Zone. (Prior to the Master Rules April 1st 2020 Revision, they used both a [[Monster Zone]] and a separate type Spell & Trap Zone after being Summoned. However, despite preventing a Spell & Trap Zone from being used, the Trap Monster's card was placed in a Monster Zone and was not considered to be in the Spell & Trap Zone.<ref>{{cite web |title=ストレートフラッシュ {{!}} カードに関連するQ&A |trans-title=Straight Flush {{!}} Related Q&A |url=https://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=4&cid=6911&request_locale=ja |website=遊戯王OCGカードデータベース |publisher=Konami |access-date=7 May 2022 |language=ja |date=5 February 2015 |quote=自身の効果によってモンスターゾーンに存在する「アポピスの化神」は魔法&罠ゾーンに存在するカードではありません。(「ストレートフラッシュ」を発動する事自体ができません。)|trans-quote="Embodiment of Apophis" in the Monster Zone due to its own effect is not a card in the Spell & Trap Zone. }}</ref>) ====Interactions with activation conditions====If a card or effect that specifically destroys monsters (e.g. "[[Offerings to the Doomed]]", "[[Mirror Force]]") is activated to destroy such a Trap Monster, cards that can only be activated when a monster would be destroyed (e.g. "[[My Body as a Shield]]") can be activated, but cards that can only activate when a Trap would be destroyed (e.g. "[[Fake Trap]]") cannot be activated. Likewise, if a card or effect that specifically destroys Traps (e.g. "[[Mystical Space Typhoon]]", "[[Heavy Storm]]") is activated to destroy such a Trap CardMonster, cards that only activate in response to effects that would destroy Trap Cards can be activated, but effects that only activate in response to effects that destroy monsters cannot. If a card or effect is activated that can destroy either monsters or Trap Cards (e.g. "[[Raigeki Break]]"), either of the aforementioned cards can be activated in response.
If such a Trap Monsters are typically used as an emergency defense, to stonewall an opponent ("Monster is [[Metal Reflect Slimeflip]]" is particularly useful in this regard), but they are also used to provide quick ped [[Tribute Fodderface-down]] for higher-level monsters after being Special Summoned ("Metal Reflect Slime" is great when combined with e.g. due to "[[Level EaterBook of Moon]]"), such as the it is [[MonarchsSet]], and can in some cases be used offensively as well. Also, because they don't count as monsters while in a player's the [[Main Deck|Deck]] or [[GraveyardSpell & Trap Zone]], some effects might work on them as a Trap Card, while others (like the effect of "[[Morphing Jar 2|Morphing Jar #2]]") don't see them as a monster. This can be helpful in some cases (see [[All-Out Attacks OTK]])again.
As they are only considered monsters, these Trap Monsters may also be useful in are only affected by effects that affect monsters. If such a Trap Monster is [[Sacred Beasts#Uria Based Deck|Uriaflip]] Deck as it will most likely need more monster support and these cards can not only provide it, but can be used as a ped [[Tributeface-down]] to Summon "after being Summoned, it is [[Uria, Lord of Searing FlamesSet]]" as well as give him extra in the [[ATKMonster Zone]] pointslike any other monster.
==See also==
*[[Card Rulings:Trap Monster]]
==ExampleReferences==[[File:EmbodimentofApophis-BP02-EN-C-1E.png|center]]<br references />
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