Effect

For the monster type, see Effect Monster. For other uses, see Effect (disambiguation).

Effect
Japanese	効（こう）果（か）
Japanese (ruby)	こうか
Japanese (base text)	効果
Japanese (romanized)	Kōka
English	effect
Other names French: effet German: Effekt Italian: effetto Korean: 효과 Hyogwa Portuguese: efeito Spanish: efecto Traditional Chinese: 效果 Xiàoguǒ / Haau6 gwo2

An effect (効（こう）果（か） kōka) or card effect is card text which appears on Monster Cards (except for Normal Monsters, which instead have flavor text or a lore, which is italicized when printed in a language which uses the Latin alphabet), Spell Cards, and Trap Cards; and which is not a condition, cost, or material. Effects modify gameplay in various ways.

While Normal Monsters only have flavor text, Normal Pendulum Monsters may have a Pendulum Effect in addition to their flavor text.

Trivia

• In the anime (both original Japanese and dubbed), effects are often called "special abilities" (tokushū nōryoku). In the manga, they are referred to as both "effects" and "special abilities"; they are also very rarely referred to as "powers".
  • Jaden Yuki for the first season referred to his Elemental Hero's abilities as "Super Powers".