Painful Choice

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The Chinese and Portuguese lores given are not official.

Painful Choice

Japanese

苦（く）渋（じゅう）の選（せん）択（たく）

Base

苦渋の選択

Kana

くじゅうのせんたく

Rōmaji

Kujū no Sentaku

Card type	Spell
Property	Normal
Password	74191942
Effect types	Effect
Status	Forbidden (OCG) Forbidden (TCG Advanced) Limited (TCG Traditional)
Select 5 cards from your Deck and show them to your opponent. Your opponent selects 1 card among them. Add that card to your hand and discard the remaining cards to the Graveyard.

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English sets

Worldwide

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2004-10-12	DB1-EN033	Dark Beginning 1	Common
2004-12-01	SRL-EN049	Spell Ruler	Super Rare

North America

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2002-09-16	MRL-049	Magic Ruler	Super Rare
2002-09-16	SRL-049	Spell Ruler	Super Rare
2008-11-21	DLG1-EN060	Dark Legends	Common

Europe

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
	MRL-E049	Spell Ruler	Super Rare
2008-07-08	RP01-EN059	Retro Pack	Rare

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Actions

Reveals cards from your Deck

Sends from your Deck to your Graveyard

Adds from Deck to hand

Miscellaneous

Female

Other languages

	Name	Lore
French	Choix Douloureux	Sélectionnez 5 cartes de votre Deck et révélez-les à votre adversaire. Votre adversaire sélectionne 1 carte parmi elles. Ajoutez cette carte à votre main et défaussez les autres.
German	Qual der Wahl	Wähle 5 Karten aus deinem Deck und zeige sie deinem Gegner. Dein Gegner wählt 1 Karte davon. Füge die gewählte Karte deiner Hand hinzu und wirf die restlichen Karten auf den Friedhof ab.
Italian	Scelta Dolorosa	Scegli 5 carte dal tuo Deck e mostrale al tuo avversario. Il tuo avversario sceglie 1 carta tra di esse. Aggiungi quella carta alla tua mano e scarta le altre carte.
Portuguese	Escolha Dolorosa	Selecione 5 cartas do seu Deck e mostre-as para o seu oponente. Seu oponente seleciona 1 carta daquelas cartas. Adicione aquela carta para a sua mão e descarte as restantes ao Cemitério.
Spanish	Elección Dolorosa	Selecciona 5 cartas de tu Deck y muéstralas a tu adversario. Tu adversario selecciona 1 carta de entre ellas. Añade la carta seleccionada a tu mano y descarta las cartas restantes al Cementerio.
Japanese	苦（く）渋（じゅう）の選（せん）択（たく）	自分のデッキからカードを５枚選択して相手に見せる。相手はその中から１枚を選択する。相手が選択したカード１枚を自分の手札に加え、残りのカードを墓地へ捨てる。
	Kujū no Sentaku
Korean	고통의 선택	덱에서 카드를 5장 선택하여 상대에게 보여준다. 상대는 그 중에서 1장을 선택한다. 그 카드를 자신의 패에 넣고, 나머지는 묘지에 버린다.
Chinese	苦澀的選擇	從自己卡組選擇5張卡給對方觀看。對方從那之中選擇1張。對方選擇的1張卡加入自己手卡，剩下的卡丟棄去墓地。

Other language sets

French

Release	Number	Set	French name	Rarity
2002-09-16	MDM-F049	Spell Ruler	Maître des Magies	Super Rare
2008-07-08	RP01-FR059	Retro Pack	Retro Pack	Rare

German

Release	Number	Set	German name	Rarity
2002-09-16	SRL-G049	Spell Ruler	Spell Ruler	Super Rare
2004-12-17	DB1-DE033	Dark Beginning 1	Dark Beginning 1	Common
2008-07-08	RP01-DE059	Retro Pack	Retro Pack	Rare

Italian

Release	Number	Set	Italian name	Rarity
2002-10-21	SDM-I049	Spell Ruler	Sovrano della Magia	Super Rare
2008-07-08	RP01-EN059	Retro Pack	Retro Pack	Rare

Spanish

Release	Number	Set	Spanish name	Rarity
2002-09-16	SDH-S049	Spell Ruler	Señor de Hechizos	Super Rare
2004-12-01	DB1-SP033	Dark Beginning 1	Principio Oscuro 1	Common

Japanese

Release	Number	Set	Japanese name	Rarity
2000-04-20	MR-49	Magic Ruler	Ｍａｇｉｃ Ｒｕｌｅｒ（マジック・ルーラー） －魔（ま）法（ほう）の支（し）配（はい）者（しゃ）－	Common
2002-06-20	DL1-038	Duelist Legacy Volume.1	ＤＵＥＬＩＳＴ（デュエリスト） ＬＥＧＡＣＹ（レガシー） Ｖｏｌｕｍｅ（ボリューム） １	Common
2004-06-24	BE1-JP033	Beginner's Edition 1	ＢＥＧＩＮＮＥＲ＇Ｓ（ビギナーズ） ＥＤＩＴＩＯＮ（エディション） １	Common
2011-05-14	BE01-JP029	Beginner's Edition 1	ＢＥＧＩＮＮＥＲ＇Ｓ（ビギナーズ） ＥＤＩＴＩＯＮ（エディション） １ ［２０１１］	Common

Korean

Release	Number	Set	Korean name	Rarity
2004-05-07	SRL-K049	Spell Ruler	마법의 지배자	Super Rare
2006-04-11	BP1-KR033	Beginner's Edition 1	비기너즈 팩 1	Common

Asian-English

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
	MRL-049	Magic Ruler	Super Rare

In other media

Page	Medium	Debut date
Painful Choice (anime)	Anime	2002-05-07
Painful Choice (DM5)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 5: Expert 1	2001-07-05
Painful Choice (DM6)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 6: Expert 2	2001-12-20
Painful Choice (EDS)	Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul	2002-10-15
Painful Choice (SDD)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel	2003-04-15
Painful Choice (World Championship 2004)	Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004	2004-02-05
Painful Choice (World Championship 2005)	Yu-Gi-Oh! 7 Trials to Glory: World Championship Tournament 2005	2004-12-30
Painful Choice (World Championship 2006)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Ultimate Masters: World Championship Tournament 2006	2006-02-23

Video games

Video game	Date	#	Name	Cost	Status
Online	2005-11-04	–		–	Unlimited
Ultimate Masters: World Championship Tournament 2006	2006-02-23	–		13000	Forbidden
GX Spirit Caller	2006-11-30	–		???	Forbidden
GX Tag Force 2	2007-09-18	–		???	Forbidden

Lores and sets

Video game	Lore	Sets
Online		Pack 15
Ultimate Masters: World Championship Tournament 2006		Spell Ruler (Secret Rare) All Spells (Common) All at Random (Common)
GX Spirit Caller		Other Cards