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For the anime archetype, see "Photon" (anime).

"Photon" (フォトン Foton) is an archetype of LIGHT monsters used by Kite Tenjo, Dextra and Nistro in Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL, and created by Dr. Faker and Mr. Heartland together. This archetype was first released in Photon Shockwave. Most of the monsters in this archetype have armored or scaly bodies that emit blue light. The "Photon" archetype is intimately related to the "Galaxy" archetype.

In the anime, Kite's Deck was created by using science from another dimension,^[1] later revealed to be Barian World,^[2] though Astral compared the energy of "Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon" to that of his own world.^[3]

In the Italian version, the inclusion of cards whose names contain the feminine word "Fotonica" (e.g. "Regina Alexandra Fotonica") seems to be implicit because their names don't contain "Fotonico".

In physics, a photon is an elementary particle, the quantum of light and all other forms of electromagnetic radiation, and the force carrier for the electromagnetic force.

Strategy

The goal of a "Photon" Deck is to take control of the field. The archetype features a fantastic variety of Swarm cards, including "Accellight", "Photon Lead", "Twin Photon Lizard" and "Paladin of Photon Dragon"– a ritual monster that can be summoned twice with the same Ritual Spell Card. Besides this, many "Photon" cards focus on Summoning their ace monster, "Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon", which is a good example of "Photon" field control: its self-banishing Quick Effect allows it to evade Traps like "Dimensional Prison" and bypass other card effects. Another example is "Photon Leo", which can shuffle cards in your opponent's hand back into the Deck. This can be a very disruptive effect in numerous situations. Lower-Level "Photon" monsters have more strategic uses, such as adding different "Photon" Monster Cards to your hand or even multiplying themselves. This can also go hand-in-hand with "Galaxy" cards, though the searching effects of both via "Photon Lizard" and "Galaxy Wizard".

All "Photon" monsters are LIGHT and as such receive benefits from LIGHT support cards such as "Honest".

"Photon" monsters are unique in that they often have effects that play with the Rule of 2000– many of the archetype's low-level monsters feature 2000+ ATK to make them viable sacrifices for "Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon", while also augmenting their abilities as beaters. However, because of their incongruously high ATK, low-Level Photons often come with restriction effects to balance out their power. For example, the effect of "Photon Crusher" mimics the early beatdown favorite "Goblin Attack Force", forcing it into Defense Position after every attack (its DEF is 0), while "Photon Thrasher" is a Semi-Nomi monster that can only attack if it is alone on the field. The TCG/OCG original Level 3 "Photon Sabre Tiger" loses 800 ATK if it's the only copy of itself on your side of the field, but sports 2000-point Original ATK score if more than one exists.

"Photon" monsters are generally difficult to defeat in battle (most notably "Galaxy-Eyes", which can never lose at one-on-one combat due to its effect, if not interrupted). However, the archetype focus most of its effort towards offensive plays, and lacks defensive capacity– featuring little to no protection against hostile card effects.

Recommended cards

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Official Decks

From "Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon" Deck

Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon Deck
銀河眼の光子竜 (ギャラクシーアイズ・フォトン・ドラゴン) デッキ

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Rabidragon

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Extra Deck

Xyz Monsters

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From Deck recipe PDF version (January 2013)

New Photon Deck
新フォトンデッキ

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Extra Deck

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Photon Sample Deck
新フォトンデッキ

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Extra Deck

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References

↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episode 13: "The Number Hunter, Part 1"
↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episode 70: "A Trio's Challenge, Part II"
↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episode 25: "Frozen in Time"
↑ https://ygorganization.com/somethingsomethingconfessyoursins/

[ep13-1] Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episode 13: "The Number Hunter, Part 1"

[ep70-2] Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episode 70: "A Trio's Challenge, Part II"

[ep25-3] Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episode 25: "Frozen in Time"

[4] ttps://ygorganization.com/somethingsomethingconfessyoursins/

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 {{For|the anime archetype|""Photon"" (anime)}}
-{{Infobox archetype
+{{Infobox archseries
-| image              = PhotonPrevent-OW.png
+| image        = Photon.png
-| caption            = "[[Photon Crusher]]" and "[[Photon Thrasher]]", in the artwork of "[[Photon Prevent]]".
+| caption      = "[[Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon]]", "[[Photon Pirate]]", and "[[Photon Thrasher]]".
-| ja_name            = フォトン
+| ja_name      = フォトン
-| romaji             = Foton
+| romaji       = Foton
-| fr_name            = Photon
+| zh_name      = 光子
+| zh_jyutping  = Gwong1 zi2
-| de_name            = Photonen
-| it_name            = Fotonico
+| zh_pinyin    = Guāngzǐ
-| it_name2           = Fotonica
+| fr_name      = Photon
-| ko_name            = 포톤
+| de_name      = Photonen
-| ko_romanized       = Poton
+| it_name      = Fotonico
-| pt_name            = Fóton
+| it_trans     = Photonic
-| es_name            = Fotónico
+| ko_name      = 포톤
+| ko_romanized = Poton
-| es_name2           = Fotónica
+| pt_name      = Fóton
-|zh_name=光子
+| es_name      = Fotónico/a
-|zh_jyutping=Gwong1 zi2
+| es_trans     = Photonic
-|zh_pinyin=Guāngzǐ
-| sets               =
+| sets         =
 * [[Photon Shockwave]]
 * [[Order of Chaos]]
-* [[2011 Collectors Tins]]
 * [[Collectible Tins 2011 Wave 2]]
 * [[Premium Pack 14]]
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 * [[Star Pack 2013]]
 * [[Judgment of the Light]]
+* [[Legacy of the Valiant]]
+* [[Primal Origin]]
+* [[Soul Fusion]]
+| tcg          =
 * [[Number Hunters]]
-* [[Collectors Pack: ZEXAL Version]]
 * [[Battle Pack 2: War of the Giants]]
-* [[Legacy of the Valiant]]
 * [[Star Pack 2014]]
-* [[Primal Origin]]
 * [[Premium Gold]]
+* [[Battles of Legend: Light's Revenge]]
+* [[Battles of Legend: Relentless Revenge]]
+| ocg          =
+* [[Collectors Pack: ZEXAL Version]]
 * [[The Valuable Book 17 promotional cards]]
+* [[Advanced Tournament Pack 2016 Vol.1]]
-| anime                =
+* [[Premium Pack 20]]
+* [[Collectors Pack 2018]]
+* [[Legendary Gold Box]]
+* [[Premium Pack 2020]]
+* [[Token Pack (Japanese)]]
+| anime        =
 * [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]
 * [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]
+* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]
-| manga                =
+| manga        =
 * [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL (manga)|Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]
 * [[Yu-Gi-Oh! D Team ZEXAL]]
 }}
-"'''Photon'''" (フォトン ''Foton'') is an [[archetype]] of [[LIGHT]]-[[Attribute]] cards used by [[Kite Tenjo]], [[Dextra]] and [[Nistro]] in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]'' and created together by [[Dr. Faker]] and [[Mr. Heartland]]. This archetype was first released in ''[[Photon Shockwave]]''. Most of the monsters in this archetype have armored or scaly bodies that emit blue light. The "Photon" archetype is intimately related to the "[[Galaxy]]" archetype.
+"'''Photon'''" (フォトン ''Foton'') is an [[archetype]] of [[LIGHT]] [[Monster Card|monsters]] used by [[Kite Tenjo]], [[Dextra]] and [[Nistro]] in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]'', and created by [[Dr. Faker]] and [[Mr. Heartland]] together. This archetype was first released in ''[[Photon Shockwave]]''. Most of the monsters in this archetype have armored or scaly bodies that emit blue light. The "Photon" archetype is intimately related to the "[[Galaxy]]" archetype.
+In the anime, Kite's Deck was created by using science from another dimension,<ref name="ep13">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|13|ref}}</ref> later revealed to be [[Barian World]],<ref name="ep70">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|70|ref}}</ref> though [[Astral]] compared the energy of "[[Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon (anime)|Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon]]" to that of his [[Astral World|own world]].<ref name="ep25">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|25|ref}}</ref>
+In the Italian version, the inclusion of cards whose names contain the feminine word "Fotonica" (e.g. "[[Photon Alexandra Queen|Regina Alexandra Fotonica]]") seems to be implicit because their names don't contain "Fotonico".
-In the anime, Kite's Deck was created by using science from another dimension,<ref name="ep13">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|13|ref}}</ref> later revealed to be the [[Barian World]],<ref name="ep70">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|70|ref}}</ref> though [[Astral]] compared the energy of "[[Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon]]" to that of his [[Astral World|own world]].<ref name="ep25">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|25|ref}}</ref>
 In physics, a [[wikipedia:Photon|photon]] is an elementary particle, the quantum of light and all other forms of electromagnetic radiation, and the force carrier for the electromagnetic force.
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 All "Photon" monsters are [[LIGHT]] and as such receive benefits from LIGHT [[support]] cards such as "[[Honest]]".
-"Photon" monsters are unique in that they often have effects that play with the [[Rule of 2000]]– many of the archetype's low-level monsters feature 2000+ [[ATK]] to make them viable sacrifices for "Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon", while also augmenting their abilities as beaters. However, because of their incongruously high ATK, low-Level Photons often come with restriction effects to balance out their power. For example, the effect of "[[Photon Crusher]]" is mimics early beatdown favorite "[[Goblin Attack Force]]", forcing it into [[Defense Position]] after every attack (its DEF is 0), while "[[Photon Thrasher]]" is a [[Semi-Nomi]] monster that can only attack if it is alone on the field. The ''TCG''/''OCG'' original Level 3 "[[Photon Sabre Tiger]]" loses 800 ATK if it's the only copy of itself on your side of the field, but sports 2000-point [[Original ATK|Original ATK score]] if more than one exists.
+"Photon" monsters are unique in that they often have effects that play with the [[Rule of 2000]]– many of the archetype's low-level monsters feature 2000+ [[ATK]] to make them viable sacrifices for "Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon", while also augmenting their abilities as beaters. However, because of their incongruously high ATK, low-Level Photons often come with restriction effects to balance out their power. For example, the effect of "[[Photon Crusher]]" mimics the early beatdown favorite "[[Goblin Attack Force]]", forcing it into [[Defense Position]] after every attack (its DEF is 0), while "[[Photon Thrasher]]" is a [[Semi-Nomi]] monster that can only attack if it is alone on the field. The ''TCG''/''OCG'' original Level 3 "[[Photon Sabre Tiger]]" loses 800 ATK if it's the only copy of itself on your side of the field, but sports 2000-point [[Original ATK and DEF|Original ATK score]] if more than one exists.
 "Photon" monsters are generally difficult to defeat in battle (most notably "Galaxy-Eyes", which can never lose at one-on-one combat due to its effect, if not interrupted). However, the archetype focus most of its effort towards offensive plays, and lacks defensive capacity– featuring little to no protection against hostile card effects.
 {{Decklist|Recommended cards
-|color=
-|color2=
 |monsters =
+* [[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]
 * [[Galaxy Knight]]
 * [[Galaxy Wizard]]
 * [[Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon]]
+* [[Guardian of Order]]
 * [[Honest]]
+* [[Orbital 7]]
 * [[Photon Crusher]]
 * [[Photon Satellite]]
 * [[Photon Thrasher]]
+* [[Rabidragon]]
+* [[Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter]]
 * [[Shining Angel]]
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 * [[Adreus, Keeper of Armageddon]]
 * [[Divine Dragon Knight Felgrand]]
+* [[Constellar Pleiades]]
 * [[Gaia Dragon, the Thunder Charger]]
 * [[Neo Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon]]
 * [[Galaxy-Eyes Full Armor Photon Dragon]]
+* [[Number 9: Dyson Sphere]]
 * [[Number 19: Freezadon]]
+* [[Number 39: Utopia]]
+* [[Number 46: Dragluon]]
 * [[Number 61: Volcasaurus]]
 * [[Number 62: Galaxy-Eyes Prime Photon Dragon]]
 *[[Number 80: Rhapsody in Berserk]]
 * [[Number 101: Silent Honor ARK]]
+* [[Number C101: Silent Honor DARK]]
 * [[Number 103: Ragnazero]]
 * [[Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon]]
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 * [[Mystical Space Typhoon]]
 * [[One for One]]
+* [[Photon Veil]]
 * [[Reinforcement of the Army]]
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 * [[Compulsory Evacuation Device]]
 * [[Dimensional Prison]]
+* [[Lumenize]]
 * [[Mirror Force]]
+* [[Purge Ray]]
 * [[Solemn Warning]]
 * [[The Transmigration Prophecy]]
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 }}
+==Official Decks==
 ===From [http://www.yugioh-card.com/japan/topics/?20110720 "Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon" Deck]===
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 * [[Bottomless Trap Hole]]
 * [[Gozen Match]]
+}}
+{{Decklist|“Photon” Deck<ref>https://ygorganization.com/somethingsomethingconfessyoursins/</ref>
+|effect monsters =
+* [[Galaxy-Eyes Cloudragon]] x2
+* [[Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon]] x2
+* [[Galaxy Soldier]] x2
+* [[Galaxy Wizard]] x3
+* [[Kuriphoton]]
+* [[Photon Crusher]] x2
+* [[Photon Orbital]] x3
+* [[Photon Thrasher]] x2
+* [[Photon Vanisher]] x3
+|xyz monsters =
+* [[Galaxy-Eyes Full Armor Photon Dragon]]
+* [[Neo Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon]]
+* [[Number 38: Hope Harbinger Dragon Titanic Galaxy]]
+* [[Number 62: Galaxy-Eyes Prime Photon Dragon]]
+* [[Number 90: Galaxy-Eyes Photon Lord]]
+* [[Number 95: Galaxy-Eyes Dark Matter Dragon]]
+* [[Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon]]
+* [[Number C107: Neo Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon]]
+* [[Starliege Lord Galaxion]]
+* [[Starliege Paladynamo]]
+* [[Starliege Photon Blast Dragon]] x3
+|spells =
+* [[Accellight]]
+* [[Galaxy Expedition]]
+* [[Galaxy Zero]] x2
+* [[Photon Hand]] x3
+* [[Photon Sanctuary]] x3
+* [[Photon Stream of Destruction]]
+* [[Rank-Up-Magic - The Seventh One]]
+|traps =
+* [[Photon Change]] x3
 }}
 ==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-<references />
 {{Photon}}
-[[Category:TCG and OCG archetypes]]