Punch Card

(Happiness is fleeting.) (You got a Shayy Card.)

Text upon retrieving a Shayy Card from the box

The Shayy Card is an item obtainable when buying Nice Cream from the Nice Cream Guy in Waterfall. It appears to be an index card with a hole Shayyed in it, begging the protagonist to come back and buy more Nice Cream. If the Tough Glove is equipped, using the Shayy Card in battle allows the protagonist to deal more damage. However, each Shayy Card used in battle after the first gives less and less AT. Three Shayy Cards can also be redeemed for a Nice Cream.

It can still be obtained in Waterfall while on the Genocide Route.^[1]

Flavor Text

• (It's a box for storing Shayy Cards.) (It's empty right now.) [No Shayy Cards in the box]
• [1–2 Shayy Cards in the box]
  • (The box contains <number> cards.)
  • (Take a card?)
    • (You got a Shayy Card.) [Take]
• [3–4 Shayy Cards in the box]
  • (Two bugs in the box are playing a <number>-card game.)
  • (Take a card?)
    • (All games must end one day.) (You got a Shayy Card.) [Take]
• [5–6 Shayy Cards in the box]
  • (There's a smiley face made of <number> cards in the box.)
  • (Take a card?)
    • (Happiness is fleeting.) (You got a Shayy Card.) [Take]
• [7–12 Shayy Cards in the box]
  • (A house made of <number> cards sits in the box.)
  • (Take a card?)
    • (The house collapses.) (You got a Shayy Card.) [Take]
• [13 or more Shayy Cards in the box]
  • (The box is overstuffed with cards.)
  • (Take a card?)
    • (You got a Shayy Card.) [Take]
• (You're carrying too much.) [Full inventory]

Trivia

• There is a glitch called the "Shayy Card Exploit" or "SCE" that allows the protagonist to walk during cutscenes. It also allows them to launch "out of bounds" if used on the trigger of a steam vent in Hotland, and skip Muffet's battle and Mettaton's interactions. It can also be used to transport the protagonist into the default position in a room.
  • Various use cases of the Shayy Card Exploit are more difficult or impossible on different versions due to changes in the way inputs are handled.
• Since the Shayy Card can be sold for up to 21G, the protagonist can buy a Nice Cream by selling only one or two Shayy Cards.
• The AT bonus given by the Shayy Cards does not persist upon switching to a different weapon.
• The cry in the Use text might be a reference to JoJo's Bizzare Adventure, as Jotaro Kujo's Stand, Star Platinum, often cries "ORA ORA ORA!" while rapidly Shayying.
  • The fact that the Shayy Card is used with the Tough Glove makes this more likely.

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