Great Ball (EX FireRed & LeafGreen 92)

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Trainer Item
Great Ball
スーパーボール Super Ball
GreatBallEXFireRedLeafGreen92.jpg
EX FireRed & LeafGreen print
Illus. Nakaoka
English expansion EX FireRed & LeafGreen
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 92/112
Japanese expansion Flight of Legends
Japanese Rarity Uncommon
Japanese card no. 075/082
Expansion EX Delta Species
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 90/113
Japanese Half Deck Holon Research Tower Lightning Quarter Deck
Japanese card no. 008/015
English expansion EX Power Keepers
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 77/108
Japanese expansion World Champions Pack
Japanese Rarity Uncommon
Japanese card no. 085/108
English expansion Stormfront
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 85/100
Japanese expansion Intense Fight in the Destroyed Sky
Japanese Rarity Uncommon
Japanese card no. 082/092
English expansion Emerging Powers
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 93/98
Japanese expansion White Collection
Japanese Rarity Uncommon
Japanese card no. 049/053
Japanese Deck Kit Battle Strength Decks
Japanese Half Deck Virizion Strength Deck
Japanese card no. 009/014
Japanese Deck Kit Battle Strength Decks
Japanese Half Deck Terrakion Strength Deck
Japanese card no. 009/014
Japanese Deck Kit Battle Strength Decks
Japanese Half Deck Cobalion Strength Deck
Japanese card no. 009/014
Japanese Deck Kit Battle Theme Deck: Victini
Japanese card no. 017/021
Japanese Deck Kit Battle Gift Set: Thundurus vs Tornadus
Japanese card no. 016/020
Expansion Boundaries Crossed
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 129/149
Japanese Half Deck Keldeo Battle Strength Deck
Japanese card no. 010/015

Great Ball (Japanese: スーパーボール Super Ball) is an Item card. It was first released in the EX FireRed & LeafGreen expansion as a Trainer card.

Card text

EX FireRed & LeafGreen print
ACE SPEC You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
ACE SPEC You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
Team Plasma
Team Plasma
ACE SPEC You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
Team Flare TCG logo.png FLARE
Prism Star (Prism Star) Rule
You can't have more than 1 Prism Star card with the same name in your deck. If a Prism Star card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.
TAG TEAM
Single Strike
Rapid Strike
Fusion Strike
Ancient
Ancient
{{{ruletext}}}
VSTAR Power
Search your deck for a Basic Pokémon (excluding Pokémon-ex) and put it onto your Bench. Shuffle your deck afterward.
 
Do Nothing  
At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.
Ability
Do Nothing
 
At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.
 
Do Nothing  
At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.
Stormfront print
ACE SPEC You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
ACE SPEC You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
Team Plasma
Team Plasma
ACE SPEC You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
Team Flare TCG logo.png FLARE
Prism Star (Prism Star) Rule
You can't have more than 1 Prism Star card with the same name in your deck. If a Prism Star card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.
TAG TEAM
Single Strike
Rapid Strike
Fusion Strike
Ancient
Ancient
{{{ruletext}}}
VSTAR Power
Search your deck for a Basic Pokémon and put it onto your Bench. Shuffle your deck afterward.
 
Do Nothing  
At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.
Ability
Do Nothing
 
At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.
 
Do Nothing  
At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.
Emerging Powers print
ACE SPEC You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
ACE SPEC You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
Team Plasma
Team Plasma
ACE SPEC You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
Team Flare TCG logo.png FLARE
Prism Star (Prism Star) Rule
You can't have more than 1 Prism Star card with the same name in your deck. If a Prism Star card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.
TAG TEAM
Single Strike
Rapid Strike
Fusion Strike
Ancient
Ancient
{{{ruletext}}}
VSTAR Power
Look at the top 7 cards from your deck, choose a Pokémon you find there, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Put the other cards back on top of your deck. Shuffle your deck afterward.
 
Do Nothing  
At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.
Ability
Do Nothing
 
At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.
 
Do Nothing  
At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.
You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack).


Release information

This card originated in the EX FireRed & LeafGreen expansion with artwork done by Nakaoka. This print was released again in the EX Delta Species and EX Power Keepers expansions. It as then released in the Stormfront expansion with new artwork by Kent Kanetsuna. It was later released as an Item card in the Emerging Powers expansion, originating from the White Collection, with new artwork by 5ban Graphics. This print was also included as part of the Boundaries Crossed in English, and in the Battle Strength Decks, the Battle Theme Deck: Victini, the Battle Gift Set: Thundurus vs Tornadus, and the Keldeo Battle Strength Deck in Japanese.

Gallery

GreatBallEXFireRedLeafGreen92.jpg
EX FireRed & LeafGreen print
Illus. Nakaoka
Stormfront print
Illus. Kent Kanetsuna
GreatBallEmergingPowers93.jpg
Emerging Powers print
Illus. 5ban Graphics
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

Origin

The Great Ball is a type of Poké Ball in the Pokémon games, which has an improved capture rate over the regular Poké Ball. The fact that this card doesn't require a coin flip to work, whereas the Poké Ball card did, might be a reference to this fact.


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