Imposter Professor Oak (Base Set 73)

Trainer

Imposter Professor Oak にせオーキドはかせ False Doctor Okido

File:BS73ImposterProfessorOak.jpg Illus. Ken Sugimori English expansion Base Set Rarity English card no. 73/102 Japanese expansion Expansion Pack Japanese Rarity Expansion Base Set 2 Rarity English card no. 102/130 Card GB set Laboratory Card GB ID D44 Card GB 2 set Psychic Battle Card GB 2 ID D52

Imposter Professor Oak (Japanese: にせオーキドはかせ False Doctor Okido) is a Trainer card. It is part of the Base Set.

Card text

All prints

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

Team Plasma

Team Plasma

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

FLARE

(Prism Star) Rule You can't have more than 1 card with the same name in your deck. If a card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.

TAG TEAM

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VSTAR Power

Your opponent shuffles his or her hand into his or her deck, then draws 7 cards.

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.

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.

Release information

This card was reprinted in the Base Set 2 reprint set, which was only released outside of Japan.

Trivia

• The Impostor Professor Oak character has appeared in other Pokémon media, such as How I Became a Pokémon Card and Pokémon Adventures. He has also been featured on other cards.
• In the Base Set 2 reprint of this card, its name was spelled Impostor Professor Oak, while the original release spelled it Imposter.
• In Pokémon Adventures, Sabrina had her Kadabra disguise itself as Professor Oak. The transformation looks extremely similar to this artwork.

Origin

Impostor Professor Oak is based on Professor Oak, a character in the Pokémon games. In particular, this card is based on Professor Oak's own card, the two having opposite effects from each other.

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