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|jname=マスターボール
|jtrans=Master Ball
|image=MasterBallGymChallenge116.jpg
|caption={{TCG|Gym Challenge}} print<br>Illus. [[Keiji Kinebuchi]]
|reprints=2
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|recaption1={{TCG|Expedition Base Set}} print<br>Illus. [[Keiji Kinebuchi]]
|reprint2=MasterBallEXDeoxys88.jpg
|recaption2={{TCG|EX Deoxys}} print<br>Illus. [[Keiji Kinebuchi]]-->
|reprint1=MasterBallPlasmaBlast94.jpg
|recaption1={{TCG|Plasma Blast}} print<br>Illus. [[5ban Graphics]]
|class=Trainer
|subclass=Item
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'''Master Ball''' (Japanese: '''マスターボール''' ''Master Ball'') is an {{TCG|Ace Spec card|Ace Spec}} {{TCG|Item card}}. It was first released in the {{TCG|Gym Challenge}} expansion as a {{TCG|Trainer card}}.

==Card text==
{{TCGTrainerText
|position=Top
|class=Item
|print=Gym Challenge print
|effect=Look at 7 cards from the top of your deck. You may choose a Basic Pokémon or Evolution card from those cards, show it your opponent, then put it into your hand. Shuffle the rest into your deck.
}}
{{TCGTrainerText
|position=Middle
|class=Item
|print=Expedition Base Set print
|effect=Look at 7 cards from the top of your deck. You may choose a Basic Pokémon or Evolution card from those cards, show it your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle the rest into your deck.
}}
{{TCGTrainerText
|position=Middle
|class=Item
|print=EX Deoxys print
|effect=Look at the top 7 cards from your deck. Choose a Basic Pokémon or Evolution card from those cards, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Put the other 6 cards back on top of your deck. Shuffle your deck afterward.
}}
{{TCGTrainerText
|position=Bottom
|class=Item
|subclass=Ace
|rule=Item
|print=Plasma Blast print
|effect=Search your deck for a Pokémon, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
}}

==e-Reader data==
The {{TCG|Expedition Base Set}} print includes a Dot Code strip for use with the [[e-Reader]], and has the card ID B-50-#. The short strip contains a brief card summary. There is no long strip for this card.

==Release information==
In Japan, this card was first released as part of the {{TCG|Extended Sheet 2}} of the {{TCG|Vending Machine cards}} with artwork by [[Keiji Kinebuchi]]. It was reprinted in the {{TCG|Quick Starter Gift Set}} as a Holofoil card. The Extended Sheet 2 print was reprinted again in the {{TCG|Gym Challenge}} expansion, first released in the Japanese {{TCG|Yamabuki City Gym}} {{TCG|Theme Deck}}. It was then reprinted in the Japanese {{TCG|Intro Pack Neo}}. It was later reprinted in the Japanese {{TCG|Pokémon VS}} expansion. Master Ball was reprinted in the {{TCG|Expedition Base Set}} with an updated card design used in the e-Card Series, first released in the Japanese {{TCG|Base Expansion Pack}}. This print was later included in the Japanese {{TCG|Gift Box}}. Master Ball was reprinted again in the {{TCG|EX Deoxys}} expansion with an updated card design used in the ex Series, first released in the Japanese {{TCG|Deoxys Constructed Starter Deck|Deoxys}} and {{TCG|Rayquaza Constructed Starter Deck}}s. In Japan during Spring 2004, it was released as one of the {{TCG|PLAY Promotional cards}} awarded to those who participated in the Spring 2004 Battle Roads. It was later reprinted in the {{TCG|EX Delta Species}} expansion, first released in the Japanese {{TCG|Holon Research Tower Water Quarter Deck}}. It was then included in the Japanese {{TCG|Gift Box Mew • Lucario}}. It was reprinted again in the {{TCG|EX Power Keepers}} expansion, first released in the Japanese {{TCG|World Champions Pack}} expansion. Master Ball was reprinted as an {{TCG|Ace Spec card|Ace Spec}} {{TCG|Item card}} with different artwork by [[5ban Graphics]], in the {{TCG|Plasma Blast}} expansion, first released in the {{TCG|Blastoise + Kyurem-EX Combo Deck}}, 

===Gallery===
{{TCGGallery
|type=Item
|image1=MasterBallGymChallenge116.jpg
|set1=Gym Challenge
|illus1=Keiji Kinebuchi
<!--|image2=MasterBallExpedition143.jpg
|set2=Expedition Base Set
|illus2=Keiji Kinebuchi
|image3=MasterBallEXDeoxys88.jpg
|set3=EX Deoxys
|illus3=Keiji Kinebuchi-->
|image2=MasterBallPlasmaBlast94.jpg
|set2=Plasma Blast
|illus2=5ban Graphics
}}

==Trivia==
Both the Gym Challenge and Expedition Base Set prints of this card have a clause that reads "show it your opponent". It should read "show it to your opponent". The EX Deoxys print fixes this error.

===Origin===
The [[Master Ball]] is a type of Poké Ball in the [[Pokémon games]] notable for having a 100% chance of catching the Pokémon it is used on. Its inclusion as an {{TCG|Ace Spec card}} is particularly fitting as only one is ever encountered through normal gameplay, with additional copies usually requiring ownership of Pokémon with many different [[Original Trainer]]s or extreme luck in an in-game lottery to obtain without external intervention such as a trade or event.

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[[Category:Extended Sheet 2 cards]]
[[Category:Quick Starter Gift Set cards]]
[[Category:Gym Challenge cards]]
[[Category:Yamabuki City Gym cards]]
[[Category:Intro Pack Neo cards]]
[[Category:Pokémon VS cards]]
[[Category:Expedition Base Set cards]]
[[Category:Base Expansion Pack cards]]
[[Category:Gift Box cards]]
[[Category:EX Deoxys cards]]
[[Category:Deoxys Constructed Starter Deck cards]]
[[Category:Rayquaza Constructed Starter Deck cards]]
[[Category:PLAY Promotional cards]]
[[Category:EX Delta Species cards]]
[[Category:Holon Research Tower Water Quarter Deck cards]]
[[Category:Gift Box Mew • Lucario cards]]
[[Category:EX Power Keepers cards]]
[[Category:World Champions Pack cards]]
[[Category:Plasma Blast cards]]
[[Category:Blastoise + Kyurem-EX Combo Deck cards]]
[[Category:Illus. by Keiji Kinebuchi]]
[[Category:Holographic cards]]

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[[ja:マスターボール (カードゲーム)]]
[[zh:大师球（集换式卡片）]]