Pokémon Catcher (Emerging Powers 95)

Trainer Item

Pokémon Catcher ポケモンキャッチャー Pokémon Catcher

Emerging Powers print Illus. 5ban Graphics English expansion Emerging Powers Rarity English card no. 95/98 Japanese expansion White Collection Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 052/053 Japanese Deck Kit Battle Strength Decks Japanese Half Deck Virizion Strength Deck Japanese card no. 011/014 Japanese Deck Kit Battle Strength Decks Japanese Half Deck Terrakion Strength Deck Japanese card no. 011/014 Japanese Deck Kit Battle Strength Decks Japanese Half Deck Cobalion Strength Deck Japanese card no. 011/014 Japanese Deck Kit Battle Theme Deck: Victini Japanese card no. 019/021 Japanese Deck Reshiram EX Battle Strength Deck Japanese card no. 013/018 Japanese Deck Zekrom EX Battle Strength Deck Japanese card no. 013/018 Japanese Deck Kit Battle Gift Set: Thundurus vs Tornadus Japanese card no. 018/020 English expansion Dark Explorers Rarity English card no. 111/108 Japanese expansion Dark Rush Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 076/069

Pokémon Catcher (Japanese: ポケモンキャッチャー Pokémon Catcher) is an Item card. It is part of the Emerging Powers expansion.

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

Switch your opponent's Active Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon.

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.

You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack).

Release information

Pokémon Catcher was first released in the Emerging Powers expansion, originating from the White Collection. It was reprinted in the Battle Strength Decks, Battle Theme Deck: Victini, the Reshiram EX and Zekrom EX Battle Strength Decks, and the Battle Gift Set: Thundurus vs Tornadus. It was later included in the Dark Explorers expansion as an Ultra-Rare Secret card, originating from the Japanese Dark Rush expansion.

Gallery

Emerging Powers print Illus. 5ban Graphics	Dark Explorers print Illus. 5ban Graphics	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori

Trivia

This card's effect matches that of Gust of Wind, a card previously released in the Base Set.

Origin

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.