Judge (Unleashed 78)

Trainer Supporter
Judge
ジャッジマン Judge Man
JudgeUnleashed78.jpg
Unleashed print
Illus. Kouki Saitou

Judge (Japanese: ジャッジマン Judge Man) is a Supporter card. It was first released as part of the Unleashed expansion.

Card text

HeartGold & SoulSilver Series prints
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
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You can play only one Supporter card each turn. When you play this card, put it next to your Active Pokémon. When your turn ends, discard this card.
VSTAR Power
Each player shuffles his or her hand into his or her deck and draws 4 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.
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.
XY Series prints
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
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VSTAR Power
Each player shuffles his or her hand into his or her deck and draws 4 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.
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 only 1 Supporter card during your turn (before your attack).
Sun & Moon Series prints
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
display:none;
display:none;
display:none;
display:none;
display:none;
{{{ruletext}}}
VSTAR Power
Each player shuffles their hand into their deck and draws 4 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.
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 only 1 Supporter card during your turn (before your attack).
Sword & Shield Series and Scarlet & Violet Series prints
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
display:none;
display:none;
display:none;
display:none;
display:none;
{{{ruletext}}}
VSTAR Power
Each player shuffles their hand into their deck and draws 4 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.
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 only 1 Supporter card during your turn.


Release information

HeartGold & SoulSilver Series

This card was included in the Unleashed expansion with artwork by Kouki Saitou, first released in the Metagross Deck of the Japanese Leafeon vs Metagross Expert Deck. This print was reprinted in the Japanese Raichu Battle Starter Deck.

XY Series

Judge was reprinted in the BREAKthrough expansion with different artwork by Megumi Mizutani, previously released in the Japanese Noivern BREAK Evolution and BREAK Starter Packs.

Sun & Moon Series

During the Sun & Moon Series, Judge was reprinted in the Forbidden Light expansion with different artwork by Sanosuke Sakuma, first released in the Japanese expansion of the same name. It was reprinted in the Japanese Thunderclap Spark subset, along with a Full Art print with artwork also by Sanosuke Sakuma. The Full Art print was subsequently released in the Lost Thunder expansion. In Japan, the Forbidden Light print was reprinted again in five of the GX Starter Decks, in each of the Eevee-GX Starter Sets, in the Tag Bolt expansion, in the Tag Team GX Deck Build Box, in the Sun & Moon Family Pokémon Card Game set, as one of the SM-P Promotional cards, and in the Remix Bout subset. The SM-P Promotional print was one of nine possible cards included in special packs sent to Event Organizers in April 2019 for distribution in official events hosted by them. This print features the Event Organizer logo in the bottom left corner of the illustration.

Sword & Shield Series

Judge was reprinted again during the Sword & Shield Series in the Fusion Strike expansion with artwork by Ryuta Fuse, first released in the Japanese Sword & Shield Family Pokémon Card Game set. It was reprinted in the Japanese VMAX Climax subset as another Full Art card with artwork by the same artist. In Japan, the Fusion Strike print was reprinted again in the Start Deck 100 (available in both Non Holofoil and Mirror Holofoil versions), as a Mirror Holofoil in the Start Deck 100 CoroCoro Comic Version and the Charizard VSTAR vs Rayquaza VMAX Special Deck Set, and as a Non Holofoil in the Incandescent Arcana subset. The VMAX Climax print was later included in the Silver Tempest expansion.

Scarlet & Violet Series

During the Scarlet & Violet Series, Judge was reprinted in the Scarlet & Violet expansion with new artwork by Hideki Ishikawa, first released in all three of the Japanese ex Starter Sets. It was reprinted in the Japanese ex Start Decks, the 2023 Pokémon World Championships Yokohama Deck: Pikachu, the Pokémon Card Game Battle Academy Deck Kit, and the Generations Start Decks. A Full Art ultra rare print of Judge with artwork by the same illustrator was included in the Paldean Fates expansion and the Japanese Shiny Treasure ex subset.

Gallery

JudgeUnleashed78.jpg
Unleashed print
Illus. Kouki Saitou
JudgeBREAKthrough143.jpg
BREAKthrough print
Illus. Megumi Mizutani
JudgeForbiddenLight108.jpg
Forbidden Light print
Illus. Sanosuke Sakuma
JudgeLostThunder209.jpg
Lost Thunder print
Illus. Sanosuke Sakuma
JudgeFusionStrike235.jpg
Fusion Strike print
Illus. Ryuta Fuse
JudgeSilverTempestTG25.jpg
Silver Tempest print
Illus. Ryuta Fuse
JudgeScarletViolet176.jpg
Scarlet & Violet print
Illus. Hideki Ishikawa
JudgePaldeanFates228.jpg
Paldean Fates print
Illus. Hideki Ishikawa
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

This card has essentially the same effect as Desert Shaman from Skyridge, but without the option of drawing up to 4 cards.

Origin


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