Pokémon Trader (Base Set 77)

Trainer
Pokémon Trader
ポケモン交換おじさん Pokémon Exchange Man
PokémonTraderBaseSet77.jpg
Illus. Ken Sugimori
English expansion Base Set
Rarity Rare
English card no. 77/102
Japanese expansion Expansion Pack
Japanese Rarity Rare
Japanese Deck Kit Quick Starter Gift Set
Japanese Deck Red Deck
Japanese Deck Kit Quick Starter Gift Set
Japanese Deck Green Deck
Expansion Base Set 2
Rarity Rare
English card no. 106/130
Card GB set Evolution
Card GB ID B43
Card GB 2 set Legendary Power
Card GB 2 rarity Common
Card GB 2 ID B58
Expansion Legendary Collection
Rarity Rare
English card no. 103/110

Pokémon Trader (Japanese: ポケモン交換おじさん Pokémon Exchange Man) is a Trainer card. It was first released as part of the Base Set.

Card text

All 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
Trade 1 of the Basic Pokémon or Evolution cards in your hand for 1 of the Basic Pokémon or Evolution cards from your deck. Show both cards to your opponent. 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.


Release information

Prototype Pokémon Leagues were given the Trainer Deck B, which included this card, before the Base Set's official release. This print has a red border and "Trainer Deck B" printed on the back. This card was included in the Base Set, first released in the Japanese Expansion Pack. It was reprinted in the Base Set 2 and Legendary Collection expansions.

Gallery

TCG1 B43 Pokémon Trader.png
TCG GB1 Evolution sprite
TCG2 B58 Pokémon Trader.png
TCG GB2 Legendary Power sprite
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
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


In the video games

Pokémon Trading Card Game series

Main article: List of glitches in spin-off games#Pokémon Trader: Trading a Pokémon card with itself

Due to an oversight in Pokémon Trading Card Game and Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!, this card can be used to move a Pokémon card from the hand to the deck and then the same Pokémon card back to the hand. This contradicts the card text, which mentions trading a card for another and showing both to the opponent.

Trivia

Origin

The Pokémon games feature characters who will trade one of their Pokémon to the player in exchange for another. In Pokémon Red and Blue and their remakes Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, one of the first of these trades is for a Farfetch'd, as featured in the illustration.


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