VS Seeker (EX FireRed & LeafGreen 100)

Trainer Item

VS Seeker バトルサーチャー Battle Searcher

Roaring Skies print Illus. 5ban Graphics English expansion EX FireRed & LeafGreen Rarity English card no. 100/112 Japanese expansion Flight of Legends Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 076/082 English expansion Supreme Victors Rarity English card no. 140/147 Japanese expansion Beat of the Frontier Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 088/100 Expansion Phantom Forces Rarity English card no. 109/119 Japanese Deck Hyper Metal Chain Deck Japanese card no. 009/018 English expansion Roaring Skies Rarity English card no. 110/108 Japanese expansion Emerald Break Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 091/078 Japanese Deck Kit M Master Deck Build Box Power Style Japanese card no. 030/049 Japanese Deck Kit M Master Deck Build Box Speed Style Japanese card no. 032/049 Japanese Deck Golduck BREAK + Palkia-EX Combo Deck Japanese card no. 009/016 Japanese expansion Premium Champion Pack Japanese card no. 105/131 Japanese Deck Kit Premium Trainer Box Japanese card no. 008/018 Japanese expansion The Best of XY Japanese card no. 115/171 Japanese Deck Kit Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Premium Trainer Box Japanese card no. 013/020 Japanese Deck Kit Ultra Sun Deck Build Box Japanese card no. 020/041 Japanese Deck Kit Ultra Moon Deck Build Box Japanese card no. 020/041 Japanese Deck Kit Extra Regulation Box Japanese card no. 026/048 Japanese expansion S-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 346/S-P English expansion Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic Japanese expansion Pokémon Card Game Classic Japanese Deck Blastoise & Suicune ex Deck Japanese card no. 021/032

VS Seeker (Japanese: バトルサーチャー Battle Searcher) is an Item card. It was first released in the EX FireRed & LeafGreen expansion as a Trainer card.

Card text

EX Series through Platinum Series prints

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

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

Search your discard pile for a Supporter card, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand.

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.

XY Series prints

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

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

Put a Supporter card from your discard pile into your hand.

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

EX Series

This card was included in the EX FireRed & LeafGreen expansion with artwork by K. Utsunomiya, first released in the Japanese Flight of Legends expansion.

Platinum Series

VS Seeker was reprinted in the Supreme Victors expansion with new artwork by Wataru Kawahara, first released in the Japanese Beat of the Frontier expansion.

XY Series

During the XY Series, VS Seeker was released as an Item card with an updated effect and new artwork by 5ban Graphics in the Phantom Forces expansion, first released in the Japanese Hyper Metal Chain Deck. The Japanese Emerald Break expansion included a Secret print of VS Seeker, which was later printed outside Japan in the Roaring Skies expansion. In Japan, the Phantom Forces print was reprinted in the M Master Deck Build Box Power Style, the M Master Deck Build Box Speed Style, and the Golduck BREAK + Palkia-EX Combo Deck; a Mirror Holofoil version of this print was later included in the Japanese Premium Champion Pack.

Sun & Moon Series

At the start of the Japanese Sun & Moon Era, the Phantom Forces print was reprinted again in the Premium Trainer Box. Despite the layout for Trainer cards being changed for the new Era, this print retains the old card layout. This layout was retained for the reprints in the Japanese The Best of XY subset, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Premium Trainer Box, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Deck Build Boxes, and the Extra Regulation Box.

Sword & Shield Series

Similar to the Sun & Moon Series, another Phantom Forces reprint was released in Japan to promote the Extra Regulation format. Starting December 16, 2022, participating Pokémon Card Gym venues distributed Extra Battle Day Promo Card Packs to people competing in Extra Battle Day tournaments. One pack was given to each participant that won a game, while three packs were given to the overall winner of a tournament. One pack was also given to winners of rock paper scissors competitions. Each pack contained one of ten S-P Promotional cards, which included this print. This print also features the Extra Battle Day logo in the bottom right corner of the illustration.

Scarlet & Violet Series

In the Scarlet and Violet era, this card was reprinted in Holofoil with its Phantom Forces artwork in the Pokémon Card Game Classic. This reprint lacks a regulation mark and is thus not legal for tournament play.

Gallery

EX FireRed & LeafGreen print Illus. K. Utsunomiya	Supreme Victors print Illus. Wataru Kawahara	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Phantom Forces print Illus. 5ban Graphics	Roaring Skies 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

Trivia

In the Pokémon games, the s in "VS" is not capitalized. On this card, it is.

Origin

The Vs. Seeker is a Key Item in the Pokémon games that enables the player to re-battle Trainers that have already been defeated.

References

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