Professor's Research (Sword & Shield 178)

Trainer Supporter

Professor's Research 博士の研究 Professor's Research

Professor Magnolia Full Art print Illus. kirisAki Japanese Deck V Starter Set Grass Japanese card no. 019/023 Japanese Deck V Starter Set Fire Japanese card no. 020/023 Japanese Deck V Starter Set Water Japanese card no. 020/023 Japanese Deck V Starter Set Lightning Japanese card no. 020/024 Japanese Deck V Starter Set Fighting Japanese card no. 020/024 English expansion Sword & Shield Rarity English card no. 178/202 Japanese expansion Sword Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 059/060 English expansion Sword & Shield Rarity English card no. 201/202 Japanese expansion Sword Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 067/060 English expansion Sword & Shield Rarity English card no. 209/202 Japanese expansion Sword Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 071/060 Japanese Deck Kit Sword & Shield Premium Trainer Box Japanese card no. 009/024 Japanese Deck Charizard VMAX Starter Set Japanese card no. 018/021 Japanese Deck Grimmsnarl VMAX Starter Set Japanese card no. 019/020 Japanese Deck Grass Venusaur V Deck Japanese card no. 113/127 Japanese Deck Fire Incineroar V Deck Japanese card no. 113/127 Japanese Deck Water Wailord V Deck Japanese card no. 113/127 Japanese Deck Lightning Pikachu V Deck Japanese card no. 113/127 Japanese Deck Psychic Mew V Deck Japanese card no. 113/127 Japanese Deck Fighting Lucario V Deck Japanese card no. 113/127 Japanese Deck Darkness Galarian Slowbro V Deck Japanese card no. 113/127 Japanese Deck Metal Duraludon V Deck Japanese card no. 113/127 Japanese Deck Colorless Eevee V Deck Japanese card no. 113/127 Japanese expansion S-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 128/S-P Expansion Champion's Path Rarity English card no. 062/073 Japanese expansion Shiny Star V Japanese card no. 174/190 Expansion Shining Fates Rarity English card no. 060/072 Japanese Deck Venusaur VMAX Starter Set Japanese card no. 016/021 Japanese Deck Blastoise VMAX Starter Set Japanese card no. 016/020 Japanese Deck Charizard VMAX Starter Set 2 Japanese card no. 017/021 Japanese Deck Kit Single Strike Premium Trainer Box Japanese card no. 019/033 Japanese Deck Kit Rapid Strike Premium Trainer Box Japanese card no. 019/033 Japanese Deck Gengar VMAX High-Class Deck Japanese card no. 014/019 Japanese Deck Inteleon VMAX High-Class Deck Japanese card no. 017/022 Japanese expansion S-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 224/S-P Expansion SWSH Black Star Promos English card no. SWSH178 Japanese expansion Sword & Shield Family Pokémon Card Game Japanese card no. 050/053

Professor's Research (Japanese: 博士の研究 Professor's Research) is a Supporter card. It was first released as part of the Sword & Shield 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

Discard your hand and draw 7 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.

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

This card was first released in each of the Japanese V Starter Sets. The English print was first released in the Sword & Shield expansion as a Holofoil, along with Full Art and Secret Rainbow Rare prints. The Regular print features artwork by Yusuke Ohmura, while the Full Art and Secret prints feature artwork by kirisAki. All three Sword & Shield prints originate from the Japanese Sword expansion. Non Holofoil versions of the Regular print were included in the Sword & Shield and Rebel Clash Build & Battle Boxes as well as every Theme Deck of the Sword & Shield Series.

In Japan, the Regular print was reprinted as a Non Holofoil in the Sword & Shield Premium Trainer Box, in the Charizard & Grimmsnarl VMAX Starter Sets, and in each of the V Starter Decks. A S-P Promotional print was also awarded to players who had accumulated at least one Championship Point over the course of the 2019-2020 season, which was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligible events included the Tokyo and Aichi 2020 Champion's League tournaments plus City Leagues, Trainer's Leagues, and Station Leagues that were completed before restrictions were introduced. Copies of this print began to be distributed in mid-September 2020. The Regular print was reprinted as a Holofoil in the Champion's Path expansion and in the Japanese Shiny Star V subset, and again as a Non Holofoil in the Japanese Single Strike & Rapid Strike Premium Trainer Boxes and Sword & Shield Family Pokémon Card Game set. A new print with artwork by Hideki Ishikawa featuring Professor Juniper was included in the Shining Fates expansion, first released in the Japanese Venusaur & Blastoise VMAX Starter Sets. This print also replaced the Professor Magnolia artwork print in a second version of the Charizard VMAX Starter Set from the VMAX Battle Triple Starter Set. Holofoil versions of the Professor Juniper print were also included in the V Battle Deck—Victini vs Gardevoir and in both of the Japanese High-Class Decks.

Another new print with artwork by Yusuke Kozaki featuring Professor Willow was released in the summer of 2021 around the world as part of a promotion to celebrate Pokémon GO's fifth anniversary, the 25th anniversary of the Trading Card Game, and as the first collaboration between Pokémon GO and the TCG. Unlike other cards, each individual card has a special promotional code printed on the card that allows players to participate in a Special Research in Pokémon GO.^[1][2]

Gallery

Professor Magnolia Regular print Illus. Yusuke Ohmura	Professor Magnolia Full Art print Illus. kirisAki	Professor Magnolia Rainbow Rare print Illus. kirisAki
Professor Juniper print Illus. Hideki Ishikawa	Professor Willow print Illus. Yusuke Kozaki	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 is identical to Professor Juniper and Professor Sycamore. As such, it was ruled that a deck may only contain one of the three.
  • Professor's Research was specifically named to prevent the need for future rulings such as this for subsequent prints featuring different Professors. The Professor's names are printed in the upper right corner.

Origin

The Sword & Shield prints feature Professor Magnolia, the resident Pokémon Professor of the Galar region, the Shining Fates print features Professor Juniper, the resident Pokémon Professor of the Unova region, and the SWSH Black Star Promo print features Professor Willow, the Pokémon Professor in Pokémon GO, and Meltan, which was first discovered in Pokémon GO. The exterior of Professor Magnolia's laboratory is featured in the Sword & Shield Regular print's illustration, while the interior is featured in the Full Art print's illustration. The interior of Professor Juniper's laboratory is featured in the Shining Fates print's illustration.

References

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