Pokémon Catcher (Emerging Powers 95): Difference between revisions

Trainer Item

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

Emerging Powers print Illus. 5ban Graphics Release information 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 Japanese Deck Kit Master Deck Build Box EX Japanese card no. 034/046 Japanese Deck Black Kyurem-EX Battle Strength Deck Japanese card no. 013/018 Japanese Deck White Kyurem-EX Battle Strength Deck Japanese card no. 013/018 Japanese expansion Everyone's Exciting Battle Japanese card no. 044/047 Expansion Plasma Blast Rarity English card no. 83/101 Japanese Deck Blastoise + Kyurem-EX Combo Deck Japanese card no. 012/018 Japanese Deck Kit Mewtwo vs Genesect Deck Kit Japanese Half Deck Mewtwo Half Deck Japanese card no. 012/016 Japanese Deck Kit Mewtwo vs Genesect Deck Kit Japanese Half Deck Genesect Half Deck Japanese card no. 012/016 English expansion Kalos Starter Set English card no. 36/39 Japanese expansion XY Beginning Set Japanese card no. 037/039 Japanese Half Deck Xerneas Half Deck Japanese card no. 011/014 Japanese Half Deck Yveltal Half Deck Japanese card no. 011/014 Deck Kit XY Trainer Kit Half Deck Sylveon Half Deck English card no. 23/30 Deck Kit XY Trainer Kit Half Deck Noivern Half Deck English card no. 14/30 Japanese Deck Hyper Metal Chain Deck Japanese card no. 011/018 Japanese expansion XY-P Promotional cards Japanese Deck Super Legend Set: Xerneas-EX & Yveltal-EX Japanese card no. 015/023 Expansion BREAKpoint Rarity English card no. 105/122 Japanese Deck Kit Emboar-EX vs Togekiss-EX Deck Kit Japanese card no. 019/022 Japanese Deck Kit M Master Deck Build Box Power Style Japanese card no. 033/049 Japanese Deck Kit M Master Deck Build Box Speed Style Japanese card no. 035/049 Japanese Deck BREAK Starter Pack Japanese card no. 059/072 Japanese Deck Zygarde-EX Perfect Battle Deck Japanese card no. 012/019 Japanese Deck M Audino-EX Mega Battle Deck Japanese card no. 017/026 English expansion Sun & Moon Rarity English card no. 126/149 Japanese expansion Sun & Moon Starter Set Japanese card no. 047/059 Japanese Deck Tapu Bulu-GX Enhanced Starter Set Japanese card no. 016/021 Japanese Deck Kit Ash vs Team Rocket Deck Kit Japanese card no. 019/026

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

Card text

Black & White Series print

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).

Kalos Starter Set print

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

{{{ruletext}}}

VSTAR Power

Flip a coin. If heads, switch 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon with his or her Active 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).

Sun & Moon print

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

{{{ruletext}}}

VSTAR Power

Flip a coin. If heads, switch 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon with their Active 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 included in the Emerging Powers expansion, first released in the Japanese White Collection. In Japan, 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, first released in the Japanese Dark Rush expansion. The original print has subsequently been reprinted in Japan as part of the Master Deck Build Box EX, the Everyone's Exciting Battle collection, the Blastoise + Kyurem-EX Combo Deck, and the Mewtwo vs Genesect Deck Kit.

Pokémon Catcher was reprinted during the XY Series in the English Kalos Starter Set, first released in the Japanese XY Beginning Set, with new artwork by 5ban Graphics and the updated text to coincide with the XY Series errata. This artwork was later reprinted in the Japanese Xerneas and Yveltal Half Decks, the Hyper Metal Chain Deck, the Super Legend Set: Xerneas-EX & Yveltal-EX, the M Master Deck Build Box Power Style and M Master Deck Build Box Speed Style (released August 7, 2015), as well as the English XY Trainer Kit. An unnumbered XY-P Promotional print of this artwork was one of five Trainer cards available in conjunction with the Pokémon Card Game Deck Building Seminar event held as part of the Pokémon Center Pokémon Card Game School. This was present at participating Pokémon Centers in Japan from October 25 to November 16, 2014 and was open for elementary school-aged children. A 20-card set comprising two copies each of five Trainer cards plus 10 Energy cards could be purchased at Pokémon Centers during the event for ¥100. It was reprinted again in the BREAKpoint expansion, first released in the Japanese Emboar-EX vs Togekiss-EX Deck Kit, and later in the Japanese BREAK Starter Pack, as well as the simultaneously released Japanese Zygarde-EX Perfect Battle Deck and M Audino-EX Mega Battle Decks. Another unnumbered XY-P Promotional print was 1 of 9 cards available in special packs sent to official Event Organizers in Japan starting July 2016. This print features the Event Organizer logo in the bottom left corner of the illustration.

Pokémon Catcher was reprinted again during the Sun & Moon Series as part of the Sun & Moon expansion, first released in the Japanese Sun & Moon Starter Set, with new artwork by Toyste Beach. In Japan, it was reprinted in the Tapu Bulu-GX Enhanced Starter Set. It was later released as part of the Team Rocket Half Deck in the Ash vs Team Rocket Deck Kit.

Gallery

Emerging Powers print Illus. 5ban Graphics	Dark Explorers print Illus. 5ban Graphics	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Kalos Starter Set print Illus. 5ban Graphics	File:PokémonCatcherStarterSet47.jpg Sun & Moon print Illus. Toyste Beach	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

• At the start of the XY Series, Pokémon Catcher was given errata that required a successful coin flip for the effect of the card to occur.
• This card's Black & White Series effect matches that of Gust of Wind, a card previously released in the Base Set. The XY Series effect matches that of Pokémon Reversal.

Origin

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