Pokémon Catcher (Emerging Powers 95)

Trainer Item

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

Kalos Starter Set 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

Pokémon Catcher (Japanese: ポケモンキャッチャー Pokémon Catcher) is an Item card. It is 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).

Release information

Pokémon Catcher was first released in the Emerging Powers expansion, originating from the White Collection. 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, originating from 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 again during the XY Series in the English Kalos Starter Set, first originating from 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 as well as the English XY Trainer Kit.

Gallery

Emerging Powers print Illus. 5ban Graphics	Dark Explorers print Illus. 5ban Graphics	Kalos Starter Set 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	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.