Poké Ball モンスターボール Monster Ball
| Goods
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| Release information
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| Expansion
| Jungle
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| Rarity
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| English card no.
| 64/64
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| Expansion
| Base Set 2
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| Rarity
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| English card no.
| 121/130
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| Japanese expansion
| Emerald Gift Set
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| Japanese Half Deck
| Deoxys Half Deck Rayquaza Half Deck
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| Japanese card no.
| 013/019
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| Japanese Deck Kit
| Entry Pack
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| Japanese Half Deck
| Torterra Half Deck Infernape Half Deck Empoleon Half Deck
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| Japanese Deck Kit
| Entry Pack '08
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| Japanese Half Deck
| Torterra Half Deck Infernape Half Deck Empoleon Half Deck Raichu Half Deck
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| Expansion
| Platinum
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| Rarity
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| English card no.
| 113/127
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| Japanese Deck Kit
| Entry Pack DPt
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| Japanese Half Deck
| Giratina Half Deck Dialga Half Deck Palkia Half Deck
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| Japanese card no.
| 013/013
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| Japanese Deck Kit
| Gift Box DPt
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| Japanese Half Deck
| Turtwig Half Deck
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| Japanese card no.
| 014/014
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| Japanese Deck Kit
| Gift Box DPt
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| Japanese Half Deck
| Chimchar Half Deck
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| Japanese card no.
| 013/013
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| Japanese Deck Kit
| Gift Box DPt
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| Japanese Half Deck
| Piplup Half Deck Pikachu Half Deck
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| Japanese card no.
| 014/015
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Poké Ball (Japanese: モンスターボール Monster Ball) is a Goods card. It was first released in the Jungle set as a Trainer card.
Card text (Jungle print)
| Flip a coin. If heads, you may search your deck for any Basic Pokémon or Evolution card. Show that card to your opponent, then put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
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Card text (EX Ruby & Sapphire print)
| Flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for a Basic Pokémon or Evolution card, show it to your opponent and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
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Card text (Diamond & Pearl print)
| Flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for a Pokémon, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
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Card text (HeartGold Collection print)
| You can use any number of Goods cards during your turn.
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| Flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for a Pokémon, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
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Release information
This card was reprinted in the Base Set 2 reprint set, which was only released outside of Japan. This card was also reprinted in the EX Ruby & Sapphire and EX FireRed & LeafGreen sets with different artwork by K. Hoshiba; in EX Unseen Forces, EX Crystal Guardians and Diamond & Pearl with another different artwork by Shin-ichi Yoshikawa; and in Majestic Dawn and Platinum with yet another different artwork by Ryo Ueda. It was reclassified as a Goods card in the HeartGold Collection and printed with new artwork by Hideaki Hakozaki. The card has seen its fair share of tweaks since its introduction, first in EX Ruby & Sapphire then in EX Unseen Forces and Diamond & Pearl print.
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Trivia
- This card was the only Trainer card released in the Jungle expansion, and by extension, the only non-Pokémon card in the same expansion.
Origin
Poké Balls are items in the Pokémon games used to capture wild Pokémon.