Poké Ball (Jungle 64)

Trainer Item

Poké Ball モンスターボール Monster Ball Team Plasma

Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Shin-ichi Yoshikawa Release information English expansion Jungle Rarity English card no. 64/64 Japanese expansion Pokémon Jungle Japanese Rarity Expansion Base Set 2 Rarity English card no. 121/130 Card GB set Colosseum Card GB ID A42 Card GB 2 set Island of Fossil Card GB 2 ID C59 Japanese Theme Deck Hanada City Gym Japanese Theme Deck Kuchiba City Gym Expansion EX Ruby & Sapphire Rarity English card no. 86/109 Japanese Half Deck Treecko Constructed Starter Deck Japanese card no. 017/019 Japanese Half Deck Torchic Constructed Starter Deck Japanese card no. 017/019 Japanese Half Deck Mudkip Constructed Starter Deck Japanese card no. 017/019 Japanese Half Deck Salamence Constructed Starter Deck Japanese card no. 016/019 Japanese Half Deck Flygon Constructed Starter Deck Japanese card no. 016/019 Japanese Half Deck Metagross Constructed Starter Deck Japanese card no. 017/019 Expansion EX FireRed & LeafGreen Rarity English card no. 95/112 Japanese Half Deck Venusaur/Charizard/Blastoise Random Constructed Starter Decks Japanese card no. 050/052 Japanese Deck Kit Gift Box Emerald Japanese Half Deck Deoxys Half Deck Japanese card no. 013/019 Japanese Deck Kit Gift Box Emerald Japanese Half Deck Rayquaza Half Deck Japanese card no. 013/019 Expansion EX Unseen Forces Rarity English card no. 87/115 Japanese Half Deck Meganium Constructed Starter Deck Japanese card no. 012/016 Japanese Half Deck Typhlosion Constructed Starter Deck Japanese card no. 012/016 Japanese Half Deck Feraligatr Constructed Starter Deck Japanese card no. 011/016 Japanese Half Deck Movie Commemoration VS Pack: Aura's Lucario Japanese card no. 018/020 Expansion EX Crystal Guardians Rarity English card no. 82/100 Japanese Half Deck Ocean's Kyogre ex Constructed Starter Deck Japanese card no. 012/016 Japanese Theme Deck Shockwave! 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Poké Ball (Japanese: モンスターボール Monster Ball) is an Item card. It was first released in the Jungle expansion as a Trainer card.

Card text

Jungle print

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

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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.

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.

EX Ruby & Sapphire print

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

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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.

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.

EX Unseen Forces print

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

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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.

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.

Black & White print

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

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Flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for a Pokémon, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.

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

This card originated in the Jungle expansion with artwork by Keiji Kinebuchi. It was later included in the EX Ruby & Sapphire expansion, originating in the Treecko, Torchic, and Mudkip Constructed Starter Decks, with new artwork by K. Hoshiba and an updated effect. This print was used until the release of EX Unseen Forces, the Meganium, Typhlosion, and Feraligatr Constructed Starter Decks, which featured new artwork by Shin-ichi Yoshikawa. This print was used throughout the rest EX Series, and the first part of the Diamond & Pearl Series, up until the release of Majestic Dawn. The Majestic Dawn print, originating in the Magmortar vs Electivire Deck Kit, featured new artwork by Ryo Ueda.

Poké Ball was later reclassified in Japan as an Item card during the HeartGold & SoulSilver Series, though the English prints did not adopt this naming convention until the release of Black & White. HeartGold & SoulSilver featured new artwork by Hideaki Hakozaki, and the Japanese Battle Starter Decks featured yet another new illustration by Noriko Hotta. This card was released again in the Black & White expansion with new artwork by Yuri Umemura, originating in the Japanese Beginning Set. This print was later released in the Boundaries Crossed expansion in English, and in the National Beginning Set and the Everyone's Exciting Battle collection in Japan.

Gallery

Jungle print Illus. Keiji Kinebuchi	EX FireRed & LeafGreen print Illus. K. Hoshiba	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Shin-ichi Yoshikawa
Majestic Dawn print Illus. Ryo Ueda	HeartGold & SoulSilver print Illus. Hideaki Hakozaki	Battle Starter Decks print Illus. Noriko Hotta
Black & White print Illus. Yuri Umemura	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 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.

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