Potion (Base Set 94)

Trainer Item

Potion きずぐすり Salve Team Plasma

EX Unseen Forces print Illus. 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Potion (Japanese: きずぐすり Salve) is an Item card. It was first released in the Base Set as a Trainer card.

Card text

Base Set print

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

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Remove up to 2 damage counters from 1 of your 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.

Expedition Base Set print

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

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Remove 2 damage counters from 1 of your Pokémon (1 if that Pokémon has only 1).

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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Remove 2 damage counters from 1 of your Pokémon (remove 1 damage counter if that Pokémon has only 1).

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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Heal 30 damage from 1 of your 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.

You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack).

Release information

This card has been released numerous times throughout the course of the TCG. It originated in the Base Set as a Trainer card with artwork by Keiji Kinebuchi. In September 2002, it was reprinted in the Expedition Base Set with updated artwork by the same artist. This print was used until the release of EX Unseen Forces in August 2005, where this card was reprinted with new artwork by Shin-ichi Yoshikawa. It was later released as an Item card in the Black & White expansion with new artwork by Ayaka Yoshida, originating from the Japanese Beginning Set. It was released in the English Black & White Trainer Kit. This print was reprinted in the Boundaries Crossed expansion, originating from the National Beginning Set. It was again reprinted in the Everyone's Exciting Battle collection.

Gallery

Base Set print Illus. Keiji Kinebuchi	Expedition Base Set print Illus. Keiji Kinebuchi	EX Unseen Forces print Illus. Shin-ichi Yoshikawa
Black & White print Illus. Ayaka Yoshida	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

Origin

Potion is a healing item in the Pokémon games that was introduced in Pokémon Red and Blue.

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