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Trainer Item

Master Ball マスターボール Master Ball

Plasma Blast print Illus. 5ban Graphics Release information Japanese expansion Extended Sheet 2 Japanese Rarity Japanese Deck Kit Quick Starter Gift Set Japanese Deck Red Deck Japanese Deck Kit Quick Starter Gift Set Japanese Deck Green Deck Expansion Gym Challenge Rarity English card no. 116/132 Japanese Half Deck Yamabuki City Gym Card GB 2 set Sky Flying Pokémon Card GB 2 rarity Card GB 2 ID F55 Japanese expansion Intro Pack Neo Japanese Half Deck Chikorita Half Deck Japanese card no. 21 Japanese expansion Intro Pack Neo Japanese Half Deck Totodile Half Deck Japanese card no. 22 Japanese expansion Pokémon VS Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 141/141 English expansion Expedition Base Set Rarity English card no. 143/165 Japanese expansion Base Expansion Pack Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 061/128 Japanese Deck Kit Gift Box Japanese Half Deck Latias Half Deck Latios Half Deck Japanese card no. 016/018 Expansion EX Deoxys Rarity English card no. 88/107 Japanese Half Deck Deoxys Constructed Starter Deck Rayquaza Constructed Starter Deck Japanese card no. 012/015 Japanese expansion PLAY Promotional cards Japanese card no. 018/PLAY Expansion EX Delta Species Rarity English card no. 99/113 Japanese Quarter Deck Holon Research Tower Water Quarter Deck Japanese card no. 009/015 Japanese Deck Kit Gift Box Mew • Lucario Japanese Quarter Deck Mew Quarter Deck Japanese card no. 008/015 English expansion EX Power Keepers Rarity English card no. 78/108 Japanese expansion World Champions Pack Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 089/108 Expansion Plasma Blast Rarity English card no. 94/101 Japanese Deck Blastoise + Kyurem-EX Combo Deck Japanese card no. 017/018

Master Ball (Japanese: マスターボール Master Ball) is an Ace Spec Item card. It was first released in the Gym Challenge expansion as a Trainer card.

Card text

Gym Challenge 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

Look at 7 cards from the top of your deck. You may choose a Basic Pokémon or Evolution card from those cards, show it your opponent, then put it into your hand. Shuffle the rest into your deck.

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.

Expedition Base 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

Look at 7 cards from the top of your deck. You may choose a Basic Pokémon or Evolution card from those cards, show it your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle the rest into your deck.

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.

EX Deoxys 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

Look at the top 7 cards from your deck. Choose a Basic Pokémon or Evolution card from those cards, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Put the other 6 cards back on top of your deck. 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.

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.

Plasma Blast 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

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.

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).

e-Reader data

The Expedition Base Set print includes a Dot Code strip for use with the e-Reader, and has the card ID B-50-#. The short strip contains a brief card summary. There is no long strip for this card.

Release information

In Japan, this card was first released as part of the Extended Sheet 2 of the Vending Machine cards with artwork by Keiji Kinebuchi. It was reprinted in the Quick Starter Gift Set as a Holofoil card. The Extended Sheet 2 print was reprinted again in the Gym Challenge expansion, first released in the Japanese Yamabuki City Gym Theme Deck. It was then reprinted in the Japanese Intro Pack Neo. It was later reprinted in the Japanese Pokémon VS expansion. Master Ball was reprinted in the Expedition Base Set with an updated card design used in the e-Card Series, first released in the Japanese Base Expansion Pack. This print was later included in the Japanese Gift Box. Master Ball was reprinted again in the EX Deoxys expansion with an updated card design used in the ex Series, first released in the Japanese Deoxys and Rayquaza Constructed Starter Decks. In Japan during Spring 2004, it was released as one of the PLAY Promotional cards awarded to those who participated in the Spring 2004 Battle Roads. It was later reprinted in the EX Delta Species expansion, first released in the Japanese Holon Research Tower Water Quarter Deck. It was then included in the Japanese Gift Box Mew • Lucario. It was reprinted again in the EX Power Keepers expansion, first released in the Japanese World Champions Pack expansion. Master Ball was reprinted as an Ace Spec Item card with different artwork by 5ban Graphics, in the Plasma Blast expansion, first released in the Blastoise + Kyurem-EX Combo Deck,

Gallery

Gym Challenge print Illus. Keiji Kinebuchi	Plasma Blast 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	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori

Trivia

Both the Gym Challenge and Expedition Base Set prints of this card have a clause that reads "show it your opponent". It should read "show it to your opponent". The EX Deoxys print fixes this error.

Origin

The Master Ball is a type of Poké Ball in the Pokémon games notable for having a 100% chance of catching the Pokémon it is used on. Its inclusion as an Ace Spec card is particularly fitting as only one is ever encountered through normal gameplay, with additional copies usually requiring ownership of Pokémon with many different Original Trainers or extreme luck in an in-game lottery to obtain without external intervention such as a trade or event.

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