Pokémon Communication (HeartGold & SoulSilver 98): Difference between revisions

Trainer Item

Pokémon Communication ポケモン通信 Pokémon Communication

Team Up Regular print Illus. Ayaka Yoshida English expansion HeartGold & SoulSilver Rarity English card no. 98/123 Japanese expansion SoulSilver Collection Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 065/070 Deck Kit HS Trainer Kit Half Deck Gyarados Half Deck English card no. 22/30 Deck Kit HS Trainer Kit Half Deck Gyarados Half Deck English card no. 27/30 English expansion Black & White Rarity English card no. 99/114 Japanese expansion Black Collection Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 050/053 English expansion Team Up Rarity English card no. 152/181 Japanese expansion Tag Bolt Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 082/095 English expansion Team Up Rarity English card no. 196/181 Japanese expansion Tag Bolt Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 116/095 Japanese expansion SM-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 330/SM-P

Pokémon Communication (Japanese: ポケモン通信 Pokémon Communication) is an Item card. It was first released as part of the HeartGold & SoulSilver expansion.

Card text

HeartGold & SoulSilver 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

Choose 1 Pokémon in your hand, show it to your opponent, and put it on top of your deck. If you do, 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.

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.

Black & White 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

Reveal a Pokémon in your hand and put it on top of your deck. If you do, 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).

Team Up 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

Reveal a Pokémon from your hand and put it into your deck. If you do, search your deck for a Pokémon, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle 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.

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

Release information

This card was released in the HeartGold & SoulSilver expansion, first released in the Japanese SoulSilver Collection. It was later reprinted in the English Gyarados Half Deck of the HS Trainer Kit. The initial Japanese release was classified as an Item card, but the English version did not adopt this name until its release in the Black & White expansion. This print has new artwork by 5ban Graphics and originates from the Japanese Black Collection. A Regular card and a Full Art Secret card was included in the Team Up expansion, first released in the Japanese Tag Bolt expansion. Both prints feature artwork by Ayaka Yoshida. In Japan, it was reprinted as one of the SM-P Promotional cards and was 1 of 9 cards available in special packs sent to official Event Organizers starting April 2019. This print features the Event Organizer logo in the bottom right corner of the illustration.

Gallery

HeartGold & SoulSilver print Illus. Takashi Yamaguchi	Black & White print Illus. 5ban Graphics	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Team Up Regular print Illus. Ayaka Yoshida	Team Up Secret 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	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori

Trivia

Origin

This card is based on the PC and Pokémon Storage System, where Trainers can deposit a Pokémon and withdraw a stored one.

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