Prime Catcher (Temporal Forces 157)

Trainer Item

Prime Catcher プライムキャッチャー Prime Catcher

Illus. Toyste Beach English expansion Temporal Forces Rarity English card no. 157/162 Japanese expansion Cyber Judge Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 062/071 English expansion Prismatic Evolutions Rarity English card no. 119/131 Japanese expansion Terastal Fest ex Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 148/187 Japanese Deck Kit Battle Partners Deck Build Box Japanese card no. 020/045 Japanese Deck Kit Premium Trainer Box MEGA Japanese card no. 022/043 Japanese Deck MEGA Starter Set Mega Gengar ex Japanese card no. 013/021 Japanese Deck Start Deck 100 Battle Collection Japanese card no. 656/742

Prime Catcher (Japanese: プライムキャッチャー Prime Catcher) is an ACE SPEC Item card. It was first released as part of the Temporal Forces expansion.

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• Card text
• Release information
  • Scarlet & Violet Series
  • Mega Evolution Series
• Rulings
• Trivia
  • Origin
• In other languages
• References

Contents

Card text

All prints

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

Switch in 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon to the Active Spot. If you do, switch your Active Pokémon with 1 of your Benched 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.

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 any number of Item cards during your turn.

Release information

Scarlet & Violet Series

This card was included in the Temporal Forces expansion, first released in the Japanese Cyber Judge expansion. In Japan, it was reprinted in the Terastal Fest ex subset, and the Battle Partners Deck Build Box. Its inclusion in the Terastal Fest ex subset prompted it to be reprinted in the special Prismatic Evolutions expansion outside Asia.

Mega Evolution Series

In the Japanese MEGA Series, this card is reprinted as a non-Holofoil card in the Premium Trainer Box MEGA, the MEGA Starter Set Mega Gengar ex, and the Start Deck 100 Battle Collection.

Rulings

• A player may not use Prime Catcher if their opponent has no Benched Pokémon. Conversely, a player may use Prime Catcher even if they themselves don't have any Benched Pokémon.

Trivia

• This card's effect is identical to that of Guzma, a card previously released in the Burning Shadows expansion.

Origin

This card's artwork and effect indicate that the item depicted on the card is an upgrade to Pokémon Catcher, another Item card that allows the player to switch in 1 of their opponent's Benched Pokémon into the Active Spot.

In other languages

Language		Title
Japanese		プライムキャッチャー Prime Catcher
Chinese	Cantonese	頂尖捕捉器 Díngjīm Bouhjūkhei
	Mandarin	頂尖捕捉器 / 顶尖捕捉器 Dǐngjiān Bǔzhuōqì
French		Attrape-Ultime
German		Erstklassiger Fänger
Indonesian		Prime Catcher
Italian		Acchiappa-Pokémon Eccellente
Korean		프라임 캐처 Prime Catcher
Brazilian Portuguese		Pegador Superior
European Spanish		Capturador Supremo
Thai		ไพรม์แคชเชอร์ Prime Catcher

References

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