Professor Birch (EX Ruby & Sapphire 89)

Trainer Supporter

Professor Birch オダマキはかせ Dr. Odamaki

Illus. Ken Sugimori English expansion EX Ruby & Sapphire Rarity English card no. 89/109 Japanese expansion Expansion Pack Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 054/055 Japanese Half Deck Treecko Constructed Starter Deck Japanese card no. 018/019 Japanese Half Deck Torchic Constructed Starter Deck Japanese card no. 018/019 Japanese Half Deck Mudkip Constructed Starter Deck Japanese card no. 018/019 Japanese expansion Gift Box Japanese Half Deck Latias Half Deck Japanese card no. 018/018 Japanese expansion Gift Box Japanese Half Deck Latios Half Deck Japanese card no. 018/018 Expansion EX Emerald Rarity English card no. 82/106 Japanese Deck Kit Gift Box Emerald Japanese Half Deck Deoxys Half Deck Japanese card no. 014/019 Japanese Deck Kit Gift Box Emerald Japanese Half Deck Rayquaza Half Deck Japanese card no. 014/019 Japanese Deck Kit Gift Box Mew • Lucario Japanese Quarter Deck Mightyena Quarter Deck Japanese card no. 008/015 Japanese Theme Deck Imprison! Gardevoir ex Constructed Standard Deck Japanese card no. 017/024 English expansion EX Power Keepers Rarity English card no. 80/108 Japanese expansion World Champions Pack Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 091/108

Professor Birch (Japanese: オダマキはかせ Dr. Odamaki) is a Supporter card. It was first released as part of the EX Ruby & Sapphire expansion.

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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You can play only one Supporter card each turn. When you play this card, put it next to your Active Pokémon. When your turn ends, discard this card.

VSTAR Power

Draw cards from your deck until you have 6 cards in your hand.

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.

Release information

This card was first included in the EX Ruby & Sapphire expansion, ADV Expansion Pack in Japan. It was also included in the Treecko, Torchic, and Mudkip Constructed Starter Decks, the Imprison! Gardevoir ex Constructed Standard Deck, the World Champions Pack, and the Gift Box, Gift Box Emerald, and Gift Box Mew • Lucario in Japan. In English, it was reprinted in the EX Emerald and EX Power Keepers expansions.

Trivia

This card's effect is identical to Bianca and Korrina's Focus.

Origin

Professor Birch is the regional Pokémon Professor of Hoenn.

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