Professor Elm (Neo Genesis 96)

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Trainer
Professor Elm
ウツギはかせ Dr. Utsugi

Illus. Ken Sugimori
English expansion Neo Genesis
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 96/111
Japanese expansion Gold, Silver, to a New World...
Japanese Rarity Uncommon
Expansion Best of Game
English card no. 3

Professor Elm (Japanese: ウツギはかせ Dr. Utsugi) is a Trainer card. It was first released as part of the Neo Genesis expansion.

Card text

All prints
ACE SPEC You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
ACE SPEC You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
Team Plasma
Team Plasma
ACE SPEC You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
FLARE
Prism Star (Prism Star) Rule
You can't have more than 1 Prism Star card with the same name in your deck. If a Prism Star card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.
TAG TEAM
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VSTAR Power
Shuffle your hand into your deck. Then, draw 7 cards. You can't play any more Trainer cards this 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.
Ability
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 included in the Neo Genesis expansion, first released in the Japanese Gold, Silver, to a New World... expansion. It was reprinted as a Reverse Holofoil, which did not include a gold "Winner" stamp on the bottom right corner of the artwork, as part of the Best of Game promotional set, awarded at GenCon 2003.

Rulings

In Japan only, all prints of this card received errata to be played as a Supporter card upon the introduction of the mechanic.[1]

Trivia

  • This card is a predessecor to the Supporter card mechanic, featuring a human character and a restriction against playing more cards of its kind in the same turn.
  • The effect of this card is similar to that of Professor Oak of the Base Set, with a shuffle effect rather than discard.

Origin

Professor Elm is the resident Pokémon Professor of the Johto region.

References

  1. Pokémon Trainers Magazine Vol. 14 (archive), pg.25
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