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MEGA Dream ex
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| Japanese Rarity
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249/193
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Surfer (Japanese: サーファー Surfer) is a Supporter card. It was first released as part of the Surging Sparks expansion.
Card text
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You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
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You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
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You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
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 FLARE
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 (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.
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| Switch your Active Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. If you do, draw cards until you have 5 cards in your hand.
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Do Nothing
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| 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.
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| 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.
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Do Nothing
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| 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.
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| You may play only 1 Supporter card during your turn.
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Release information
This card was included as a Regular card and a Full Art ultra rare card in the Surging Sparks expansion, first released in the Japanese Paradise Dragona subset. Both prints feature artwork by Sanosuke Sakuma.
This card is reprinted as a Regular print with new artwork and a special illustration rare print in the Japanese MEGA Dream ex subset. The MEGA Dream ex Regular print features artwork by Hideki Ishikawa, while the special illustration rare print features artwork by OKUBO.
In Japan, the Regular print of this card from MEGA Dream ex is reprinted in the Start Deck 100 Battle Collection.
Gallery
Rulings
- A player cannot play Surfer if they don't have any Benched Pokémon, as Surfer requires the player to switch their Active Pokémon with their Benched Pokémon first and foremost. Conversely, Surfer can be used even if the player cannot draw cards until they have 5 cards in their hand, such as when their hand has 6 or more cards, or if there are no cards left in their deck.[1][2]
- For Pokémon Abilities that activate when the Pokémon moves to or from the Bench, such as Iron Valiant ex's "Tachyon Bits" or Palafin's "Zero to Hero", if a player uses Surfer to switch those Pokémon, the player resolves Surfer's draw effect first before resolving any other effects. For example, with Palafin, the player draws with Surfer first before using Palafin's "Zero to Hero" Ability to search for a Palafin ex.[2] This ruling is in place in Japan since August 1, 2025; prior to this date, the official ruling was that players can choose to resolve either Surfer's effect or other effects first.[3]
- If a player uses Surfer to switch their Iron Valiant ex to the Active Spot and it uses its Tachyon Bits Ability to Knock Out the opponent's Pokémon, the player uses Surfer's draw effect first before drawing Prize cards for the Knock Out.[2]
Trivia
Origin
Surfer is a class of Trainer in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.
In other languages
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