Ultra Ball (Japanese: ハイパーボールHyper Ball) is an Item card. It was first released as part of the Dark Explorers expansion.
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Black & White Series and XY Series 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
Discard 2 cards from your hand. (If you can't discard 2 cards, you can't play this card.) 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).
Sun & Moon Series 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
Discard 2 cards from your hand. 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).
Sword & Shield Series prints onward
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
You can use this card only if you discard 2 other cards from your hand.
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 any number of Item cards during your turn.
The Regular Sun & Moon print was later given to players competing in International Championships held over the course of the 2017-2018 season. Four primary versions of this print were distributed, with stamps reflecting the event in which they were awarded. These included the Europe International Championships, held at the ExCeL London convention center in London, UK, on November 17–19, 2017; the Oceania International Championships, held at Sydney Olympic Park in Sydney, Australia, on February 9–11, 2018; the Latin America International Championships, held at the WTC Events Center in São Paulo, Brazil, on April 27–29, 2018; and the North America International Championships, held at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio, USA, on July 6–8, 2018. Each of these prints also have gold foil stamped "Staff" versions given to those overseeing the events, as well as gold foil stamped "Top 8" and "Champion" versions given to competitors.
In Japan, participants of the Sky-Splitting Charisma Sealed Game, held at the Pokémon Card Station at the Tokyo Bay Pokémon Center on June 1, 2018, were given 5 Trainer cards to use in their decks if they so wished. These included an unnumbered SM-P Promotional copy of this card, 2 unnumbered SM-P Promotional copies of Hau, and 2 unnumbered SM-P Promotional copies of Sophocles. The Sealed Game operated much in the same way as Limited format tournaments outside Japan: participants would receive 15 Sky-Splitting Charisma booster packs and 14 copies of each basic Energy card upon entry and play using a 40-card deck and four Prize cards. The event was limited to 24 entrants.
Ultra Ball was reprinted during the Sword & Shield Series in the Japanese Start Deck 100 with different artwork by sadaji. This print was available in both Non Holofoil and Mirror Holofoil versions. Non Holofoil prints were subsequently released in the Japanese Star Birth expansion and VSTAR Premium Trainer Box; a Full Art Secret print with artwork by sadaji was also included in the Star Birth expansion. Both the Regular and Secret prints were later included in the Brilliant Stars expansion outside Asia. In Japan, a Line Holofoil S-P Promotional version of the Regular print was given to participants of the Start Deck 100 Chance Battle!, which took place at approved Pokémon Card Gym locations between January 15 and February 27, 2022.[1] These events required participants to purchase a Start Deck 100 at a venue and use it throughout without any modification. This print also features the Start Deck 100 logo on the artwork. Non Holofoil copies of the Regular print were reprinted in the Japanese VSTAR Starter Sets; Mirror Holofoil copies were also reprinted in the Japanese Start Deck 100 CoroCoro Comic Version and both of the Japanese VSTAR & VMAX High-Class Decks.
The S-P Promotional print was given away at two more Japanese events. The first of these was the Deck As Is Battle ~Start Deck 100~, which was hosted by participating Pokémon Card Gym stores starting August 15, 2022. These events required players to use a Start Deck 100 or Start Deck 100 CoroCoro Comic Version in a game without any modification; the former could also be purchased at venues. This print was given away to all participants for as long as stocks lasted.[2] The next event was the Start Deck 100 Station, which took place on platform 3 at Ryōgoku Station, Sumida, Tokyo between August 18 and 21, 2022.[3] Two activities were present at the venue: the battle area, in which people could loan a Start Deck 100 and play against others, and the family area, where groups of up to four people could be tutored from event staff using copies of the Start Deck 100. The battle area had a capacity of 24 people per session and the family area had a capacity of six groups per session;[3] each session lasted approximately an hour.[4][5] Reservations could be made between August 5 and 17, 2022.[4][5] All battle area participants were given a copy of the S-P Promotional print; one copy per group was given away for family area participants.[3]
In Japan, the Scarlet & Violet print was reprinted twice more as SV-P Promotional cards. The first, numbered 245/SV-P, was one of eight cards that could be found in 2025 Endorsed Independent Event Trainers Packs. Certified Event Organizers distributed these packs at events they oversaw starting March 1, 2025.[6] This print features the Event Organizer logo. The second print, numbered 275/SV-P, was one of eight cards that could be found in Victini BWR Competition Promo Card Packs. One pack was given to people participating in Victini BWR Competition events, which were held at participating locations between June 14 and August 31, 2025.[7] This print features the Victini BWR Competition logo.
The Mega Evolution release is reprinted as a Holofoil card and is distributed as a promo card at the 2026 Pokémon Latin America International Championships held in Sao Paulo, Brazil on November 21-23, 2025.[8]
The Regular print from the Scarlet & Violet Series was reprinted alongside a Full Artultra rare print with artwork by Studio Bora Inc. in the Ascended Heroes special expansion. The ultra rare print originated from the Japanese MEGA Dream ex subset.