Professor Sycamore (XY 122)

Professor Sycamore (Japanese: プラターヌ博士 Professor Platane) is a TCG Supporter card. It was first released as part of the TCG XY expansion.

Release information
This card was included in the TCG XY expansion, first released in the Japanese TCG Collection X. In Japan, this card was reprinted as a Mirror Holofoil TCG XY-P Promotional cards (XY-P Promotional card) available as part of a twelve card promotional pack awarded to those who participated in the Pokémon Card Gym tournaments from the month of February 2014 through the month of April 2014. This print features the Card Gym logo.

Regular prints were subsequently included in the Japanese TCG M Charizard-EX Mega Battle Deck, TCG Hyper Metal Chain Deck (later released as part of the English TCG Phantom Forces expansion), TCG Super Legend Set: Xerneas-EX & Yveltal-EX, TCG M Rayquaza-EX Mega Battle Deck, TCG M Master Deck Build Box Power Style, TCG M Master Deck Build Box Speed Style, and TCG Golduck BREAK + Palkia-EX Combo Deck. It was reprinted again in the English TCG BREAKpoint expansion, in the Japanese TCG BREAK Starter Pack, and in the simultaneously released Japanese TCG Zygarde-EX Perfect Battle Deck and TCG M Audino-EX Mega Battle Decks. Another Mirror Holofoil print was included in the TCG Premium Champion Pack in Japan. An unnumbered XY-P Promotional print was 1 of 9 cards available in special packs sent to official Event Organizers in Japan starting July 2016. This print features the Event Organizer logo in the bottom right corner of the illustration.

A TCG Full Art card (Full Art) print was released in the TCG Steam Siege expansion, previously released as a Japanese TCG XY-P Promotional cards (XY-P Promotional card), which was given to customers who purchased 2 boxes in any combination of TCG Fever-Burst Fighter or TCG Cruel Traitor at participating Pokémon Card Gym venues and Pokémon Centers upon their release. This print features the expansion logos on the bottom of the card. The Regular print was reprinted in Japan at the start of the Sun & Moon Era in the TCG Premium Trainer Box. Despite the new Era having introduced a new card layout for Trainers, this print retains its original layout. In Japan, TCG The Best of XY subset also included a reprint of the Regular print utilizing the old card layout.

The BREAKpoint print later received a Holofoil variant in the form of a TCG Yellow A Alternate cards (Yellow A Alternate card), with new artwork by Naoki Saito. This print was included in the released June 16, 2017. In Japan, the original print was reprinted in the TCG Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Premium Trainer Box, once again keeping the old layout. The Alternate art print was released in Japan in the TCG Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Deck Build Boxes.

Trivia

 * This card's effect matches that of . However, Professor Oak is not a Supporter card, meaning that that card can be played more than once per turn.
 * This card has an identical effect as . Because of this, it has been ruled that while both cards are in rotation together, only Professor Juniper or Professor Sycamore can be included in a single deck, not both.

Origin
Professor Sycamore is the resident Pokémon Professor of the Kalos region.

Prof. Platan (TCG) Professeur Platane (XY 122) Professor Platan (XY 122) プラターヌ博士 (カードゲーム) 布拉塔诺博士（集换式卡片）