Switch (Base Set 95)

Switch (Japanese: ポケモンいれかえ Pokémon Substitution) is an TCG Item card. It was first released in the TCG Base Set as a TCG Trainer card.

e-Reader data
The TCG Expedition Base Set and TCG Theater Limited VS Pack prints include a Dot Code strip for use with the e-Reader, and have the card ID A-27-#. The short strip contains a brief card summary. There is no long strip for this card.

Release information
This card was included in the TCG Base Set with artwork by Keiji Kinebuchi, first released in the Japanese TCG Expansion Pack. Prototype TCG Pokémon Leagues were given the TCG Trainer Deck A and TCG Trainer Deck B, which included this card, before the Base Set's official release. These prints have a red border and "Trainer Deck A" or "Trainer Deck B" printed on the back. It was reprinted in the Bulbasaur Deck of the Japanese TCG Intro Pack and again in the English TCG Base Set 2 expansion. In Japan, it was reprinted once again in the Chikorita Side Deck of the Japanese TCG Intro Pack Neo before being reprinted with different artwork by the same artist in the TCG Pokémon VS expansion. This print had a limited English release in the TCG Tyranitar Half Deck. This print was one of the possible cards in the Japanese TCG Pokémon-e Starter Deck and eventually had a widespread English release in the TCG Expedition Base Set. It was reprinted again in Japan in the TCG Theater Limited VS Pack.

The EX Series saw several reprints of Switch, the first of which was included in the TCG EX Ruby & Sapphire expansion, previously released in the Japanese TCG Mudkip Constructed Starter Deck, with new artwork by Hiromichi Sugiyama. This print was subsequently reprinted in the Japanese TCG Movie Commemoration VS Pack, TCG Metagross Constructed Starter Deck, TCG Venusaur/Charizard/Blastoise Random Constructed Starter Decks, and TCG Movie Commemoration VS Pack: Sky-Splitting Deoxys. The print in the Random Constructed Starter Decks prompted this card's inclusion in the TCG EX FireRed & LeafGreen expansion. Switch then saw numerous reprints in Japan, being included in the TCG Rayquaza Constructed Starter Deck (Rayquaza) and TCG Deoxys Constructed Starter Decks, the TCG Gift Box Emerald, the Fire, Water, and Psychic TCG Quick Construction Packs, the TCG Mirage's Mew Constructed Starter Deck, the TCG Movie Commemoration VS Pack: Aura's Lucario, and the Torhic Quarter Deck of the TCG Master Kit. It was then reprinted in the TCG EX Delta Species expansion, having been previously released in the Japanese TCG Holon Research Tower Fire Quarter Deck. Three more reprints were released in Japan, contained within the Mightyena Quarter Deck of the TCG Gift Box Mew • Lucario, TCG Shockwave! Tyranitar ex Constructed Standard Deck, and TCG Movie Commemoration VS Pack: Sea's Manaphy. The Tyranitar deck was the origin of the final EX Series print included in the TCG EX Dragon Frontiers expansion.

New artwork by Ryo Ueda was used for the reprint included in the TCG Diamond & Pearl expansion, first released in the Japanese TCG Space-Time Creation expansion. In Japan, this print was reprinted in the TCG Bastiodon the Defender TCG Half Deck. It was reprinted again in the TCG Secret Wonders expansion, previously released in the TCG Dialga LV.X Constructed Standard Deck (Dialga LV.X) and TCG Palkia LV.X Constructed Standard Decks in Japan. It was next reprinted in several Japanese Half Decks: the three Half Decks of the TCG Entry Pack '08 (and subsequently the Entry Pack '08 DX), the Electivire Half Deck of the TCG Magmortar vs Electivire Deck Kit, the Heatran Half Deck of the TCG Heatran vs Regigigas Deck Kit, the Dialga Half Deck of the TCG Giratina vs Dialga Deck Kit, and the three Half Decks of the TCG Entry Pack DPt. The print in the Giratina vs Dialga Deck Kit saw an English release in the TCG Stormfront expansion. No English reprints were made during the Platinum Series, but the Japanese DPPt Era saw more reprints included in decks. The Turtwig, Piplup, and Pikachu Half Decks of the TCG Gift Box DPt, both Half Decks of the TCG Infernape vs Gallade SP Deck Kit (Infernape vs Gallade SP) and TCG Garchomp vs Charizard SP Deck Kits, and both Arceus LV.X Decks (TCG Arceus LV.X Deck: Grass & Fire and TCG Arceus LV.X Deck: Lightning & Psychic) all had them.

Switch was later reclassified in Japan as an TCG Item card during the LEGEND Era, though the English prints did not adopt this naming convention until the Black & White Series. The TCG HeartGold & SoulSilver print featured new artwork by Hideaki Hakozaki, first released in the Japanese TCG HeartGold Collection. This print was reprinted in the Japanese TCG Steelix Constructed Standard Deck and the English TCG HS Trainer Kit. This card was released in the TCG Black & White expansion as an Item card with new artwork by Ayaka Yoshida, first released in the Japanese TCG Beginning Set. It was reprinted in the Japanese TCG Battle Strength Decks, the TCG Battle Theme Deck: Victini, the TCG Reshiram-EX Battle Strength Deck (Reshiram-EX) and TCG Zekrom-EX Battle Strength Decks, the TCG Battle Gift Set: Thundurus vs Tornadus, the TCG National Beginning Set, the TCG Keldeo Battle Strength Deck, and the TCG Black Kyurem-EX Battle Strength Deck (Black Kyurem-EX) and TCG White Kyurem-EX Battle Strength Decks. Its inclusion in the National Beginning Set prompted a reprint in the English TCG Boundaries Crossed expansion. This card saw four more reprints before the end of the Japanese BW Era, included in the TCG Everyone's Exciting Battle collection, the TCG Blastoise + Kyurem-EX Combo Deck, and both Half Decks of the TCG Mewtwo vs Genesect Deck Kit.

Switch was reprinted during the XY Series in the TCG Kalos Starter Set with new artwork by 5ban Graphics, first released in the Japanese TCG XY Beginning Set. This print was later reprinted in the Japanese TCG Xerneas Half Deck (Xerneas) and TCG Yveltal Half Decks, both Half Decks of the English TCG XY Trainer Kit, and the Japanese TCG M Charizard-EX Mega Battle Deck and TCG Hyper Metal Chain Deck. An unnumbered TCG XY-P Promotional cards (XY-P Promotional) print of this card was one of five Trainer cards available in conjunction with the Pokémon Card Game Deck Building Seminar event held as part of the Pokémon Center Pokémon Card Game School. This was present at participating Pokémon Centers in Japan from October 25 to November 16, 2014 and was open for elementary school-aged children. A 20-card set comprising two copies each of five Trainer cards plus 10 Energy cards could be purchased at Pokémon Centers during the event for ¥100. Another reprint was then included in the TCG Super Legend Set: Xerneas-EX & Yveltal-EX in Japan.

It was later reprinted as a TCG Secret card in the TCG Primal Clash expansion with new artwork by 5ban Graphics, first released in the Japanese TCG Gaia Volcano expansion. The Kalos Starter Set print was reprinted again in the TCG Roaring Skies expansion, previously released in the Japanese TCG M Rayquaza-EX Mega Battle Deck. In Japan, it was reprinted again in both Half Decks of the TCG Emboar-EX vs Togekiss-EX Deck Kit, the TCG M Master Deck Build Box Power Style and TCG M Master Deck Build Box Speed Style (both released August 7, 2015), the TCG Golduck BREAK + Palkia-EX Combo Deck, the TCG BREAK Starter Pack, and the TCG Zygarde-EX Perfect Battle Deck. Another 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 left corner of the illustration. This card was reprinted as a TCG retro card in the TCG Evolutions expansion, first released in the Japanese TCG Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary subset, featuring the same artwork as the original print and an updated card template reminiscent of the Original Series layout.

Switch was reprinted during the Sun & Moon Series as part of the TCG Sun & Moon expansion, first released in the Japanese TCG Collection Moon expansion, as both a Regular card and a TCG Full Art card (Full Art) TCG Secret card. Both prints feature artwork by Ryo Ueda. In Japan, the Regular print was also printed in the TCG Sun & Moon Starter Set released on the same day, December 9, 2016. The Regular print received another Japanese reprint in the TCG Tapu Bulu-GX Enhanced Starter Set. It was later released as part of both the Ash Half Deck and Team Rocket Half Deck in the TCG Ash vs Team Rocket Deck Kit, distinguishable by a small Half Deck symbol printed in the bottom right of the card's text area. It was reprinted again as one of the Japanese TCG SM-P Promotional cards. This print was 1 of 9 cards available in special packs sent to official Event Organizers in Japan starting August 2017 and features the Event Organizer logo in the bottom right corner of the illustration. It was reprinted yet again in the English TCG Shining Legends expansion and in the Japanese Shining Legends subset, TCG Solgaleo-GX & Lunala-GX Legendary Starter Set, and TCG Forbidden Light expansion. It was reprinted in the Japanese TCG Champion Road subset with the artwork by Hiromichi Sugiyama originally printed in the Mudkip Constructed Starter Deck. The Regular Sun & Moon print was once again reprinted in the Japanese TCG Sky-Splitting Charisma expansion, the TCG Thunderclap Spark subset, in each of the TCG GX Starter Decks, the TCG Super-Burst Impact expansion, in 2 of the TCG Eevee-GX Starter Sets, in the TCG Tag Team GX Premium Trainer Box, in both TCG Trainer Battle Decks, and in the TCG Tag Team GX Deck Build Box. The Champion Road print was released in the English TCG Celestial Storm expansion.

Origin
Tausch (TCG) Cambio (TCG) Transfert (Set de Base 95) Scambio (Set Base 95) ポケモンいれかえ 替换宝可梦（集换式卡片）