Pokémon Catcher (Emerging Powers 95)

Pokémon Catcher (Japanese: ポケモンキャッチャー Pokémon Catcher) is an TCG Item card. It was first released as part of the TCG Emerging Powers expansion.

Release information
This card was included in the TCG Emerging Powers expansion, first released in the Japanese TCG White Collection. In Japan, it was reprinted in the TCG Battle Strength Decks, TCG Battle Theme Deck: Victini, the TCG Reshiram-EX Battle Strength Deck (Reshiram-EX) and TCG Zekrom-EX Battle Strength Decks, and the TCG Battle Gift Set: Thundurus vs Tornadus. It was later included in the TCG Dark Explorers expansion as an Ultra-Rare TCG Secret card, first released in the Japanese TCG Dark Rush expansion. The original print has subsequently been reprinted in Japan as part of the TCG Master Deck Build Box EX, the TCG Everyone's Exciting Battle collection, the TCG Blastoise + Kyurem-EX Combo Deck, and the TCG Mewtwo vs Genesect Deck Kit.

Pokémon Catcher was reprinted during the XY Series in the English TCG Kalos Starter Set, first released in the Japanese TCG XY Beginning Set, with new artwork by 5ban Graphics and the updated text to coincide with the XY Series errata. This artwork was later reprinted in the Japanese TCG Xerneas Half Deck (Xerneas) and TCG Yveltal Half Decks, the TCG Hyper Metal Chain Deck, the TCG Super Legend Set: Xerneas-EX & Yveltal-EX, the TCG M Master Deck Build Box Power Style and TCG M Master Deck Build Box Speed Style (released August 7, 2015), the TCG Golduck BREAK + Palkia-EX Combo Deck, as well as the English TCG XY Trainer Kit. An unnumbered XY-P Promotional print of this artwork 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. It was reprinted again in the TCG BREAKpoint expansion, first released in the Japanese TCG Emboar-EX vs Togekiss-EX Deck Kit, and later in the Japanese TCG BREAK Starter Pack, as well as the simultaneously released Japanese TCG Zygarde-EX Perfect Battle Deck and TCG M Audino-EX Mega Battle Decks. 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.

Pokémon Catcher was reprinted again during the Sun & Moon Series as part of the TCG Sun & Moon expansion, first released in the Japanese TCG Sun & Moon Starter Set, with new artwork by Toyste Beach. It was reprinted again in the Japanese TCG Tapu Bulu-GX Enhanced Starter Set and TCG Ash vs Team Rocket Deck Kit. A TCG SM-P Promotional cards (SM-P Promotional) print was 1 of 9 cards available in special packs sent to official Event Organizers in Japan starting August 2017. This print features the Event Organizer logo in the bottom right corner of the illustration. It was reprinted in the English TCG Shining Legends expansion and in the Japanese Shining Legends subset, TCG Solgaleo-GX & Lunala-GX Legendary Starter Set, the TCG Ultra Sun, TCG Forbidden Light, and TCG Sky-Splitting Charisma expansions, the TCG Thunderclap Spark subset, in each of the TCG GX Starter Decks, the TCG Super-Burst Impact expansion, and in both TCG Trainer Battle Decks.

Trivia

 * At the start of the XY Series, Pokémon Catcher was given errata that required a successful coin flip for the effect of the card to occur.
 * This card's Black & White Series effect matches that of, a card previously released in the TCG Base Set. The XY Series effect matches that of.

Origin
Pokémon-Fänger (TCG) Capturapokémon (TCG) Attrape-Pokémon (Noir & Blanc Pouvoirs Émergents 95) Acchiappa-Pokémon (Nuove Forze 95) ポケモンキャッチャー 宝可梦捕捉器（集换式卡片）