Pokémon Reversal (Expedition 146)

Pokémon Reversal (Japanese: ポケモンリバース Pokémon Reverse) is a TCG Trainer card (TCG Item card in Japan). It was first released as part of the TCG Expedition Base Set.

e-Reader data
The TCG Expedition Base Set print includes a Dot Code strip for use with the e-Reader, and has the card ID B-55-#. The short strip contains a brief card summary. There is no long strip for this card.

Release information
This card's true first appearance was in the Japanese TCG Pokémon VS expansion and in the unofficial English TCG Tyranitar Half Deck for the 2001 Tropical Mega Battle. The card was translated under the tentative name of Pokémon Reverse. It was then officially released as part of the TCG Expedition Base Set, originating from the Japanese TCG Base Expansion Pack.

It was reprinted in TCG EX Ruby & Sapphire, first originating from the Japanese TCG Torchic Constructed Starter Deck, with new artwork by Hiromichi Sugiyama, which is famous for seemingly mangling the intended effect (see above). The change caused quite a stir, as if the effect had been changed from being a "flip for " to "flip for half a ". An errata was ultimately issued so that the card was treated more like the Expedition print with a slight tweak for 2-on-2 play. The reprinted versions that appeared in TCG EX FireRed & LeafGreen and TCG EX Unseen Forces featured the adjusted text.

Pokémon Reversal was later reclassified in Japan as an TCG Item card during the HeartGold & SoulSilver Series, though the English Trainer cards did not adopt this naming convention until after this card's latest print. TCG HeartGold & SoulSilver featured new artwork by Wataru Kawahara, and the Japanese TCG Battle Starter Decks featured yet another new illustration by Hideaki Hakozaki.

Trivia
This card's HeartGold & SoulSilver print's effect matches that of 's errata. Pokémon Catcher is a card later released in the TCG Emerging Powers expansion, and given errata at the start of the XY Series.

Origin
Pokémon-Umkehrung (TCG) Inversion de Pokémon (Expedition 146) ポケモンリバース 宝可梦逆转装置（集换式卡片）