Professor Elm's Training Method (Expedition 148)

Supporter

Professor Elm's Training Method ウツギはかせの育てかた Dr. Utsugi's Raising Method

HeartGold & SoulSilver print Illus. Ken Sugimori English expansion Expedition Base Set Rarity English card no. 148/165 Japanese expansion Base Expansion Pack Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 049/128 English expansion EX Unseen Forces Rarity English card no. 89/115 Japanese expansion Golden Sky, Silvery Ocean Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 097/106 Japanese Half Deck Meganium Constructed Starter Deck Japanese card no. 013/016 Japanese Half Deck Typhlosion Constructed Starter Deck Japanese card no. 013/016 Japanese Half Deck Feraligatr Constructed Starter Deck Japanese card no. 013/016 Expansion EX Dragon Frontiers Rarity English card no. 79/101 Japanese Half Deck Seal! Gardevoir ex Constructed Standard Deck Japanese card no. 014/024 Japanese Half Deck Thunder! Tyranitar ex Constructed Standard Deck Japanese card no. 014/024 English expansion HeartGold & SoulSilver Rarity English card no. 100/123 Japanese expansion HeartGold Collection Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 067/070 Japanese expansion L-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 023/L-P Japanese Deck Kit Leafeon vs Metagross Expert Deck Japanese Deck Leafeon Deck Japanese card no. 012/015 Japanese Deck Kit Leafeon vs Metagross Expert Deck Japanese Deck Metagross Deck Japanese card no. 011/014 Japanese Deck Kit Battle Starter Decks Japanese Half Deck Blastoise Starter Deck Japanese card no. 009/010 Japanese Deck Steelix Constructed Standard Deck Japanese card no. 014/019 Japanese Deck Tyranitar Constructed Standard Deck Japanese card no. 014/019 Deck Kit HS Trainer Kit Half Deck Gyarados Half Deck English card no. 25/30 Expansion Call of Legends Rarity English card no. 77/95

Professor Elm's Training Method (Japanese: ウツギはかせの育てかた Dr. Utsugi's Raising Method) is a Supporter card. It was first released as part of the Expedition Base Set.

Card text

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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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You can play only one Supporter card each turn. When you play this card, put it next to your Active Pokémon. When your turn ends, discard this card.

VSTAR Power

Search your deck for an Evolution card, show it to your opponent, 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.

Release information

This card was reprinted in the EX Unseen Forces and EX Dragon Frontiers sets with a full-frame view of the same artwork. It was reprinted in the HeartGold & SoulSilver expansion with new artwork by the same artist, and again in the Call of Legends expansion. In Japan, a holographic promotional version of the HeartGold Collection print was awarded to those who participated in and won battles in the Pokémon Card Game LEGEND Battle in September 2009. This print has the Pokémon Card Game LEGEND logo in the top right of the illustration and the HeartGold Collection logo on the bottom left.

Gallery

Expedition Base Set print Illus. Ken Sugimori	HeartGold & SoulSilver print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori

Trivia

Origin

Professor Elm is the resident Pokémon Professor of the Johto region. The original artwork depicted him alongside Chikorita, Cyndaquil, and Totodile, the three starter Pokémon available in Johto.

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