Poké Kid (Sword & Shield 173)

Trainer Supporter

Poké Kid ポケモンごっこ Make-believe Pokémon

Sword & Shield print Illus. Hitoshi Ariga Expansion Sword & Shield Rarity English card no. 173/202 Japanese Deck V Starter Set Grass Japanese card no. 020/023 Japanese Deck V Starter Set Fire Japanese card no. 021/023 Japanese Deck V Starter Set Water Japanese card no. 021/023 Japanese Deck V Starter Set Lightning Japanese card no. 022/024 Japanese Deck V Starter Set Fighting Japanese card no. 021/024 Japanese Half Deck Zacian + Zamazenta Box Japanese card no. 006/007 Japanese Deck Charizard VMAX Starter Set Japanese card no. 019/021 Japanese expansion S-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 057/S-P Japanese Deck Grass Venusaur V Deck Japanese card no. 115/127 Japanese Deck Fire Incineroar V Deck Japanese card no. 115/127 Japanese Deck Water Wailord V Deck Japanese card no. 115/127 Japanese Deck Lightning Pikachu V Deck Japanese card no. 115/127 Japanese Deck Psychic Mew V Deck Japanese card no. 115/127 Japanese Deck Fighting Lucario V Deck Japanese card no. 115/127 Japanese Deck Darkness Galarian Slowbro V Deck Japanese card no. 115/127 Japanese Deck Metal Duraludon V Deck Japanese card no. 115/127 Japanese Deck Colorless Eevee V Deck Japanese card no. 115/127 English expansion Shining Fates Rarity English card no. 070/072 Japanese expansion Shiny Star V Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 197/190 Japanese Deck Charizard VMAX Starter Set 2 Japanese card no. 018/021

Poké Kid (Japanese: ポケモンごっこ Make-believe Pokémon) is a Supporter card. It was first released as part of the Sword & Shield expansion.

Card text

All prints

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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VSTAR Power

Search your deck for a Pokémon, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.

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.

You may play only 1 Supporter card during your turn.

Release information

This card was included in the Sword & Shield expansion, first released in each of the Japanese V Starter Sets. In Japan, it was reprinted in the Zacian + Zamazenta Box, the Charizard VMAX Starter Set, and as a S-P Promotional card. The S-P Promotional print was one of nine possible cards included in special packs sent to Event Organizers in April 2020 for distribution in official events hosted by them. This print features the Event Organizer logo in the bottom right corner of the illustration. It was reprinted again in each of the Japanese V Starter Decks and in a second version of the Japanese Charizard VMAX Starter Set, available in the VMAX Battle Triple Starter Set from December 4, 2020. A Full Art print with artwork by Sanosuke Sakuma was included in the Shining Fates expansion, first released in the Japanese Shiny Star V subset.

Gallery

Sword & Shield print Illus. Hitoshi Ariga	Shining Fates print Illus. Sanosuke Sakuma	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

Poké Kid is a class of Trainer in the Pokémon games. A male Poké Kid is featured in the Sword & Shield print's illustration, while a female Poké Kid is featured in the Shining Fates print's illustration.

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