Fisherman (Skyridge 125)

Trainer Supporter

Fisherman 釣り人 Fisherman

BREAKthrough print Illus. Hitoshi Ariga English expansion Skyridge Rarity English card no. 125/144 Japanese expansion Mysterious Mountains Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 079/088 English expansion HeartGold & SoulSilver Rarity English card no. 92/123 Japanese expansion SoulSilver Collection Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 067/070 English expansion BREAKthrough Rarity English card no. 136/162 Japanese expansion Raichu BREAK Evolution Pack Japanese card no. 009/010 English expansion Celestial Storm Rarity English card no. 130/168 Japanese expansion Sky-Splitting Charisma Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 089/096 English expansion Hidden Fates Rarity English card no. SV83/SV94 Japanese expansion GX Ultra Shiny Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 154/150 English expansion Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic English Deck Blastoise & Suicune ex Deck English card no. 022/034 Japanese expansion Pokémon Card Game Classic Japanese Deck Blastoise & Suicune ex Deck Japanese card no. 027/032

Fisherman (Japanese: 釣り人 Fisherman) is a Supporter card. It was first released as part of the Skyridge expansion.

Card text

Skyridge print

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

Choose 4 basic Energy cards from your discard pile (if there are fewer basic Energy cards than choose, take all of them), show them to your opponent, and put them into your hand.

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.

HeartGold & SoulSilver print

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 discard pile for 4 basic Energy cards, show them to your opponent, and put them into your hand.

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.

BREAKthrough print

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

Put 4 basic Energy cards from your discard pile into your hand.

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 (before your attack).

Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic print

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

Put up to 4 Basic Energy cards from your discard pile into your hand.

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.

e-Reader data

The Skyridge print includes a Dot Code strip for use with the e-Reader, and has the card ID F-47-#. The short strip contains a brief card summary, and information on the content of the long strip.

Construction: Action

The long strip contains player data for the Construction: Action application.

Release information

This card was included in the Skyridge expansion with artwork by Kagemaru Himeno, first released in the Japanese Mysterious Mountains expansion. It was reprinted in the HeartGold & SoulSilver expansion with new artwork by Kanako Eo, first released in the Japanese SoulSilver Collection. It was reprinted again in the BREAKthrough expansion with artwork by Hitoshi Ariga, first released in the Japanese Raichu BREAK Evolution Pack. It was reprinted once again in the Celestial Storm expansion with artwork by Masakazu Fukuda, first released in the Japanese Sky-Splitting Charisma expansion. A Full Art print with artwork also by Masakazu Fukuda was included in the Hidden Fates expansion, first released in the Japanese GX Ultra Shiny subset.

In the Scarlet & Violet Series, the BREAKthrough print of Fisherman was reprinted in Holofoil for the Blastoise & Suicune ex deck of the Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic. This reprint lacks a regulation mark and is thus not legal for tournament play.

Gallery

Skyridge print Illus. Kagemaru Himeno	HeartGold & SoulSilver print Illus. Kanako Eo	BREAKthrough print Illus. Hitoshi Ariga
Celestial Storm print Illus. Masakazu Fukuda	Hidden Fates print Illus. Masakazu Fukuda	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

The intended message of the card on the Skyridge print was "If there are fewer basic Energy cards than that, choose all of them."

Origin

The Fisherman Trainer class is a type of Pokémon Trainer in the Pokémon games. The HeartGold & SoulSilver print features a Fisherman as they appear in the Generation IV games, the BREAKthrough print features a Fisherman as they appear in Pokémon X and Y, and the Celestial Storm and Hidden Fates prints feature a Fisherman as they appear in Pokémon Sun and Moon and Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.