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Ruby & Sapphire / #92/109

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Printed language: English · Trainer

Set (printed edition)
Ruby & Sapphire
Rarity (source)
Common
Illustrator
Hiromichi Sugiyama
Source reference
ex1-92

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The story behind this Trainer card

Switch moves one of your Active Pokémon to the Bench and brings one of your Benched Pokémon into its place. The player therefore chooses a new fighter among those already prepared. No Pokémon is searched for in the deck or retrieved from the discard pile. The maneuver only changes your team's positions, leaving opposing Pokémon in place and adding no new card to the field.

Background on this Trainer card’s printed effect; its edition, language and finish remain distinct.

A detail worth noticing

Switch works with two Pokémon already in play on your side: an Active Pokémon and a Benched member. It does not return either to the hand. The change concerns their respective positions, not searching the deck for a replacement.

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Card details

Trainer type (source)
Item
Retreat cost
0 Energy

Printed card text — English

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Printed card effect

Switch 1 of your Active Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Normal
  • Reverse
  • normal · standard
  • reverse · standard
  • normal · no-e-reader · standard
  • normal · standard · reed-weichler
  • normal · standard · chris-fulop
  • normal · standard · tsuguyoshi-yamato
  • normal · standard · kevin-nguyen

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