The cardTEF 157 · PRE 119
Prime Catcher

Prime Catcher

Prime Catcher has appeared in several sets: Temporal Forces (TEF 157) and Prismatic Evolutions (PRE 119). It is the same card every time — it plays the same, only the artwork and the price change. Here is what it does once it is on the table.

What the card itself says

Everything below is written on the card itself: how much health it has, what it fears, and what its attacks cost.

Regulation markH
SetPrismatic Evolutions (PRE)

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

WHAT IT HAS GOING FOR IT

  • Alakazam / Dusknoir runs it in 44 of the 46 lists we have read, seen across 15 different tournaments.
  • No Weakness printed on the card. Nothing doubles up the damage it takes.

WHAT TO WATCH OUT FOR

  • Mark H, and that is the letter the next rotation takes away. After that you will not be able to play it in Standard.

What it costs

We have no price to show you for this card today. The link below takes you where it sells, and you will see the day's numbers there.

Who plays it

These decks really played this card at a tournament. We spot it by the little set code printed at the bottom, the one players copy onto their list — two cards sometimes share a name, the code never lies.

The decks that list this card, with how many lists and how many tournaments
DeckListsTournamentsPrinting listed
Alakazam / Dusknoir44 of 4615TEF 157
Lillie's Clefairy ex29 of 3028TEF 157
Alakazam18 of 2510TEF 157
Lillie's Clefairy ex / Teal Mask Ogerpon ex18 of 3515TEF 157
Sinistcha / Teal Mask Ogerpon ex17 of 2116TEF 157
yanmega-ex13 of 2412TEF 157
Mega Manectric ex / Eelektrik11 of 3411TEF 157
Palafin ex10 of 3410TEF 157
Mega Starmie ex / Dusknoir10 of 4410TEF 157
Raging Bolt ex5 of 375TEF 157
Latias ex / Mega Kangaskhan ex4 of 414TEF 157
Joltik3 of 223TEF 157
Mega Chandelure ex3 of 333TEF 157
Raging Bolt ex / Iono's Bellibolt ex3 of 103TEF 157
Toxtricity3 of 293TEF 157
Azumarill2 of 312TEF 157
Ethan's Magcargo2 of 212TEF 157
Froslass / Munkidori2 of 302TEF 157
Mega Lopunny ex / Dusknoir2 of 412TEF 157
mega-darkrai-ex2 of 242TEF 157
mega-lopunny-ex2 of 132TEF 157
Teal Mask Ogerpon ex / Meganium / Hydrapple ex2 of 342TEF 157
Slowking2 of 342TEF 157
Terapagos ex / Noctowl2 of 172TEF 157
Toucannon2 of 232TEF 157
Wailord ex2 of 202TEF 157
Blaziken ex1 of 201TEF 157
Ceruledge ex1 of 331TEF 157
Cynthia's Garchomp ex1 of 301TEF 157
Decidueye ex1 of 251TEF 157
Mega Diancie ex / Dusknoir1 of 371TEF 157
Dragapult ex / N's Zoroark ex1 of 81TEF 157
Hop's Zacian ex1 of 321TEF 157
Iono's Bellibolt ex1 of 241TEF 157
Jellicent ex / Dusknoir1 of 241TEF 157
Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex1 of 291TEF 157
Mega Camerupt ex1 of 281TEF 157
mega-froslass-ex1 of 281TEF 157
Mega Greninja ex1 of 301TEF 157
Mega Lucario ex1 of 351TEF 157
mega-sharpedo-ex1 of 81TEF 157
mega-zygarde-ex1 of 171TEF 157
Okidogi / Barbaracle1 of 351TEF 157
Team Rocket's Honchkrow1 of 331TEF 157
Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex / Fan Rotom1 of 281TEF 157

When it came out

Prismatic Evolutions landed here on 17 January 2025.

In Japan these cards were already in shops on 6 December 2024, under the code SV8a. That is 42 days ahead of us.

Every set, with both of its dates

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