Youngster (Scarlet & Violet 198)

Trainer Supporter

Youngster たんぱんこぞう Shorts Youngster

Illus. Hitoshi Ariga Release information Expansion Scarlet & Violet Rarity English card no. 198/198 Japanese Deck ex Starter Set Sprigatito & Lucario ex Japanese card no. 021/023 Japanese Deck ex Starter Set Fuecoco & Ampharos ex Japanese card no. 019/021 Japanese Deck ex Starter Set Quaxly & Mimikyu ex Japanese card no. 021/023 Japanese Deck ex Start Decks Japanese card no. 132/139 Japanese Deck 2023 Pokémon World Championships Yokohama Deck: Pikachu Japanese card no. 026/030 Japanese Deck Kit Pokémon Card Game Battle Academy Japanese card no. 060/066 Japanese Deck Generations Start Decks Japanese card no. 157/175

Youngster (Japanese: たんぱんこぞう Shorts Youngster) is a Supporter card. It was first released as part of the Scarlet & Violet 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

Shuffle your hand into your deck. Then, draw 5 cards.

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 Scarlet & Violet expansion, first released in the Japanese ex Starter Sets. It was reprinted in the Japanese ex Start Decks, the 2023 Pokémon World Championships Yokohama Deck: Pikachu, the Pokémon Card Game Battle Academy Deck Kit, and the Generations Start Decks.

Trivia

This card's effect matches that of Professor Oak's Research and Shauna.

Origin

Youngster is a class of Trainer in the Pokémon games. This card depicts a Youngster as featured in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

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