Devolution Spray (Base Set 72)

Devolution Spray (Japanese: 退化スプレー Degeneration Spray) is an Item card. It was first released in the Base Set as a Trainer card.

Trainer Item
Devolution Spray
退化スプレー Degeneration Spray

Evolutions print
Illus. Keiji Kinebuchi
English expansion Base Set
Rarity
English card no. 72/102
Japanese expansion Expansion Pack
Japanese Rarity
Card GB set Laboratory
Card GB ID A48
Card GB 2 set We Are Team Rocket
Card GB 2 ID G46
English expansion Dragons Exalted
Rarity
English card no. 113/124
Japanese expansion Dragon Blast
Japanese Rarity
Japanese card no. 048/050
Japanese expansion BW-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no. 196/BW-P
English expansion Fates Collide
Rarity
English card no. 95/124
Japanese expansion Awakening Psychic King
Japanese Rarity
Japanese card no. 067/078
English expansion Evolutions
Rarity
English card no. 76/108
Japanese expansion Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary
Japanese Rarity
Japanese card no. 075/087

Card text
Base Set print
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
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
{{{ruletext}}}
Choose 1 of your own Pokémon in play and a Stage of Evolution. Discard all Evolution cards of that Stage or higher attached to that Pokémon. That Pokémon is no longer Asleep, Confused, Paralyzed, Poisoned, or anything else that might be the result of an attack (just as if you had evolved it).
 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.
Dragons Exalted print
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
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
{{{ruletext}}}
Devolve 1 of your evolved Pokémon and put the highest stage Evolution card on it into your hand. (That Pokémon can't evolve this 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 as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack).
Fates Collide and Evolutions print
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
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
{{{ruletext}}}
Devolve 1 of your evolved Pokémon and put the highest Stage Evolution card on it into your hand. (That Pokémon can't evolve this 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 as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack).


Release information

This card was included in the Base Set expansion with artwork by Keiji Kinebuchi, first released in the Japanese Expansion Pack. It was later released as an Item card with an updated effect in the Dragons Exalted expansion, first released in the Japanese Dragon Blade expansion, with new artwork by Ryo Ueda. The Japanese print was later reprinted as one of the BW-P Promotional cards, one of four cards included as inserts with the January 2013 issue of V Jump magazine, released on November 21, 2012. This print also has the V Jump logo in the bottom left corner.

It was reprinted again in the Fates Collide expansion with new artwork by Toyste Beach, first released in the Japanese Awakening Psychic King expansion. It was reprinted as a retro card in the Evolutions expansion, first released in the Japanese Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary subset, featuring the same artwork as the original print and an updated card template reminiscent of the Original Series layout.

Base Set print
Illus. Keiji Kinebuchi
Dragons Exalted print
Illus. Ryo Ueda
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Fates Collide print
Illus. Toyste Beach
Evolutions print
Illus. Keiji Kinebuchi
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


GB1 Laboratory sprite
GB2 We Are Team Rocket sprite
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

This card's Dragons Exalted expansion print essentially has the same effect of Hyper Devolution Spray from Neo Discovery.

Origin


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