# Switch (Japanese) #018 — Battle Theme Deck: Victini

## Summary

Switch opens on a glowing Poké Ball hovering above a metallic launch pad, with a second pad and a capsule in cool blues and teals behind it, a tidy bit of machinery for a card that swaps your Active Pokémon with a Benched one. This Japanese Battle Theme Deck: Victini copy came out in June 2011, more than a year before the English Boundaries Crossed set carried the same Item. As a utility staple it was a deck-building necessity, not a chase pull.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Battle Theme Deck: Victini |
| Language | Japanese |
| Number | 018 |
| Rarity | None |
| Era | jp-bw |
| Illustrator | Unknown |
| Release date | 2011-06-17 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | TRAINER |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | JA |

## Current stats

- Headline price: unavailable (insufficient data).
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a
- Floor delivered ask: unavailable (no depth coverage).
- Quant score: unavailable (insufficient data).

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2011-06-17T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon-japan/battle-theme-deck-victini/switch)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~pokemon-japan%3Ajp-23934-018%3AJA%3ANORMAL~NM)