Computer Search

What the card does

Computer Search discards two cards to fetch any card from the deck into hand. The original Base Set wording simply required discarding 2 other cards from hand, while the Boundaries Crossed wording clarifies that the card cannot be played if the player is unable to discard 2 cards. Boundaries Crossed also made it an Ace Spec, and because that designation counts as a major text change, the Base Set print cannot be substituted for it in sanctioned play.

Printing history

The card debuted in the WOTC era's Base Set with art by Keiji Kinebuchi and was reprinted in Base Set 2. It returned in the Black and White era's Boundaries Crossed as an Ace Spec Item with new art by Ryo Ueda. Our catalog lists 3 printings.

Trivia

Prototype Pokémon Leagues received Computer Search ahead of Base Set's official release in the Trainer Deck B, distinguished by a red border and Trainer Deck B text on the back. The card represents the concept of PC storage from the Pokémon games.

Cards to know

• Computer Search (Base Set #71)

  The Base Set printing is Computer Search's first release

• Computer Search (Base Set 2 #101)

  The Base Set 2 printing is again credited to Keiji Kinebuchi

• Computer Search (Boundaries Crossed #137)

  The Boundaries Crossed printing carries the Ace Spec designation and new artwork