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Baltoy
Great Encounters 60/106 • common
- Set
- Great Encounters
- Number
- 60/106
- Rarity
- Common
- Released
- 2008
- Energy type
- fighting energy
- Market price
- $3.24
- Artist
- Sumiyoshi Kizuki
What it does
If you have less cards in your hand than your opponent, draw cards until you have the same number of cards as your opponent. (If you have more or the same number of cards in your hand as your opponent, this attack does nothing.)
Switch Baltoy with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
It moves by spinning on its foot. It is a rare Pokémon that was discovered in ancient ruins.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
Baltoy (60/106) was released as part of the Great Encounters expansion in the Pokémon Trading Card Game, which debuted in early 2008. This set was notable for focusing on the Sinnoh region and featuring a variety of powerful Pokémon-LV.X cards, which significantly shifted the competitive landscape of the era. The card itself represents the ground-psychic type Pokémon introduced in the third generation of the video games, capturing its unique spinning top-like appearance.
The artwork for this particular card was produced by Midori Harada, a prolific illustrator who has contributed hundreds of designs to the franchise since the early 2000s. Harada's approach for this piece emphasizes Baltoy's geometric, clay-like aesthetic, set against a simple backdrop that draws focus to its distinctive single-eyed visage. As a common card, it was widely distributed, serving as a functional piece for players building decks around its evolved form, Claydol, which became a staple in the competitive meta for its utility.
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