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Dual Ball
Crystal Guardians 78/100 • uncommon
- Set
- Crystal Guardians
- Number
- 78/100
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Released
- 2006
- Market price
- $0.57
- Artist
- "Big Mama" Tagawa
What it does
Flip 2 coins. For each heads, search your deck for a Basic Pokémon card, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
The Dual Ball card was introduced as part of the EX Crystal Guardians expansion, released in the summer of 2006. This set marked the ninth expansion of the EX Series, centered thematically around the concept of mysterious crystals and their influence on Pokémon within the Hoenn region. The card functions as a Trainer item, designed to offer a strategic, albeit luck-based, method for players to search their deck for basic Pokémon, reflecting the game's broader mechanical focus on resource management during the mid-2000s.
The illustration for this card was created by artist Ryo Ueda, whose work frequently appeared throughout the EX Series. Ueda utilized a clean, digital aesthetic consistent with the visual direction of the era, focusing on the mechanical components of the Poké Ball rather than the organic creatures themselves. Upon release, the card was received as a standard utility item in the competitive landscape, appreciated by players for its potential to accelerate deck setups despite the inherent risk of the required coin flips.
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