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Friend Ball
Skyridge 126/144 • uncommon
- Set
- Skyridge
- Number
- 126/144
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Released
- 2003
- Market price
- $16.62
- Artist
- Katsura Tabata
What it does
Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. Search your deck for a Baby Pokémon, Basic Pokémon, or Evolution card of the same type (color), 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 Friend Ball was released as part of the Skyridge expansion, which launched in North America in 2003. As the final set in the e-Card Series, it represented the culmination of a unique era for the Pokémon Trading Card Game, characterized by the integration of dot-code data strips on the left side of the cards. These strips were intended to be scanned by the Nintendo e-Reader peripheral to unlock mini-games or Pokédex entries, marking a brief but distinct period of experimental connectivity between physical cards and digital gameplay.
The design of the card is typical of the era, featuring the clean, minimalist aesthetic favored by the e-Card Series designers to accommodate the scanning hardware. As an uncommon Trainer card, its utility was tied to the game's mechanics of the time, allowing players to search their deck for a Pokémon that shared a type with their active Pokémon. It remains a notable piece for collectors focusing on the Skyridge set, which is widely regarded as one of the most significant and sought-after expansions due to its limited print run and the high quality of its artwork.
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