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Heavy Ball
BREAKthrough 140/162 • uncommon
- Set
- BREAKthrough
- Number
- 140/162
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Released
- 2015
- Market price
- $0.52
- Artist
- Toyste Beach
What it does
Search your deck for a Pokémon with a Retreat Cost of 3 or more, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack).
Where you can play it
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Where it came from
The Heavy Ball card was introduced as part of the Pokémon Trading Card Game's BREAKthrough expansion, released globally in late 2015. The card is based on the specialized Poké Ball from the core video game series, designed to capture heavy Pokémon more effectively. In the context of the card game, it serves as a utility item, allowing players to search their deck for Pokémon with a retreat cost of three or more, reflecting its namesake's functionality in the games.
The artwork for this particular printing was produced by Toyste Beach, whose digital style characterizes many trainer and item cards from the XY series era. The design focuses on a clean, technical depiction of the metallic, bolt-adorned Heavy Ball against a nondescript background, intended to emphasize the item's mechanical nature. Upon release, it was received as a standard, functional uncommon card, valued primarily for its niche but useful application in deck archetypes featuring heavy-hitting, slow-retreating Pokémon.
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