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Nest Ball
Sun & Moon 123/149 • uncommon
- Set
- Sun & Moon
- Number
- 123/149
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Released
- 2017
- Market price
- $0.47
- Artist
- Toyste Beach
What it does
Search your deck for a Basic Pokémon and put it onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck.
You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack).
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedLegal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
The Nest Ball card debuted in the Sun & Moon base set, released by The Pokémon Company International in early 2017. As a staple Item card within the Trading Card Game, it was introduced to provide players with a strategic tool for consistency, allowing them to search their deck for a Basic Pokémon and place it directly onto the bench. This mechanism reflected the core gameplay shift of the Sun & Moon era, which emphasized efficient board setup to compete with increasingly fast-paced match structures.
The card’s artwork features the distinctive design of the Nest Ball, a specialized Poké Ball from the video games characterized by its green and yellow aesthetic, designed to be more effective when catching lower-level Pokémon. While the card lacks the elaborate foiling of ultra-rare variants, its utilitarian design is iconic to the generation. It was received as a fundamental utility card by the competitive community, frequently appearing in high-level deck lists throughout its period of legality in the Standard format.
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