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Professor's Research
Black Bolt 85/86 • uncommon
- Set
- Black Bolt
- Number
- 85/86
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Released
- 2025
- Market price
- $0.17
- Artist
- Taira Akitsu
What it does
Discard your hand and draw 7 cards.
You may play only 1 Supporter card during your turn.
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Where it came from
Professor's Research is a cornerstone card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game, designed to provide players with a powerful method to refresh their hand by discarding their current cards and drawing seven new ones. First introduced in the Sword & Shield base set, the card features various prominent Pokémon professors, such as Professor Magnolia or Professor Juniper, serving as an essential engine for competitive deck consistency. The card's design prioritizes utility and speed, reflecting its status as a core staple that has seen numerous reprints and variant illustrations to keep pace with changing competitive metas.
This specific iteration, numbered 85/86 from the Black Bolt subset, continues the tradition of functional simplicity that defines the Professor's Research series. By utilizing established Pokémon characters as mentors, the artwork grounds the high-impact game mechanic in the established lore of the franchise. Upon release, the card was widely received as a necessary inclusion for any serious player, appreciated for its straightforward design and the strategic depth it brings to the flow of turn-based play.
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