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Protective Orb
Unseen Forces 90/115 • uncommon
- Set
- Unseen Forces
- Number
- 90/115
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Released
- 2005
- Market price
- $0.34
- Artist
- Ryo Ueda
What it does
Attach Protective Orb to 1 of your Evolved Pokémon (excluding Pokémon-ex) that doesn't already have a Pokémon Tool attached to it. If the Pokémon Protective Orb is attached to is a Basic Pokémon or Pokémon-ex, discard Protective Orb.
As long as Protective Orb is attached to a Pokémon, that Pokémon has no Weakness.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
The Protective Orb card was released as part of the Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion titled Unseen Forces, which debuted in the mid-2000s. The set was centered around the theme of the Johto region, specifically highlighting legendary Pokémon like Ho-Oh and Lugia. As a Trainer card, the Protective Orb was designed to serve a tactical utility role within the game, offering players a way to mitigate damage dealt to their active Pokémon.
The artwork for the Unseen Forces set, including this item, draws heavily on the aesthetic established during the EX series of the Pokémon TCG. Illustrators for this era focused on a clean, digital style that emphasized the utility of the item being depicted. While not a marquee card within the competitive scene, the Protective Orb remains a nostalgic example of the item cards that shaped the mid-2000s meta and provided a layer of defensive strategy for collectors and players of that generation.
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