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Wishful Baton
Burning Shadows 128/147 • uncommon
- Set
- Burning Shadows
- Number
- 128/147
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Released
- 2017
- Market price
- $0.28
- Artist
- Toyste Beach
What it does
Attach a Pokémon Tool to 1 of your Pokémon that doesn't already have a Pokémon Tool attached to it.
If the Pokémon this card is attached to is your Active Pokémon and is Knocked Out by damage from an opponent's attack, move up to 3 basic Energy cards from that Pokémon to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack).
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Where it came from
The Wishful Baton card was released in 2017 as part of the Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion Burning Shadows. This set focused heavily on the mechanics of the Sun & Moon era, introducing various item cards designed to support competitive play through energy acceleration and deck thinning. As an uncommon trainer card, the Wishful Baton functions as a tool card that allows a player to move basic energy cards from a knocked-out active Pokémon to a benched successor, serving as a tactical piece to maintain momentum during high-stakes matches.
The card features an illustration by Toyste Beach, an artist known for clean, vibrant digital renders of Pokémon items and landscapes. The design emphasizes the baton's glowing, ethereal aesthetic, aligning with the mystical theme of the Burning Shadows expansion. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional utility tool in the competitive meta, valued for its ability to mitigate the loss of energy attachments, a common challenge in the game's evolving strategic environment.
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