Scarlet & Violet

Poké Ball SVI 185/198

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Poké Ball SVI 185

We are not buying this printing at the moment.

Versions of this card

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What you might be wondering about this card

How can you tell your card is this one?
Look at the bottom of your card: you should read SVI 185/198 there. Its illustration is signed Studio Bora Inc..
Which set does it come from?
It comes from the Scarlet & Violet set, released here on 31 March 2023.

When it came out

Scarlet & Violet landed here on 31 March 2023.

In Japan these cards were already in shops on 20 January 2023, under the code SV1S + SV1V. That is 70 days ahead of us.

Every set, with both of its dates

What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

Retreat cost
0
Number
185/198
Set
Scarlet & VioletSVISet guide
Illustrated by
Studio Bora Inc.
Flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for a Pokémon, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.Lancez une pièce. Si c'est face, cherchez dans votre deck un Pokémon, montrez-le, puis ajoutez-le à votre main. Mélangez ensuite votre deck.

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

  1. A strength

    It retreats for free. You can pull it back to the Bench whenever you like, even with no Energy on it at all.

  2. A strength

    Hydreigon ex runs it in 1 of the 65 lists we have read, seen across 1 different tournaments.

  3. A strength

    No Weakness printed on the card. Nothing doubles up the damage it takes.

Who plays it

Every printing of Poké Ball plays the same way at a tournament. So the decks below count them all together, and the last column shows the one players wrote on their list.

The decks that list this card, with how many lists and how many tournaments
DeckListsTournamentsPrinting listed
Hydreigon ex1 of 651POR 80