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Maxie's Hidden Ball Trick card from the Primal Clash set
Illustration by Ken Sugimori. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
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Maxie's Hidden Ball Trick

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A rare trainer that revives a Pokemon and refills your hand when you are down to your last card.

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What this card does

You must play this card only when it is the final card in your hand.

You place a Fire type Pokemon from your discard pile onto your Bench.

You draw five new cards.

What it does

Maxie's Hidden Ball Trick

You can play this card only when it is the last card in your hand. Put a {F} Pokémon from your discard pile onto your Bench. Then, draw 5 cards.

This card acts as a dramatic rescue move. It allows you to bring back a powerful Fire Pokemon that was knocked out while simultaneously restoring your resources for the next turn.

Which deck it belongs in

It suits decks built around Fire type Pokemon that rely on strong attacks. It works best in strategies where you can control when your hand becomes empty.

Strengths
  • Hand recovery
  • Bench revival
  • Resource gain
Watch out for
  • Last card restriction
  • Fire type only
  • Uncommon rarity
Pro tip

Plan your plays carefully so that this is the very last card you use before activating its effect.

Good to know

Maxie is a leader of Team Magma who seeks to expand the land using the power of Fire.

Note for the parent

Explain to your child that this card requires perfect timing and cannot be played early in their turn.

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