Pokémon · Sword & Shield

Ultra Ball

Sword & Shield

Brilliant Stars · #186 · Rare Secret · 2022

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Market reference

$17.52

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Card facts

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Set position: 186 / 186
Release year: 2022
Rarity: Rare Secret
Subtype: Item
Regulation mark: F
Illustrator: sadaji
Series: Sword & Shield

Card analysis

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Primary role: Search / Tutor

Also does

Item

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 80% of decks; 3.17 copies on average · 40038 decks
Match win rate: 47.3%; +0.2 pts vs the 47.2% field average

Plays well with

Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.

Glastrier

in 0% of decks · 11 seen

Ho-Oh

in 0% of decks · 37 seen

Reshiram ex

in 0% of decks · 100 seen

Dipplin

in 0% of decks · 58 seen

Black Kyurem ex

in 0% of decks · 15 seen

Mega Emboar ex

in 0% of decks · 17 seen

Copperajah

in 0% of decks · 13 seen

Drilbur

in 0% of decks · 11 seen

Budget alternatives

Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.

Ultra Ball

$0.19 · in 80% of decks

Buddy-Buddy Poffin

$0.30 · in 67% of decks

Crispin

$0.26 · in 30% of decks

Team Rocket's Petrel

$0.33 · in 27% of decks

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About this card

Subtype: Item

You can use this card only if you discard 2 other cards from your hand. Search your deck for a Pokémon, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.

You may play any number of Item cards during your turn.

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

standardLegal

unlimitedLegal

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Tournament play

This printing of Ultra Ball has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.

Ultra Ball — Mega Evolution

Played in 15,273 recent decks

Pricing reference

Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.

TCGPlayer (USD)

Updated 2026/07/16

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$14.70	$19.86	$58.00	$17.52	$18.00

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2025/11/18

Variant	Price
1-day average	€17.48
7-day average	€17.50
30-day average	€17.45
Low	€11.00
Trend price	€16.65
Low (excellent+)	€13.50
averageSellPrice	€17.23

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Ultra Ball is real?

Ultra Ball is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.

What is Ultra Ball worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Ultra Ball is $17.52; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.

What set is Ultra Ball from?

Ultra Ball is from the Pokémon set "Brilliant Stars" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2022.

What rarity is Ultra Ball?

Ultra Ball is a Rare Secret card in the Brilliant Stars set.