# Heavy Ball #88/99 — Next Destinies

## Summary

Heavy Ball is a Trainer-Item uncommon that found a real home in Black & White-era decks built around big, retreat-heavy attackers, and it sees little demand outside that niche. Ryo Ueda is a long-running Pokémon TCG illustrator, so collectors who chase artist runs may add one cheaply. A $0.75 modelled guide with 4 copies traded in 30 days says bulk, with 121 days of inventory on the board, and the economics stop there: a PSA 10 guides at $46, 61 times raw, but PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Next Destinies |
| Number | 88/99 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | BW |
| Illustrator | Ryo Ueda |
| Release date | 2012-02-08 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | TRAINER |
| Subtype | Item |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.75** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-26T23:14:13.809Z
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-10-26T23:14:13.809Z
- Floor delivered ask: $1.80 — as of 2026-10-26T23:14:13.809Z
- Quant score: 74/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-26T23:14:13.809Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 29% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2012-02-08T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-16T03:19:46.822Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-27T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-16T03:19:46.822Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-06T13:25:18.767Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-16T03:19:46.822Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/next-destinies/heavy-ball-88)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abw4-88%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)