Spheal

Spheal in the anime

Spheal debuted in The Spheal of Approval, under the ownership of Marius, who used it to confront Ash and Max when he mistook them for thieves, and it battled Pikachu. In The Great Eight Fate!, a Spheal was part of Juan's Sootopolis City Water Exhibit and was captured by Team Rocket along with his other Pokémon before they all escaped together. In PK19, Pikachu and his friends rescued a Spheal stuck in the snow on an icy island, and it joined them. In Leading a Stray!, several Spheal helped Luxio free a Wailmer trapped in the sewers.

Spheal's cards across eras

Spheal's earliest cards were two Team Aqua's Spheal Commons in Team Magma vs Team Aqua in 2004, illustrated by Nakaoka. Hidden Legends, Legend Maker, and Power Keepers continued the Common printings through the EX era, and the line ran through Mysterious Treasures, Rising Rivals, Dragons Exalted, and a pair of Primal Clash Commons, plus a Double Crisis Team Aqua's Spheal. Cosmic Eclipse and Chilling Reign continued the run, and Surging Sparks added a Common and an Illustration rare by miki kudo.

Cards to know

• Team Aqua's Spheal (Team Magma vs Team Aqua #56)

  Spheal's earliest card, a 2004 Team Magma vs Team Aqua Common illustrated by Nakaoka.

• Spheal (Flashfire #24)

  Flashfire's Common Spheal, illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.

• Spheal (Surging Sparks #199)

  Surging Sparks' Illustration rare Spheal, illustrated by miki kudo.