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They were neutered due to a fear of how powerful their mechanic might be

Showing large crowds of Vedalken gathered to admire the titular colossal creation, the piece adds a humorous edge by placing said crowds within the Gearhulks splash zone, umbrellas up as it unleashes torrents of water upon them

"I have never spent this much money on a physical asset," Paul said during the trade

His last act is depicted here, fittingly, on the ultimate board wipe

Originally illustrated by George Karn who also drew the original TRIX RABBIT way back in 1959

TAHK0 speculated on why the error may have happened, writing, Poke Balls went through a lot of early variations, with everything from the button placement changing, to how it opens differing, to even being depicted with the white on top. It could be that an early Pok Ball design actually did open like it does on the card back, but when the design was eventually changed to the opposite way, they forgot to update it on the card back before going to print, and it remains that way to this day