{"title":"XY9 BREAKpoint","description":"\u003ch2\u003eXY—BREAKpoint\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStatus:\u003c\/strong\u003e Released (February 2016)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShatter Expectations with XY—BREAKpoint\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rift in the Pokémon world widened on February 3, 2016, with the release of \u003cstrong\u003eXY—BREAKpoint\u003c\/strong\u003e. This expansion introduced the shiny Mega Gyarados-EX and further expanded the BREAK mechanic, most notably with the meta-defining \"Greninja BREAK.\" \u003cstrong\u003eXY—BREAKpoint\u003c\/strong\u003e is famous for its high concentration of competitively viable cards, including \"Darkrai-EX\" and the item-locking \"Trevenant BREAK,\" which forced opponents to play under constant pressure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGreninja BREAK and Puzzle of Time\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe star of the set was undoubtedly Greninja BREAK. Its \"Giant Water Shuriken\" ability allowed players to discard a water energy to deal 60 damage to *any* of the opponent's Pokémon. Since this could be done multiple times per turn with multiple Greninjas, it created a snipe-heavy strategy that dominated Worlds. The set also introduced \"Puzzle of Time,\" a powerful item card that, when played in pairs, allowed players to recover any two cards from their discard pile. This recursion mechanic was so powerful that it was eventually banned in Expanded, cementing \u003cstrong\u003eXY—BREAKpoint\u003c\/strong\u003e's legacy as a set of extreme power.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0950\/1451\/9121\/collections\/logo_square_77e60d15-b931-45bd-938e-f068c753a68e.png?v=1767889822","url":"https:\/\/tcgshops.com\/collections\/xy9-breakpoint\/english.oembed","provider":"TCG Shops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}