August 12, 2025
Description
***Opens Pokédex***
Pickleboltorb, the Pickleball mimic Pokémon. Often found in proximity to sports complexes and community centers, this Pokémon's unique color scheme allows it to blend in with pickleball equipment. Its electric abilities are believed to be a defense mechanism, a sudden jolt intended to surprise predators and confuse opponents in a match. The peculiar pattern on its spherical body is actually static-generating. This allows the Pokémon to spin through the air at high velocity, generating lift and a powerful static charge.
Type: Electric, Flying
Height: 7.5cm
Weight: 1kg
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I was invited to a Friend's BDay party and it involved playing pickleball. He is also an avid Pokémon Go player so the idea just popped into my head! I found this great model on Thingiverse by JettoHobby of Voltorb that I thought was a great design. Some tweaking in TinkerCAD later, and we have Pickleboltorb! This is scaled up to the exact size of a pickleball.
TinkerCAD: https://www.tinkercad.com/things/hRO720us0ym-pickleboltorb
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Print Info:
The .3mf has it all, but I printed with an interior brim and tree supports for the ball pieces @.08mm, z offset of the supports .32mm. Make sure you offset the holes when you glue together the Top and bottom!
License:
Creative Commons — Attribution — Noncommercial