Zach Neto thanks pulling a Charizard while opening Pokemon packs with Mike Trout for HR

Zach Neto credits Charizard pull after Mike Trout’s pregame idea

As shared via MLB on X, Trout tried to help Neto loosen up before the game.

“Mike Trout opened Pokemon cards with Zach Neto before yesterday’s game to get his mind off his slump,” MLB revealed on Twitter.

“Neto pulled a Charizard card, and Trout said the box of cards would bring them home runs, then they both hit home runs,” the league added.

Neto had been stuck in a 0-for-23 slump before the Angels’ matchup against the Chicago White Sox.

Trout told him that if they pulled a Charizard, both of them would homer that night. Neto pulled the card, then later thanked Charizard after breaking through at the plate.

Mike Trout and Zach Neto both homer as the LA Angels beat the Chicago White Sox

The pregame prediction somehow played out almost perfectly.

Trout hit a solo home run in the first inning, his 11th of the season and the 415th of his career, helping the Angels respond after Chicago took an early lead.

Neto first snapped his hitless streak with a single, then delivered the biggest swing of the night in the fifth inning with a go-ahead solo home run.

Jorge Soler also homered for Los Angeles, while Nolan Schanuel added an RBI double to score Trout and give the Angels enough separation.

The White Sox pushed back late, but Ryan Zeferjahn escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth to seal a 4-3 Angels win.

For Neto, the box of Pokemon cards became more than a clubhouse distraction. It gave him a mental reset, a viral moment, and a slump-busting home run all in one night.