Storm built the Ion Pro line around one idea: a benchmark shape from an asymmetric core. The original Ion Pro put a TX-16 Hybrid cover on the Element Tour A.I. Core, and the Ion Pro Solid followed with a TX-16 Solid cover at a Power Edge polish. The Storm Ion Pro Pearl is the third cover on that same engine, and it is the first pearl the Ion Pro line has seen.

Storm calls it the most balanced motion in the Ion Pro Series to date. The latest iteration of the NRG Pearl Reactive cover sits at a 4000-grit Abralon finish, which Storm describes as the smoothest surface it can create without polishes or compounds. The goal is medium length and an assertive backend without giving up control, and Storm says it shines once the bigger balls in your bag start to become too aggressive. It comes in Amethyst Pearl with a Fruit Trifle fragrance.