Bullpadel Cloud Series: Pearl Cloud 25 Padel Racket

The shape and the name are the same; the inside isn't. The standard Pearl, now the Pearl 26 and Pearl 27, uses a Fibrix glass-and-carbon face over MultiEVA. The Pearl Cloud swaps both for Elastic Fiber, a flexible glass filament, over CloudEva, Bullpadel's softest core. Tennis Warehouse describes it as a softer, more user-friendly version of González's racket, and Padel Nuestro rates its hardness medium.

In practice that means a more cushioned contact and more help on depth, at the cost of some of the Pearl's punch and precision. If you love the Pearl's shape but your arm doesn't love its stiffness, this is the version to look at.

Two Bullpadel rackets come in both standard and Cloud versions with Padelful scores for each. On the Neuron 02, the Cloud raises rebound from 7.8 to 9.3 and lowers control from 9.4 to 8.2; on the Hack 04 Hybrid, rebound again goes from 7.8 to 9.3 while power drops from 8.6 to 6.3. The pattern is consistent: the ball comes off the face with far less effort, and you give up some precision and punch.

We'd expect the Pearl Cloud to follow the same pattern against the standard Pearl, but that's an inference from its siblings, not a test of this racket. Treat it as a guide to the character, not a score.

Bullpadel uses the same soft recipe across several shapes. The Neuron 02 Cloud 26 is the control racket of the group; the Hack 04 Hybrid Cloud 26 is the quickest in the hand; the Pearl Cloud is the attacking diamond, and the Vertex 05 W Cloud 26 is a lighter Vertex. Pick the shape you'd choose anyway and the Cloud build comes with it.

Players who like to attack from the net with a diamond, play often, and want a softer contact than a standard pro frame gives. Shops list it for advanced players; our view is that the softer build also suits strong intermediates who already have a reliable overhead. Our padel rackets for women and diamond padel racket pages show the alternatives.

The frame takes Bullpadel's 3 g CustomWeight plates, so a set of four 3 g CustomWeight weights lets you add head weight back if the soft build feels too gentle. A fresh overgrip keeps it secure; our padel grips page covers thickness, and the racket protector page covers frame tape for the diamond head.

For balls, a tube of Bullpadel Next suits club play, and our padel balls page explains why fresh pressure matters. The women's padel shoes and the full padel shoes range cover grip on sand-dressed turf. See the Bullpadel rackets page, every padel racket we sell and our guide to choosing a padel racket.