Heavy core can be obtained without pickaxe.
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I can reproduce what @Invisible826 said. Heavy core can also be obtained without pickaxe in Bedrock Edition. This is not a parity issue.

Per MCPE-180444, should be also closed as Works As Intended.
From my testing in 1.21.0.20, Bedrock Edition will also drop an item when mined without a pickaxe now.
I'm not sure it's intended or not. Quoted from the 1.21.0.20 changelog: