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Gloom

Unbroken Bonds / #7/214

Gloom

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Unbroken Bonds
Rarity (source)
Uncommon
Illustrator
Anesaki Dynamic
Source reference
sm10-7

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Gloom carries a flower whose pistil can release a very strong smell. This stench intensifies when it feels threatened, but disappears when it is comfortable and safe. The sticky nectar dripping from its mouth can also be mistaken for drool. In the Pokédex, these secretions therefore do more than give it a strange appearance: they accompany its reactions to danger and make approaching it difficult.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon X states that roughly one person in a thousand enjoys Gloom’s smell, despite its reputation. Pokémon Omega Ruby adds a nuance: when it feels perfectly safe, it stops releasing its stench. Its bad smell is therefore not permanent.

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Card details

HP
80
Type (source)
Grass
Stage (source)
Stage1
Evolves from (printed name)
Oddish
Pokédex number
44
Retreat cost
2 Energy
Weakness (source)
Fire ×2

Printed card text — English

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Description from the source

Smells incredibly foul! However, around one out of a thousand people enjoy sniffing its nose-bending stink.

Abilities

Irresistible Aroma

Ability

Once during your turn (before your attack), if your opponent’s Bench isn’t full, you may flip a coin. If heads, your opponent reveals their hand. Put a Basic Pokémon you find there onto their Bench.

Attacks

Drool

Cost: Grass · Colorless

Damage: 30

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Normal
  • normal · standard

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