グソクムシャ

Printed language: Japanese · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): ニンジャスピナー
Rarity (source): Uncommon
Illustrator: Takeshi Nakamura
Source reference: M4-026

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Golisopod inhabits caves and wrecks on the seabed. Beneath its tough shell, it has several pairs of legs and claws capable of surprising an inattentive opponent. It prefers winning by any means to retreating. Encounters with Grapploct may end in a battle whose loser becomes a meal. The Pokédex therefore connects its apparent calm in the depths with swift brutality when survival is at stake.

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

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Shield reports battles between Golisopod and Grapploct on the seabed, after which the defeated Pokémon may be eaten. Pokémon Sword highlights its small foreclaws, used at the decisive moment. The least visible weapon sometimes becomes the most important.

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Card details

HP: 140
Type (source): Water
Stage (source): Stage1
Evolves from (printed name): コソクムシ
Pokédex number: 768
Regulation mark: J
Retreat cost: 2 Energy
Weakness (source): Lightning x2

Printed card text — Japanese

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

勝つためには手段を問わない。相手の隙をついて前脚の小さなツメでとどめを刺す。

Attacks

きゅうしょぎり

Cost: Water

Damage: 30

このワザのダメージで、相手のポケモンがきぜつしたなら、次の相手の番、このポケモンはワザのダメージや効果を受けない。

そこぢから

Cost: Colorless · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 150

次の自分の番、このポケモンはワザが使えない。

Documented variants

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Normal
normal · standard

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