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Vigoroth

Ruby & Sapphire / #47/109

Vigoroth

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Ruby & Sapphire
Rarity (source)
Uncommon
Illustrator
Kagemaru Himeno
Source reference
ex1-47

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The Pokémon’s story

Vigoroth constantly seeks to expend energy. Its heart beats very fast, and staying still quickly increases its stress. Even when it tries to sleep, its restless body drives it to run through the forest until exhausted. The Pokédex shows a Pokémon for which rest paradoxically requires exercise. Its impatience is more than a mood: it accompanies the intense rhythm described for its body.

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

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Black credits Vigoroth with a heart beating ten times faster than normal. Pokémon Alpha Sapphire says it runs to exhaust itself before it can sleep. What looks like deliberate restlessness also responds to its bodily rhythm.

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Card details

HP
70
Type (source)
Colorless
Stage (source)
Stage1
Evolves from (printed name)
Slakoth
Pokédex number
288
Retreat cost
1 Energy
Weakness (source)
Fighting ×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.

Attacks

Fury Swipes

Cost: Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 20×

Flip 3 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads.

Rage

Cost: Colorless · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 20+

Does 20 damage plus 10 more damage for each damage counter on Vigoroth.

Documented variants

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

  • Normal
  • Reverse
  • normal · standard
  • reverse · standard

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