Ortide

Printed language: French · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): Éveil des Légendes
Rarity (source): Commune
Illustrator: Sumiyoshi Kizuki
Source reference: dp6-96

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: 70
Type (source): Plante
Stage (source): Niveau 1
Evolves from (printed name): Myrapla
Pokédex number: 44
Retreat cost: 1 Energy
Weakness (source): Feu +20

Printed card text — French

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

L'odeur du nectar de sa bouche est si répugnante qu'elle agresse les narines à deux kilomètres.

Attacks

Poudre dodo

Cost: Plante

Damage: 20

Le Pokémon Défenseur est maintenant Endormi.

Frustration

Cost: Plante · Incolore

Choisissez 1 des Pokémon de votre adversaire ne possédant pas de marqueurs de dégât. Cette attaque lui inflige 30 dégâts. (Vous ne pouvez pas appliquer la Faiblesse et la Résistance aux Pokémon de Banc.)

Documented variants

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Normal
Reverse
Normal · Standard
Reverse · Standard

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