クサイハナ

Printed language: Japanese · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): インフェルノX
Rarity (source): Common
Illustrator: Yoriyuki Ikegami
Source reference: M2-002

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): Grass
Stage (source): Stage1
Evolves from (printed name): ナゾノクサ
Pokédex number: 44
Regulation mark: I
Retreat cost: 1 Energy
Weakness (source): Fire 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

少しずつ染みだしてくるのはよだれではない。蜜のような汁で獲物をおびき寄せているのだ。

Attacks

よだれまき

Cost: Grass

Damage: 20

おたがいのベンチポケモン全員にも、それぞれ20ダメージ。［ベンチは弱点・抵抗力を計算しない。］

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