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Golisopod

Guardians Rising / #9/145

Golisopod

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Guardians Rising
Rarity (source)
Rare
Illustrator
Kouki Saitou
Source reference
sm2-9

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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.

Sources for this background

Card details

HP
130
Type (source)
Grass
Stage (source)
Stage1
Evolves from (printed name)
Wimpod
Pokédex number
768
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

With a flashing slash of its giant sharp claws, it cleaves seawater—or even air—right in two.

Abilities

Armor

Ability

This Pokémon takes 30 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance).

Attacks

Resolute Claws

Cost: Grass · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 80+

If your opponent’s Active Pokémon is a Pokémon-GX or a Pokémon-EX, this attack does 70 more damage (before applying Weakness and Resistance).

Documented variants

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

  • Normal
  • normal · standard

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