Intimidating Howl
Ability
Once during your turn, you may switch out your opponent's Active Pokémon to the Bench. (Your opponent chooses the new Active Pokémon.)
Scarlet & Violet / #218/198
Mabosstiff
Printed language: English · Pokémon
- Set (printed edition)
- Scarlet & Violet
- Rarity (source)
- Illustration rare
- Illustrator
- OKACHEKE
- Source reference
- sv01-218
CARDEX BACKGROUND
The Pokémon’s story
Mabosstiff is gentle with children and enjoys playing with them. When its family is threatened, its expression changes and becomes intimidating. It then has another resource: its large dewlap can store energy that it releases all at once to repel an opponent. The Pokédex thus combines an affectionate presence with a sudden, powerful defense. This change of attitude responds to a specific situation: protecting those it cares about.
Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.A detail worth noticing
Pokémon Scarlet locates an energy reserve in Mabosstiff's large dewlap and notes that it can release it all at once. Pokémon Violet describes its usual mood as gentle until the moment it protects its family.
Sources for this background
Card details
- HP
- 130
- Type (source)
- Darkness
- Stage (source)
- Stage1
- Evolves from (printed name)
- Maschiff
- Pokédex number
- 943
- Regulation mark
- G
- Retreat cost
- 3 Energy
- Weakness (source)
- Grass ×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
Mabosstiff loves playing with children. Though usually gentle, it takes on an intimidating look when protecting its family.Abilities
Attacks
Wild Tackle
Cost: Darkness · Darkness · Colorless
Damage: 160
This Pokémon also does 30 damage to itself.Documented variants
Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.
- Holographic
- holo · standard
Price history
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