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Cherubi

Brilliant Stars / #012/172

Cherubi

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Brilliant Stars
Rarity (source)
Common
Illustrator
Naoyo Kimura
Source reference
swsh9-012

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

The little ball attached to Cherubi concentrates nutrients it needs to evolve. In sunlight, its body turns red. When the ball's reserves run out, it withers; the Pokédex sees this as a sign of approaching evolution. Yet bird Pokémon seek that same ball as food, so Cherubi flees when they approach. Its vital resource therefore also attracts predators, while its color signals the ball's sweetness.

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

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Shield connects Cherubi's red color with the sweeter taste of its nutrient ball. Pokémon Sword says birds covet it. Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire associate exhaustion of these reserves with Cherubi's evolution.

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Card details

HP
40
Type (source)
Grass
Stage (source)
Basic
Pokédex number
420
Regulation mark
E
Retreat cost
1 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

The deeper a Cherubi's red, the more nutrients it has stockpiled in its body. And the sweeter and tastier its small ball!

Abilities

Lively Fruit

Ability

Prevent all effects of attacks from your opponent's Pokémon done to this Pokémon. (Damage is not an effect.)

Attacks

Leafage

Cost: Grass · Colorless

Damage: 20

Documented variants

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

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

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