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Erika's Gloom

Gym Heroes / #46/132

Erika's Gloom

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Gym Heroes
Rarity (source)
Uncommon
Illustrator
Ken Sugimori
Source reference
gym1-46

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About the species

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.

This account describes the species in the video games. It does not describe its Trainer’s history or that of this copy, and does not identify the depicted form or sex.

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)
Oddish
Pokédex number
44
Retreat cost
1 Energy
Weakness (source)
Fire x2

Printed card text — English

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Attacks

Dream Dance

Cost: Grass · Colorless

Damage: 10

Both the Defending Pokémon and Erika's Gloom are now Asleep (after doing damage).

Vile Smell

Cost: Grass · Grass · Colorless

Damage: 30

Both the Defending Pokémon and Erika's Gloom are now Confused (after doing damage).

Documented variants

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  • Normal
  • First Edition
  • normal · standard
  • normal · standard · 1st-edition

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