Gorebyss 38/106 · Great Encounters

Great Encounters is a set in the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on February 1, 2008. The printed size is 106, and the checklist is the same length. Gorebyss is 38/106, in position 38 of 106 on this checklist. Before it is 37 Floatzel, and after it is 39 Granbull. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Gorebyss is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 34. In the Pokédex this is Gorebyss (#368), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Clamperl. In this catalog that name is Clamperl (#366).

Ken Sugimori illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,112 other cards in the catalog.

Gorebyss (#368) has 7 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 6 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2004 to 2025. The earliest other card is Gorebyss 18/101 in Hidden Legends (2004). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. 6 other cards of Gorebyss list a different HP.

The attack Sweet Temptation lists no damage number. Switch 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon with 1 of the Defending Pokémon. This attack does 10 damage to the new Defending Pokémon. Psychic Snap is another attack lists 30+ damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. If Gorebyss has any Psychic Energy attached to it, this attack does 30 damage plus 20 more damage and the Defending Pokémon is now Confused. Weakness is Lightning +20. The flavor text reads "It lives at the bottom of the sea. In the springtime, its pink body turns more vivid for some reason."

I keep a set binder for Great Encounters, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Great Encounters set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Gorebyss can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.