Budew 221/217 · Ascended Heroes

Budew is Pokédex #406, generation 4 (Sinnoh). Budew is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 30 HP.

Budew sits at 221/217 in Ascended Heroes, position 221 of 295. Before it is 220 Dustox, and after it is 222 Ethan's Magcargo. The set belongs to the Mega Evolution series. It was released on January 30, 2026. The printed size is 217. This checklist is longer, at 295 cards. The collector number is above the printed set size of 217. The listed rarity is Illustration Rare.

The attack Itchy Pollen lists 10 damage. During your opponent's next turn, they can't play any Item cards from their hand. Weakness is Fire ×2. The flavor text reads "The pollen it releases contains poison. If this Pokémon is raised on clean water, the poison’s toxicity is increased." The regulation mark is H.

Budew (#406) has 4 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 4 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Budew 43/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 30 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Illustration Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Yoko Hishida illustrated this one. 2 other cards of Budew list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Yoko Hishida. I count 3 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Ascended Heroes set binder is where a full Ascended Heroes set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Budew can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). Themed lists that include this exact card are Baby Pokémon. I still need this card.