Brambleghast 24/193 · Paldea Evolved

Paldea Evolved is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on June 9, 2023. The printed size is 193. This checklist is longer, at 279 cards. Brambleghast is 24/193, in position 24 of 279 on this checklist. Before it is 23 Bramblin, and after it is 25 Rellor. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Brambleghast is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 100 HP. In the Pokédex this is Brambleghast (#947), generation 9 (Paldea). The card says it evolves from Bramblin. In this catalog that name is Bramblin (#946).

KEIICHIRO ITO illustrated this card. The same name is on 50 other cards in the catalog.

Brambleghast (#947) has 2 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 2 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2024 to 2025. The earliest other card is Brambleghast 21/162 in Temporal Forces (2024). Both list 100 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. otumami illustrated that card, and KEIICHIRO ITO illustrated this one. The regulation mark there is H, and here it is G.

The attack Absorb Life lists 30 damage. The cost is Grass. Heal 30 damage from this Pokémon. Dead Wood Detention is another attack lists 80 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. During your opponent's next turn, attacks that the Defending Pokémon uses cost ColorlessColorless more. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "It will open the branches of its head to envelop its prey. Once it absorbs all the life energy it needs, it expels the prey and discards it." The regulation mark is G.

I keep a set binder for Paldea Evolved, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Paldea Evolved set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Brambleghast can fill a slot in Generation 9 binder (Paldea). I still need this card.