Amoonguss 12/195 · Silver Tempest

Silver Tempest is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on November 11, 2022. The printed size is 195. This checklist is longer, at 215 cards. Amoonguss is 12/195, in position 12 of 215 on this checklist. Before it is 11 Foongus, and after it is 13 Durant. The listed rarity is Rare.

Amoonguss is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 90 HP. In the Pokédex this is Amoonguss (#591), generation 5 (Unova). The card says it evolves from Foongus. In this catalog that name is Foongus (#590).

GOSSAN illustrated this card. The same name is on 57 other cards in the catalog.

Amoonguss (#591) has 10 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Amoonguss 10/101 in Noble Victories (2011). Both list 90 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Rare. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and GOSSAN illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 6 other cards of Amoonguss list a different HP.

Surprise Spores is listed as Ability. During your opponent's turn, if this Pokémon is discarded from your hand by an effect of an attack or Ability from your opponent's Pokémon, or by an effect of your opponent's Item or Supporter cards, discard your opponent's hand. The attack Hypno Hammer lists 50 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Asleep. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "This Pokémon puffs poisonous spores at its foes. If the spores aren't washed off quickly, they'll grow into mushrooms wherever they land." The regulation mark is F.

I keep a set binder for Silver Tempest, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Silver Tempest set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Amoonguss can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.