Gloom 2/159 · Crown Zenith

Crown Zenith is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on January 20, 2023. The printed size is 159. This checklist is longer, at 160 cards. Gloom is 2/159, in position 2 of 160 on this checklist. Before it is 1 Oddish, and after it is 3 Bellossom. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Gloom is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Gloom (#044), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Oddish. In this catalog that name is Oddish (#043). The card lists Vileplume, Vileplume (#045) and Bellossom, Bellossom (#182) under evolves to.

Kyoko Umemoto illustrated this card. The same name is on 174 other cards in the catalog.

Gloom (#044) has 25 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 22 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Gloom 37/64 in Jungle (1999). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated that card, and Kyoko Umemoto illustrated this one. 15 other cards of Gloom list a different HP.

The attack Offensive Scent lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused and Poisoned. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Its pistils exude an incredibly foul odor. The horrid stench can cause fainting at a distance of 1.25 miles." The regulation mark is F.

I keep a set binder for Crown Zenith, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Crown Zenith set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Gloom can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.