Grumpig 56/163 · Battle Styles

Battle Styles is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on March 19, 2021. The printed size is 163. This checklist is longer, at 183 cards. Grumpig is 56/163, in position 56 of 183 on this checklist. Before it is 55 Spoink, and after it is 57 Baltoy. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Grumpig is a Stage 1 Psychic Pokémon with 130 HP. In the Pokédex this is Grumpig (#326), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Spoink. In this catalog that name is Spoink (#325).

Tomokazu Komiya illustrated this card. The same name is on 248 other cards in the catalog.

Grumpig (#326) has 15 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2025. The earliest other card is Grumpig 6/97 in Dragon (2003). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Midori Harada illustrated that card, and Tomokazu Komiya illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 3. 15 other cards of Grumpig list a different HP.

The attack Dazzle Dance lists 30 damage. The cost is Psychic, Colorless. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused. Power Gem is another attack lists 120 damage. The cost is Psychic, Psychic, Colorless. Weakness is Darkness ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "It uses black pearls to amplify its psychic power. It does an odd dance to gain control over foes." The regulation mark is E.

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