Breloom 5/264 · Fusion Strike

Breloom is Pokédex #286, generation 3 (Hoenn). Breloom is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 120 HP. The card says it evolves from Shroomish. In this catalog that name is Shroomish (#285).

Breloom sits at 5/264 in Fusion Strike, position 5 of 284. Before it is 4 Shroomish, and after it is 6 Breloom V. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on November 12, 2021. The printed size is 264. This checklist is longer, at 284 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Headbutt lists 30 damage. The cost is Grass. Impact Blow is another attack lists 150 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Colorless. During your next turn, this Pokémon can't use Impact Blow. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It scatters poisonous spores and throws powerful punches while its foe is hampered by inhaled spores." The regulation mark is E.

Breloom (#286) has 15 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 15 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2025. The earliest other card is Breloom 16/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Yukiko Baba illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 12 other cards of Breloom list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Yukiko Baba. I count 151 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Fusion Strike set binder is where a full Fusion Strike set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Breloom can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.