Galarian Obstagoon 132/217 · Ascended Heroes

Ascended Heroes is a set in the Mega Evolution series. It was released on 30 January 2026. The printed size is 217. This checklist is longer, at 295 cards. Galarian Obstagoon is 132/217, in position 132 of 295 on this checklist. Before it is 131 Galarian Linoone, and after it is 133 Cynthia's Spiritomb. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Galarian Obstagoon is a Stage 2 Darkness Pokémon with 170 HP. In the Pokédex this is Obstagoon (#862), generation 8 (Galar). The card says it evolves from Galarian Linoone. In this catalog that name is Linoone (#264).

Dsuke illustrated this card. The same name is on 13 other cards in the catalog.

Obstagoon (#862) has 9 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 8 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2019 to 2026. The earliest other card is Galarian Obstagoon SWSH059/307 in SWSH Black Star Promos (2019). That card lists 160 HP, and this one lists 170 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Uncommon. Hasuno illustrated that card, and Dsuke illustrated this one. The regulation mark there is D, and here it is I. 5 other cards of Obstagoon list a different HP.

The attack Scarring Shout lists 70× damage. The cost is Darkness, Colorless. This attack does 70 damage for each damage counter on your opponent's Active Pokémon. Punk Smash is another attack lists 160 damage. The cost is Darkness, Colorless, Colorless. Discard an Energy from this Pokémon. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Its voice is staggering in volume. Obstagoon has a tendency to take on a threatening posture and shout—this move is known as Obstruct." The regulation mark is I.

I keep a set binder for Ascended Heroes, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Ascended Heroes set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Obstagoon can fill a slot in Generation 8 binder (Galar). Themed lists that include this exact card are Galarian forms. I still need this card.