Toedscruel 26/198 · Scarlet & Violet

Toedscruel is Pokédex #949, generation 9 (Paldea). Toedscruel is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 120 HP. The card says it evolves from Toedscool. In this catalog that name is Toedscool (#948).

Toedscruel sits at 26/198 in Scarlet & Violet, position 26 of 258. Before it is 25 Toedscool, and after it is 27 Capsakid. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on 31 March 2023. The printed size is 198. This checklist is longer, at 258 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Eerie Tentacles lists 30 damage. The cost is Grass. You may move an Energy from your opponent's Active Pokémon to 1 of their Benched Pokémon. Triple Smash is another attack lists 80× damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless, Colorless. Flip 3 coins. This attack does 80 damage for each heads. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It coils its 10 tentacles around prey and sucks out their nutrients, causing the prey pain. The folds along the rim of its head are a popular delicacy." The regulation mark is G.

Toedscruel (#949) has 9 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 6 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2023 to 2025. The earliest other card is Toedscruel ex 22/197 in Obsidian Flames (2023). That card is named Toedscruel ex, while this one is Toedscruel. That card lists 270 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. The rarity there is Double Rare, and here it is Uncommon. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and nagimiso illustrated this one. 7 other cards of Toedscruel list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads nagimiso. I count 156 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Scarlet & Violet set binder is where a full Scarlet & Violet set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Toedscruel can fill a slot in Generation 9 binder (Paldea). Themed lists that include this exact card are Modern living dex: Paldea. I still need this card.