Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Foongus
Black Bolt · #95 · Illustration Rare · 2025
Listings
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Market reference
$19.18
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 95 / 172
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Illustration Rare
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Amoonguss
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- buchi
- Pokédex #
- 590
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Foongus plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Foongus
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2 copies on average · 2 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by buchi
This card was illustrated by buchi.
Building around Foongus?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It lures people in with its Poké Ball pattern, then releases poison spores. Why it resembles a Poké Ball is unknown."
CToxic Spore
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Foongus or Black Bolt.
Redacted Chaos #10 (100 Codes)
Aug 8, 2026
2026 Content Creator Showcase
Aug 9, 2026
CHALLENGE OF DOOM! THE FINAL COUNTDOWN!
Aug 11, 2026
Oceania Open! | Season 3 - Week 7
Aug 14, 2026
Turtwig Den Revival Series World Championship
Aug 14, 2026
Perth Pokemon week 1
Aug 15, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Foongus was legal.
ArshSinghTCG x ITA Tournament
today
Torneo Online PTCGL AC Gratuito #8
today
Top Deck Trainer Trials #7
today
Amyverse Webcam Wonders #22 💙 Cash Prize!
today
Full Bench Fridays PTCGL Cash Event $10
today
ASRcristiano # 180 - 60 codes prize pool!
today
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/09| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $17.37 | $21.12 | $123.20 | $19.18 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €6.39 |
| 7-day average | €6.71 |
| 30-day average | €6.42 |
| Low | €4.00 |
| Trend price | €6.75 |
| Low (excellent+) | €4.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €6.37 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Foongus is real?
Foongus is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Foongus worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Foongus is $19.18; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Foongus from?
Foongus is from the Pokémon set "Black Bolt" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Foongus?
Foongus is a Illustration Rare card in the Black Bolt set.
Other Foongus printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
