Pokémon · Black & White
Gloom
Boundaries Crossed · #2 · Uncommon · 2012
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.42
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 2 / 153
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Oddish
- Evolves to
- Vileplume, Bellossom
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Atsuko Nishida
- Pokédex #
- 44
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 13.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Gloom plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- 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.
- Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
- Its main attack (Poison Powder) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Gloom
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
More by Atsuko Nishida
This card was illustrated by Atsuko Nishida.
Building around Gloom?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The honey it drools from its mouth smells so atrocious, it can curl noses more than a mile away."
CCFoul Odor
Both this Pokémon and the Defending Pokémon are now Confused.
GCCPoison Powder — 40
The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:W-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Gloom or Boundaries Crossed.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Gloom was legal.
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 2026/06/29| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.10 | $0.40 | $19.98 | $0.42 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.25 | $2.49 | $34.30 | $2.24 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/29| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.44 |
| 7-day average | €0.27 |
| 30-day average | €0.25 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.35 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.15 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.17 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.17 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.30 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.26 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.86 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.83 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Gloom is real?
Gloom 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 Gloom worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Gloom is $0.42; 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 Gloom from?
Gloom is from the Pokémon set "Boundaries Crossed" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Gloom?
Gloom is a Uncommon card in the Boundaries Crossed set.
Other Gloom printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
