Pokémon · Black & White
Amoonguss
Next Destinies · #9 · Rare · 2012
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From
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Market reference
$0.46
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 9 / 103
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Foongus
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 591
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 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 Amoonguss 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 (Rising Lunge) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥45 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 Amoonguss
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥45 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.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2 copies on average · 2 decks
More by Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Building around Amoonguss?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It lures prey close by dancing and waving its arm caps, which resemble Poké Balls, in a swaying motion."
Ability: Sporprise
When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon, you may use this Ability. If you do, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused and Poisoned.
GCRising Lunge — 20+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 more damage.
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:W-20
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Amoonguss 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 2026/08/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.24 | $0.48 | $19.98 | $0.46 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.20 | $0.68 | $19.98 | $0.67 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.20 |
| 7-day average | €0.44 |
| 30-day average | €0.53 |
| Low | €0.05 |
| Trend price | €0.44 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.07 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.13 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.53 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.52 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.49 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.71 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.42 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Amoonguss is real?
Amoonguss 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 Amoonguss worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Amoonguss is $0.46; 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 Amoonguss from?
Amoonguss is from the Pokémon set "Next Destinies" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Amoonguss?
Amoonguss is a Rare card in the Next Destinies set.
Other Amoonguss printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
