Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Amoonguss
Silver Tempest · #12 · Rare · 2022
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Market reference
$0.07
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 12 / 215
- Release year
- 2022
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Foongus
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- F
- Illustrator
- GOSSAN
- Pokédex #
- 591
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Disruption
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 25 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 Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
- Its main attack (Hypno Hammer) 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.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Amoonguss
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
- 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 GOSSAN
This card was illustrated by GOSSAN.
Building around Amoonguss?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"This Pokémon puffs poisonous spores at its foes. If the spores aren't washed off quickly, they'll grow into mushrooms wherever they land."
Ability: Surprise Spores
During your opponent's turn, if this Pokémon is discarded from your hand by an effect of an attack or Ability from your opponent's Pokémon, or by an effect of your opponent's Item or Supporter cards, discard your opponent's hand.
GCHypno Hammer — 50
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Asleep.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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Recent tournament results
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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 2026/07/12| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.20 | $19.60 | $0.07 | $0.05 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.14 | $0.32 | $19.98 | $0.31 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.06 |
| 7-day average | €0.07 |
| 30-day average | €0.09 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.05 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.09 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.18 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.24 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.29 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.29 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.18 |
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 $0.07; 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 "Silver Tempest" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2022.
What rarity is Amoonguss?
Amoonguss is a Rare card in the Silver Tempest set.
Other Amoonguss printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
