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No. 44 · Kanto · Grass/Poison

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Gloom is a Grass/Poison-type Pokémon introduced in Kanto, number 44 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 1999 to 2026. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.

Cards
26
Sets
23
Printed
1999–2026
Illustrators
22
Sightings
1

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The strongest Gloom art

  1. 01/06

    Gloom

    Obsidian Flames · 2023

    Drawn by Masako Tomii

    Illustration rare

  2. 02/06

    Gloom

    Lost Origin · 2022

    Drawn by Tomokazu Komiya

    Uncommon

  3. 03/06

    Gloom

    Phantasmal Flames · 2025

    Drawn by Yoriyuki Ikegami

    Common

  4. 04/06

    Gloom

    151 · 2023

    Drawn by Sekio

    Uncommon

  5. 05/06

    Erika's Gloom

    Ascended Heroes · 2026

    Drawn by MARINA Chikazawa

    Uncommon

  6. 06/06

    Erika's Gloom

    Gym Heroes · 2000

    Drawn by Ken Sugimori

    Uncommon

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Which is the better picture?

Two Gloom cards, side by side.

Gloom, Phantasmal Flames
Gloom δ, Holon Phantoms
Gloom, Lost Origin
Erika's Gloom, Ascended Heroes
Gloom, Obsidian Flames
Erika's Gloom, Gym Heroes
Gloom, 151
Erika's Gloom, Gym Heroes
Dark Gloom, Team Rocket

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Nine of the strongest Gloom artworks as a binder page. Add it to your binder and swap any card. No account needed.

Gloom by scene

Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Gloom cards, the artwork that shows it most first.

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How Gloom gets drawn

Gloom is usually drawn funny and peaceful, sometimes melancholy, often drooling, in spring.

Across 26 Gloom artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.

Drawn against type

The Gloom pictures least like the rest.

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1999–2026

Gloom through the years

Its strongest card of each year it was printed.

  1. 1999 Jungle
  2. 2000 Gym Heroes
  3. 2002 Expedition Base Set
  4. 2003 Aquapolis
  5. 2004 Hidden Legends
  6. 2005 Unseen Forces
  7. 2006 Holon Phantoms
  8. 2008 Legends Awakened
  9. 2010 Undaunted
  10. 2012 Boundaries Crossed
  11. 2015 Ancient Origins
  12. 2017 Burning Shadows
  13. 2019 Cosmic Eclipse
  14. 2022 Lost Origin
  15. 2023 Obsidian Flames
  16. 2024 Paldean Fates
  17. 2025 Phantasmal Flames
  18. 2026 Ascended Heroes
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Evolution line

  1. Oddish28 cards
  2. Gloomthis page · 26 cards
  3. Vileplume26 cards
  4. Bellossom12 cards

Gloom sightingsspotted in 1 other card

Cards where Gloom turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.

Every Gloom card

26 cards, strongest artwork first.

26 of 26 cards

Gloom in numbers

Cards
26
Sets
23since Jungle
Illustrators
22most by Ken Sugimori
Printed
1999–2026
Printed as
Stage 1
Sightings
1in other cards' art
HP on card
50–90

They span 23 sets, from Jungle to Ascended Heroes. 22 illustrators have drawn it, most often Ken Sugimori, Kyoko Umemoto and Mitsuhiro Arita.

Who draws Gloom

22 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.

Where it has been printed

23 sets, by how many Gloom cards each holds.

11 more sets

Rarity

Uncommon19Common5Illustration rare1Shiny rare1

Questions

How many Gloom cards are there?
There are 26 Gloom cards, printed between 1999 and 2026 across 23 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
Which Gloom card has the best artwork?
That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Gloom art first, however common or rare the card.
Who illustrates Gloom cards?
22 illustrators have drawn Gloom. Ken Sugimori has done the most at 3, followed by Kyoko Umemoto and Mitsuhiro Arita.
What was the first Gloom card?
Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Jungle, released in 1999. 19 of its 26 cards are Uncommon.

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