Croagunk (Fusion Strike 165)

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Croagunk  
グレッグル Gureggru
Darkness
File:CroagunkSPromo218.jpg
S-P Promotional print
Illus. Yuya Oka
Evolution stage Basic Pokémon
Card name Croagunk
Type Darkness
HP 60
weakness
Fighting×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
 
English expansion Fusion Strike
Rarity Common
English card no. 165/264
Japanese expansion Skyscraping Perfection
Japanese rarity C
Japanese card no. 028/067
Japanese expansion S-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no. 218/S-P
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Croagunk.

Croagunk (Japanese: グレッグル Gureggru) is a Darkness-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Fusion Strike expansion.

Card text

Darkness
Corkscrew Punch
どつく
20

Pokédex data

453
2'4" (0.7 m)
50.7 lbs. (23.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
Once diluted, its poison becomes medicinal. This Pokémon came into popularity after a pharmaceutical company chose it as a mascot.
毒を 薄めると 薬に なる。 薬品会社の マスコットに なって 人気者に なった。

Release information

This card was included in the Fusion Strike expansion with artwork by Nagomi Nijo, first released in the Japanese Skyscraping Perfection expansion. In Japan, a S-P Promotional print with different artwork by Yuya Oka was one of seven cards available in Pokémon Card Gym Promo Card Pack 7, which was distributed at Pokémon Card Gym venues able to do so from September 2021. This print features the Pokémon Card Gym logo.

Gallery

Fusion Strike print
Illus. Nagomi Nijo
File:CroagunkSPromo218.jpg
S-P Promotional print
Illus. Yuya Oka
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

Based on the release schedules of previous Pokémon Card Gym Promo Card Packs, it is likely the Japanese S-P Promotional print would have been available alongside the dual Skyscraping Perfection and Blue Sky Stream expansion on July 9, 2021. However, due to the delay of Promo Card Packs 5 and 6 amid COVID-19 restrictions, Promo Card Pack 7 did not become available until September. As a result, this card was officially released first in Taiwan and Hong Kong as a Chinese-language Template:CTCG in early August 2021.

Origin

This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Shield.


This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.