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Cards/Burmy Plant Cloak
Burmy Plant Cloak card from the Arceus set
Illustration by Kyoko Umemoto. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Basic Pokémon

Burmy Plant Cloak

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A tiny starter Pokemon that breaks the usual waiting rule.

Grass40 HPBasicBeginner to play

What this card does

It has 40 hit points and costs one Grass energy to attack for 20 damage.

It can evolve immediately on the turn you play it, skipping the normal wait.

Signature ability

Cloak Evolution

Burmy Plant Cloak can evolve during the turn you play it.

The Cloak Evolution ability lets Burmy evolve right away. This means your child does not have to wait a full turn before using its evolved form in battle.

Attacks

GC
Tackle20

Abilities

Poke-BODYCloak Evolution

Burmy Plant Cloak can evolve during the turn you play it.

Which deck it belongs in

This card fits well in decks that rely on Grass energy types. It helps players get their main Pokemon onto the field faster than usual.

Strengths
  • Fast setup
  • Low cost
  • Early advantage
Watch out for
  • Very fragile
  • Fire weakness
  • Basic stage only
Pro tip

Use this card to put a Pokemon in play on the very first turn.

From the Pokédex

Burmy changes its cloak based on where it was caught.

Note for the parent

Check if the evolved form is already in your child's deck, as Burmy cannot be used without it.

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