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Cards/Vileplume GX
Vileplume GX card from the Cosmic Eclipse set
Illustration by Kagemaru Himeno. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Basic Pokémon

Vileplume GX

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A high health Grass Pokemon that can heal your team or inflict multiple status conditions on the opponent.

Grass240 HPBasicBeginner to play

What this card does

Heals 30 damage from all your Pokemon once per turn using its Fragrant Flower Garden ability.

Deals reduced damage with Massive Bloom depending on how much damage it has taken.

Inflicts Burned, Paralyzed and Poisoned status conditions on the opponent's Active Pokemon with Allergic Explosion GX.

Signature ability

Fragrant Flower Garden

Once during your turn (before your attack), you may heal 30 damage from each of your Pokémon.

The Fragrant Flower Garden ability allows you to remove 30 damage counters from every Pokemon in play during your turn. This makes it a powerful support card that keeps your entire team healthy for longer.

Attacks

GC
Massive Bloom180-

This attack does 10 less damage for each damage counter on this Pokémon.

G
Allergic Explosion GX50

Your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Burned, Paralyzed, and Poisoned. (You can’t use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)

Abilities

AbilityFragrant Flower Garden

Once during your turn (before your attack), you may heal 30 damage from each of your Pokémon.

Which deck it belongs in

This card suits aggressive Grass decks that need to sustain their Pokemon against heavy damage. It also fits into control strategies where inflicting multiple status conditions can disrupt the opponent's plans.

Strengths
  • Team-wide healing
  • Multiple status effects
  • High HP pool
Watch out for
  • Weak to Fire types
  • GX attack limit
  • Reduced damage output
Pro tip

Use the Fragrant Flower Garden ability before attacking to ensure your Pokemon can survive counter attacks.

From the Pokédex

Vileplume is known for its large and vibrant flowers which release highly allergenic pollen.

Note for the parent

Remind your child they can only use the Allergic Explosion GX attack once per entire game, so they should save it for a crucial moment.

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