Pokémon · XY
Foongus
Steam Siege · #12 · Common · 2016
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Market reference
$0.44
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 12 / 116
- Release year
- 2016
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 40
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Amoonguss
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Yuka Morii
- Pokédex #
- 590
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Recovery
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Foongus plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥20 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Foongus
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥20 damage one-shots it.
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 Yuka Morii
This card was illustrated by Yuka Morii.
Building around Foongus?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It lures Pokémon with its pattern that looks just like a Poké Ball then releases poison spores."
Ability: Play Ball
When you play this Pokémon from your hand onto your Bench, you may put 3 Poké Ball cards from your discard pile into your hand.
GRam — 10
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Foongus or Steam Siege.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Foongus was legal.
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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.05 | $0.37 | $20.00 | $0.44 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.21 | $0.70 | $19.98 | $0.73 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.16 |
| 7-day average | €0.15 |
| 30-day average | €0.16 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.16 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.05 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.40 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.47 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.45 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.13 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.43 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.47 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Foongus is real?
Foongus 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 Foongus worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Foongus is $0.44; 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 Foongus from?
Foongus is from the Pokémon set "Steam Siege" in the XY series, released in 2016.
What rarity is Foongus?
Foongus is a Common card in the Steam Siege set.
Other Foongus printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
