Budew (Prismatic Evolutions 4)

Budew   スボミー Subomie

Ascended Heroes Illustration rare print Illus. Yoko Hishida

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Budew Type Grass HP 30 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost None English expansion Prismatic Evolutions Rarity English card no. 004/131 Japanese expansion Terastal Fest ex Japanese card no. 001/187 English expansion Ascended Heroes Rarity English card no. 016/217 Japanese expansion MEGA Dream ex Japanese card no. 011/193 English expansion Ascended Heroes Rarity English card no. 221/217 Japanese expansion MEGA Dream ex Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 196/193 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Budew.

Budew (Japanese: スボミー Subomie) is a Grass-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Prismatic Evolutions expansion.

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  • Pokédex data
• Release information
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• Trivia
  • Origin
• References

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Card text

Itchy Pollen

むずむずかふん

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During your opponent's next turn, they can't play any Item cards from their hand.

Pokédex data

Budew - Bud Pokémon

No.

0406

Height

8" (0.2 m)

Weight

2.6 lbs. (1.2 kg)

Pokédex entry

The pollen it releases contains poison. If this Pokémon is raised on clean water, the poison's toxicity is increased.

毒を 含んだ 花粉を まく。 きれいな 水で 育てるほど 毒の 成分は 高まる。

Release information

This card was included in the Prismatic Evolutions expansion, first released in the Japanese Terastal Fest ex subset.

A stamped Holofoil variant of the Prismatic Evolutions print is released as a participation prize for the 2025-26 Premier Ball League tournament events held in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore. This variant features the Premier Ball League logo stamp. The variant released in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand and Indonesia is released as an M-P Promotional card in their respective languages.

This card is reprinted in the Ascended Heroes special expansion, alongside a Full Art illustration rare print with artwork by Yoko Hishida, both originating from the Japanese MEGA Dream ex subset. The Regular print in each release has two Mirror Holofoil variants featuring either a Grass Energy symbol or a Friend Ball.

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Trivia

• This is the first Budew card to be released since Budew from Stormfront, over 16 years prior.
• This card was ranked the fourth most played Pokémon card as well Itchy Pollen being the most used Attack in Pokémon Trading Card Game Live during 2025.
  • Due to this, a "Budew Year" event with Budew-themed deck accessories and avatar items along with a temporary Battle Board was introduced in the game, and the Itchy Pollen attack received an unique animation played on the opponent's hand during their next turn.
  • This card's Attack is also featured as a unique lesson on the Learning Lab.

Origin

This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Sword.

References

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