Poison Barb

Poison Barb

Poison Barb appears in the Japanese print of Sun & Moon Starter Set, released on December 9, 2016. The Sun & Moon Starter Set set contains 59 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Toyste Beach.

Collector Insights

Poison Barb is an Item-type card from the Sun & Moon Starter Set, released on December 9, 2016. Designed by artist Toyste Beach, it serves as a support card in the Pokémon TCG. The card’s flavor text describes a defensive mechanism where it triggers a Poison status effect on the Attacking Pokémon under specific conditions. When attached to a Pokémon, it activates if the attached Pokémon is the Active Pokémon and sustains damage from an opponent’s attack, even if the attached card is Knocked Out. This effect applies regardless of whether the Poison Barb remains in play. The card’s number in the set is 52, though its rarity is unspecified. Its function emphasizes conditional status application, aligning with strategic gameplay scenarios in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

If the Pokémon this card is attached to is your Active Pokémon and is damaged by an opponent's attack (even if this Pokémon is Knocked Out), the Attacking Pokémon is now Poisoned.

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