Diamond & Pearl

Bonsly

DP71· Common
Bonsly DP 71

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What the card itself says

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HP
40
Type
Fighting
Stage
Basic
Retreat cost
1
Weakness
+10
Number
71/130
Set
Diamond & PearlDP
Illustrated by
Midori Harada

Its Ability

Baby Evolution

Once during your turn (before your attack), you may put Sudowoodo from your hand onto Bonsly (this counts as evolving Bonsly) and remove all damage counters from Bonsly.

Its attacks

no cost

Fake Tears

Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent can't play any Trainer cards from his or her hand during your opponent's next turn, and any damage done to Bonsly by attacks is reduced by 30 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

  1. A strength

    Retreat cost 1. One Energy to discard and it is back on the Bench, which matters a lot on the turn you need to swap attackers.

  2. A strength

    It has an Ability, Baby Evolution. An Ability costs you no attack, so you can use it and still swing the same turn.

  3. A strength

    It is a Basic Pokémon. You can put it down on your very first turn, with nothing to evolve through.

  4. Keep in mind

    None of the 3,811 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.

  5. Keep in mind

    Weakness Grass +10. Against a Grass Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,811 tournament lists we have read, 2,350 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Who plays it

None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.

When it came out

Diamond & Pearl landed here on 1 May 2007.

Every set, with both of its dates

The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 2 Bonsly cards on one page, priciest first.

See every Bonsly card and its price