Bastiodon

Bastiodon in the anime

Bastiodon debuted in Ancient Family Matters! under the ownership of Byron, used against Roark's Rampardos before Team Rocket interrupted the battle. In Dealing With Defensive Types!, Byron's Bastiodon defeated Ash's Chimchar in a Gym battle before losing to Gliscor.

Bastiodon's cards by era

Bastiodon's first mainline card came in Mysterious Treasures as a Rare illustrated by Kazuyuki Kano, followed by a POP Series 6 card by the same illustrator and Platinum. Rising Rivals added a Holo Rare Bastiodon GL illustrated by Hajime Kusajima. Steam Siege and Ultra Prism carried it through the XY and Sun and Moon eras, then Astral Radiance brought it into Sword and Shield before Pitch Black gave it a Rare by Kinu Nishimura and an Illustration rare by Yoriyuki Ikegami in the Mega Evolution era.

Cards to know

• Bastiodon (Mysterious Treasures #21)

  Bastiodon's first card, the 2007 Mysterious Treasures Rare illustrated by Kazuyuki Kano.

• Bastiodon GL (Rising Rivals #2)

  Rising Rivals' Bastiodon GL Holo Rare illustrated by Hajime Kusajima.

• Bastiodon (Pitch Black #093)

  A Pitch Black Illustration rare Bastiodon illustrated by Yoriyuki Ikegami.