Fomantis, Armarouge and Goldeen are three of the 12 Illustration Rares confirmed in Abyss Eye, revealed May 20, 2026 alongside the rest of the set's secret cards. Abyss Eye totals 118 cards once every rarity is counted: 81 in the main set, plus 37 more split across 12 AR, 18 SR, 6 SAR and a single MUR, the same breakdown behind the Mega Darkrai ex prints already covered in our Abyss Eye reveal.
Fomantis takes recoil on its only attack
Fomantis is a Grass-type Basic Pokémon with 70 HP, numbered 082 of the AR tier. Its single attack costs one Grass Energy for 30 damage, and it also deals 10 damage back to Fomantis itself, a small but real cost on a card whose entire appeal is the artwork rather than its place in a competitive deck. The Illustration Rare treatment surrounds it with a full field of flowers, a scenic composition instead of a battle pose, illustrated by Jiro Sasumo.
Goldeen is a Water-type Basic with 70 HP. Its printed attack costs two Lightning Energy, an unusual combination for a Water Pokémon, and it deals 30 damage. The artwork itself stays fully underwater, a small school of Goldeen swimming through clear blue water, the kind of scenic Illustration Rare that reads as a nature photograph rather than a card meant for a deck sheet.
Armarouge is the same card twice, and the two prints don't match
Armarouge is a Fire-type Stage 1 Pokémon, evolving from Charcadet, with 140 HP. Its one attack, Flame Legion, costs a single Fire Energy for 40 damage, plus 40 more for every Benched Pokémon of yours that already has Fire Energy attached. That's identical on both prints, card 011 in the regular main set and card 083 as an Illustration Rare, same HP, same attack, same numbers.
What's different is everything else. Card 011 illustrates Armarouge mid-battle against a colorful sky, credited to Jiro Sasumo. Card 083 pulls back to a quieter, more painterly scene against fire and smoke, credited to Iwamoto05. Two artists, two completely different compositions, one identical stat line. It's the clearest example in this set of what an Illustration Rare actually buys a collector: not a better card, a different picture of the same one.
Where these fit in a set built for chase cards
None of these three change how Abyss Eye plays, all three attacks are minor by competitive standards. Fomantis and Goldeen are both Basic Pokémon with no evolution line printed in this set, so neither card doubles as a stepping stone toward a stronger attacker the way a typical low-rarity print often does. Their value sits entirely in rarity and art, the same dynamic already covered in our look at Storm Emeralda's secret rares, where a set's real chase list runs on scarcity and illustration quality more than on what a card does in a deck.
English players get all three inside Pitch Black, releasing July 17, 2026. Whether Armarouge's two separate prints command different prices once the English market has both is exactly the kind of question that needs real sales data, not a guess made before either card has traded hands in volume. Anyone comparing the two now should compare the actual scan of each print rather than assume the rarer label automatically means the higher price.
Frequently asked questions
- What card numbers are these three Illustration Rares?
Fomantis is 082/081, Armarouge's Illustration Rare is 083/081, and Goldeen is 084/081, all part of Abyss Eye's 12-card AR tier.
- Does Armarouge have two different cards in Abyss Eye?
Yes. Armarouge appears as a regular R print, card 011/081, illustrated by Jiro Sasumo, and again as an Illustration Rare, card 083/081, illustrated by Iwamoto05, with different artwork but the same stats and attack.
- How many total cards does Abyss Eye have?
118 cards: an 81-card main set plus 37 secret rarity cards, 12 AR, 18 SR, 6 SAR and 1 MUR.
