Venipede 38/98 · Emerging Powers

Venipede is Pokédex #543, generation 5 (Unova). Venipede is a Basic Psychic Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists Whirlipede, Whirlipede (#544) under evolves to.

Venipede sits at 38/98 in Emerging Powers, position 38 of 98. Before it is 37 Swoobat, and after it is 39 Whirlipede. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on August 31, 2011. The printed size is 98, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Poison Sting lists no damage number. The cost is Psychic. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. Tackle is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It discovers what is going on around it by using the feelers on its head and tail. It is brutally aggressive."

Venipede (#543) has 8 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 7 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Venipede 52/114 in Black & White (2011). Both list 70 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Masakazu Fukuda illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 3 other cards of Venipede list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kouki Saitou. I count 652 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Emerging Powers set binder is where a full Emerging Powers set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Venipede can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.