Palpitoad 23/101 · Noble Victories

Noble Victories is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on November 16, 2011. The printed size is 101. This checklist is longer, at 102 cards. Palpitoad is 23/101, in position 23 of 102 on this checklist. Before it is 22 Tympole, and after it is 24 Seismitoad. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Palpitoad is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 80 HP. In the Pokédex this is Palpitoad (#536), generation 5 (Unova). The card says it evolves from Tympole. In this catalog that name is Tympole (#535). The card lists Seismitoad, Seismitoad (#537) under evolves to.

sui illustrated this card. The same name is on 194 other cards in the catalog.

Palpitoad (#536) has 11 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 10 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2012 to 2025. The earliest other card is Palpitoad 32/108 in Dark Explorers (2012). Both list 80 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and sui illustrated this one. 8 other cards of Palpitoad list a different HP.

The attack Mud Shot lists 20 damage. The cost is Water. Round is another attack lists 20× damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Does 20 damage times the number of your Pokémon that have the Round attack. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It lives in water and on land. It uses its long, sticky tongue to capture prey."

I keep a set binder for Noble Victories, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Noble Victories set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Palpitoad can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.