Tympole 31/108 · Dark Explorers

Tympole is Pokédex #535, generation 5 (Unova). Tympole is a Basic Water Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists Palpitoad, Palpitoad (#536) under evolves to.

Tympole sits at 31/108 in Dark Explorers, position 31 of 111. Before it is 30 Glaceon, and after it is 32 Palpitoad. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on May 9, 2012. The printed size is 108. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Spiral Drain lists 20 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. Heal 20 damage from this Pokémon. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "They warn other of danger by vibrating their cheeks to create a high-pitched sound."

Tympole (#535) has 11 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 10 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Tympole 22/101 in Noble Victories (2011). Both list 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Atsuko Nishida illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 3 other cards of Tympole list a different HP.

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

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