Whirlipede 57/147 · Burning Shadows

Burning Shadows is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on August 5, 2017. The printed size is 147. This checklist is longer, at 177 cards. Whirlipede is 57/147, in position 59 of 177 on this checklist. Before it is 56 Venipede, and after it is 58 Scolipede. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Whirlipede is a Stage 1 Psychic Pokémon with 90 HP. In the Pokédex this is Whirlipede (#544), generation 5 (Unova). The card says it evolves from Venipede. In this catalog that name is Venipede (#543). The card lists Scolipede, Scolipede (#545) under evolves to.

SATOSHI NAKAI illustrated this card. The same name is on 58 other cards in the catalog.

Whirlipede (#544) 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 Whirlipede 53/114 in Black & White (2011). Both list 90 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Masakazu Fukuda illustrated that card, and SATOSHI NAKAI illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 4 other cards of Whirlipede list a different HP.

The attack Spin Turn lists 30 damage. The cost is Psychic, Colorless. Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Rollout is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Psychic, Psychic, Colorless. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "Protected by a hard shell, it spins its body like a wheel and crashes furiously into its enemies."

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