AttackThunder Wave
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Tadbulb 77/193 · Paldea Evolved
Paldea Evolved is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on June 9, 2023. The printed size is 193. This checklist is longer, at 279 cards. Tadbulb is 77/193, in position 77 of 279 on this checklist. Before it is 76 Pawmot, and after it is 78 Tadbulb. The listed rarity is Common.
Tadbulb is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 50 HP. In the Pokédex this is Tadbulb (#938), generation 9 (Paldea).
Pani Kobayashi illustrated this card. The same name is on 39 other cards in the catalog.
Tadbulb (#938) has 7 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 5 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2023 to 2026. The earliest other card is Tadbulb 78/193 in Paldea Evolved (2023). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Tika Matsuno illustrated that card, and Pani Kobayashi illustrated this one. 5 other cards of Tadbulb list a different HP.
The attack Thunder Wave lists 10 damage. The cost is Lightning. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Tadbulb shakes its tail to generate electricity. If it senses danger, it will make its head blink on and off to alert its allies." The regulation mark is G.
I keep a set binder for Paldea Evolved, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Paldea Evolved set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Tadbulb can fill a slot in Generation 9 binder (Paldea). I still need this card.
Card facts
- Number
- 77/193
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
- Released
- June 9, 2023
- Rarity
- Common
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic
- HP
- 50
- Type
- Lightning
- Illustrator
- Pani Kobayashi
- Pokédex
- Tadbulb (#938)
- Weakness
- Fighting ×2
- Retreat
- 1
- Regulation mark
- G
Attacks and card text
Flavor text
Tadbulb shakes its tail to generate electricity. If it senses danger, it will make its head blink on and off to alert its allies.
Binders this card belongs in
Other printings in the list
Next to it in the set
Questions about this card
Which set is Tadbulb from?
Paldea Evolved, in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on June 9, 2023. The printed size is 193.
What is the collector number?
77/193. It is entry 77 of 279 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Pani Kobayashi. The catalog lists 39 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Common.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Tadbulb #938, generation 9 (Paldea).
What regulation mark is printed?
G.
Which attacks are printed?
Thunder Wave (10).