Tadbulb 74/197 · Obsidian Flames

Obsidian Flames is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on August 11, 2023. The printed size is 197. This checklist is longer, at 230 cards. Tadbulb is 74/197, in position 74 of 230 on this checklist. Before it is 73 Pawmot ex, and after it is 75 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). The card lists Bellibolt, Bellibolt (#939) under evolves to.

kirisAki illustrated this card. The same name is on 189 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 77/193 in Paldea Evolved (2023). Both list 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Pani Kobayashi illustrated that card, and kirisAki illustrated this one. 5 other cards of Tadbulb list a different HP.

The attack Energize lists no damage number. The cost is Lightning. Attach a Basic Lightning Energy card from your discard pile to this Pokémon. Lightning Ball is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless, Colorless. 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 Obsidian Flames, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Obsidian Flames 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.