AttackShake and Discharge
This attack also does 10 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Tadbulb 76/197 · 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 76/197, in position 76 of 230 on this checklist. Before it is 75 Tadbulb, and after it is 77 Bellibolt. The listed rarity is Common.
Tadbulb is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 60 HP. In the Pokédex this is Tadbulb (#938), generation 9 (Paldea). The card lists Bellibolt, Bellibolt (#939) under evolves to.
Shin Nagasawa illustrated this card. The same name is on 303 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). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Pani Kobayashi illustrated that card, and Shin Nagasawa illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 3 other cards of Tadbulb list a different HP.
The attack Shake and Discharge lists 20 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless. This attack also does 10 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 2. 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.
Card facts
- Number
- 76/197
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
- Released
- August 11, 2023
- Rarity
- Common
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic
- HP
- 60
- Type
- Lightning
- Illustrator
- Shin Nagasawa
- Pokédex
- Tadbulb (#938)
- Evolves to
- Bellibolt
- Weakness
- Fighting ×2
- Retreat
- 2
- 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?
Obsidian Flames, in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on August 11, 2023. The printed size is 197.
What is the collector number?
76/197. It is entry 76 of 230 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Shin Nagasawa. The catalog lists 303 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?
Shake and Discharge (20).