Whirlipede 116/167 · Twilight Masquerade

Twilight Masquerade is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on May 24, 2024. The printed size is 167. This checklist is longer, at 226 cards. Whirlipede is 116/167, in position 116 of 226 on this checklist. Before it is 115 Venipede, and after it is 117 Scolipede. The listed rarity is Common.

Whirlipede is a Stage 1 Darkness Pokémon with 100 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.

Krgc illustrated this card. The same name is on 8 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). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Common. Masakazu Fukuda illustrated that card, and Krgc illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 5 other cards of Whirlipede list a different HP.

The attack Poison Ring lists no damage number. The cost is Darkness. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned. During your opponent's next turn, the Defending Pokémon can't retreat. Spinning Attack is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Darkness, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "This Pokémon spins itself rapidly and charges into its opponents. Its top speed is just over 60 mph." The regulation mark is H.

I keep a set binder for Twilight Masquerade, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Twilight Masquerade set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Whirlipede can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). Themed lists that include this exact card are Bug Pokémon. I still need this card.