Dipplin 170/167 · 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. Dipplin is 170/167, in position 170 of 226 on this checklist. Before it is 169 Sunflora, and after it is 171 Poltchageist. The collector number is above the printed set size of 167. The listed rarity is Illustration Rare.

Dipplin is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 80 HP. In the Pokédex this is Dipplin (#1011), generation 9 (Paldea). The card says it evolves from Applin. In this catalog that name is Applin (#840).

Akira Komayama illustrated this card. The same name is on 239 other cards in the catalog.

Dipplin (#1011) has 5 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 4 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2024 to 2025. The earliest other card is Dipplin 18/167 in Twilight Masquerade (2024). Both list 80 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Illustration Rare. Saboteri illustrated that card, and Akira Komayama illustrated this one. 2 other cards of Dipplin list a different HP.

Festival Lead is listed as Ability. If Festival Grounds is in play, this Pokémon may use an attack it has twice. If the first attack Knocks Out your opponent's Active Pokémon, you may attack again after your opponent chooses a new Active Pokémon. The attack Do the Wave lists 20× damage. The cost is Grass. This attack does 20 damage for each of your Benched Pokémon. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "The head sticking out belongs to the fore-wyrm, while the tail belongs to the core-wyrm. The two share one apple and help each other out." 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. Dipplin can fill a slot in Generation 9 binder (Paldea). I still need this card.