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Evolving Skies

Palpitoad 89/203 · Evolving Skies

Palpitoad, Evolving Skies #89

Evolving Skies is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on August 27, 2021. The printed size is 203. This checklist is longer, at 237 cards. Palpitoad is 89/203, in position 89 of 237 on this checklist. Before it is 88 Gigalith, and after it is 90 Seismitoad. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Palpitoad is a Stage 1 Fighting Pokémon with 100 HP. In the Pokédex this is Palpitoad (#536), generation 5 (Unova). The card says it evolves from Tympole. In this catalog that name is Tympole (#535). The card lists Seismitoad, Seismitoad (#537) under evolves to.

tetsuya koizumi illustrated this card. The same name is on 62 other cards in the catalog.

Palpitoad (#536) has 11 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 10 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Palpitoad 23/101 in Noble Victories (2011). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. sui illustrated that card, and tetsuya koizumi illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 10 other cards of Palpitoad list a different HP.

The attack Stampede lists 20 damage. The cost is Fighting. Tongue Slap is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "On occasion, their cries are sublimely pleasing to the ear. Palpitoad with larger lumps on their bodies can sing with a wider range of sounds." The regulation mark is E.

I keep a set binder for Evolving Skies, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Evolving Skies set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Palpitoad can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.

Card facts

Number
89/203
Set
Evolving Skies
Series
Sword & Shield
Released
August 27, 2021
Rarity
Uncommon
Supertype
Pokémon
Subtypes
Stage 1
HP
100
Type
Fighting
Illustrator
tetsuya koizumi
Pokédex
Palpitoad (#536)
Evolves from
Tympole
Evolves to
Seismitoad
Weakness
Grass ×2
Retreat
3
Regulation mark
E

Attacks and card text

AttackStampede

Damage 20 · Cost Fighting

AttackTongue Slap

Damage 50 · Cost Fighting, Colorless, Colorless

Flavor text

On occasion, their cries are sublimely pleasing to the ear. Palpitoad with larger lumps on their bodies can sing with a wider range of sounds.

Binders this card belongs in

Other printings in the list

Next to it in the set

Questions about this card

Which set is Palpitoad from?

Evolving Skies, in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on August 27, 2021. The printed size is 203.

What is the collector number?

89/203. It is entry 89 of 237 in this checklist.

Who illustrated it?

tetsuya koizumi. The catalog lists 62 other cards with that illustrator.

What rarity is listed?

Uncommon.

What Pokédex number does the card use?

Palpitoad #536, generation 5 (Unova).

What regulation mark is printed?

E.

Which attacks are printed?

Stampede (20) and Tongue Slap (50).