Whirlipede 52/146 · XY

XY is a set in the XY series. It was released on February 5, 2014. The printed size is 146, and the checklist is the same length. Whirlipede is 52/146, in position 52 of 146 on this checklist. Before it is 51 Venipede, and after it is 53 Scolipede. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Whirlipede is a Stage 1 Psychic Pokémon with 90 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.

Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this card. The same name is on 656 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). Both list 90 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Masakazu Fukuda illustrated that card, and Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 4 other cards of Whirlipede list a different HP.

The attack Continuous Tumble lists 30× damage. The cost is Psychic, Colorless. Flip a coin until you get tails. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "Protected by a hard shell, it spins its body like a wheel and crashes furiously into its enemies."

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