Palpitoad 34/122 · BREAKpoint

BREAKpoint is a set in the XY series. It was released on February 3, 2016. The printed size is 122. This checklist is longer, at 126 cards. Palpitoad is 34/122, in position 34 of 126 on this checklist. Before it is 33 Tympole, and after it is 35 Seismitoad. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Palpitoad is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 90 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.

Ayaka Yoshida illustrated this card. The same name is on 128 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 90 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. sui illustrated that card, and Ayaka Yoshida illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 6 other cards of Palpitoad list a different HP.

The attack Frog Hop lists 20+ damage. The cost is Water, Water. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage. Mud Shot is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Water. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "It lives in the water and on land. It uses its long, sticky tongue to immobilize its opponents."

I keep a set binder for BREAKpoint, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the BREAKpoint 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.