Tympole 103/86 · Black Bolt

Black Bolt is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on July 18, 2025. The printed size is 86. This checklist is longer, at 171 cards. Tympole is 103/86, in position 102 of 171 on this checklist. Before it is 102 Simipour, and after it is 104 Palpitoad. The collector number is above the printed set size of 86. The listed rarity is Illustration Rare.

Tympole is a Basic Water Pokémon with 60 HP. In the Pokédex this is Tympole (#535), generation 5 (Unova). The card lists Palpitoad, Palpitoad (#536) under evolves to.

aspara illustrated this card. The same name is on 14 other cards in the catalog.

Tympole (#535) has 11 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 11 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Tympole 22/101 in Noble Victories (2011). Both list 60 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Illustration Rare. Atsuko Nishida illustrated that card, and aspara illustrated this one. 3 other cards of Tympole list a different HP.

The attack Round lists 20× damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. This attack does 20 damage for each of your Pokémon in play that has the Round attack. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "They warn others of danger by vibrating their cheeks to create a high-pitched sound." The regulation mark is I.

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