Palpitoad 32/108 · Dark Explorers

Dark Explorers is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on 9 May 2012. The printed size is 108. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. Palpitoad is 32/108, in position 32 of 111 on this checklist. Before it is 31 Tympole, and after it is 33 Vanillite. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Palpitoad is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 80 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.

Kouki Saitou illustrated this card. The same name is on 652 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). Both list 80 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. sui illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 8 other cards of Palpitoad list a different HP.

The attack Bubble Beam lists 30 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It lives in the water and on land. It uses its long, sticky tongue to capture prey."

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