Whirlipede 106/198 · Chilling Reign

Whirlipede is Pokédex #544, generation 5 (Unova). Whirlipede is a Stage 1 Darkness Pokémon with 90 HP. The card says it evolves from Venipede. In this catalog that name is Venipede (#543). The card lists Scolipede, Scolipede (#545) under evolves to.

Whirlipede sits at 106/198 in Chilling Reign, position 106 of 233. Before it is 105 Venipede, and after it is 107 Scolipede. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 18 June 2021. The printed size is 198. This checklist is longer, at 233 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Poison Sting lists 20 damage. The cost is Darkness. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned. Rolling Tackle is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Darkness, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "It is usually motionless, but when attacked, it rotates at high speed and then crashes into its opponent." The regulation mark is E.

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 hatachu illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 4 other cards of Whirlipede list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads hatachu. I count 31 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Chilling Reign set binder is where a full Chilling Reign set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Whirlipede can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.