Tirtouga 22/86 · Black Bolt

Black Bolt is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on 18 July 2025. The printed size is 86. This checklist is longer, at 171 cards. Tirtouga is 22/86, in position 22 of 171 on this checklist. Before it is 21 Seismitoad, and after it is 23 Carracosta. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Tirtouga is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 100 HP. In the Pokédex this is Tirtouga (#564), generation 5 (Unova). The card says it evolves from Antique Cover Fossil. The card lists Carracosta, Carracosta (#565) under evolves to.

Gemi illustrated this card. The same name is on 19 other cards in the catalog.

Tirtouga (#564) has 5 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 5 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Tirtouga 25/101 in Noble Victories (2011). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Naoyo Kimura illustrated that card, and Gemi illustrated this one. 2 other cards of Tirtouga list a different HP.

The attack Ancient Seaweed lists 30× damage. The cost is Water. This attack does 30 damage for each Item card in your opponent's discard pile. Surf is another attack lists 80 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "Restored from a fossil, this Pokémon can dive to depths beyond half a mile." 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. Tirtouga can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). Themed lists that include this exact card are Fossil Pokémon. I still need this card.