Venipede 54/86 · Black Bolt

Venipede is Pokédex #543, generation 5 (Unova). Venipede is a Basic Darkness Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists Whirlipede, Whirlipede (#544) under evolves to.

Venipede sits at 54/86 in Black Bolt, position 54 of 171. Before it is 53 Landorus, and after it is 55 Whirlipede. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on 18 July 2025. The printed size is 86. This checklist is longer, at 171 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Poison Spray lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "Its bite injects a potent poison, enough to paralyze large bird Pokémon that try to prey on it." The regulation mark is I.

Venipede (#543) has 8 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 8 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Venipede 52/114 in Black & White (2011). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Masakazu Fukuda illustrated that card, and okayamatakatoshi illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 6 other cards of Venipede list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads okayamatakatoshi. I count 3 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Black Bolt set binder is where a full Black Bolt set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Venipede can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). Themed lists that include this exact card are Bug Pokémon. I still need this card.