Whirlipede 55/86 · 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. Whirlipede is 55/86, in position 55 of 171 on this checklist. Before it is 54 Venipede, and after it is 56 Scolipede. The listed rarity is Common.

Whirlipede is a Stage 1 Darkness Pokémon with 100 HP. In the Pokédex this is Whirlipede (#544), generation 5 (Unova). The card says it evolves from Venipede. In this catalog that name is Venipede (#543). The card lists Scolipede, Scolipede (#545) under evolves to.

okayamatakatoshi illustrated this card. The same name is on 3 other cards in the catalog.

Whirlipede (#544) 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 Whirlipede 53/114 in Black & White (2011). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Common. Masakazu Fukuda illustrated that card, and okayamatakatoshi illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 5 other cards of Whirlipede list a different HP.

The attack Venoshock lists 30+ damage. The cost is Colorless. If your opponent's Active Pokémon is Poisoned, this attack does 60 more damage. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "Protected by a hard shell, it spins its body like a wheel and crashes furiously into its enemies." 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. Whirlipede can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). Themed lists that include this exact card are Bug Pokémon. I still need this card.