Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Palpitoad
Black Bolt · #104 · Illustration Rare · 2025
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Market reference
$18.75
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 104 / 172
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Illustration Rare
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Tympole
- Evolves to
- Seismitoad
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- KEIICHIRO ITO
- Pokédex #
- 536
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Palpitoad plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Wave Splash) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Tympole; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Palpitoad
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2 copies on average · 1 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by KEIICHIRO ITO
This card was illustrated by KEIICHIRO ITO.
Building around Palpitoad?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"When they vibrate the bumps on their heads, they can make waves in water or earthquake-like vibrations on land."
CCRound — 40×
This attack does 40 damage for each of your Pokémon in play that has the Round attack.
WCCWave Splash — 60
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Palpitoad or Black Bolt.
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Recent tournament results
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Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/09| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $15.00 | $19.30 | $76.70 | $18.75 | $24.93 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/12| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €7.14 |
| 7-day average | €8.04 |
| 30-day average | €9.25 |
| Low | €4.49 |
| Trend price | €8.08 |
| Low (excellent+) | €4.49 |
| averageSellPrice | €9.74 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Palpitoad is real?
Palpitoad is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Palpitoad worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Palpitoad is $18.75; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Palpitoad from?
Palpitoad is from the Pokémon set "Black Bolt" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Palpitoad?
Palpitoad is a Illustration Rare card in the Black Bolt set.
Other Palpitoad printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
