Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Palpitoad
Black Bolt · #20 · Common · 2025
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Market reference
$0.06
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 20 / 172
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Tympole
- Evolves to
- Seismitoad
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- Yukihiro Tada
- 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.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
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
- 2.23 copies on average · 31 decks
- Match win rate
- 23.7%
- -23.3 pts vs the 47.0% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Tympole
in 100% of decks · 34 seen
Neutralization Zone
in 74% of decks · 25 seen
Shieldon
in 44% of decks · 15 seen
Antique Armor Fossil
in 47% of decks · 16 seen
Bastiodon
in 47% of decks · 16 seen
Fossil Quarry
in 47% of decks · 16 seen
Rocky Fighting Energy
in 88% of decks · 30 seen
Redeemable Ticket
in 29% of decks · 10 seen
More by Yukihiro Tada
This card was illustrated by Yukihiro Tada.
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.
La Techgece Cup #5 [BO3] (30C Legal!)
Oct 11, 2026
Rare Candy Club Showdown #48 (30TH LEGAL)
Oct 12, 2026
🏆Moujii's Dojo🏆 (Late Registration Available!)
Oct 12, 2026
CHALLENGE OF DOOM! I will.....
Oct 13, 2026
Amyverse PTCG Live Weekly #17 💛 Cash Prize!
Oct 14, 2026
TWISTER TEAM | ROAD TO CHAMPIONS! #1
Oct 15, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Palpitoad was legal.
SEASAC League Challenge #1 (SEASON 6) [50 CODES]
today
Vault Of Games #6 🏆| SEASON 1|WEEKLY
today
RDG! October Open Qualifier
today
The Hideout:Cash Is King PTCG Webcam Event $10 #11
today
Lhama Champs
today
🇧🇷 Hit Challenge #40 | TCG Live
today
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
27
ran Palpitoad
Tournaments scanned
310
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
Top decks running Palpitoad
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.15 | $19.98 | $0.06 | $0.02 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.03 | $0.20 | $19.98 | $0.10 | $0.05 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/05/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.02 |
| 7-day average | €0.02 |
| 30-day average | €0.03 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.03 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.03 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.29 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.10 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.03 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.14 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.18 |
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 $0.06; 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 Common card in the Black Bolt set.
Other Palpitoad printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
