Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Whirlipede
Black Bolt · #133 · Illustration Rare · 2025
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Market reference
$9.62
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 133 / 172
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Illustration Rare
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Venipede
- Evolves to
- Scolipede
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- kurumitsu
- Pokédex #
- 544
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 30 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 Whirlipede plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Darkness type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥50 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Venipede; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Whirlipede
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.67 copies on average · 9 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by kurumitsu
This card was illustrated by kurumitsu.
Building around Whirlipede?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Protected by a hard shell, it spins its body like a wheel and crashes furiously into its enemies."
CVenoshock — 30+
If your opponent's Active Pokémon is Poisoned, this attack does 60 more damage.
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Whirlipede or Black Bolt.
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Whirlipede was legal.
Vault Of Games #4 🏆|OFF-SEASON |WEEKLY
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TORNEIO ESPECIAL DE DIA DOS PAIS 👨🍼
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KSM's Great Ball Event #3 - National Day Special
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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 | $8.49 | $10.40 | $69.90 | $9.62 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €4.70 |
| 7-day average | €4.27 |
| 30-day average | €4.62 |
| Low | €2.58 |
| Trend price | €4.34 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.58 |
| averageSellPrice | €4.73 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Whirlipede is real?
Whirlipede 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 Whirlipede worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Whirlipede is $9.62; 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 Whirlipede from?
Whirlipede is from the Pokémon set "Black Bolt" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Whirlipede?
Whirlipede is a Illustration Rare card in the Black Bolt set.
Other Whirlipede printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
