Pokémon · Black & White
Whirlipede
Boundaries Crossed · #73 · Uncommon · 2012
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.63
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 73 / 153
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Venipede
- Evolves to
- Scolipede
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- match
- Pokédex #
- 544
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 16.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Whirlipede plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Its main attack (Spinning Attack) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic 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.
How to beat Whirlipede
- Exploit its Psychic 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.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.67 copies on average · 3 decks
Building around Whirlipede?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Storing energy for evolution, it sits. But, when predators approach, it moves to stab them with poison spikes."
Ability: Poison Point
If this Pokémon is your Active Pokémon and is damaged by an opponent's attack (even if this Pokémon is Knocked Out), this Attacking Pokémon is now Poisoned.
PCCSpinning Attack — 50
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Whirlipede was legal.
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 2026/07/29| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.33 | $0.51 | $19.98 | $0.63 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.50 | $1.46 | $19.98 | $2.94 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.30 |
| 7-day average | €0.26 |
| 30-day average | €0.24 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.22 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.10 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.95 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.86 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.24 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.83 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.89 |
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 $0.63; 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 "Boundaries Crossed" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Whirlipede?
Whirlipede is a Uncommon card in the Boundaries Crossed set.
Other Whirlipede printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
