Pokémon · Black & White
Palpitoad
Noble Victories · #23 · Uncommon · 2011
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Market reference
$0.46
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 23 / 102
- Release year
- 2011
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Tympole
- Evolves to
- Seismitoad
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- sui
- Pokédex #
- 536
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 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.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥40 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.
How to beat Palpitoad
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥40 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
- 3 copies on average · 2 decks
More by sui
This card was illustrated by sui.
Building around Palpitoad?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It lives in water and on land. It uses its long, sticky tongue to capture prey."
WMud Shot — 20
CCCRound — 20×
Does 20 damage times the number of your Pokémon that have the Round attack.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Palpitoad 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 2026/06/30| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.37 | $0.50 | $19.98 | $0.46 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.99 | $2.49 | $30.80 | $2.45 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/20| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.50 |
| 7-day average | €0.42 |
| 30-day average | €0.31 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.39 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.15 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.68 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.83 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.68 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.36 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.86 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.81 |
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 $0.46; 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 "Noble Victories" in the Black & White series, released in 2011.
What rarity is Palpitoad?
Palpitoad is a Uncommon card in the Noble Victories set.
Other Palpitoad printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
