Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Tympole
Obsidian Flames · #50 · Common · 2023
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.11
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 50 / 230
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Palpitoad
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- G
- Illustrator
- OKUBO
- Pokédex #
- 535
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Disruption
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Tympole plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 3 copies.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Tympole
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 3.35 copies on average · 26 decks
- Match win rate
- 24.7%
- -22.3 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.
Palpitoad
in 100% of decks · 29 seen
Neutralization Zone
in 66% of decks · 19 seen
Shieldon
in 41% of decks · 12 seen
Antique Armor Fossil
in 45% of decks · 13 seen
Bastiodon
in 45% of decks · 13 seen
Fossil Quarry
in 45% of decks · 13 seen
Rocky Fighting Energy
in 83% of decks · 24 seen
Colress's Tenacity
in 59% of decks · 17 seen
Building around Tympole?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It uses sound waves to communicate with others of its kind. People and other Pokémon species can't hear its cries of warning."
WScrew Tail — 10
Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy from your opponent's Active Pokémon.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Tympole or Obsidian Flames.
🏆Moujii's Dojo🏆 (Late Registration Available!)
Oct 12, 2026
Sunny's Weekly #277 Judge Appreciation Week!
Oct 12, 2026
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Oct 13, 2026
Amyverse PTCG Live Weekly #17 💛 Cash Prize!
Oct 14, 2026
TWISTER TEAM | ROAD TO CHAMPIONS! #1
Oct 15, 2026
13° Torneo del circuito CarroTCG/Prof. Fili
Oct 15, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Tympole was legal.
Rare Candy Club Showdown #48 (30TH LEGAL)
today
La Techgece Cup #5 [BO3] (30C Legal!)
today
TREINO PRO LAIC - SÓ BR - #001
today
Poof! #8: Doing it again baby! (Bo3)
today
Redraftowa Liga Pokemon TCG - 11.10.2026
today
SEASAC League Challenge #1 (SEASON 6) [50 CODES]
yesterday
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 2026/07/12| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.15 | $20.00 | $0.11 | $0.02 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.03 | $0.20 | $40.00 | $0.18 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.03 |
| 7-day average | €0.02 |
| 30-day average | €0.03 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.02 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.07 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.09 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.12 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.03 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.11 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.14 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Tympole is real?
Tympole 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 Tympole worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Tympole is $0.11; 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 Tympole from?
Tympole is from the Pokémon set "Obsidian Flames" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Tympole?
Tympole is a Common card in the Obsidian Flames set.
Other Tympole printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
