Pokémon · Black & White
Palpitoad
Plasma Freeze · #25 · Uncommon · 2013
Listings
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Market reference
$0.24
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 25 / 122
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Tympole
- Evolves to
- Seismitoad
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Masakazu Fukuda
- Pokédex #
- 536
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 10 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 Palpitoad plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
- Its main attack (Suspicious Soundwave) 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 Grass ×2 — a Grass 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.
How to beat Palpitoad
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- 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 copies on average · 1 decks
More by Masakazu Fukuda
This card was illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda.
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 the water and on land. It uses its long, sticky tongue to immobilize its opponents."
CCVibration — 20
WCCSuspicious Soundwave — 30
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.
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.
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4 days ago
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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 2026/06/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.09 | $0.25 | $19.98 | $0.24 | $0.19 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.35 | $0.50 | $4.00 | $0.55 | $0.47 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/05/14| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.05 |
| 7-day average | €0.14 |
| 30-day average | €0.21 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.16 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.06 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.11 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.61 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.97 |
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 $0.24; 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 "Plasma Freeze" in the Black & White series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Palpitoad?
Palpitoad is a Uncommon card in the Plasma Freeze set.
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