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Whirlipede
#53/115 in Black & White, Uncommon, 90 HP, Psychic, illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda.
- Card number
- #53/115
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 90 HP
- Type
- Psychic
- Language
- English
- Release date
- April 25, 2011
- Illustrator
- Masakazu Fukuda
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Collector Notes
Whirlipede
Whirlipede appears in the English print of Black & White, released on April 25, 2011. Whirlipede is a uncommon rarity and 90 HP. The Black & White set contains 115 cards.
Artist Info
This card's illustration was created by Masakazu Fukuda.
Collector Insights
Whirlipede is a Psychic-type Pokémon from the Black & White series, numbered 53 in its set. It has 90 HP and requires two Colorless Energy to retreat. The card features two attacks: Poison Sting, which costs Psychic and Colorless Energy to deal 20 damage and poison the defending Pokémon, and Rollout, which uses Psychic and two Colorless Energy to deal 50 damage. Its flavor text describes a defensive strategy involving spinning its body like a wheel to attack enemies. The card is marked as Uncommon rarity and was released in the Black & White set on April 25, 2011. It is illustrated by artist Masakazu Fukuda. Whirlipede has no resistances but is weak to Psychic-type attacks, which deal double damage. The card’s design aligns with its thematic role as a defensive and aggressive Pokémon.
Protected by a hard shell, it spins its body like a wheel and crashes furiously into its enemies.
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