Whirlipede #52 from XY - Uncommon - Illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno
Psychic

Whirlipede

#52/146 in XY, Uncommon, 90 HP, Psychic, illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.

Set
XY
Card number
#52/146
Rarity
Uncommon
HP
90 HP
Type
Psychic
Language
English
Release date
February 5, 2014
Illustrator
Kagemaru Himeno
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Collector Notes

Whirlipede

Whirlipede appears in the English print of XY, released on February 5, 2014. Whirlipede is a uncommon rarity and 90 HP. The XY set contains 146 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Kagemaru Himeno.

Collector Insights

Whirlipede is a Psychic-type Pokémon with 90 HP and a retreat cost of three Colorless energy. Its sole attack, Continuous Tumble, requires one Psychic and one Colorless energy to deal 30 damage multiplied by the number of heads from flipped coins. The card’s flavor text describes a Pokémon that spins its body like a wheel to charge into foes. Designed by artist Kagemaru Himeno, this card belongs to the XY series, released in February 2014. It has no abilities or resistances but is weak to Psychic-type attacks with double damage. The card’s number in its set is 52, and it is classified as Uncommon rarity. Its Dex number is 544, aligning with its evolutionary line in the Pokémon franchise. The attack’s mechanics emphasize probabilistic damage scaling, making it a unique strategic option in gameplay.

Protected by a hard shell, it spins its body like a wheel and crashes furiously into its enemies.

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