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Whirlipede

Scarlet & Violet

Black Bolt · #55 · Common · 2025

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Market reference

$0.07

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Card facts

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Set position: 55 / 172
Release year: 2025
Rarity: Common
HP: 100
Subtype: Stage 1
Evolves from: Venipede
Evolves to: Scolipede
Retreat cost: 3 energy
Regulation mark: I
Illustrator: okayamatakatoshi
Pokédex #: 544
Series: Scarlet & Violet

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role: Attacker
Damage efficiency: 30 damage; 30 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 Whirlipede plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
Darkness type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥50 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
A Stage 1 — one step up from Venipede; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.

How to beat Whirlipede

Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 0% of decks; 2.7 copies on average · 10 decks

Illustrated by okayamatakatoshi

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About this card

HP: 100Type:DDarknessSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: VenipedeEvolves to: Scolipede

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

CVenoshock — 30+

If your opponent's Active Pokémon is Poisoned, this attack does 60 more damage.

Weakness:F×2

Retreat cost:CCC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

standardLegal

unlimitedLegal

Upcoming events

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Tournaments and releases relevant to Whirlipede or Black Bolt.

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🟢Jolly Good Weekly #4 | Top Cut! (50 Codes!)

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Aug 27, 2026

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Torneo Relámpago ⚡ #72 PTCG Live

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Aug 28, 2026

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Oceania Open! | Season 3 - Week 9

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Aug 28, 2026

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Nightshades Premier Circuit Challenge #26 25 Codes

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Aug 28, 2026

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ASRcristiano # 185 - 60 codes prize pool!

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Aug 28, 2026

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Full Bench Fridays PTCGL Cash Event $10 #11

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Aug 28, 2026

Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Whirlipede was legal.

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8° Torneo del circuito CarroTCG/Prof. Fili

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today

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ASRcristiano # 184 - 60 codes prize pool!

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today

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⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All - 100 Codes

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today

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🏆Moujii's Dojo🏆 (Late Registration Available!)

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SEASAC League Challenge #25 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]

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today

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REFINE Summer Series Session 9: Mega Blastoise?

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Tournament play

Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).

Recent decks

ran Whirlipede

Tournaments scanned

299

past 30 days

Competitive note

Occasional competitive appearance.

Top decks running Whirlipede

1Other
1 deck

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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 2026/07/09

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$0.01	$0.15	$19.98	$0.07	$0.02
Reverse Holofoil	$0.02	$0.20	$19.98	$0.16	$0.05

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/02/04

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.04
7-day average	€0.03
30-day average	€0.05
Low	€0.02
Trend price	€0.02
Low (excellent+)	€0.02
Reverse holo low	€0.02
reverseHoloAvg1	€0.09
Reverse holo 7-day	€0.14
reverseHoloSell	€0.12
averageSellPrice	€0.05
Reverse holo 30-day	€0.12
Reverse holo trend	€0.14

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Whirlipede is real?

Whirlipede 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 Whirlipede worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Whirlipede is $0.07; 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 Whirlipede from?

Whirlipede is from the Pokémon set "Black Bolt" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.

What rarity is Whirlipede?

Whirlipede is a Common card in the Black Bolt set.