Pokémon · Black & White
Tympole
Dark Explorers · #31 · Common · 2012
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Market reference
$0.35
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 31 / 111
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Palpitoad
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 535
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Healing
- Damage efficiency
- 20 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.
- Its main attack (Spiral Drain) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Tympole
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 3.5 copies on average · 2 decks
More by Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Building around Tympole?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"They warn other of danger by vibrating their cheeks to create a high-pitched sound."
WCSpiral Drain — 20
Heal 20 damage from this Pokémon.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Tympole or Dark Explorers.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Tympole was legal.
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 2026/08/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.10 | $0.29 | $19.98 | $0.35 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.39 | $0.69 | $19.98 | $0.55 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/05/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.05 |
| 7-day average | €0.14 |
| 30-day average | €0.13 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.12 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.65 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.44 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.58 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.14 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.54 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.44 |
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 $0.35; 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 "Dark Explorers" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Tympole?
Tympole is a Common card in the Dark Explorers set.
Other Tympole printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
