Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Palpitoad
Rebel Clash · #45 · Uncommon · 2020
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.10
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 45 / 209
- Release year
- 2020
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Tympole
- Evolves to
- Seismitoad
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- MAHOU
- Pokédex #
- 536
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 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 (Twirling Sign) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning 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 Lightning 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
- 3 copies on average · 2 decks
More by MAHOU
This card was illustrated by MAHOU.
Building around Palpitoad?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It weakens its prey with sound waves intense enough to cause headaches, then entangles them with its sticky tongue."
CCTwirling Sign — 30
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused.
Weakness:L×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.
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 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.02 | $0.19 | $19.98 | $0.10 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.14 | $0.32 | $19.98 | $0.32 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.03 |
| 7-day average | €0.04 |
| 30-day average | €0.05 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.04 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.11 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.17 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.19 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.14 |
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 $0.10; 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 "Rebel Clash" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.
What rarity is Palpitoad?
Palpitoad is a Uncommon card in the Rebel Clash set.
Other Palpitoad printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
