Ombre Infuocate / #57/147

Whirlipede

Printed language: Italian · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): Ombre Infuocate
Rarity (source): Non comune
Illustrator: SATOSHI NAKAI
Source reference: sm3-57

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The Pokémon’s story

Whirlipede often remains motionless under its shell's protection. If an enemy approaches, it starts spinning and charges like a spiked wheel. Its speed can approach a hundred kilometers per hour. While awaiting evolution, its sturdy casing and poisonous points defend it. The Pokédex tells of a Pokémon whose apparent calm can become a sudden charge that is hard to avoid.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Sword credits Whirlipede with a speed of around a hundred kilometers per hour when rolling. Pokémon Shield explains that it accumulates energy for evolution while remaining protected. Its shell therefore serves both survival during the wait and a brutal attack.

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Card details

HP: 90
Type (source): Psico
Stage (source): Livello 1
Pokédex number: 544
Retreat cost: 3 Energy
Weakness (source): Psico ×2

Printed card text — Italian

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Attacks

Girotondo

Cost: Psico · Incolore

Damage: 30

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Rotolamento

Cost: Psico · Psico · Incolore

Damage: 60

Documented variants

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Normal
Reverse
Normale · Standard
Reverse · Standard

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