Palpitoad — the Vibration Pokémon, the middle stage of the Tympole line, the awkward toad phase between the cute tadpole and the bigass Seismitoad. Picks up the Water/Ground dual-typing here, and the bumps on his head and shoulders are technically ultrasonic vibration organs. A standard middle-stage with thin chase support and a heavy modern Black Bolt lead.
Palpitoad's Top 10 leads with the 2025 Black Bolt Illustration Rare at $16 — by an 8× margin the line's flagship — and a 2013 Legendary Treasures Rare Holo at $1.90 in second. Below those, a long tail of sub-dollar BW-era and XY/SWSH/SV-era Common reprints. A two-tier structure with the modern chase plus a single classic-era pickup.
The chase. 2025 Black Bolt's Illustration Rare gives the middle-stage toad a painterly modern showcase — by an 8× margin the priciest Palpitoad in the catalog. Where basically all modern interest in the line lives.
View full card data →Legendary Treasures was 2013's BW-era greatest-hits closer. Palpitoad's Rare Holo here is the strongest of the classic-era prints — a clean BW-era Water/Ground Holo, the only Palpitoad besides the Black Bolt chase that meaningfully trades above bulk.
View full card data →Noble Victories was the November-2011 third Black & White-era expansion. Palpitoad's Uncommon reprint here is launch-era pack filler — clean illustration, near-bulk price.
View full card data →Dark Explorers was the May-2012 BW-era set built around the Hydreigon line and the Team Plasma villains. Palpitoad got an Uncommon reprint slot — off-theme bulk filler in a Dark-focused set.
View full card data →Dragons Exalted was the August-2012 BW-era set built around the Hydreigon line and the new Dragon-type. Palpitoad rode along as an Uncommon reprint — pure pack bulk.
View full card data →Plasma Freeze was the May-2013 BW-era set built around the Team Plasma storyline. Palpitoad's reprint here is a clean Uncommon — bulk filler in the Plasma-storyline-driven era.
View full card data →Obsidian Flames was the August-2023 SV-era set built around Charizard ex variants. Palpitoad is set-roster filler — pure binder-completion cardboard.
View full card data →BREAKpoint was the February-2016 XY-era set that introduced the BREAK Evolution mechanic. Palpitoad is bulk filler here — no thematic home in the set.
View full card data →Rebel Clash was the May-2020 SWSH-era set best remembered for Toxtricity V-MAX. Palpitoad rode along as an Uncommon reprint — tied for the cheapest tier in the catalog.
View full card data →The Common-rarity Palpitoad from the same 2025 Black Bolt set that produced the IR chase up top. Pack bulk paired with the chase pull — the cheapest verified Palpitoad in the catalog at eight cents.
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