Whirlipede (Black & White 53)

Whirlipede   ホイーガ Wheega

Illus. Masakazu Fukuda

Evolution stage Stage 1 Pokémon Evolves from Venipede Card name Whirlipede Type Psychic HP 90 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Black & White Rarity English card no. 53/114 Japanese expansion Beginning Set Japanese card no. 022/037 Japanese expansion Beginning Set + Japanese card no. 021/034 Japanese expansion Beginning Set Pikachu Version Japanese card no. 021/034 Expansion Miscellaneous Promotional cards For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Whirlipede.

Whirlipede (Japanese: ホイーガ Wheega) is a Psychic-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Black & White expansion.

Card text

Poison Sting どくばり 20

The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.

Rollout ころがる 50

Pokédex data

Whirlipede - Curlipede Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
544	3'11" (1.2 m)	129.0 lbs. (58.5 kg)
Pokédex entry
Protected by a hard shell, it spins its body like a wheel and crashes furiously into its enemies.
かたい　カラに　まもられている。タイヤのように　かいてんして　てきに　はげしく　たいあたりする。

Release information

This card was included in the Black & White expansion, first released in the Japanese Beginning Set and Beginning Set for Girls. In Japan, it was later included in the Beginning Set + and Beginning Set Pikachu Version. For the Insect Season of the 2012 Pokémon League Cycle, a special Crosshatch Holofoil of this card was made available.

Trivia

Origin

Poison Sting and Rollout are both moves in the Pokémon games that Whirlipede can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Black.

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