# Palpitoad #020/086 — Black Bolt

## Summary

Palpitoad is a bulk common, a middle-stage Unova Water type that fills a binder slot without anyone chasing it. Its Round attack gives it a small niche in decks built around that shared move, and Yukihiro Tada's name adds a little interest for illustrator collectors. A $0.19 modelled guide, up 46% over 30 days on 29 copies traded, says bulk, with 1,098 days of inventory on the board, and the economics stop there: a PSA 10 guides at $44, 230 times raw, but PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Black Bolt |
| Number | 020/086 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | SV |
| Illustrator | Yukihiro Tada |
| Release date | 2025-07-17 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Tympole |
| HP | 90 |
| Types | Water |
| Attack: Round | cost Colorless/Colorless — damage 40× — This attack does 40 damage for each of your Pokémon in play that has the Round attack. |
| Attack: Wave Splash | cost Water/Colorless/Colorless — damage 60 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Regulation mark | I |
| Legal | Standard yes · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Palpitoad #536](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/palpitoad) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.19** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-07
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-07
- Floor delivered ask: $1.51 — as of 2026-10-22T22:54:43.176Z
- Quant score: 55/100, regime MARKUP — as of 2026-11-07T23:47:55.260Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 46% weight · -27% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2025-07-17T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-23T16:02:36.808Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-07T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-23T11:46:51.087Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-23T03:15:03.723Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-23T11:46:51.084Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-14T12:09:56.576Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/black-bolt/palpitoad-020)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Asv10.5b-020%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)