# Palpitoad #104/086 — Black Bolt

## Summary

Palpitoad is a modest Unova middle stage, liked more for the charm of the Tympole line than for any rabid following. Its Round attack gave it a niche in Round-focused decks, but the real draw is the Illustration rare slot, where Keiichiro Ito's work is a known quantity for collectors who buy on the artist. At a $9.15 modelled guide, up 5% over 30 days on 123 copies traded, with 76 days of inventory on the board, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.19 out of Black Bolt; a PSA 10 brings $330, 36 times raw, but a 16% gem rate against $65 of fees makes grading a losing trade.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Black Bolt |
| Number | 104/086 |
| Rarity | Illustration rare |
| Era | SV |
| Illustrator | KEIICHIRO ITO |
| 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 | Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$9.15** (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: -10.30% · 7d change: -5.60% — as of 2026-11-07
- Floor delivered ask: $8.75 — as of 2026-11-07T23:47:55.260Z
- Quant score: 55/100, regime FALLING — as of 2026-11-07T23:47:55.260Z — 9 of 11 inputs · 90% weight · -5% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2025-07-17T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-08T18:08:01.583Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-07T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-06T20:18:01.990Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-06T03:53:23.170Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-06T20:18:01.987Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-11-04T01:24:06.183Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/black-bolt/palpitoad-104)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Asv10.5b-104%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)