Iono's Tadbulb (Journey Together 52)

Iono's Tadbulb   ナンジャモのズピカ Nanjyamo's Zupika

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Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Iono's Tadbulb Type Lightning HP 60 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Journey Together Rarity English card no. 052/159 Japanese expansion Battle Partners Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 029/100 Japanese expansion SV-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 257/SV-P English expansion Ascended Heroes Rarity English card no. 069/217 Japanese expansion MEGA Dream ex Japanese card no. 056/193 Japanese Deck Start Deck 100 Battle Collection Japanese card no. 273/742 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Tadbulb.

Iono's Tadbulb (Japanese: ナンジャモのズピカ Nanjyamo's Zupika) is a Lightning-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Journey Together expansion.

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• Release information
• Trivia
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• References

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Card text

Tiny Charge

プチでんき

30

Pokédex data

Tadbulb - EleTadpole Pokémon

No.

0938

Height

1' (0.3 m)

Weight

0.9 lbs. (0.4 kg)

Pokédex entry

Tadbulb shakes its tail to generate electricity. If it senses danger, it will make its head blink on and off to alert its allies.

尻尾を 振って 発電する。 危険を 感じると 頭を 点滅させて 仲間に 伝える。

Release information

This card was released in the Journey Together expansion, first released in the Japanese Battle Partners expansion. A Cosmos Holofoil variant of the Journey Together print was made available in the Iono's Bellibolt ex Premium Collection from April 11, 2025.

In Japan, this card was reprinted as a Mirage Holofoil SV-P Promotional card and was available as an insert in two magazines published by Shogakukan: the April 2025 issue of CoroCoro Ichiban!, which was released on February 20, 2025; and issue 92 of Pokémon Fan, which went on sale February 27, 2025. The SV-P Promotional print features the CoroCoro Ichiban! and Pokémon Fan logos in the bottom left corner of the artwork.

It is reprinted in the Ascended Heroes special expansion, originating from the Japanese MEGA Dream ex subset. Each release has two Mirror Holofoil variants featuring either a Lightning Energy symbol or a Poké Ball. In Japan, it is reprinted once again in the Start Deck 100 Battle Collection.

Trivia

Origin

Gym Leader Iono uses a Bellibolt, Tadbulb's Evolution, in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet; she has also utilized multiple Tadbulb to illuminate battles in Pokémon Horizons: The Series. Tiny Charge is an attack that first appeared on Tynamo from Vivid Voltage. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Scarlet. Levincia is featured in the illustration.

References

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.