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Wimpod
Darkness Ablaze 017/189 • common
- Set
- Darkness Ablaze
- Number
- 017/189
- Rarity
- Common
- Released
- 2020
- Energy type
- grass energy
- Market price
- $0.04
- Artist
- MAHOU
What it does
Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
It's nature's cleaner—it eats anything and everything, including garbage and rotten things. The ground near its nest is always clean.
Where you can play it
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Where it came from
Wimpod first appeared in the Pokémon Trading Card Game as part of the Darkness Ablaze expansion, released in August 2020. As a Grass-type iteration of the Turn Tail Pokémon, this card was designed to populate the lower tiers of the set, providing players with a foundational creature that reflects the defensive and skittish nature established in the Generation VII video games. The set itself was heavily influenced by the popularity of the Gigantamax mechanic, though this specific common card serves to flesh out the elemental diversity of the base roster.
The artwork for this card was created by Kouki Saitou, a veteran illustrator in the Pokémon TCG space known for his clean, expressive style. In this illustration, Saitou captures Wimpod in a simple, direct pose that highlights its unique, armored crustacean-like anatomy. As a common rarity card, it was distributed widely in booster packs and theme decks, becoming a standard piece for collectors focused on completing the Darkness Ablaze set rather than seeking competitive rarity.
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