Why Tadbulb Belongs in Every 🐸 Amphibians & Reptiles Collection
Your complete Tadbulb Pokémon card guide: standout artwork, key sets, ability highlights, and binder strategy for every collector.
2025-09-10
Popularity Rank: #1019
Fan survey data
Blended rank from two r/pokemon "favourite Pokémon" surveys, weighted 60/40 toward the 2025 results (u/Jawnysparklez; u/mamamia1001 2019).
2025 survey: #1028
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#0938
Tadbulb
EleTadpole Pokémon
Tadbulb shakes its tail to generate electricity. If it senses danger, it will make its head blink on and off to alert its allies.
Pokédex details
National Dex
#0938
Height
0.3 m
Weight
0.4 kg
Capture rate
190 / 255
Generation
Gen IX
Gender ratio
50% male, 50% female
Hatch steps
5,100 steps
Base happiness
50
Growth rate
Medium
Color
Yellow
Habitat
—
Shape
Ball
Why collectors adore Tadbulb
Quick read on why Tadbulb clicks with collectors before you dive into cards and spreads.
- Round body, soft silhouette — Tadbulb is peak squishy collector bait.
- Standing under half a meter tall, Tadbulb is tiny in the best possible way.
- Bright, sparky energy — Tadbulb pops on-page without needing a loud holo.
Pokémon TCG cards
Recent cards featuring Tadbulb from the Trading Card Game, newest first.
Ascended Heroes
Common
Paldean Wonders
One Diamond
Fantastical Parade
One Diamond
Journey Together
Common
Twilight Masquerade
Common
Obsidian Flames
Common
Obsidian Flames
Common
Obsidian Flames
Common
Paldea Evolved
Common
Paldea Evolved
Common
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How I'd build a Tadbulb spread
Binder geometry for Tadbulb: where the eye should land first and what can stay in the background.
Cards to anchor your spread
TCG picks for collectors — pair these with a printed scene below.
Iono's Tadbulb #69 (Ascended Heroes) is a great option for new collectors — easy to find and display.
Iono's Tadbulb #52 (Journey Together) is a sleeper hit — not expensive, but a favorite for themed collections.
Tadbulb #73 (Twilight Masquerade) is a staple for Tadbulb fans — simple, affordable, and always binder-ready.
Species art references
Character renders for colour matching, pose ideas, and silhouette checks.
Official artwork
Match card holo colours and keep the species silhouette consistent across pockets.
HOME render
Modern pose reference when you want a cleaner, upright character layout.
Dream World vector
Simple line-and-fill shape — handy for tracing pocket placement before you print.
Shiny palette
Alternate colourway for accent pockets or shiny-themed spreads.
Art via PokéAPI/sprites (open source).
Tadbulb mini binder spread
A seeded two-page 3×3 binder mockup using Tadbulb chase cards and Michi Method scene art for display planning.
Left page
Ascended Heroes
Common
Journey Together
Common
Twilight Masquerade
Common
Paldean Wonders
One Diamond
Fantastical Parade
One Diamond
Obsidian Flames
Common
Obsidian Flames
Common
Right page
Obsidian Flames
Common
Paldea Evolved
Common
Paldea Evolved
Common
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Start with a background that echoes Tadbulb's electric, then place your chase holo in the top-left anchor slot. Secondary copies can step down in rarity toward the edges so the spread breathes in photos.
Michi Method scene examples
Wide illustrated scenes and promotional art you can print across multiple binder pockets — not cropped card frames.
Scene artwork (Art of Pokémon)
Scene art via artofpkm.com — Scene artwork (Art of Pokémon)
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Find more scene art
Curated galleries and search links — we do not hotlink Pinterest or ArtStation results.
Scene references via artofpkm.com. Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Additional tips
- Label one pocket "海外" / overseas and one domestic — pairing Tadbulb (ズピカ) with English prints reads like a travel diary spread.
- If you're building for 🐸 Amphibians & Reptiles, repeat one motif (floral border, café table, neon sign) across three cards so the theme feels authored.
- Tadbulb's stoic personality in-game pairs with minimalist layouts: fewer stickers, more negative space, let the art breathe.
- Marketplaces still surface "tadbulb cards" — tag your inventory with species keywords collectors actually type, not just set codes.
Tadbulb on the tabletop
Optional competitive context for Tadbulb. Display collectors can skip straight to the backstory below.
Base stats
In-game numbers for Tadbulb — useful context beside abilities and moves.
HP
61
Attack
31
Defense
41
Sp. Atk
59
Sp. Def
35
Speed
45
Total: 272
Players file Tadbulb around tier "LC" while Ability Own Tempo (Prevents confusion.) shapes the fantasy — chase art that stages that payoff, not just the highest number on the slab.
- Hidden Ability Damp is the deep-cut hunt — call it out when you sell or trade so buyers know you are curating, not flipping random holos.
- Weather Ball — Power doubles and type varies in each weather. — Illustration Rares that stage that motion tend to outperform static portraits.
3D battle sprites
Animated Showdown-style models for Tadbulb — normal and shiny.
Sprites via Project Pokémon. Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Backstory & Lore
A short write-up on Tadbulb, weaving together Pokédex notes, species lore, and evolution context.
Tadbulb shakes its tail to generate electricity. If it senses danger, it will make its head blink on and off to alert its allies.
It floats using the electricity stored in its body. When thunderclouds are around, Tadbulb will float higher off the ground.
Canon tags Tadbulb as the EleTadpole Pokémon and known for yellow colouration — backgrounds that echo those cues (studio, habitat, or abstract) usually photograph better than random neon gradients.
Collectors still read Tadbulb and Bellibolt fastest left-to-right; matching illustration eras across those stages matters more than cramming every rarity onto one page.
In the games, Tadbulb → Bellibolt make up this evolution family — a natural arc to echo when you curate cards or binder spreads.
Name in other languages
Common localized names collectors may search for.
German
Blipp
Spanish
Tadbulb
French
Têtampoule
Italian
Tadbulb
Japanese
ズピカ
Japanese (Romaji)
Zupika
Korean
빈나두
Chinese (Simplified)
光蚪仔
Chinese (Traditional)
光蚪仔
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