Iono's Tadbulb JTG 52/159

Name: Iono's Tadbulb JTG 52/159
Brand: Pokémon

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Iono's Tadbulb has appeared in several sets: Journey Together (JTG 52) and Ascended Heroes (ASC 69). It is the same card every time — it plays the same, only the artwork and the price change. Here is what it does once it is on the table.

The market for this printing

Finish unspecified

No quotation can be assigned to this reference until its finish is identified. Card language: English. Sellers: European Union. Asking prices, excluding shipping and import charges.

When it came out

Journey Together landed here on 28 March 2025.

In Japan these cards were already in shops on 24 January 2025, under the code SV9. That is 63 days ahead of us.

Every set, with both of its dates

What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

HP: 60
Type: Lightning
Stage: Basic
Retreat cost: 2
Weakness: ×2
Regulation mark: I
Number: 52/159
Set: Journey TogetherJTGSet guide
Illustrated by: kurumitsu

Its attacks

Tiny Charge

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

A strength
Iono's Bellibolt ex runs it in 73 of the 73 lists we have read, seen across 62 different tournaments.
A strength
It is a Basic Pokémon. You can put it down on your very first turn, with nothing to evolve through.
A strength
Mark I. It is one of the marks currently accepted in Standard: H, I, and J.
Keep in mind
Weakness Fighting ×2. Against a Fighting Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 10,484 tournament lists we have read, 2,474 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Standard format: source checked on November 15, 2026. TCGdex

Every version of this card

Look at the number printed at the bottom of your card. That is what tells you which version you are holding. Tap yours to open its page.

Iono's Tadbulb JTG 52/159Journey TogetherCommonThe one you are looking atCommon
Iono's Tadbulb ASC 69/217Ascended HeroesCommonCommon

Who plays it

These decks really played this card at a tournament. We spot it by the little set code printed at the bottom, the one players copy onto their list — two cards sometimes share a name, the code never lies.

The decks that list this card, with how many lists and how many tournaments
Deck	Lists	Tournaments	Printing listed
Iono's Bellibolt ex	73 of 73	62	JTG 52
Raging Bolt ex / Iono's Bellibolt ex	27 of 27	27	JTG 52

The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 8 Tadbulb cards on one page, priciest first.

View all Tadbulb cards

Iono's Tadbulb JTG 52/159

The market for this printing

When it came out

What the card itself says

Its attacks

Tiny Charge

What to make of it

Every version of this card

Who plays it

The other cards of this Pokémon

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What to make of it

Who plays it

The other cards of this Pokémon

What the card itself says

Its attacks

Tiny Charge