Dark Tyranitar 19/109 · Team Rocket Returns

Tyranitar is Pokédex #248, generation 2 (Johto). Dark Tyranitar is a Stage 2 Darkness Pokémon with 120 HP. The card says it evolves from Dark Pupitar. In this catalog that name is Pupitar (#247).

Dark Tyranitar sits at 19/109 in Team Rocket Returns, position 19 of 111. Before it is 18 Dark Sandslash, and after it is 20 Dark Tyranitar. The set belongs to the EX series. It was released on November 1, 2004. The printed size is 109. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Grind lists 10+ damage. The cost is Colorless. Does 10 damage plus 10 more damage for each Energy attached to Dark Tyranitar. Spinning Tail is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Darkness, Colorless, Colorless. Does 20 damage to each of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Bite Off is another attack lists 70+ damage. The cost is Darkness, Darkness, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. If the Defending Pokémon is Pokémon-ex, this attack does 70 damage plus 50 more damage. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Psychic -30. Retreat cost is 2.

Tyranitar (#248) has 47 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 30 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2001 to 2026. The earliest other card is Tyranitar 12/75 in Neo Discovery (2001). That card is named Tyranitar, while this one is Dark Tyranitar. That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Hironobu Yoshida illustrated that card, and Nakaoka illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 40 other cards of Tyranitar list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Nakaoka. I count 46 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Team Rocket Returns set binder is where a full Team Rocket Returns set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Tyranitar can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Team Rocket cards. I still need this card.