Dark Pupitar 41/109 · Team Rocket Returns

Team Rocket Returns is a set in the EX series. It was released on November 1, 2004. The printed size is 109. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. Dark Pupitar is 41/109, in position 41 of 111 on this checklist. Before it is 40 Dark Pupitar, and after it is 42 Dark Weezing. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Dark Pupitar is a Stage 1 Fighting Darkness Pokémon with 80 HP. In the Pokédex this is Pupitar (#247), generation 2 (Johto). The card says it evolves from Larvitar. In this catalog that name is Larvitar (#246). The card lists Tyranitar, Tyranitar (#248) under evolves to.

Emi Miwa illustrated this card. The same name is on 3 other cards in the catalog.

Pupitar (#247) has 26 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 24 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2001 to 2025. The earliest other card is Pupitar 45/75 in Neo Discovery (2001). That card is named Pupitar, while this one is Dark Pupitar. That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Hironobu Yoshida illustrated that card, and Emi Miwa illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 17 other cards of Pupitar list a different HP.

The attack Dark Streak lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, each Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Rock Tumble is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless, Colorless. This attack's damage is not affected by Resistance. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: This Pokémon is both Fighting Darkness type.

I keep a set binder for Team Rocket Returns, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Team Rocket Returns set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Pupitar 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.