Pupitar 38/95 · HS—Unleashed

Pupitar is Pokédex #247, generation 2 (Johto). Pupitar is a Stage 1 Fighting Pokémon with 70 HP. The card says it evolves from Larvitar. In this catalog that name is Larvitar (#246). The card lists Tyranitar, Tyranitar (#248) under evolves to.

Pupitar sits at 38/95 in HS—Unleashed, position 38 of 96. Before it is 37 Poliwhirl, and after it is 39 Pupitar. The set belongs to the HeartGold & SoulSilver series. It was released on May 12, 2010. The printed size is 95. This checklist is longer, at 96 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Boost Gas is listed as Poké-Body. If Pupitar has any Energy attached to it, the Retreat Cost of Pupitar is 0. The attack Rage lists 20+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Does 20 damage plus 10 more damage for each damage counter on Pupitar. Weakness is Water ×2. Resistance is Lightning -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Its shell is as hard as sheet rock, and it is also very strong. Its thrashing can topple a mountain."

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). Both list 70 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Hironobu Yoshida illustrated that card, and Sumiyoshi Kizuki illustrated this one. 16 other cards of Pupitar list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Sumiyoshi Kizuki. I count 212 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

HS—Unleashed set binder is where a full HS—Unleashed set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Pupitar can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.