Tyranitar 88/95 · HS—Unleashed

HS—Unleashed is a set in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series. It was released on May 12, 2010. The printed size is 95. This checklist is longer, at 96 cards. Tyranitar is 88/95, in position 88 of 96 on this checklist. Before it is 87 Steelix, and after it is 89 Ursaring. The listed rarity is Rare Prime.

Tyranitar is a Stage 2 Prime Darkness Pokémon with 160 HP. In the Pokédex this is Tyranitar (#248), generation 2 (Johto). The card says it evolves from Pupitar. In this catalog that name is Pupitar (#247).

Wataru Kawahara illustrated this card. The same name is on 35 other cards in the catalog.

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 lists 100 HP, and this one lists 160 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Prime. Hironobu Yoshida illustrated that card, and Wataru Kawahara illustrated this one. 44 other cards of Tyranitar list a different HP.

The attack Darkness Howl lists no damage number. The cost is Darkness. This attack does 20 damage to each Pokémon in play (both yours and your opponent's) (excluding any Darkness Pokémon). (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Power Claw is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Darkness, Colorless, Colorless. This attack's damage isn't affected by Poké-Powers, Poké-Bodies, or any other effects on the Defending Pokémon. Megaton Tail is another attack lists 120 damage. The cost is Darkness, Darkness, Colorless, Colorless. Discard the top 3 cards of your deck. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 3.

I keep a set binder for HS—Unleashed, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the HS—Unleashed set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Tyranitar can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.