Pupitar 45/75 · Neo Discovery

Neo Discovery is a set in the Neo series. It was released on June 1, 2001. The printed size is 75, and the checklist is the same length. Pupitar is 45/75, in position 45 of 75 on this checklist. Before it is 44 Poliwhirl, and after it is 46 Scyther. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Pupitar is a Stage 1 Fighting Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists level 32. 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.

Hironobu Yoshida illustrated this card. The same name is on 38 other cards in the catalog.

Pupitar (#247) has 26 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 23 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2002 to 2025. The earliest other card is Dark Pupitar 38/105 in Neo Destiny (2002). That card is named Dark Pupitar, while this one is Pupitar. That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Hironobu Yoshida illustrated this one. 16 other cards of Pupitar list a different HP.

The attack Skull Bash lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Dust Devil is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Fighting, Fighting. Does 10 damage to each non-Fighting Pokémon in play. Don't apply Weakness and Resistance. Weakness is Grass ×2. Resistance is Lightning -30. 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."

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