Larvitar 37/78 · Pokémon GO

Larvitar is Pokédex #246, generation 2 (Johto). Larvitar is a Basic Fighting Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists Pupitar, Pupitar (#247) under evolves to.

Larvitar sits at 37/78 in Pokémon GO, position 37 of 88. Before it is 36 Onix, and after it is 38 Pupitar. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on July 1, 2022. The printed size is 78. This checklist is longer, at 88 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Rock Smash lists 10+ damage. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 more damage. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Born deep underground, it comes aboveground and becomes a pupa once it has finished eating the surrounding soil." The regulation mark is F.

Larvitar (#246) has 29 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 23 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2001 to 2025. The earliest other card is Larvitar 57/75 in Neo Discovery (2001). That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Hironobu Yoshida illustrated that card, and sui illustrated this one. 25 other cards of Larvitar list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads sui. I count 194 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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