Tepig 96/86 · White Flare

Tepig is Pokédex #498, generation 5 (Unova). Tepig is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists Pignite, Pignite (#499) under evolves to.

Tepig sits at 96/86 in White Flare, position 96 of 173. Before it is 95 Virizion, and after it is 97 Pignite. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on July 18, 2025. The printed size is 86. This checklist is longer, at 173 cards. The collector number is above the printed set size of 86. The listed rarity is Illustration Rare.

The attack Tackle lists 10 damage. The cost is Fire. Rollout is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It can deftly dodge its foe's attacks while shooting fireballs from its nose. It roasts berries before it eats them." The regulation mark is I.

Tepig (#498) has 13 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 11 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2026. The earliest other card is Tepig BW02/101 in BW Black Star Promos (2011). Both list 70 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Illustration Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Orca illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 7 other cards of Tepig list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Orca. I count 9 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

White Flare set binder is where a full White Flare set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Tepig can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). Themed lists that include this exact card are Unova starters, Fire Basic Pokémon, and Berries and fruit. I still need this card.