Larvitar 114/214 · Lost Thunder

Larvitar is Pokédex #246, generation 2 (Johto). Larvitar is a Basic Fighting Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists Pupitar, Pupitar (#247) under evolves to.

Larvitar sits at 114/214 in Lost Thunder, position 114 of 240. Before it is 113 Hitmontop, and after it is 115 Larvitar. The set belongs to the Sun & Moon series. It was released on November 2, 2018. The printed size is 214. This checklist is longer, at 240 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

Submerge is listed as Ability. As long as this Pokémon is on your Bench, prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks (both yours and your opponent's). The attack Bite lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. 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."

Larvitar (#246) has 29 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 Larvitar 57/75 in Neo Discovery (2001). That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Hironobu Yoshida illustrated that card, and Misa Tsutsui illustrated this one. 17 other cards of Larvitar list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Misa Tsutsui. I count 94 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Lost Thunder set binder is where a full Lost Thunder 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.