Pupitar 116/214 · Lost Thunder

Pupitar is Pokédex #247, generation 2 (Johto). Pupitar is a Stage 1 Fighting Pokémon with 70 HP. The card says it evolves from Larvitar. In this catalog that name is Larvitar (#246). The card lists Tyranitar, Tyranitar (#248) under evolves to.

Pupitar sits at 116/214 in Lost Thunder, position 116 of 240. Before it is 115 Larvitar, and after it is 117 Carbink. 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 Uncommon.

Hard Shell Evolution is listed as Ability. When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon during your turn, you may prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by your opponent's attacks until the end of your opponent's next turn. The attack Hammer In lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "Its shell is as hard as sheet rock, and it is also very strong. Its thrashing can topple a mountain."

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 2001 to 2025. The earliest other card is Pupitar 45/75 in Neo Discovery (2001). Both list 70 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Hironobu Yoshida illustrated that card, and Yuka Morii illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 3. 16 other cards of Pupitar list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Yuka Morii. I count 204 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. Pupitar can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Yuka Morii clay cards. I still need this card.