Pupitar 80/181 · Team Up

Team Up is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on February 1, 2019. The printed size is 181. This checklist is longer, at 198 cards. Pupitar is 80/181, in position 80 of 198 on this checklist. Before it is 79 Larvitar, and after it is 81 Pancham. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Pupitar is a Stage 1 Fighting Pokémon with 80 HP. 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.

Anesaki Dynamic illustrated this card. The same name is on 134 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 2001 to 2025. The earliest other card is Pupitar 45/75 in Neo Discovery (2001). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Hironobu Yoshida illustrated that card, and Anesaki Dynamic illustrated this one. 17 other cards of Pupitar list a different HP.

The attack Payback lists 30+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. If your opponent has exactly 1 Prize card remaining, this attack does 90 more damage. Weakness is Grass ×2. 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 Team Up, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Team Up 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.