Tarountula 16/198 · Scarlet & Violet

Scarlet & Violet is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on March 31, 2023. The printed size is 198. This checklist is longer, at 258 cards. Tarountula is 16/198, in position 16 of 258 on this checklist. Before it is 15 Meowscarada, and after it is 17 Tarountula. The listed rarity is Common.

Tarountula is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 40 HP. In the Pokédex this is Tarountula (#917), generation 9 (Paldea).

Tika Matsuno illustrated this card. The same name is on 48 other cards in the catalog.

Tarountula (#917) has 7 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 4 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2023 to 2026. The earliest other card is Tarountula 17/198 in Scarlet & Violet (2023). Both list 40 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Pani Kobayashi illustrated that card, and Tika Matsuno illustrated this one. 5 other cards of Tarountula list a different HP.

The attack String Haul lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, switch in 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon to the Active Spot. Bug Bite is another attack lists 10 damage. The cost is Grass. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "The ball of threads wrapped around its body is elastic enough to deflect the scythes of Scyther, this Pokémon's natural enemy." The regulation mark is G.

I keep a set binder for Scarlet & Violet, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Scarlet & Violet set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Tarountula can fill a slot in Generation 9 binder (Paldea). I still need this card.