Tarountula 18/198 · 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 18/198, in position 18 of 258 on this checklist. Before it is 17 Tarountula, and after it is 19 Spidops ex. The listed rarity is Common.

Tarountula is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 60 HP. In the Pokédex this is Tarountula (#917), generation 9 (Paldea).

Kouki Saitou illustrated this card. The same name is on 652 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 16/198 in Scarlet & Violet (2023). That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Tika Matsuno illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 6 other cards of Tarountula list a different HP.

The attack Surprise Attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Grass. Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "The thread it secretes from its rear is as strong as wire. The secret behind the thread's strength is the topic of ongoing research." 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.