Tarountula 199/198 · 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 199/198, in position 199 of 258 on this checklist. Before it is 198 Youngster, and after it is 200 Dolliv. The collector number is above the printed set size of 198. The listed rarity is Illustration Rare.

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

Miki Tanaka illustrated this card. The same name is on 192 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). Both list 40 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Illustration Rare. Tika Matsuno illustrated that card, and Miki Tanaka illustrated this one. 5 other cards of Tarountula list a different HP.

The attack String Shot lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. 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.