Tarountula 16/193 · Paldea Evolved

Tarountula is Pokédex #917, generation 9 (Paldea). Tarountula is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 50 HP.

Tarountula sits at 16/193 in Paldea Evolved, position 16 of 279. Before it is 15 Meowscarada ex, and after it is 17 Tarountula. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on June 9, 2023. The printed size is 193. This checklist is longer, at 279 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Bind Down lists 10 damage. The cost is Grass. During your opponent's next turn, the Defending Pokémon can't retreat. 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.

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 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Tika Matsuno illustrated that card, and Kyoko Umemoto illustrated this one. 5 other cards of Tarountula list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kyoko Umemoto. I count 174 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Paldea Evolved set binder is where a full Paldea Evolved set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Tarountula can fill a slot in Generation 9 binder (Paldea). I still need this card.