Tyranitar 222/193 · Paldea Evolved

Paldea Evolved is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on June 9, 2023. The printed size is 193. This checklist is longer, at 279 cards. Tyranitar is 222/193, in position 222 of 279 on this checklist. Before it is 221 Paldean Wooper, and after it is 223 Grafaiai. The collector number is above the printed set size of 193. The listed rarity is Illustration Rare.

Tyranitar is a Stage 2 Darkness Pokémon with 180 HP. In the Pokédex this is Tyranitar (#248), generation 2 (Johto). The card says it evolves from Pupitar. In this catalog that name is Pupitar (#247).

Nurikabe illustrated this card. The same name is on 16 other cards in the catalog.

Tyranitar (#248) has 47 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 30 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2001 to 2026. The earliest other card is Tyranitar 12/75 in Neo Discovery (2001). That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 180 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Illustration Rare. Hironobu Yoshida illustrated that card, and Nurikabe illustrated this one. 41 other cards of Tyranitar list a different HP.

The attack Rout lists 30+ damage. The cost is Darkness. This attack does 30 more damage for each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. Dread Mountain is another attack lists 230 damage. The cost is Darkness, Darkness. Discard the top 4 cards of your deck. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "Extremely strong, it can change the landscape. It is so insolent that it doesn't care about others." The regulation mark is G.

I keep a set binder for Paldea Evolved, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Paldea Evolved set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Tyranitar can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.