Larvitar 203/197 · Obsidian Flames
Obsidian Flames is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on August 11, 2023. The printed size is 197. This checklist is longer, at 230 cards. Larvitar is 203/197, in position 203 of 230 on this checklist. Before it is 202 Cleffa, and after it is 204 Houndour. The collector number is above the printed set size of 197. The listed rarity is Illustration Rare.
Larvitar is a Basic Fighting Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Larvitar (#246), generation 2 (Johto). The card lists Pupitar, Pupitar (#247) under evolves to.
Miki Tanaka illustrated this card. The same name is on 192 other cards in the catalog.
Larvitar (#246) has 29 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 24 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2001 to 2025. The earliest other card is Larvitar 57/75 in Neo Discovery (2001). That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Illustration Rare. Hironobu Yoshida illustrated that card, and Miki Tanaka illustrated this one. 22 other cards of Larvitar list a different HP.
The attack Corkscrew Punch lists 10 damage. The cost is Fighting. Confront is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Born deep underground, this Pokémon becomes a pupa after eating enough dirt to make a mountain." The regulation mark is G.
I keep a set binder for Obsidian Flames, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Obsidian Flames set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Larvitar can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.
Card facts
- Number
- 203/197
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
- Released
- August 11, 2023
- Rarity
- Illustration Rare
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic
- HP
- 70
- Type
- Fighting
- Illustrator
- Miki Tanaka
- Pokédex
- Larvitar (#246)
- Evolves to
- Pupitar
- Weakness
- Grass ×2
- Retreat
- 1
- Regulation mark
- G
Attacks and card text
AttackConfront
Flavor text
Born deep underground, this Pokémon becomes a pupa after eating enough dirt to make a mountain.
Binders this card belongs in
Other printings in the list
Next to it in the set
Questions about this card
Which set is Larvitar from?
Obsidian Flames, in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on August 11, 2023. The printed size is 197.
What is the collector number?
203/197. It is entry 203 of 230 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Miki Tanaka. The catalog lists 192 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Illustration Rare.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Larvitar #246, generation 2 (Johto).
What regulation mark is printed?
G.
Which attacks are printed?
Corkscrew Punch (10) and Confront (30).