Larvitar 86/189 · Darkness Ablaze
Larvitar is Pokédex #246, generation 2 (Johto). Larvitar is a Basic Fighting Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists Pupitar, Pupitar (#247) under evolves to.
Larvitar sits at 86/189 in Darkness Ablaze, position 86 of 201. Before it is 85 Dugtrio, and after it is 87 Pupitar. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on August 14, 2020. The printed size is 189. This checklist is longer, at 201 cards. The listed rarity is Common.
The attack Sand Spray lists 10 damage. The cost is Fighting. Pierce is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Born deep underground, it comes aboveground and becomes a pupa once it has finished eating the surrounding soil." The regulation mark is D.
Larvitar (#246) has 29 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 23 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. Both list the rarity Common. Hironobu Yoshida illustrated that card, and Sanosuke Sakuma illustrated this one. 22 other cards of Larvitar list a different HP.
The illustrator line reads Sanosuke Sakuma. I count 158 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.
Darkness Ablaze set binder is where a full Darkness Ablaze set goes. This card fills one slot there. 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
- 86/189
- Series
- Sword & Shield
- Released
- August 14, 2020
- Rarity
- Common
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic
- HP
- 70
- Type
- Fighting
- Illustrator
- Sanosuke Sakuma
- Pokédex
- Larvitar (#246)
- Evolves to
- Pupitar
- Weakness
- Grass ×2
- Retreat
- 1
- Regulation mark
- D
Attacks and card text
AttackPierce
Flavor text
Born deep underground, it comes aboveground and becomes a pupa once it has finished eating the surrounding soil.
Binders this card belongs in
Other printings in the list
Next to it in the set
Questions about this card
What set does Larvitar belong to?
Darkness Ablaze, in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on August 14, 2020. The printed size is 189.
Which number is printed on this card?
86/189. It is entry 86 of 201 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Sanosuke Sakuma. The catalog lists 158 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Common.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Larvitar #246, generation 2 (Johto).
What regulation mark is printed?
D.
Which attacks are printed?
Sand Spray (10) and Pierce (20).