Great Tusk ex 230/198 · Scarlet & Violet

Scarlet & Violet is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on 31 March 2023. The printed size is 198. This checklist is longer, at 258 cards. Great Tusk ex is 230/198, in position 230 of 258 on this checklist. Before it is 229 Banette ex, and after it is 231 Koraidon ex. The collector number is above the printed set size of 198. The listed rarity is Ultra Rare.

Great Tusk ex is a Basic ex Fighting Pokémon with 250 HP. In the Pokédex this is Great Tusk (#984), generation 9 (Paldea).

5ban Graphics illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,629 other cards in the catalog.

Great Tusk (#984) has 6 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 4 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2023 to 2024. The earliest other card is Great Tusk ex 72/102 in Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos (2023). Both list 250 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Ultra Rare. 2 other cards of Great Tusk list a different HP.

The attack Bedrock Breaker lists 40 damage. The cost is Fighting. Discard a Stadium in play. Gigantic Tusks is another attack lists 250 damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting, Fighting. This Pokémon also does 50 damage to itself. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 4. The card text says: Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. 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. Great Tusk can fill a slot in Generation 9 binder (Paldea). Themed lists that include this exact card are Paradox Pokémon. I still need this card.