Great Tusk ex 246/198 · Scarlet & Violet

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

Great Tusk ex sits at 246/198 in Scarlet & Violet, position 246 of 258. Before it is 245 Gardevoir ex, and after it is 247 Koraidon ex. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on 31 March 2023. The printed size is 198. This checklist is longer, at 258 cards. The collector number is above the printed set size of 198. The listed rarity is Special Illustration Rare.

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.

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 Special Illustration Rare. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and Pani Kobayashi illustrated this one. 2 other cards of Great Tusk list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Pani Kobayashi. I count 39 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Scarlet & Violet set binder is where a full Scarlet & Violet set goes. This card fills one slot there. 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 and Special Illustration Rares. I still need this card.